ML20136C863

Notifies That Black Mayor of Middletown,Pa Was Not Informed of Developments at Tmi.Oversize Newspaper Article Encl

ML20136C863
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Issue date:	04/06/1979
From:	Chutima Taylor AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	Carter J PRESIDENT OF U.S. & EXECUTIVE OFFICES
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Dear Mrs. Taylor:

Your letter of April 6.1979, to the President was referred to ne for reply. I am sorry for the delay but we have been very busy with the aftermath of the Three Mile Island accident.

I can assure you that there was no intention to exclude the Mayor of Middletown f r om inf ormation about the accident Our practice at the I

time of the accident was to inform State authorities and rely on then to pass informatiori on tc local authorities as riecessary, however, l

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,'.,..,d wi..n uked abou' briefings with stata, federal an<s nutwasouta.u.

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enn return or even the ofSetal eneide statua of generator number two in cnntinuous mntact with has rivd defene, darwtor, pohcd radme and news scruunta, the mndset affleial learne "what's gmng on."

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..m burgh's presa afdre "We don's cull' any offkeholders In the area Ibght we are just disseminatinir

now, mfortnauon on a dsty today haste na we get it ourasivoa "

Page inainied that ute Carter vtut was planned 4 ackly "The White lloune nott6ml u. at 'Dn Sunday tuornmg and the Premdent was hm by one that afternenin "

Under nortnal circumstarnen. the maver would have been involved in the planning of the l'renident's v ta it. "but normal channele of warre dispenned within pruten cl light of the emergency," Page said.

Although 1(sid's town la the target area of danger, the mayor has not been invited to the grever nnt's operial briennge bornus, only a mmutual numlnir of dectamn.

makeni ran be involved.

Arrnedmg to Page '"The gover nor in consdenng holding bnethiya with aren elected offkiele within the nest few des Of course f(cid will be included "

ltend, a high school guveinment teacher who has lived in Middisurwn for much of bia 4ti yestw, has nerved the town's llM reendents etnre January 193 lha mast important priont v t hroughout the ertain has been keeping the town from gutng huy*tre "I'V F, llMEN JUHT on uput as the pubhr. I loat a whole dav Ma tu nta v In ca uw everything wae a mmplew blank. Thio Toenday I had fny niet gm d night nf sleep i m not nimi etely comfortable, but atleast d

I feel a httle inure reinsed "

now sunnded the tall man. who could.

1 have been a femthall (<oadi Without heettetion, he etnphasir sul that be in agannat nutione planta in heavuv in@ulated arena. The vnmyor was the object of laughter when he streewd the neal for an l

emergency everuation plan antne scars bac h whde a rounctiman The candum of many reentente l

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unm ment spurred the mayor to impow a 9 P M to 7 A M. curfew lie miao commanded hta pobre to I

"nhout bmters on eight?' Although r

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ghost town the large nurnbar of I

media people and of0rlake addel mngestinen to the sleepy rural com inunit y. The tusyor himmeil un-anarled trafar tams by darerting witnr+nt even a u htet.le IllM % lFE and aan wm flomn to

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the President recerval nu official key to the town.

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HEID WAS NOT tweide Carted le;i and Governor Inck Thoenburgh ad 1

the two toured the crippled 'Dired Mil' I'l"Dd ""d P ""L Sund*#

l itOllEllT ItE!D, the only Illack ms yor in the state, I

presiden over the small Dauphin County borough that

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was struck by th s near.csitamtrophe ut Three Mlle Island.

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,ymo, Drenned in overalle and a wind; breaker wnh the embroidered word

" bird," the mayor got a ghmpne a(

Carter a tth the thousands of pres l

sow urity and ernergency officala i Heid's hfe in not shaken becaud he is wnhout a hotline to thG govemor's of5ce "I'm ;unt womM atx>ut my town." he said. Howevet he Armiv momed the initial reporta that left him handicapped and hard prenned for information when Q.e buruugh phone beg.a. L nng.

The March zo acoa nt wd A.M.'a Ov drwt echreaw repne by the nudear plant's c5

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September 18, 1979 Mrs. Catherine M. P. Taylor 807 Hoffman Place Philadelphia, PA 19123

Dear Mrs. Taylor:

Your letter of April 5. 1979, to the President was referred to me for recly. I am sorry for the delay but we have been very busy with the aftermath of the Three Mile Island accident.

I can assure you that there was no intention to exclude the Mayor cf Middletcwn from information about the accider.t. Our pr actice at the time of the accident was to inform State authorities and rely on then i

l to pass information on to local authorities as necessary. However, even the Governor has complained about the information available to him the first few days after the accident. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has been investigating how this situation can be improved.

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worldwide liut whenJimmy Carter,

e y,a vmted the er tais area Sunday,three mdes from the heart of Middletown. '

the President recurved no of0 cal key to the town.

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Mde faland nudear plant Sunday I ROBERT REID, the only Black rneyor in the state.

anemen. In fact. shortly before j presidea over the sinall Dauphin County borough that the Pweident arr.ved. Reid had was struck by the near-catantrophe at Three Mile f aland, dismuised the vmt as " simply a ;

- Gwen McKinney Photo

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breaker with the embroidered word '

i "btrd." the mayor got a ghmpse of '

Carter with the thousands of presa.1 w rurity and emergency ofGoala Reid's hfe is not shaken because f

he is w rt hout a hethne to the govemor's of5cv "I'm Just womed about rny town." he said flowever, he nrmiv c mmr-t ** mihel reporta that ten him handicapped and hard pranned for informntmn w hen the tx>roi.d. uw. b oa 1.. ]

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"i didn't know what was soing onl untd 11 that tasuun." r.ouJ L.; i s

m bo sans he ano forced to relv on

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,r....... ;t ;-n i Po r e li bla# fed ollir e, the fli a ) o r Meuota#atan Ed's diet repa t, mi.

n leading and lasse reporta, but sim, wu naked about 8

bnefings with state, federal and nutemas odiW'em The mavur la not sure when wiu twigen,, hen e acu,,,

schoons ran return ur even dw officialtneide statum of genermuir nuinber twn in mntinunum exmtact with his avd defense darwtor, polial radios and news acumnts the modest offloal learna "what's gmng on "

"M AYOlt itEID is not alone,"

esplained floland l' age of Nrn burgh's prema offke "We don't call

• any officeholdersin the area Ibuht we are just disseminattrag

now, minnnauon on a day today basia as we get it nurselves

l' age ins taiml that the Ca'rter v1ait w.u. p;nnned quickly "The White

!!"use nottf"ied us at 'UIO Munday mornmg and thg, l' resident was her, hv nne that afternoon."

Under nortnal circumstantes,the mayor would have been involved in the planntag of the Presederat's v isit, "but normal thannels of protorni were diapansal withm hghtof the ernergency,"I' age said.

Although lleid's town la the larNet area of danger, the mayor has not been invital to the gover-nor's sportal knenngs becau only minimal number of dertsmn.

n makers can be involved A< ronhng Lu Page, "The gover-l nor to runantenna bubbng bnenngs widi aren elected utdriale wioun the nest few days Of courna Heid wdl to int luded "

lleid, a bigh schoni government teacher w ho has lived in Middletown for much c-( his M yemen, han perswl the town's !! OIC residersta alnre Jartuary 197M Jhs moe t important priority throughniit om enats han been kee, ping the town from goms hayaqre.

"l*V I: IlEEN JUST ma upact na whole day the publat l Just a Satuniay berieuse everything was a mmpicte blank. 'l'hisTunada y [ had rny first gmm! night of nieep I'm not mmpletely enmf ortable, bul a t tenst now I fuel a httle tuote relasial."

mnfhlmi the tail man, who enuld.

have been a f mtball coach j

l W tthou t henstatmn, he emphasse eut that he is against nudear plants I

En heavily in.pulated areas. The

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theyor was the objed of laughter when he strenned the newl for an amergency evoeuntton plan nome years bark while a counniman.

The esodus of niany reasdente when the threat of danger became

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imminent spurred the mayor to irnpnee a ft P M to7 A M curfew He also commanded his pohce to "shruit looters un eght" Although the borough barame a Lemporary shnet town, the large number of mwha people and officiaja addwl rnneesunn to the elpepy rural com munity. The mayor hirn.eit un.

anarled traffic tems by directatig wit:mut c+en a w hisel 111H WIFE and enn were ffown to

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Waterbury, conn last Vnday, "I feel a lot better knnwing that they o rnn't a round the waJ w "

Ahhnueh his annues left rebietant ly, Mayor heirt reia% '. w,a ;,

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