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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...attempt to prevent the proposal from becoming a rule, Dukakis will "write to his fellow governors to ask them for support," said Akey. Dukakis will also "work with the congressional delegation from Massachusetts to have the congress enact legislation to prohibit the rule change...

Author: By Michelle D. Tanenbaum, | Title: Dukakis to Fight Nuclear Rule | 3/3/1987 | See Source »

...population around the Seabrook area grows dramatically during the summer, said Akey. The six northeastern Massachusetts communities within the 10-mile federally-mandated evacuation zone are popular summer resort areas. Traffic jams during the summer would prevent people from getting to safety if a nuclear accident were to occur, said Akey, adding that even in the winter, when the population is 50,000, evacuation would be difficult because there are no major access routes in the area...

Author: By Michelle D. Tanenbaum, | Title: Dukakis to Fight Nuclear Rule | 3/3/1987 | See Source »

Anti-nuclear group spokesmen will also be lobbying to prevent the proposal from being passed by the NRC. Massachusetts State Energy Alliance member Glen Morrow said his group will "use all efforts to bring pressure to bear...

Author: By Michelle D. Tanenbaum, | Title: Dukakis to Fight Nuclear Rule | 3/3/1987 | See Source »

...Citizens Within a 10-Mile Radius," a groupworking on maintaining safety at Seabrook, will"coordinate different groups in the area and getthem energized" in order to prevent the NRCproposal from being passed, said member PeterHaack...

Author: By Michelle D. Tanenbaum, | Title: Dukakis to Fight Nuclear Rule | 3/3/1987 | See Source »

...Kazakhs, who are of predominantly Muslim heritage. The Soviet Union is held together by a ramshackle, Russian-dominated central bureaucracy that is ever fearful that nationalist outbreaks could spread. Moscow was therefore quick to punish not only those who participated in the riots but the officials who failed to prevent them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Really Happened in Alma-Ata | 3/2/1987 | See Source »

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