Railroads confront nuclear waste safety rules caution
Congress rejected stronger federal limits on rail shipping of hazardous nuclear wastes as railroads warn of growing accidents and aging tracks. NRC and DOE defend current tests while railroads push for slower trains and higher tariffs to cover safety costs.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Conan Farber
Association of American Railroads
Congress
Association
NRC
Furber
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Department of Energy
William A. Brobst
Energy Transportation Branch
Brobst
Energy Department
Transportation Department
Firemen Thanked for Saving Tanker and Crew
Letter from Gary S. Nail praises Round Hill Assistant Chief Jimmy Haines and Wagon 5 for appearing from smoke during North Mountain fire, aiding in saving a tanker and crew. Other letters discuss Panama Canal treaties, student career talks, and a call to reconsider abortion law in light of an infant death and sheriff investigation.
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The
Star
Eddie Matador
Gainesboro Tanker Co
Round Hill
Jimmy Haines
North Mountain
Jimmy
Boots the loyal guide dog remembered after 12 years
George W. Reading thanks Boots a small black and white guide dog for 12 years of alert guidance and companionship. Boots passed on April 14 and is fondly remembered for daily blessings and playful antics. The note appears alongside a broader column praising Mrs. Mary Henkel of Henkel Harris Company and a reader letter criticizing Potomac Electric Power Company practices.
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the Star
Boots
Mary Henkel
Henkel-Harris Company Inc
Timothy Wanda
The
Star
Potomac Edison
P.E
Wanda
State Corporation Commission
Jawbone analogies mark inflation debate for Carter
In a satirical column, the writer argues Carter must jawbone harder to curb inflation, comparing Kennedy's past jawboning to modern efforts. It notes risks of headboning and other tougher tactics, while referencing Ali and Jackson as current jawbone symbols and lampooning presidents Johnson and Nixon.
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Y. Times News Service
New York
Carter
NBC Nightly News
Kennedy
Caruso
Babe Ruth
Jack Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Muhammad Ali
Reggie Jackson
Ali
Jackson
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Johnson
Nixon
Memorial proposal for Ben Belchie by Winchester Host Lions
The Winchester Host Lions Club urges the community to honor Ben Belchie with a memorial. The group suggests a small downtown park as a fitting remembrance to his history of service and tangible contributions to the community.
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Ben
Winchester
Readers invited to share views with Winchester Evening Star
The Winchester Evening Star invites readers from Winchester Frederick County Clarke County Front Royal Warren County and beyond to submit letters to the editor viewpoints and guest columns. Share your opinions with our 76 000 readers by the deadline stated in the notice.
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The
Evening Star
the Star
Frederick County Junior High School
Air Force
Winchester
Frederick County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Dept
Winchester Evening Star
Virginia
Frederick County
Clarke County
Front Royal
Warren County
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Tina Shiley
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Laughton L. Carr
Waite C. Maclin
John Seed
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Catherine M. Mote
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Hugh Kent II
C. C. McDonald
Rick Kern
Dwight D. Sowell
Flannie Evans Verzich
George A. Lawson
Mrs. S. Pannill Jones
Camille T. Ensogna
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C. L. Bartles
Janice R. Hedrick
Mary Froehlich
Lewis Underwood
Bernie Witzberger
George W. Jones
Icy Heltzel
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William E. Richards
Charles W. Pound
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Richard Jablin
Joseph M. Deignan
Ruth E. Powell
Linda S. Marlow
Hugh Brent III
Charles T. Brill Jr
Michael E. Stougi
Colleen B. Pifer
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Herman M. Clark Jr
David Sisler
Thomas E. Graham
Mason McCoy
Ralph L. Triplett
Rual P. Anderson
Freida Tevalt
Diana P. Sinclair
A. V. Dailey Sr
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Elizabeth P. Biggs
Doris Brown
David 0. Dunn
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Shep Campbell
Melvin G. Friedman
Judith Basso
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Dick Kern
Charles Brill Jr
Richard F Madigan
James W. Cooley
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Henry Wood
Anita Z. Mills
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Robert Adams
D. G. Austin
Marie Franklin
Edward S. Cowboy Jr
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Bernard Schwartzman
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Leslie Edmonds
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Robert E. Payson
Marshall Patterson
William D. Sellars
Shirley R. Place
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John F. Kane
Michael Ferraro
Warren E. DeArment
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Ben White
Mary K. Hockman
Betty Cati
Pat Clark
Paul M. Horst Jr
Charles A. Stanton
Harry E. Brady
Charles B. Akerson
Shirley H. Gaunt
Theodore Shade
Charles A. Pine Jr
Nancy Goldreich
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J.L. Holm
Gene A. Porter
Hugh Sidey
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C. Robert Creamer Jr
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