Price Anderson Act casts shadow over nuclear program
A veteran congressman Mel Price faces questions as a federal judge questions the Price Anderson Act, the ceiling on nuclear accident compensation. The case could affect about 10 percent of U.S. capacity and test Price’s long defense of nuclear energy policy and liability limits.
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Illinois
Melvin Price
Deast
Congress
Eisenhower
Price
Anderson
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Illiois
Barry Commoner
Ralph Nader
North Carolina
Charlotte
U.S
James B. McMillan
Nader
Derson
Babcock and Wilcox Co
Mel Price
No income tax pledge masks education funding gaps
The piece argues that Gov. James Thompson s pledge against raising the state income tax pressures funding for education. It notes that reduced state support shifts costs to local property taxes and leads to larger classes and fewer resources, urging voters to consider real consequences and alternative plans in next year s campaigns.
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James Thompson
Thompson
Illinois
Price's Korea ties draw scrutiny over possible influence
Rep. Mel Price faces questions amid a South Korea lobbying scandal tied to Tongsun Park and Richard Hanna. Indictments reveal Park's cash gifts and a 1971 congratulatory letter Price penned, with Price denying knowledge of the check and statements. Price could be questioned at Hanna and Park trials as investigators probe his aides’ records and testimony.
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Mel Price
House Committee On
Ethics Committee
Price
Washington
Tongsun Park
Park
Korean Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
South Korea
Richard Hanna
D-Calif
Hanna
House
George Town Club
Justice Department
South
Korea
Bill Hart
Censorship in Boston School Library Sparks National Debate
A single poem in a Boston high school library triggers a legal clash over student access to literature. Court action questions whether libraries should censor to reflect community morals, balancing parental rights with students' right to knowledge and the library’s role as a storehouse of all knowledge.
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Boston
United States
U.S. District Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Driving should not pin blame on teen driver training
An Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study argues driver education raises perceived license access and highway risk by enabling 16 and 17 year olds to drive. The piece contends immaturity, not training, fuels accidents and suggests tougher tests or raising the driving age to 18 as potential fixes.
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Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
Illinois
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