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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1980
Page
3
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission eyes major design changes for all 72 reactors after probes into runaway shutdown failures. Browns Ferry 3 sparked interim venting orders for 12 GE reactors, while 11 others need no changes due to proper venting.
Activists tangled with police haulings as demonstrations opened nationwide. Nine protesters arrested in Greenfield Massachusetts for blocking a post office entrance while eight were taken in Hartford Connecticut for refusing to leave. In Kansas City four women chained to a post office desk, others stepping over them. Protesters formed a spiritual blockade and chant aimed at delaying registration. In San Francisco two young men locked to post office doors and were arrested. In Minneapolis three women waited to register, one saying she is as prepared as any man for draft service. Supreme Court Justice Brennan stayed a lower ruling, order awaiting full decision. Government response stressed the registration law is in effect and will be enforced. First day proceeded with limited delays. Florida counties expected 100,000 registrants but fewer than 3,000 registered. Most demonstrations were peaceful. a Providence rally drew remarks comparing Carter’s call to mass death by action.
Bombs blew out windows at two downtown San Juan and Rio Piedras post offices in an apparent protest against military draft registration. A third device was found and dismantled at the Metropolitan Shopping Center. Sabana Seca post office workers also found a bomb and safely removed it. No injuries were reported.
Lorain County three common pleas judges return the $354 000 Lorain federal housing program investigation to Prosecutor Joseph R Grunda backed by a grand jury He sought a special prosecutor and funds to pursue or dismiss the case Mikus Bedeski and Harris signed the letter stating the matter should be handled by the prosecutor Grunda plans a possible Court of Appeals action to compel appointment and funding of a special prosecutor during an April start to the probe tied to political tensions from Grunda's defeated primary bid for prosecutor
A federal judge struck down Texas Educational Code provisions denying state funds for schooling undocumented alien children, ruling education access a constitutional right. The decision says such denial harms children and could cost up to $100 million in districts. The state plans to appeal as officials debate funding and logistics.
Pemex said Mexico now produces 2,276,000 barrels daily, surpassing Venezuela and ranking fifth among world producers. Only Saudi Arabia and Iraq in OPEC exceed Mexico, with the United States and the Soviet Union ahead of all others.
China confirmed an imported oil rig sank in a gale last year killing 72 of 74 aboard and cited it as the worst incident in the country’s oil exploration history. Since 1975 there have been 1,043 off shore accidents, with 105 deaths and 114 serious injuries, and $24.6 million in damage.
A CIA study argues Soviet leaders will press an energetic defense program through the mid-1980s amid a shrinking economy and consumer frustrations. It notes weak 1978 79 growth, food shortages, and rising pessimism in cities as the regime sustains military buildup.
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