Doubts Raised On Experimental Nuclear Breeder Reactor
The GAO says Ford's plutonium policy raises questions about the liquid metal fast breeder reactor seen as key to energy independence. Costs for 128 plants could hit 150 billion in 1974 dollars vs 95 billion for coal plants, but potential savings from fuel production may justify the lift.
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Washington
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Genera Accounting Office
Congress
United States
GAO
Jimmy Carter
Energy Research and Development Administration
Virginia News in Brief Shows Administrative Struggles and Crime
Aultman Weil warns Virginia's new bill collecting office lacks staff and technology. A civil suit over a Petersburg hospital death is postponed. Reynolds Metals raises can sheet prices. A Roanoke woman faces preliminary hearing for a Radford bank robbery link. Capron prison unit awaits an inmate commissary audit. Virginia Farm Bureau urges local and state budget restraint ahead of the legislature.
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Virginia
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Virginia General Assembly
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Chesterfield County Circuit
Petersburg Hospital Authority
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Leonard G. Hudson
Hargrave
Petersburg Hospital
Reynolds
Reynolds Metals Co
Roanoke
Radford
Cindy Lee Witt
FBI
Ms. Witt
U.S. District Court
Radford Plaza
First and Merchants National
Capron
Southampton County
State Department of Corrections
C. R. Rotenberry
Central Prison System
Corrections Department
Farm Bureau
Robert E. Delano
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
Virginia Farmers Meeting
General Assembly
Delano
Last Swine Flu Clinic Kicks Off Final Makeup Round
The last makeup swine influenza clinics start Saturday in Winchester Frederick County and travel to Clarke Page Warren and Shenandoah counties. Adults 18 plus receive free shots with no residency limit. Boosters for ages 18 to 24 will be announced later.
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William Hatfield
Lord Fairfax Health District
Hatfield
Winchester- Frederick County
Clarke County
Page and
Warren
Shenandoah County
China Parliament to ratify government shakeup after Mao death
The ruling body of China's parliament meets to ratify a government shakeup following Mao Tse-tung's death and the purge of Mao's widow and other radicals. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress is in session.
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China
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
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National
People’s Congress
Communist Party
Hua Kuofeng
Chiang Ching
Hua
Peking
Hsiennien
Fire and water damage reported at local residences
Firefighters tackled a chimney fire at the Williams residence on Rt 703 with no injuries or damage beyond the chimney. A burst frozen water pipe at Old Dominion Apartments on Rt 11 north of Middletown flooded two units. crews shut off power and cleared the area.
Weather Forecast And Rainfall Totals For Region
Northern Valley expected cloudy and cold with lows ten to 15 tonight and highs 25 to 30 Thursday. Coast should see mid 40s with mountain highs near 30. Extended period through Sunday stays cold with possible snow Sunday and weekend rainfall totals listed for several years. Moon phases noted with full, last, new and first quarters.
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Virginia
Registration Opens for Free Elderly Bus Passes
Registration for free bus passes for residents 65 and older starts today at Winchester General Registrar in Rouss City Hall. Passes allow free rides on City Transit buses 8 30 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Jan. 9 to Dec. 7 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily with self service hours. 431 current holders need not reapply.
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Winchester General Registrar
Rouss City Hall
City Transit
Boscawen
City Hall
Frederick County
Power outage hits Whitacre area residents
Potomac Edison crews worked to restore power to about 50 homes in the Whitacre area of Frederick County after a three and a half hour blackout that began at 9 30 p.m. A damaged wire, possibly shot, caused the outage, worsened by cold weather, and power was back on by 12 30 a.m.
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Potomac Edison
Whitacre
Frederick County
Power Company
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