America's Chevette Breaks Top 10 for 1982 Fuel Economy
EPA rankings show the diesel Chevette as the sole domestic car in the top 10 for 1982, with eight U.S. models beating last year’s best. VW diesels dominate the list with four vehicles in top spots led by the 45 mpg Rabbit, while Honda Civic and Isuzu I-Mark tie for fifth at 41 mpg. Domestic progress lags imports as diesels grow to an anticipated 25 percent market share by 1990.
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U.S
Detroit
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Volkswagen
Reagan weighs reprocessing nuclear waste for military use
Washington The Reagan administration studies a plan to reprocess spent reactor fuel for government use including weapons. It would relieve utilities of storage problems and provide plutonium, potentially scarce later this decade. DOE officials call it contingency planning, not a formal policy shift.
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Reagan Administration
Department of Energy
Renard C. Rusche
Energy
James B. Edwards
Radioactive leak at Sequoyah plant. 50 workers exposed
A radioactive gas leak at Sequoyah nuclear plant contaminated about 50 employees’ protective clothing. TVA said exposure levels were within NRC limits and all workers returned to duty. Sequoyah Unit 1 operates at capacity while Unit 2 nears full power after licensing. TVA serves 2.7 million customers across seven states.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
TVA
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Witnesses claim Cooke immunity in espionage case
Andrews Air Force Base Maryland reports three more officers corroborated Lt. Christopher Cooke's claim of guaranteed immunity from prosecution even if he lied about contacts with the Soviet embassy. Bailey seeks immediate dismissal as Cooke faces possible 50 plus years if convicted on all counts.
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Christopher Cooke
Cooke
F. Lee Bailey
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Bailey
Soviet Union
Kleindienst Breaks Down On Stand In Insurance Scam Trial
Former U S attorney general Richard Kleindienst cried on the witness stand as he testified in his defense in a multi state fraud case. He says he was a victim, not a conspirator, in a 1976 insurance scheme tied to a Teamsters fund and Hauser.
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Richard Kleindienst
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Tucson
State Bar of Arizona
Teamsters Union
Hauser
Maricopa County
John Boden
Boden
Hauser’s
Life Insurance Co
Arizona
National
American Life Insurance Co
Louisiana
Gerald Strick
Strick
Striking FAA controllers face federal charges
Justice Department says it will prosecute fired air traffic controllers for violating a federal no strike law. Indictments, including three controllers in Alexandria Virginia, could bring up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine. The issue has split the Reagan administration with Transportation Secretary Drew Lewis opposing jail terms. In aviation market news Ozark Airlines reports fewer passengers but stable operations, with load factor rising to 55.7 percent in August 1981 and revenue passenger miles increasing to 144 million.
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Justice Department
Lowell Jensen
Justice
Art Brill
Jensen
Department
Alexandria
Kenneth Conklin
Drew Lewis
St. Louis
Ozark Air Lines
Ozark
Edward J. Crane
Illinois lawmakers push to bring 1992 World Expo to Chicago
Four Illinois legislators plan to lobby Commerce Secretary Baldrige to secure the 1992 World Exposition for Chicago. The delegation, led by Senate members Percy and Dixon with Dan Rostenkowski and Robert Michel, aims for a 30 minute meeting next month after approving the outreach at a luncheon.
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Illinois
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Malcolm Baldrige
Chicago
Baldrige
Charles H. Percy
Alan J. Dixon
Ways and Means Committee
Dan Rostenkowski
House
Robert H. Michel
Peoria
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