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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1979

Page

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End of immediate catastrophe threat at Three Mile Island

Gov. Thornburgh announced the immediate danger from the Three Mile Island accident was over while the plant cools toward a cold shutdown. Officials warned of long term health, environmental, and economic consequences as cleanup could take years and cost about 40 million dollars.

Harrisburg Dick Thornburgh Three Mile Island Thornburgh NBC Chicago Tribune Allentown Call Chronicle New York Times Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington Post Robert Bernero The NRC Congress White House National Security Council

Boston Power Restored After Three Day Outage

Boston Edison Co. restored power to a 12 block area in Back Bay at 6 32 a m as heat and appliances returned. About 30 000 residents were left in the dark during a three day outage prompting hotels and restaurants to curb service and avoid elevators or freezers.

Boston Back Bay Boston Edisor Co Edison Priscilla Kotell

Government Takes Hands Off On Teamsters Strike

The Carter administration says no Taft Hartley action is planned to end the trucking firm shutdown. Labor Secretary Ray Marshall notes no immediate need for forceful measures as carmakers report about 110000 auto workers affected by layoffs or short shifts across 25 plants. Whirlpool also furloughs workers.

Washington Carter Ray Marshall Teamsters Union Marshall Whirlpool Co Ohio Canton Nadio Trucking Management Inc Teamsters Frank Fitzsimmons TMI Chicago

Carter lays out energy plan on TV with tax aim and three mile island probe

President Carter will address the nation to push a plan raising domestic oil prices toward world levels, fund solar and mass transit, and tax oil profits to aid renewal energy. He may form a commission on the Three Mile Island accident as energy policy shifts loom.

Washington Carter Three Mile Island Pennsylvania White House Congress Wellhead Jody Powell

Bhutto Hanged in Rawalpindi After Clemency Rejection

Former Pakistani prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was executed at Rawalpindi Central Jail after the military government rejected clemency appeals from President Carter and others. His body was flown to Nauro for burial amid heavy security and widespread fear of unrest.

Rawalpindi Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Carter Mohammed Ziad ul-Haq Pakistan Peoples Party Naurdro Amir Begum Bhutto Srinagar Kashmir U.N Ahmed Rezai Kasuri Zia Bhu

Would-Be Hijacker Killed at Sydney Airport

Police fatally shot Dimicias Speranzo, a 34 year old Italian carpenter, as he tried to ignite a beer can full of gunpowder aboard a Pan American 747 bound for Los Angeles. He had held a nurse hostage for over two hours. a policeman was stabbed but in satisfactory condition. Speranzo demanded to be flown to Italy to meet Pope John Paul II and Enrico Berlinguer and then to Moscow.

Jerusalem Menachem Begin Israel Egypt Sinai Peninsula Cairo Begin Anwar Sadat Butros Ghali Moshe Dayan Sinai Mustapha Khalil Ghali Sydney Australia Los Angeles Dimicias Speranzo Speranzo Imm Italy John Paul II Enrico Berlinguer Moscow Royal Prince Henry of Ponekneha Heed New Zealand Passenge

Play Ball Season Opens With Umpire Shortage

In today’s Star the sports section notes the major league baseball season opening without a full slate of major league umpires. Details appear in the sports pages while another brief mentions a Clarke family effort to learn reupholstery with help from a son.

Rene Ee

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