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United Press International AMARILLO — Two Pan handle sites under consider ation for nuclear waste disposal were narrowed from hundreds of square miles to 9 square miles each, Department of Energy of ficials announced Tuesday. A proposed location in Deaf Smith County near Hereford was reduced from 300 square miles while a Swisher County lo cation near Tulia was reduced from 200 suuare miles. The Panhandle locations are two of nine sites being studied as possible locations for a na tional repository to store waste from commercial nuclear power plants. It is slated for op eration in 1998. Gov. Mark While issued a news release blaming the DOE for “lack of sensitivity to state concerns over technical, envi ronmental and socioeconomic issues.” “We intend to fully evaluate these latest site recommenda tions. The issuance of these re- Retail exec to speak tomorrow By BETTY SCHULTZ Stall Writer Stanley Marcus, chairman emeritus of Neiman-Marcus de partment stores, will give an in formal presentation on the re tailing business Thursday at 11 |a.m. in Rudder Forum. Marcus will relate his experience with the retail industry of Neiman- Marcus and talk about the key [elements that make retail busi- ! nesses a success. Following Marcus’ presenta- |tion the audience may partici pate in a question and answer period. This is to attract and in terest students in a retailing ca- | reer. Marcus, who used to be active in the business operations of ! Neiman-Marcus, now acts pri marily as a consultant for the firm which is one of the most exclusive department stores of Texas. ports at this time, without bene fit of final guidelines, is simply a convenience for DOE and ... does not respond to the spirit of the nuclear waste policy act,” White said. DOE spokesman Theodore Taylor says locations in other slates already had been nar rowed down as much as possi ble. The other sites are in Wash- ington, Nevada, Utah, Louisiana and Mississippi. Taylor said the Texas propo sal had an equal chance with the other proposed sites of being selected. He said the size of the areas was reduced so the DOE could prepare a mandatory en- vironmental assessment statement. “The precise area that would have to be protected has not been determined,” Taylor said, adding that that would not be known until Congress had ap proved standards on the stor age of high-level radioactive waste. He said officials believe less than 6,000 acres would be needed for the disposal includ ing space for equipment above the ground and for a safety buf fer zone. If the Panhandle is selected as the location, the waste would be stored in salt beds some 2,500 feet underground. Tay lor estimated some 70 to 80 property owners were involved in the 18 square miles under consideration. White said the state nuclear waste programs office would hold public hearings in the Pan handle and conduct its own re view of the latest DOE report during the next 45 days. Com ments from the state review will be sent to the DOE. “We will be scrutinizing what criteria the DOE used to recom mend that these smaller tracts in the Texas Panhande un dergo further testing,” White said. He said several consider ations were involved when DOE officials selected the 9 square miles for each Texas site. They included long-term — Interview Skills Workshop for Co-op Students Presenters: Steve Yates, Director Karen Anders, Assistant Director Assisted By: A Panel of Students Who Have Successfully Interviewed for Co-op Jobs Who Should Attend? Prospective, Current, & Former Co-op Students who will be interviewing for co-op or permanent jobs. 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Henry Kissinger April 19 — tickets at MSC Box Office ★ Perspectives on U.S. Foreign Policy. Mother, 36, gets jail, fine in baby’s mauling death safety and performance factors after the disposal was filled as well as protection from leaks while the disposal was being filled. Panhandle residents and Ag riculture Secretary Jim High tower had expressed concerns about the danger of contami nation to the Ogallala Aquifer, saying water already is scarce in West Texas. Geology experts with Battelle Institute of Columbus, Ohio, were hired to help the DOE prepare its reports. They say the waste would be located 2,000 feet below the aquifer and probably would not travel up ward if there were a leak. “This is something that does need quite a bit of further study,” Taylor said. DOE officials will answer questions from the public at the Hereford Community Center and at the Swisher Memorial Building in Tulia starting at 4 p.m. Wednesday. United Press International DALLAS — A hairdresser, 36, was convicted Tuesday of misdemeanor criminal neg ligence for leaving her 4-week- old daughter unattended with her 84-pound guard dog, which killed and partly ate the infant. The jury then assessed the max imum sentence of one year in jail and a $2,000 fine for Britt Rognaldson. Rognaldson had remained calm through the trial but Tues day was crying as she spoke to reporters after receiving the sentence. “I’m very surprised I was not found not guilty,” she said, “be cause I am not guilty.” The infant, Cara, was dragged from her crib and par tially eaten by the dog on Sept. 3, 1983, as Rognaldson slept in another room of her Dallas apartment. Prosecutors had asked the jury, which began deliberations in the 2-week-old trial on Mon day, to convict Rognaldson of felony injury to a child and to sentence her to life in prison. 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