Carter Says Stricter Safety Standards Likely After Three Mile Island
President Carter says the Three Mile Island accident will push officials to rethink safety standards. Senators Schweiker Heinz and Hart warn of a potential melt down and radiation release, while NRC officials describe the risk and steps to prevent further releases as White House officials coordinate a rapid response and evacuation contingencies.
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Washington
Carter
Three Mile Island
Harrisburg
Stan
Richard Schweiker
John Heinz
Pennsylvania
Gary Hart
D-Coro
Senate
Subcommittee On
Hart
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Dennis Crutchfield
NRC
Office of Nuclear Regulation
Crutchfield
White House
Powell
Carelessness Tied to Two North City Grass Fires
Two grass fires north of the city likely started by carelessness. At Easy Living Mobile Home Court on U.S. 11 near Stephenson a blaze about 4:30 p.m. burned roughly a quarter of an acre and was extinguished in 20 minutes. A discarded cigarette sparked another small fire off Va. 672 west of Clearbrook, put out in about 15 minutes.
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Clearbrook Fire Company
Dave Moulden
Easy Living
U.S. 11
Stephenson
Clearbrook
Moulden
Va. 672
Radiation scare grips Harrisburg area as plant leak prompts evacuations
Gov recommends relocation within five miles of the Susquehanna reactor while 131000 residents flee evacuation zones. NRC official calls the mishap the era's most serious in licensed reactors. 188 people shelter at centers, including 83 children and expectant mothers.
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Susquehanna River
Harrisburg
Three Vehicle Crash Injures Five Near Winchester
A three vehicle crash on Rt. 522 north of Winchester injures five. Midge Clark, 17, was admitted in stable condition with abrasions and contusions. Beverly Carter, Cassandra Carter, Wayne Haines, Keith Scruggs, and others treated and released. Fire crews responded to a gas leak at the scene.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Midge Clark
Whitacre
Beverly Carter
Wayne L. Haines
Cassandra Carter
Keith Scruggs
D.F. Argiro
Virginia State Police
Sunnyside
Garland Stanley Mason
Virginia Weather Outlook Mixed Sun and Showers
Partly cloudy and warm with a chance of showers or thunderstorms tonight and Sunday. Highs in the 70s to low 80s in Virginia with cooler overnight lows in the 50s to around 60s Sunday. Extended outlook calls for more showers Monday and Tuesday, with daytime highs in the 50s and nightly lows in the 40s.
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Virginia
National Weather Service
Wrecks Injure Two Front Royal and Woodstock Collisions
A Front Royal woman received lacerations and bruises after her car ran off Rt 522 near Cedarville and struck a pole and fence before stopping in a field, police say she was forced off the road by a passing car. Earlier, a 16 year old was hospitalized in Warren Memorial ICU after a Rt 55 collision between a motorcycle and a pickup driven by Thomas Cooley. damages were about 700 dollars for the pickup and 600 for the motorcycle.
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Front Royal
Warren Memorial Hospital
Cedarville
Ronkeith v. Kirtley
Bonnie C. White
Kirtley
Passage Creek
Mason Berry
Berry
Thomas Franklin Cooley
Woodstock
Rt. 55
Lenten Happening at Centenary UCC
The Centenary United Church of Christ at 202 S Cameron St hosts a Lenten Happening Sunday at 7 30 p m The Serendipity Hand Bell Choir of Berryville Presbyterian Church directed by Ronald E Johnston will perform Guest speaker Mrs Connie Martin will speak on The Holy Spirit The public is invited to attend the service.
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Centenary United Church of Christ
S. Cameron St
Berryville
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Donnie C. Wolverton
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