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TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1979
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HAUTE, Ind. — Ameri-
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price increase by changing
ndividual driving and gasoline-
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OPEC’s 9 percent oil price in-
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsyl
vania Gov. Dick Thornburgh —
who has the final decision on
whether to evacuate thousands of
Pennsylvanians because of the
Three Mile Island power plant acci
dent — supported nuclear energy
during his campaign last year.
Thornburgh, a Republican who
had never before held elective of
fice, was a U.S. Justice Department
prosecutor in the Nixon and Ford
administrations between 1969 and
1975. He was in office only 72 days
when the nuclear power plant acci
dent occurred Wednesday.,
Campaigning for office in 1978,
Thornburgh wrote in a UPI ques
tionnaire his feelings about nuclear
power vs. coal development:
“With the huge reserves of
Pennsylvania coal, it is clearly in our
state’s interests to promote the use
of coal over any other source of
energy.
“However, it would be foolish to
ignore the potential which nuclear
energy offers providing safety can
be ensured. Pennsylvania has a sub
stantial nuclear research and de
velopment industry which should
be encouraged.”
Even after the accident,
Thornburgh gave reporters a state
ment that indicated that, so far, he
has not revised his attitude signifi
cantly.
“I don’t think it necessarily tolls
(the end of) the use of nuclear power
in this country,” Thornburgh said.
“On the other hand, I think it is an
important reminder that we cannot
rush pell-mell into an over-reliance
on a form of energy which we obvi
ously don’t have a complete handle
on.”
Roland Page, deputy press secre
tary to Thornburgh, said the gover
nor asked officials of the state
Environmental Resources and
Health departments to get informa
tion about the health and safety con
sequences of the accident from a va
riety of independent sources.
Page said Westinghouse Electric
Corp., the world’s biggest builder of
reactors, was consulted. Westin
ghouse Chairman Robert Kirby
knows Thornburgh personally and
aided his campaign. During the
campaign, Thornburgh’s financial
disclosure said he owned 100 shares
of Westinghouse valued at nearly
$1,775.
Page also said Thornburgh will
make decisions about health hazards
posed to the public based on infor
mation obtained from state Health
Secretary Gordon MacLeod, a
former University of Pittsburgh
public health professor, and Thomas
Gerusky, director of the state
Bureau of Radiological Health.
Thornburgh has also been receiv
ing his information about the crisis
from officials of the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Page said,
adding that early NRG information
seemed to be unreliable.
“We had trouble interpreting
what they mean. We had the same
trouble reporters have had as far as
trying to figure out what they’re try
ing to say," Page said.
Thornburgh visited the plant one
time. The governor has not been in
much contact with the part-owner
and operator of the plant. Met
ropolitan Edison Co.
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