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...Born in Middletown, Connecticut, Van Vleck grew up in Wisconsin, where his father was a professor of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin...
...Middletown, Ohio...
With nothing more lasting than a sort of perverse pride, Middletown survives the floods that have sent the Susquehanna into more than a few local living rooms. But a year after the nuclear plant accident that transformed Three Mile Island's cooling towers from local landmarks into symbols of the atomic age's worst nightmare, Middletown carries its scars. "You don't go through what we did and emerge unscathed," said Mrs. Joan Metz, 33, who lives seven miles from T.M.I. "The kids didn't understand what was happening...
...Unit 2, and the ensuing combination of mechanical malfunctions and operator errors turned what should have been a harmless incident into a potential disaster. The memory lingers, although the main evidence of the accident is hidden. People driving past the plant, which occupies a low island just downstream from Middletown, cannot see the trailers and temporary structures that have turned the site into something resembling a gypsy camp. Nor can the transient get much idea of the activity under way on the island as a work force that occasionally numbers several hundred proceeds with the painstaking task of clearing away...
...damaged reactor in February, people in the area were angry. Though neither of the releases was large enough to require reporting under federal regulations, local officials and citizens thought they should have been told. "Public attitudes are improving," said Arnold, "but we still have some image problems." Economically, Middletown appears to be in good condition. There was no mass exodus of frightened families. The local real estate market is about what it was and, reported an agent, would probably be a lot better if mortgage money were more readily available. Retail business in the community has actually improved, at least...