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Florida ends the nation's moratorium on executions...
...most concrete evidence of such a process was the unexpected approval by the House Interior Committee of a six-month moratorium on all new nuclear plant construction or licensing. Chairman Morris Udall had urged postponement of the vote until after a full investigation of the accident at Three Mile Island, Pa. But he found conservative Republicans joining liberal Democrats to pass the measure, and the full House is expected to pass it as well. Said Udall afterward: "The potential is there for making nuclear power the centerpiece of politics in 1980. It has an intensity of its own." Representative Edward...
...theme chosen for the march, "No More Harrisburgs," was broad enough to umbrella the still nebulous philosophy of the movement. Said Organizer Massad: "Some groups want an immediate, total shutdown of all nuclear plants. Some prefer a phase-out to reduce the economic shock, and others want a moratorium until future health and hazard studies are done." The most notable political figure among the demonstrators-and among such familiar protest figures as Jane Fonda,Tom Hayden,Dick Gregory and Bella Abzug-was California's Governor Jerry Brown, who called for a moratorium on new plants but not a shutdown...
...House Interior Committee approved the same proposals after a House committee voted Wednesday to impose a temporary moratorium on nuclear plant construction...
...Pompan energy conservation program called for a moratorium on the John Steel power thrust as the Crimson sophomore blasted his way to a 6-3, 6-4 victory at first singles...