Inadequate Instrumentation at Nuclear Plants Exposed
Washington sources say advisers warned since 1972 that plant instruments could not monitor severe accidents, a finding long backed by NRC staff yet resisted by industry. After Three Mile Island, calls grew to install independent water level monitors and redefine instrumentation requirements.
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Three Mile Island
Advisory Committee On
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Advisory Council
NRC
Babcock & Wilcox
Pennsylvaia
Carl Michelson
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Rent A Car Strategy Against Gas Crunch Grows
The Associated Press reports car rental firms see rising demand as gas shortages push travelers to fly short hops and rent cars on arrival. Budget, Hertz, Avis, and National note increased bookings and new patterns, with California short-term rentals exempt from odd even rationing. Major firms report stronger business, while smaller agencies struggle without national reservations networks and airport traffic.
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Associated Press
California
Andrea Benjamin
Chicago
Big Four
Hertz
Avis
San Diego
Los Angeles
Washington
Philadelphia
Bill Schechter
Florida
Thomas Elliott
Herta
Car Buyers Shift To Smaller Subcompacts In 1979 Market
Washington AP report shows domestic subcompacts up 72.5 percent January through April 1979 from the prior year as gas lines and high prices push buyers toward smaller cars. Chevette Omni and Horizon sales roughly double, subcompact share reaches 17.6 percent while imports hold 20.9 percent.
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Washington
Department of Transportation
Omni
Horizon
Iran
Brock Adams
Department
Kansas Pastures Above Average May 1 In Eastern Half
Kansas pastures were 85 percent of normal on May 1, with eastern two thirds rated good to excellent due to spring rains, while western counties saw slower growth from cool temperatures. The wheat forecast rests at 321 million bushels with 30 bu per acre yield on 10.7 million acres, and 1.4 million acres abandoned. Milk output in April totaled 115 million pounds, down 6 percent from a year earlier.
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Kansas
West Central District
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Red Cross
New York
York
Topeka
Kan
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Wildwood
Main
Ottawa
Icycle
Will
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