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Yesterday at the McCormack Building in Boston, the Wilson committee questioned representatives from state agencies and energy utilities in the second of three scheduled days of informal public hearings. Topics discussed included the need to better train nuclear plant inspectors and to clarify responsibility for decision-making should a nuclear accident occur...
Attributing most nuclear accidents to operator error and "general sloppiness," Wiltshire noted the need to "make sure safety procedures are maintained and updated through the whole life of each plant...
...open to all interested parties, is scheduled for December 14 and will cover the suitability of Plymouth for a nuclear site, the transportation of nuclear in the state, and the methods for communicating to the public after a hypothetical accident, Wilson said. "We've raised some hard questions that need addressing," said Wiltshire. "I'd hate to have a Three Mile Island every few years to keep people aware that the problems exist...
...that Kennedy would make a great President." Seib conceded, however, that "we of the media like conflict, tension, the suspense of contest. We like these things because they make good copy. Our banner might well carry the motto 'Let's You and Him Fight'... We desperately need a contest." That answer doesn't satisfy New York's Lieutenant Governor Mario M. Cuomo, a Carter Seib of the Post supporter. He accuses the press of being "in love with Ted Kennedy" and adds: "Jimmy Carter is a bore, and I think the media cannot tolerate...
...surely a weakened President and a Kennedy in the wings were a combustible situation that didn't need the press to ignite...