Uncertain Winds Push Vepco on Nuclear Shift to Coal
Virginia Electric and Power Company weighs switching its two planned nuclear plants at North Anna to coal after rising uncertainties about nuclear power. The move comes amid political, environmental and economic concerns, including acid rain and higher coal costs, with a six month study planned to assess feasibility.
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Three Mile Island
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Vepco
Stanley Ragone
Richmond
Council On Environmental Quality
J. Gustave Speth
Seabrook
N.H
Manhattan
North Anna
Virginia Tech
Piedmont
Carter Administration
Virginia
Snoopers and political clashes mark local letters
Readers weigh in on a proposed annual home inspections for revaluation, fearing snooping and gatecrashing intrusion, while others critique 1980 national race rhetoric and defend Frederick County police amid political criticism and public debate.
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the Star
Frederick County
Star
Cheryl Horsley
Steve Himmelright
Lynn Heironimus
Sheriff's Department
Papace
Anna Gentry
Winchester
Fast Track energy board sparks Senate House clash
The Energy Mobilization Board debate centers on sweeping powers to fast track projects and override health and environmental laws. Critics warn of an unaccountable elite agency, while supporters urge rapid action to curb OPEC dependence and stress conservation as a key need.
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N.Y
Washington
Senate
J. Bennett Johnston
Louisiana
Department of Energy
Carter
Henry Jackson
Energy Committee
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Morris Udall
Arizona
House of Representatives
Udall
E.M.B
House Energy and Power
John Dingell
Michigan
House of Congress
Interior Committee
White House
Dingell
OPEC
Muskie
Abraham Ribicoff
Connecticut
Marty
House
United States
Halloween politics in Virginia scare tactics analyzed
Virginia politicians trade in fear during the Halloween season as Republicans attack alleged tax hikes and mandates. A 13 member Local Fiscal Impact Study Commission found mandates exaggerated and education common, while tax data show state and local taxes per income unchanged or trending down slightly.
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George Bowles
Richmond
Virginia
Republican General Assembly
Commonwealth
GOP
Local
House of Delegates
Senate
Chuck Robb
del. L. Cleaves Ma
Portsmouth
Commission
Department of Taxation
Ford Idles, 1979, Clears 1980 Run Chance
At his retirement home in the Southern California desert Gerald R. Ford indicated no firm plan to seek the 1980 Republican nomination. He pledged to reexamine the situation next spring, signaling a shift in party dynamics as Reagan looms and moderates worry. Political advisers note Ford’s hesitation reshapes the race and GOP strategy.
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Field Enterprises Inc
Washington
California
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Jerry Ford
White House
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Murray Kempton
Barry Op
Ford aides weigh Reagan challenge at Palm Springs meeting
Five Ford campaign operatives met near Palm Springs to discuss a possible run by Ford news hints. They presented no urging to Ford to run but indicated a potential early challenge to Reagan with names like Spencer Teeter Connally and Bush floated as possible breakers. The group suggested waiting until spring after New Hampshire before deciding.
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Regan
Ford
Rancho Mirage
Palm Springs
Rep
Richard Cheney
Wyoming
Washington
Dean Burch
Nixon
John Marsh
Virginia
California
Stuart Spencer
Michigan
Robert Teeter
Spencer
Teeter
Reagan
Hampper Sonnsto
New Hampshire
Dent
John B. Connally
Chappaquiddick
George Bush
Iowa
Bailey-Deardourff
Baker
Goldwater
Eisenhower
Paris
Henry Cabot
Saigon
Jerry Ford
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Mr. Inam
City Hall
A. T. Bean
Hollingsworth
Dr. Winchester
Florida
Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Ted Kennedy
Bill Truban
Andy Guest
Ken Stiles
Bette F. Lillis
Box
Berryville
Winchester Evening Star
General Assembly
State Department of Taxation
Legislative Study Commission
Dalton
Harry F. Byrd Sr
Hallowe'en
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
South Carolina
Harry Dent
Sen
John Heinz
Pennsylvania
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