Computer Error Triggers Five Nuclear Plant Shutdowns
Washington AP reports a NRC order to shut five reactors after a private model using Shock II miscalculated quake withstand. Duquesne Light, Maine Yankee, James FitzPatrick, and Surry plants halted. potential cost to utilities and oil dependence noted.
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NRC
Pennsylvania
Maine
Virginia
Stone and Webster
Boston
Shippingport
Duquesne Light Co
Pittsburgh
Dusquesne
Stone
Webster
Moore
Victor Stella
Stella
Duquesne
Energy
James R. Schlesinger
Congress
Washington
Beaver Valley
Government Fraud Easy To Discover
Washington AP reports Deputy Attorney General Civiletti states waste and fraud in federal funds are widespread and detectable through focused investigations. He cites a HUD fraud task force with 1,129 indictments and 854 convictions across 23 cities, plus ongoing probes into food stamps unemployment insurance Medicare and Medicaid.
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Washington
Benjamin R. Civiletti
Senate Budget Committee
Civiletti
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Elmer B. Staats
General Accounting Office
Thomas D. Morris
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Samuel K. Skinner
Illinois Fraud Prevention Commission
Charles J. Hynes
New York
Congress
Executive Branch
Staats
GAO
Morris
Budget Committee
Committee Gives Small School Hope
The Kansas Senate Education Committee approved a bill to keep McCune High School in Crawford County open. The measure would block closures unless McCune area residents vote to shut the four-grade school, a contentious issue drawing about 300 local participants to hearings.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate Education Committee
Senate
McCune High
Crawford County
U.S.C
Kansas
McCune
Kansas Supreme Court
McCune High School
Southeast High School
Cattle Prices Rise Amid Uncertain Forecasts
Washington experts warn that cattle and beef price predictions are unsettled as prices surge this winter. Omaha steer prices may hit $64 to $66 per hundredweight in Q2, with later estimates up to $68 or more by June amid speculation and seasonal demand.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Omaha
Neb
Richard Crom
Department
Economics, Statistics and Cooperatives Service
Cram
USDA
Crom
Mondale declines Kansas City mayoral debate offer
Vice President Walter Mondale rejected a challenge by Republican Richard L. Berkley to debate in Kansas City. Berkley criticized Mondale for visiting to campaign for Bruce Watkins, while Mondale's spokesman said the trip aimed to support Watkins, described as a strong local and national leader on inflation, housing, and neighborhood revitalization. The general election for Kansas City mayor is set for March 27.
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Kansas City
Walter Mondale
Bob Dole
Mondale
Berkley
Bruce Watkins
Watkins
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Gilbert W. Moore
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N. Main
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Buisman
Oasis Club of
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Peoples National
Main
Tut
Pizza Hut
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