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THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1980
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CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. — A mal-
funtioning pump, vital to the
cleanup of a radioactive water spill at
the Crystal River nuclear power
plant was repaired Thursday, setting
the stage for a cold shutdown some
time today.
“We are back on schedule and
shortly after cold shutdown we can
begin removal of water from the floor
of the containment building,” said
Florida Power Corp. spokesman Bill
Johnson.
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A loss of power triggered a series
of events that caused the emergency
shutdown of the nuclear generating
plant and the spilling of 43,000 gal
lons of radioactive water into the
containment building.
Johnson confirmed that an electri
cian was working in the cabinet
where an electrical circuit failed, but
said the electrician was not working
on the circuit box involved.
FPC officials and the N uclear Reg
ulatory Commission said Wednes
day that there was no damage to nuc
lear fuel rods in the reactor housed in
the 30-story-tall containment build
ing. They also said no radiation had
been released into the environment.
“There is absolutely no cause for
alarm,” said James O’Reilly, regional
director of the NRC. “All informa
tion is that the core was not unco
vered and all indications are that
there is no reason to suspect core
damage.”
Johnson said engineers were
analyzing the electrical circuit that
malfunctioned and said it would be
several days before the cause of the
malfunction is determined.
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Dept, of Agriculture kee|gj
close rein on Cotton Inc.
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United Press International
WASHINGTON — Assistant
Agriculture Secretary Bobby
Smith pledged to Congress Tues
day his department would keep
close tabs on Cotton Inc. to make
sure its employees do not get out
of hand again.
“As long as I hold this position,
this program will be monitored
closely,” Smith told the House
Agriculture cotton subcommit
tee, which called hearings to re
view progress in implementing
recommendations by aepartment
investigators.
The department’s inspector
general concluded last year the
department was too lax in its re
view of the farmer-financed re
search and promotion program,
some funds were mismanaged
and Cotton Inc. directed export
business to a few selected far-
tures for manipulating pii;.
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when Smith recommendedJ
for the Cotton Board overw
Cotton Inc. R 0,r l ar
tried t:
mers.
“We have come a long way to
ward correcting the problems
outlined in the OIG (Office of the
Inspector General) audit, but we
know we are not yet ‘home free,”’
Smith said.
Rep. Paul Findley, R-Ill.,
asked Smith if he knew Dan
Davis of Lubbock had been sus
pended from trading cotton fu-
“Yes, sir, we were awarttt
had been suspended,” SmiU formct
plied. Despite the Comm®
Futures Trading CommissiH’ 1 ’'''
action to suspend DavisfcJ S1X I" ;
trading for a year, hetBr 1 , 1
appointed because all ISkm mai |!
producing organizations in^ |p :usa
recommended him, SraiiLf' on( ^
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Findley, a strong critici^maribo
program who pressured tie* Sold
partment to conduct theory and di:
investigation, said, ‘I assume^ 150,001
would not recommend a ptJ was m
with that background again
Smith answered mdim'-M|
saying Davis’ suspensionwas'tffi
a crime of moral turpitude,
was not indicted. He wist
sentenced. -jc
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Findley asked SmithwM-jc
Anderson of Lubbock, tie j-k
mediate past chairman of tie® f
ton Board, was not removed dj;
the disclosure Cotton Inc;
directed millions of dollars M-jc
port business to his firm, jc
Smith did not recomi "K
Anderson for reappointelM|
the hoard this year. B
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MASON CITY, Iowa — The scuf
fed glasses of rock star Buddy Holly
and a wristwatch belonging to the
“Big Bopper" — victims of a 1959
plane crasn — have been discovered
in a forgotten envelope.
Holly, J.P. “the Big Bopper"
Richardson, singer Richie Valens
and pilot Roger Peterson were killed
when their single engine plane
crashed northeast of Clear Lake,
Iowa, shortly after takeoff Feb. 3,
1959.
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Richardson, Holly, a LubW!£
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AUSTIN — Gov. Bill Clements
said Thursday — after conferring
with Gov. Manuel Bernardo Aguirre
of the Mexican state of Chihuahua —
they would try to meet with other
American and Mexican governors
whose states border the United
States and Mexico to foster coopera
tive policies of both nations.
“We could contribute to national
policy if the four U.S. governors and
six Mexican governors met and dis
cussed the common issues,” Cle
ments said. I
Bernardo Agurre saidacualiti|
Mexican and American bordeT
ernors could be instrumentaliti|
ing mutual problems.
“All Gov. Clements
trying to do is establish |
munications between oun
Bernardo Aguirre said.
Clements said he and the Me
governor had discussed
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and solving the illegal alien and ^
trafficking problems.
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