Reasons for nuclear mishap keep surfacing
Washington AP reports probes into the Three Mile Island accident reveal multiple blame lines. Plant operators, utilities, regulators, and designers acknowledge fault while noting breakdowns in training, instruments, and communication. Officials say warnings were ignored and better instruments could have revealed issues earlier.
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Washington
Three Mile Island
NRC
Denton
Richard Kennedy
Victor Gilinsky
William Zewe
Alto Pass Strawberry Festival Crowns 4 Local Royals
At the Alto Pass Strawberry Festival Jeanne Harris and Tonya Wright shared a strawberry bowl while Jeanne was named festival princess and Sherry Wilkins was crowned queen. Billy Draper won prince with parents Doug and Judy Draper. Carolyn Holderfield Miss Congeniality and Otis DeHart and Mabel Sides earned Senior Citizen honors.
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Jeanne Harris
Tonya Wright
Alto Pass
Jeanne
Dennie
Roberta
Billy Draper
Billy
Doug
Judy Draper
Carolyn Holderfield
Paul
Dorothy
Illinois House acts on corporate tax bill to replace lost revenue
The Illinois House backed a plan to replace the constitutionally outlawed corporate personal property tax, aiming to shield local governments and schools from a potential 450 million dollar revenue drop. The bill would raise corporate income tax to 7 percent, levy 1.5 percent on partnerships, and tax 0.75 percent on invested utility capital, with the Senate to decide final fate.
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Tom Wellman
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Illinois House
Senate
House
James McPike
House Democrats
James Thompson
Robert Egan
Chicago
McPike
Shapiro
Thompson
Whitley
Former hippies turned steady business players
At the dawn of the decade Stan Buchthal lived in a cheap Manhattan hotel earning 12000 a year while plowing profits into a blue jean and T shirt venture. Now the former hippie capitalist has a Malibu estate and a 12 acre spread as he accepts money as a necessity but remains financially grounded.
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Jurate Kazickas
New York
Stan Buchthal
Manhattan
Malibu
SBA funding gap may delay disaster loan aid nationwide
The Small Business Administration may slow disaster aid loans nationwide due to a lack of operating funds. SBA Director Paul Lodato says the agency runs on about 46 to 50 million dollars monthly from loan payments. House Appropriations has approved a funding request and action could come soon, but Senate approval is still pending.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Small Business Administration
Congress
Paul Lodato
SBA
Jack Hightower
House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
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John G. Kemeny
Harold Denton
The
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Butch Nevious
Illinois
Hugh Muncy
Illinois Retail Merchants Association
Douglas Whitley
Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois
Muncy
David Shapiro
Amboy
Michael Madigan
Cook County
Thompson Commission
Civic Federation of Chicago
Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry
Howard Stein
Robert Sonneman
Lamp Company
College Marketing Corp
Jim McDonough
Dennis Friedland
Chris Dewey
Cannon Group Films
CMC
Sonneman
Cannon Films
Saad
Dewey
Bob Sonneman
Ethan Allen
Chapman-Rollo Furniture CO
Murphysboro
Father’s Bay
Sileron’ Dress
University Mall
Carbondale
Nationa
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