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Ronald Reagan was elected as a fierce penny pincher, and the budget thundering toward final passage by both houses is full of pared-down appropriations. But tucked amid all the austerity is $228 million to begin construction of an experimental nuclear power plant on the Clinch River in eastern Tennessee. Since 1970 the Government has invested more than $1 billion in the project, and the plant is seen by its backers as central to American nuclear development. The President is a strong supporter of nuclear power, and the Administration has lobbied hard to continue Clinch River's funding. Last...
...Clinch River Breeder Reactor. This troubled nuclear project in Tennessee (450% cost overrun) got $230 million. One reason: Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker is from Tennessee...
...National Science Foundation. This $1 million research program was deleted by the amendment that restored funds for the Clinch River project...
...Harvard men's tennis team soundly defeated both Army and Cornell this weekend to clinch the Eastern League Championship and its accompanying NCAA berth, the first in the history of Crimson tennis...
...women's lacrosse team, boasting an undefeated 16-0 record, will face a visiting Dartmouth squad at Soldiers Field as the Crimson looks to clinch its first Ivy League Championship under coach Carole Kleinfelder. Game time...