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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 04, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday september 4, 1980 Denton faces Alabama Runoff Winner Row nominated for Senate by the associated pros Vietnam War hero Jeremiah Denton has won the Republican nomination for the Senate in Alabama while the democratic incumbent Donald Stewart was forced into a primary Runoff. In North Dakota Bismarck lawyer Kent Johann son won the democratic nomination for . Senate in tuesday voting and state attorney general Allen Olson became the Republican candidate for governor. The race for the Republican nomination for North Dakota s Only Seal in the . House of representatives was won by state sen. James Smykowski a Farmer fro Cayuga. With 87 percent of the polling places reporting in the democratic senatorial Pri Mary in Alabama Stewart had 193,265 votes or 49 percent to 140,616. Or 35 percent for Jim Folsom or. State sen. Finis St. John had 45,239, or ii percent while Margaret so cart no relation to the senator had 17,019, or 4 percent. Folsom the son of cd gov. James e. Big Jim Folsom will meet Stewart in a Runoff sept. 23.dcnton, who Drew National recognition for his unswerving loyalty during More than seven years As a War prisoner in Viet Nam Defeated Armistead Selden a former democratic congressman who changed parties in the race for the Republican Senate nomination. With 77 percent of the Republican ballots counted Denton had 68.410, or 64 percent to 38,169, or 36 percent for  Buchanan an eight term Veteran 73 at a Plant face checks san Onofre Calif. Up1 South Ern California Edison said wednesday that 73 workers at its san Onofre nuclear Plant May have been exposed to More radiation than allowed under Federal regulations while working on leaks in tubes that carry radioactive water. Utility spokesman David Barren said the pub a  were reported to the nuclear ref a Iory commission which last week ordered the workers to Wear radiation measurement badges on their helmets instead of on their chests. The higher readings were found when the badges were worn on the workers Heads instead of their chests. Barren said. The measurement at the Chest level is the generally accepted Industry Standard which very conservatively takes into account possible radiation doses to Oiler portions of the body such As feet hands and head Barron said. Sears agrees to spread message on air pollution Washington a Twenty five million Sears credit card customers will receive an environmental message on air pol Lution As part of a government crackdown on the illegal use of leaded gasoline. Scars Roebuck & co. Agreed to Send put the message and put a similar advertise Mcnol on 16,000 Sears vans to so talc an Epa complaint which alleged that the company had used leaded gasoline rather than unleaded in its service vehicles in Shreveport la. The Epa had levied j189,000 in civil penalties but reduced that to $20,000 when Sears agreed to advertise How leaded Gaso line increases air pollution. We believe this agreement will promote Public awareness of the air Quality benefits of the use of unleaded gasoline As Well As discourage future illegal use of leaded fuel said Epa Deputy assistant administrator Richard Kilowski. From october through May of this year the Epa has brought More than 140 enforcement actions against refiners gasoline retailers and Fleet operators resulting in $5 million in fines As part of a new government Effort to halt fuel switching. The Plant was shut Down in april for routine refuelling and u using an inspection the Utility found leaks in the nearly 10,000 tubes carrying radioactive water through the 456.000-Kiiowatt Plant. Nine workers were exposed to radiation from the leaking tubes april 12 and an investigation indicated inadequate planning and inexperienced personnel caused the incident. The reopening Date was moved up several months to november. The Utility said the exposure records of the 73 workers who work for several differ ent contractors on the repair project would be reviewed and a determination of the actual exposures would be made after further tests and calculations. Federal regulations limit exposure to a maximum of three rems to the whole body in a Calendar Quarter and to five a cons in year. Until the review of exposure records is completed the spokesman said All workers at the Plant will Wear their film badges on their helmets instead of their chests. Higher readings would be Likely if the badges were worn on the head the spokes Man said because workers Bend Over and poke their Heads into places where Chest worn badges would not be. San Onofre has one completed generating unit and two under construction. The completed unit when operating produce about 4 percent of Edison s output. From Birmingham au., who u Bartut minister was Defeated by Albert Iff Smith for the Republican nomination Lor the House of representatives. Smith will face Democrat Pete Clifford of birding Ham in the general  All votes counted. Smith had 25, 531, or 55 percent to 20,691. Or 45 per cent for . Bill Nichols of Sylacauga ala., effectively won an eighth term in Congress by trouncing his opponent Charles Baiker of Jacksonville in the democratic Pri Mary. Nichols is unopposed in the general  and Nichols were the Only two of the state s seven representatives who faced primary opposition. In North Dakota with 963 of 1,242 precincts reporting in the race for the sen ate seat vacated by Milton Voung Johan Nason had 24.182 to 7,154 for Mike Saba a Bismarck businessman. The Republican candidate is rep. Mark Andrews who is vacating his House seat. With 967 of 1,242 precincts reporting in the race for the Republican congressional nomination state sen. James Smykowski had 32,696 to 29,885 for or. Lee Christo Ferson a neurosurgeon from Fargo. Tax commissioner Byron Norgart is the democratic nominee. In the Republican gubernatorial ton test with 965 of 1,242 precincts reporting Olson had 47,477 to 14,877 for labor commissioner Orville Ike Hagen. Gov. Arthur link was unopposed for renomination As the democratic Candi Date. Slump persists in production of cars in . Detroit a the  passenger car Industry continued its slump in August As production dropped 30 percent from a year ago and four of five Domestic Auto makers reported monthly declines. Volkswagen of America was the Only . Car maker to record a production in crease in August according to company Fig ures released tuesday. In August automakers produced 320 085 cars compared with 459,909 in the Sam month last year. Ford recorded the largest drop As it built 68,008, compared with 144,909 in August 1979, a 53 percent decline. Chrysler Assem bled 31,430 compared to 49,874 a year Agoa 10 percent drop. American motors produced 16.936, com pared with 23,270 in August 1979, for a 27 percent decrease. General motors turnedf"702 Dow 19 percent from the230,708 in August 1979. Vow assembled 17,009 rabbits compared to 11.148 a year ago for a 53 percent in crease. For Lluc year the five car makers have l �2 pa5s"e cars compare with 6.254.769 through the 1979 period. That s a 29 percent drop. Pm has built 3.015,627 against 3,919, 114, for a 23 percent fall while Ford has produced 804.223 compared with 1,495,223for a 46 percent drop. Chrysler production for the year has reached 388,367 against 627,658 for a 38percent decline. Meanwhile am and vow recorded in Chain tins nod Cut St Art Ike tools of  
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