Panel urges solution on nuclear waste or halt plants
Washington AP The President's Council on Environmental Quality urged a nationwide deadline to prove safe disposal of radioactive waste or stop building nuclear power plants. It called for shifting to solar energy and ending expansion until waste can be contained for geologic periods. Gus Speth outlined two deadlines and warned no new licenses if missed.
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President's Council On Environmental Quality
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Concorde SST Wins Ruling on Kennedy Airport Landing Rights
The federal Court of Appeals lifted a ban on the Concorde at Kennedy Airport but the decision will be appealed within 21 days. The ruling delays any imminent landings as the long court battle continues.
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New York
Kennedy Airport
Federal Court of Appeals
Soviet launches Salyut 6 space stationOrbital scientific station sent unmanned
Tass reports Salyut 6 launched as an orbital scientific station with unmanned status and plans for later manned flights. Possible crewed mission eyed by February 20, marking the 20th anniversary of the first Soviet satellite launch. Moshe Dayan says US pledges not to let PLO represent Palestinians at peace talks.
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Salyut 6
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Leading indicators rise in August as industry spending grows
The Commerce Department reported a sharp upturn in August with the index of leading indicators up eight-tenths of a percent. This follows July's two-tenths gain and declines of two-tenths in May and June, signaling stronger future economic trends.
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Commerce Department
Senators support Byrd gas price compromise
Democratic senators James Abourezk of South Dakota and Howard Metzenbaum of Ohio, who led a weekend filibuster over natural gas pricing, said they would reluctantly back a Byrd plan. It retains federal controls but allows more gas to be sold at higher price levels.
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Senate
Robert Byrd
James Abourezk
South Dakota
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Bell argues only Senate approval needed for Panama Canal cession
Atty. Gen. Griffin Bell said the Carter administration need not submit the Panama Canal treaty to the House before the Panamanian government can gain control of the Canal Zone. He cited Supreme Court opinions and debates from the 1787 convention to counter House requirement claims.
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Carter urges Senate to approve energy program amid crisis warnings
President Carter warned of an imminent energy crisis and urged Congress to pass his energy plan. He highlighted three contested features a new oil tax, gas guz zler tax on autos, and conservation shifts to coal. He tied Middle East talks to Palestinian representation and noted progress with the Soviet Union on arms limits.
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Andrei Gromyko
Leonid Brezhnev
Brewery vats serve as space age photo feature at Phoenix plant
A quirky description frames a Carling National Brewery vat in Phoenix as an open door to an otherworldly scene. The brewery is noted as Arizona's only, with the full tale and accompanying pictures on page 14.
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Carling National Brewery
Phoenix
Arizona
Scottsdale bans eleven Vonnegut Wambaugh titles from reading list
Scottsdale School District will not include eleven works by Kurt Vonnegut and Joseph Wambaugh on its approved paperback literature list. A book review committee and Phyllis Spencer, a school board member, could not agree on who submits titles for approval. several titles remain in some high school libraries while others are excluded.
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Vonnegut
Joseph Wambaugh
Scottsdale
Phyllis Spencer
Breakfast of Champions
Atlantic Magazine
Wanda June
Library Journal Review
National Review Magazine
Wambaugh
Spencer
James Reith
Coronado
Chaparral
Scottsdale High
Witness links Max Dunlap to large debt in Bolles murder case
Phoenix contractor Max Dunlap owed about 1.5 million dollars to liquor magnate Kemper Marley and hoped to repay him. Jurors heard that Dunlap hired John Harvey Adamson and that James Robison built and set the car bomb that killed Arizona Republic reporter Don Bolles.
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Max Dunlap
Kemper Marley
Don Bolles
Dunlap
James Robison
Bolles
Arizona Republic
John Harvey Adamson
Marley
Robison
William Schafer III
Harold Friend
San Diego
Friend
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Schafer
Tom Whitesett
Clarendon House
Whitesett
Robinson
Independent review flags team policing gains in Scottsdale
An independent consultant report by Thomas Reddin credits team policing with crime reduction in Scottsdale from 1975 to 1977 and improved police citizen relations. It also notes coordination gaps and proposes creating three new lieutenant and major ranks to fix supervision and investigations coordination.
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Thomas Reddin
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Franklin Aleshire
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