PAGE TWENTY-EIGHT - MANCHESTER EVENING HERALD. Manchester, Conn., Thurs., June 27, 1974 Group Alleges Nuclear Output Is Overstated Manrljfatrr iupntng Hpralh MANCHESTER, CONN., FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1 9 7 4 - VOL. XCIII, No. 229 Manchester—A City of Village Charm EIGHTEEN PAGES PRlCEt FIFTEEN CENTS By MARK MILLER “Those who proclaim high reliability of New England “Wind and solar power are MIDDLETOWN (UPI) - An availability of nuclear power nuclear plants was dismal in utterly neglected, and there’s environment-protection group plants are inadvertently or 1973,” he said. '"The utilities ap­ where the hope really lies,” he says utility companies are deliberately misleading the parently prefer to hide these said. bilking consumers by claiming public,” Bedding said. basic facts behind slick public He said the group’s con­ that six New England nuclear “Availability is a meaningless • relations smokescreens so that clu sion s are founded on power plants produce more concept. It’s based on a plant’s their heavy financial commit­ Northeast Utility figures and than their actual output. ment to nuclear power will not operating time, not actual “simple arithmetic that can be Joint Venture Agreements People’s Action for Clean be threatened.” kilowatt-hours delivered.” checked out by anyone.” Energy President Gerhard Bed­ The first nuclear power plant Bedding said Louis H. Rod- PACE obtained from ding said Wednesday figures in New England, Massachusetts dis, vice chairman of Con Northeast figures showing ac­ provided by Northeast Utilities Yankee, was built in Rowe, Edison Co. of New York, has es­ tual and capacity output last showed kilowatt hours in 1973 Mass., in 1963, Bedding said. timated that “deliverability” of year from each plant and from the six plants to be only The other five are in Water­ nuclear power plants expected output in an indepen­ 49.5 per cent of their maximum ford and Haddam, Conn.; Ver­ nationwide is about 61 to 62 per dent Arthur D. Little study capacity. non, Vt.; Plymouth, Mass., and Signed Today in Moscow cent of maximum capacity. commissioned by Northeast, he And based on conservative Wiscasset, Maine. Northeast Roddis said that of fossil fuel said. projections in a 1973 Arthur D. plants is 75 per cent. Bedding Utilities, a holding company, The study made “ conser­ MOSCOW (UPI) - President Nixon arms control, according to White House the future and contribute to the process of Little rejrort, the six plants last said. has financial investments in all the rate of extraction of oil and gas, a five- vative” expectations for new reached agreement with the Kremlin Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. making detente irreversible,” Ziegler M year delivered only 78.7 per ‘‘Roddis is actually for six. year pact also providing for swapping plants to be 50 per cent of leadership today on the first concrete, Nixon smiled as he signed the said. cent of the power they should nuclear power” Bedding said. PACE was founded about a technology on solar and geothermal maximum capacity in the first results of his summit meeting — joint documents and Communist party leader Before plunging into the Nixon major have. Bedding, a science “He’s just trying to keep people year ago. Bedding said, with energy and synthetic fuels. year of operation, 65 per cent in U.S.-Soviet ventures aimed at fighting Leonid I. Brezhnev stood behind con­ fusiness of his trip, Nixon did a bit of South School Head Start Has Graduation writer, said. honest.” the main concern that utility —Development over a five-year period the second year and 75 per cent heart disease, finding new energy sources tentedly puffing a cigarette in an at­ campaign-style handshaking with a “It’s clear that consumers ’The Atomic Energy Commis­ companies were ignoring alter­ of new techniques of home construction in thereafter. Bedding said. and developing safer housing. mosphere of friendship that has prevailed startled group of Russians at Red Square. Mrs. Aldea Savva, Head Start teacher, gives a mini­ Members of the graduating class are Ruthanne Cutress, are paying much more for sion and the power industry are native sources of power. earthquake-prone areas and in extremely since the President’s arrival Thursday for It was an unusual event on both sides since graduate a helping hand as she walks across the stage to Robert Angell, David Hildebrand, Lis% Lavertue, Michael nuclear kilowatt-hours than is able to report “availability” Signing of the agreements followed a cold and arid regions. his week-long summit. visiting dignitaries rarely meet the Soviet join the other members of the graduating class of Head Linders, Steven Luzzi, Adrianne Chase, Claudine Murphy, actually claimed by the figures up to 85 per cent by not two hour, 10 minute meeting between Concrete Course public. Arms Pact Unlikely Start in ceremonies held recently at South School. The utilities,’’ Bedding said. “No counting reductions in output Nixon and Soviet leaders which also in­ Jefferson Sergian, Shannon Tripp, Denise Francis, “We feel the additional agreements ... Someone in the crowd shouted, “Peace There was still no agreement on nuclear wonder the utilities are asking required for nuclear safety cluded a general discussion of nuclear mortar boards with tassels, and tied diplomas indicate Pamela Lindstrom, David Thebodeau, Cheri Flanigan, THE CRAFT & signed today chart a concrete course for is very important.” arms limitation — and none was expected. for further rate increases. they’ve qualified to move on to first grade in September. Charles Nugent, Todd Mallard. (Herald photo by Pinto) reasons and other factors, he U.S. officials have stressed that there “ By anyone’s standards, the said. HOBBY CENTER Nixon shouted back, “For everybody, the whole world, the Russian people and probably won’t be any out of this meeting. 775 Main SL, Mandwstar State Control of Parking the American people.” White House sources said today, Phona 643-9338 An interpreter relayed his remarks in however, a partial underground nuclear Russian to the crowd, but one one occa­ test ban pact was being worked on. These THE Store for sion, Nixon himself spoke Russian: tests have been used extensively by both Supreme Court’s Rules For Prisons Criticized All Your Suppliei! Challenged by Director “Ochen khorosho” (very nice). sides to perfect major weapons systems. Nixon Pleased The Russian citizens’ attitude toward Nixon had planned to go nearby Star The State Traffic Commission (STC) the loss of the about 30 parking spaces. WASHINGTON (UPI) - The deiayed a ruiing on whether the evidence by an impartial equal to or better than the he is convicted of contempt at him obviously pleased Nixon. He City Saturday to vievy training by U.S. ’ —Decided 5-4 that a jury trial (Herald photo by Dunn) has no statutory authority to control The angle-vs.-parallel controversy, Supreme Court’s new prison northern states can be forced to fact-finding board. the end of a trial. MILITARY MODEL CONTEST remarked to newsmen, “They are happy, astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts for court’s requirements. is required to settle contempt parking or pavement marking on town- which has been raging since the state in­ discipline rules, requiring cer­ bus students across'school dis­ —Let the prisoner call his friendly people. They have a great desire their joint 1975 space flight but Ziegler Sue For Freedom convictions if the sentences on —Unanimously required a (Wheel & Track Vehicles Only) maintained roads. Town Director Hillery stalled - new traffic signals last fall, has tain procedural rights for in­ trict lines to foster racial in­ own witnesses and present his judge to state that he does not ^Everybody Get Together’ to have friendship with America and they said it was canceled so that Nixon could Earlier in the week, the various counts add up to more Gallagher said today. included reports by some town officials mates charged with serious tegration. The case, involving own evidence if “permitting have asked me to return.” continue his talks with Brezhnev, Premier justices refused to permit than six months. think a youth would benefit 1/48 SCALE. OR LARGER Gallagher, pointing out that several that the state could still control the on­ misconduct, were criticized Detroit, may be decided on or him to do so will not jeopardize The first agreements of the third Nixon- Alexei N. Kosygin and President Nikolai newsmen to interview specific —Held 7-2 that a lawyer is en- from special juvenile treatment Setting the theme of the Rham High Together,” by Beverly Bond, one of other members of the Manchester Board street parking system regardless of who today by the American Civil after July 8 or may be set for institutional safety or correc­ Brezhnev summit in little more than two V. Podgorny. prisoners by name and upheld titied to some reasonable notice before sentencing them as an School graduation Thursday night was the six class spokesmen. Her accom­ of Directors “seem to have missed the owns the street. Liberties Union as not going far reargument next term. tional goals.” aduit. years provide for: laws barring the vote to of charges and a hearing before the singing of “Everybody Get panist was Darryl Griffing, left. boat on this point,” based his statement on And Manchester’s local traffic authori­ Through the Tass news agnecy, enough. First Rules At the same time, the court —Joint research over three years on ex-felons. In another decision Register June 15 ■ July 16 a letter from William Stoeckert, the STC’s ty, Police Chief Jam es Reardon, says he Brezhnev issued a statement saying the The court ruled on its fourth Justice Byron R. White, refused to give prisoners the development of an artificial heart, Wendesday the court ruled that executive secretary.