Shadow of Three Mile Island keeps fear alive in Middletown
Paula Kinney, resident of Middletown Pennsylvania, describes living under the shadow of the Three Mile Island accident three years after the event. She recalls sirens triggering fear and questions about nuclear safety, while critics press for shared cleanup costs and plant safety measures.
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Three Mile Island
Washington
UPI
Paula Kinney
Kinney
Middletown
America
Senate Energy Committee
John Heinz
Spectators invited to third space shuttle Columbia landing
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE NEW MEXICO AP spectators allowed to view Columbia landing from a sparse site five miles from the flight path. Officials warn of austere facilities and dangers from sun snakes and unexploded munitions as 19 000 vehicles, about 40 000 people, expected to attend Monday morning landing at 12 25 p m with limited access via a single two lane road open 6 am to 11 am.
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ARMY
Richard Sherrow
White Sands Missile Range
N.M
Alan Nord
NORD
Bugs In Space Yield Floating Insects Experiment
Todd Nelson, an 18 year old Minnesota student, watched two astronauts aboard the Columbia shuttle observe his insect experiment. The box held velvetbean moths, housefly pupae, and honeybees to study reactions to weightlessness. Bees floated. moths fluttered and made unstable turns in space.
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Nelson
Todd Nelson
Minnesota
Johnson Space Center
Nicaragua peace plan to United Nations urged amid invasion fears
Nicaragua presented a U.N. Security Council peace proposal amid U.S. invasion fears. Ortega, en route from Managua, stressed policy hinges on Washington. Honduras and Mexico City talks cited as steps toward disarmament and dialogue.
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United Nations
UPI
Nicaragua
U.S
Central America
U.N. Security Council
Washington
Daniel Ortega
Mexico
Jorge Castaneda
United States
Mexico City
Ortega
Managua
New York
Miguel D'Escoto
Security Council
D'Escoto
Guatemala’s junta poses cautious diplomatic questions
The United States holds a cautious view on Guatemala after the coup led by Efrain Rios Montt. Washington signals relations may continue with a democratic pledge, while awaiting the impact on upcoming Central American elections including El Salvador’s constituent assembly vote and Duarte's role.
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Washington
Guatemala City
Efrain Rios Montt
United States
Fischer
Montt
Angel Anibal Guevara
Salvadoran forces brace for guerrilla attacks amid election
El Salvador on the eve of a constituent assembly vote sees soldiers and Atlacatl commandos patrolling the capital after dawn guerrilla raids. Leftist rebels killed at least 14 soldiers in Morazan province as authorities warn of heightened attacks on the 10th anniversary of a short lived 1972 coup. U.S. officials urge free elections and negotiations to include some left elements, while Duarte’s junta faces calls to end violence before voting.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
UPI
Morazan
Honduran
White House
Larry Speakes
Duarte
Deane Hinton
U.S
Salvador
Fischer
Hinton
Remar
Washington
Inmates Free Hostages and Surrender to State Officials
Three inmates who seized eight hostages at a North Carolina state prison released the remaining three and surrendered to state officials. They demanded transfer to a federal prison. none were harmed. Attorney Irvin J. Joyner helped negotiate their release and removal to federal custody.
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Raleigh
N.C
UPI
Virginia
North Carolina
Irvin J. Joyner
Stuart W. Shadbolt
Department of Correction
Shadbolt
William Darrell Little
Dobson
Ezekiel Hall
New York
Melvin Surgeon
Annapolis
Lacy L. Joyner
David Atkins
Hugh M. Martin Jr
Joyner
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Elyno
Nurs
Safe Energy Communication Council
Heinz
Indian Point N-plant
Buchanan
N.Y
Indian Point No. 3
Power Authority
State of New York
Jack Brumfield
PASNY
Brumfield
Jack Lousma
Gordon Fullerton
Lousma
Gordo
Fullerton
U.N
Guatemala
State Department
Dean Fischer
Junta
Jose Napoleon Duarte
Atlacatl
Manuel Reyes
Jimmy Carter
Lucas Garcia
Garcia
Anibal Guevara
the Chronicle Telegram
East Avenue
Ohio
Elyria
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
Ostraasfer
Chronicle Telegram
East Ave
Lorain
Eveland
Benjamin Chavis
Wilmington
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