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.sedney L. ama*Wek, Assistant to the Mamaser for Publis Information, SAN ADDITICMAL N BAY REACEM CLIPS
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. Mx: La A*+ M ase asse slips en variens espeets of the FS B r=.In I poser seester at Bodega Beed, including a hearing bedeem the Maria commty Beerd of ampervisers (the ette in Semens Ceedsty)5 sation by the Northere talea==mia Democratie organiastiang and r
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Attachments:
- 1. Santa Rosa Press Beamoset,'8/21/63
- 2. S.F. Chrontale, S/22/63
- 3.. Letter to Editor, S.R. Prese Democrat, S/20/63
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..essent.jaUy geologic red scismic" By DON ENGDAl!L to oppose the proposal. said he
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j P.D. Staff Wrlier thinks they shocid wait a week ori Mautz a scrics of questions abet '
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the proximity of the San Andreas.
Supervisors listened yesterday to Fault to the p!cnt site cnd the three and a half hours of argu-no Marin hearing was sched I uled July 31 when the board ac-lt quahty d Tock upp dch de ment over the nuclear-fueled pow" cepted an offer from Paul Gotis.it j
er plant proposed for Bodega Bayrlawyer Itohnert Park deve!operi autz sg b W6 t)a -
in Sonma Canty.
It was a spm, tea, affair, with {ty Association For Deve:opment of a, and secretary of t fa e epn st gi c antiplant speakers far outnurn '[ Bodega Bay to bring them argud 23 AEC ny PG1E is " extremely,
bering those favoring the Pacihe ments in favor of the plent.
3 N..aw.ted that the reactor will.
cor:mv:c.!ve" as for foundation, Cas & Electric Co. proposal-and lie turned out yesterday to be inD M nedd d in " solid rock," and,
l with out-of-county speakers in the the minority, with PGOE chief:-
the re ;:cd tur'oine and cther majority.
civil engineer F. F. Abutz the{'
structurcs'will be on " residual :
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The Marin board took no stand; only other speaker favoring thel msterial" t%t is better than most ~
Supervisor Peter IL Behr, who in plant-foundation mr.krial.
the past has urged his colleagues (Continued on Pp;412, Col.1)
Mr. khr (cund h mscif "trou-i 1
h'ed" by (ki.n! dons of " solid ;
Sixteen other speakers-six of The " false impressions.. have-r',ck." pimir.;; out th:1 cornpany.
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,c : racts shamed it to bcI them frorn Marin County-waded done great damage to the county s.
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- g into the utility company's proposal image. Mr. Go!!s said. As for su-g,j on a wide variety of grounds.
pervisors, he declared
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Mr. Golis said his organization. -
they wcre snot m conuss w.th which he said has more than 2.000 PG1E.,
Mr. Mautz dat "certs:n;; is r.ot a t members-wants to correct " false Supervisors, he said, were told g,eg,o y
' Mautz l 1 repressions" about the plant and by PG&E of power needs in the ne rock is solid, about Sonoma County raised by area, that Bodega Head was the said, in that it has a.wed no,
opponents.
mo:.t economical site and that displ:cemems - "Qc:..unds 'of o
The plant has support of the PG&E wanted to bum an atmic
- people of Bodega Bay and of So-Plant bere.
A later opdor, S. m 'tke of Mill Va!!cy, who said ::. a a pro-fessional g.s!o;i.st, sai ha :hir.ks -l j
i noma County as a whole," Mr. Go-
,, that,,an lis declared. As for questions of ther Qings ;ocing egal,.. de So-the Bodega End la.a is a b t
plant safety, he said, his organiza-n ma superv: sors would have pre'
- poor >!:c." cnd sa:e.;.:s are Lion " believes that the Atomic En-ferred to keep the headland in pri-
"probab y at leag twc" w.ts rur.-
ergy Commission (which must ap-vae mer b M P
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!c,cadu prove the proposaD is a responsi-park or marina laboratory, ar.d "may very wc::,.q more.'
bic agency and wiU make the prop-A negdo;c oppmu a p; er d,:cm..on,,,
Scare 1 lterature was thzt of Lu Watter.w Cotati, !
The Rohnert Park dWeioper also Intmer jazz trumpeter and now a' i
The power plant can provide lashed out at opponents who have, tax money for development of the distributed "a tremendoas amount!
cock at Sonema Cecat; liospitah I bay, he said, includmg solution Mr. Wstters said PGLE hss had:
of s' are literature" about possible c
"aood hunting" for power plant i of tha sewage disposai problem contamination of milk in the So.
si5ca alen; the California coast,,
there. The one-year delay the pro-noma and Maria dairylands,in thei hm " Bodega Head is not yet in' posal has aircady suffered.has area of the plant.
cost the county as a whole $1 mil-eG&r em: bu" Dairymes have taken a "very}
hon !n tax revenue, he s' aid.
resansible attittide" in the situa F Mr. Golis showed a blue;5rint of tion, he said, have investigated l the county's pisn for bay develop-and determined that "they can '
ment, outlined the projects pro-
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posed but said the Sonoma County
< ' PG&E es;fneer Mautz told the t supervisors have been "hard put" supervisors that his company's i to find money to develop the area.
studies showed the Bodega loca. I f
Mr. Golls flayed opponents who tion ' to be "the best and most !
he said have created the impres-economical site for a plant in the '
slon' that the people of Sonoma area where a new generating Coun:y are "a bunch of iubes...
source is required."
1' ignorant and corrupt..." ar.d He outlined the compeny's back. i that there was a " gigantic con.
ground in nuclear energy which l spiracy between PG&E and the he said has convinced it.that l Board of Supervisors"'in 'inidg ammie power is " safe and eco-stages of p! ant approval, nomical..."
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l 12 Press Democrat, Santa Rose, Calif., Wed., Aug. 21, 1963 Opponenh hoponed i
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l t-(Continued from Page D fie was not yeaking Sn dcccq gation of Sor.cma Cuaray twhere!
supervisors dedined to hc:d a:
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hearingn or PGLE." he nid huu George Wheelwr!;ht, Mcrin coast "if our form of governmint ts to.
rancher. declared that the pub!ic survive, amateurs mur.t make de-l He ' called 'it " madness" and
.cis ons on the advice o! cx,
has. been delibua;cly been kept "iolly" to locate the plant near-uninformed about the proposal.
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the fault zone, but said much of the experts."
He said new milk contracts giv.
Prc3cnt in li:c aud.cnce during the opposition to the proposal stems from a desire to preserve en Sonoma County farmers con-most of the heering vcs one Sod the headland in its natural state, tain a clause "staung at any t!me
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numa County Su,rvhor - Leighb their milk shows measurable ra j
Magrita Klassen.. Sonoma, co'.
Shoemaker. Petaluma, who favored [
m ordinator of the county chapter of.
bioactivity they will receive no some requests for Soaema Codyp j
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payment for the mitk" and asked hearings and who cast d:c Jcne
l tion to Preserve Bodega Head and fu a " satisfactory answer" why
.dissentina vote when the PG1Ef Harbor, the principal opponent v.f that is done "if it 14 safe to reicase(
'use permit for the Bedega Hced radioactive gases into :se cir."
the plant, envisioned damage to site was granted more than threef the two county milk industry and
.Mr. Whceiwright spake for an years ago.
I said that could faa out weigh tax informcd pdic alixed 4. ay in revenue from the plant.
"futre environtncat nr.d un Qr.-
Pt*C Denial gers which am denic.> r.uta rnay In a::c.ecr development on an.
Projections against radiation l bring." Me End cors) ps!ntd to hazards are " defective," she.i charged, and regulations controlm the recent apychension r,ver the occr fru. in be ho!!! ; con'ro-ver y, th sn::. Public Utilities use of inuczicidea. In which ex-Cora :u.c.
rh.:r yesterday do-
!!ng emission of radioactive ma-pcrts "honcely mouvatcd said nicj. metr.cr y.J.ba for re hear-terial from' the plant are "only, there was no dan;cr/
paper security."
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Charles Gouddale. Marin Sor.oma The de..
PUC Prcal-rcacher, said he is no expert but drnt'Giam h O IiSC 1!00-found it "not good horsa unsa to m Mk u"
".d ".uc to a 30 i!.. JGu migl.t Say NurthCfn C.,
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..l Prcscrvc i,o k.. D i. 4 M OGr He rabad Ms (cars over whztl l action in the.c.,a sa :rcme Court thc. pbut * 'a!! cut" wiu da to his!
!in an attempt to. /cc. new property values. M r.
Gcoddale '
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prahed the Marin supuvuors-as did others-for tecepUa; your responsibility" to lister. to ar;u-ments.
Harold dirap:an. San Francisco, l
chairman of the San Francisco Council for Contemporary Issues.
urged a go.4!0w approach on the l
. plant proposal. as did H. A. Sum-j
.mers, Kentfic!d civil c.ngir.ccr.
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Mr. Summers said he be!! vu the plant siting to be a " risk."l l
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As the meeting cbsed near 6 l
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i it was a " fruit.'ul hearing'.,, and PG&E sht,uls! conside-D as such."
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' y rj~ p g*fu g"y ?, e-ocratic organization was; vuV g;) W thrown yesterdav ugainstl
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plans by the Pacific Gas!
From l'aw I man to hold "cxtensiu;..
and E!cetn.e Company to; bearings in Sonoma cour.t>,
. build a nuclear power to study the 1;odega contro on the issue.
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. plant on Bodega Bay.
..It ro.ad seem that therc;: A PG&E spokesman su. i.
c "Sh Roger K e n t, northern lis a grer.ter risk to adjacent,; difars.t from others ma.hnent's state
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' chairman of the Califor-
!t.:ated, area in locating a recer.ui' nia Democratic State Cen.
' nucIcar power plant near thm "It covcra points which t!:e tral Committee, strongly san Andreas fault or other{ Acc will hear in santa:Isoga protested the plans m. a
' earthquake areas, than out, and wc hupe the date for tJwt letter to Glenn Seaborg, side or such arcas." he said lhearing win be announccd Kent urged the AEC chair isoon."
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IllSK Kcut urged Seaborg not to' I
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risk" of Pacific Gas and lElcetric without the required iauthority of the commission.
"We unanimously oppose inny indus; rial development
.of this unique and beautiful part of California's shore-line, but are well aware of the limitations of your juris-diction," Kent wrote.'
STl DY Kent is chairman of a spc-clal committec appointod by the State Central Committee See Page 7, Col. 7 as e
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j CALIFORNIA'S LT. Gov. Glenn Anderson, who j ihas been described as a political accident that hap '
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ipf ' politicians who.are giving the Atomic Energy j '
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,G,d Q'g gg' Bule on; the PG&E application to build a nuclear.,
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Epower plant at Bodega' Bay.
In his ' temporary, status as Governor of Cali ;i EDrrOR: Your editorial writer,
3Bornia while Gov.iPat Brown.was vacationing.in
. j should be admonished to read QCu ope, Mr. Anderson wrote the chairmati of the -
'. the news in The Press Demo-t g .crat with a bit more care.He completely 54tomic Energy Commission urging that the.PG&E'.
Epplicat'lon' be denied and thel co'mpa y urged' to 0 8"' d E8' E' seek a more suitable site *"
trgle's statement concerning the, l
5 MR. ANDERSON, OF cou'se, is completely in-!
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E ompetent to pass o. n.the safety factor of the pro-1, nuclear-power. plant.
t posed power plant. There are considerable indica :.
n h Engle called for the pub.
gions that he is completely wrong. Among othe'r.y 8 lid, hearing to be held before.. '
Shings, he ignored - if indeed he has ever read--a
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' Ehe study by the State Bureau of Mines which The "
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EIPress Democrat published in. full. It took.no side'si U I agree with the senator.
f-hnd presented no conclusions..But'it did recite that.j y
$*d gn previous earthquakes along the San Andreas fault g a size ( PG&E's in-Eine heavy damage was done in, deep-earth. areas
.,egmenh Eemote from the. fault'such as Santa Rosa'while -
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Eolid granite formations. Including Bodega Headd
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Ehowedlittle if any damage.
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5he proposed Bodega Bay' plant now rests in thej{
Eompetent hands of the Atomic Energy Commission.3 lmn The mischief being created by'Glenn An~derson i
p Bnd other politicians is that despite being competelyy
@ncompetent to judge the safety.of a Bodega Bay]l installation, they are putting political heat on'the
,@AEC, which is,,and should remain, an objective andf e
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I.e THE PEOPLE OF Sonoma, County are ca0glit f b
b i-i f.. ~il(the middle.y If the plant is approved by the. AEC and built, !
sits assessed valuation will provide a major industrial l itaibase bad'lfiiecded by our lopsided economy. Con-)
is'truction of the' plant will provide.badlysneeded jobs.
r '[ sThe atomic park the utility company will build and i.
g j olsen to' the public will greate a.new ' ubile recrea-)i b
p f tion ar.ea whose tourist-visitors' will giently benefit
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!the economy of Bodega' Bay..
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Point ou' ih"' is thc "* hc'*
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they had to go further and bring
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- P" cb in the " red herring" of Commu-heard them called " black" ne.
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position to the nuclear plant is some vocate the sale d this beaud-or less. Wrliers MUST idedh7 Communist inspired. Tut! Tut!
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' to a private power company withfut birthright of Sonoma County I dress which will >e,withhc! I these " sitting ducks," Atomic -
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no consideration to the voices of.
' upon nquest, carpt if U
Power Plants, filled with radio-our futute generations as they ter attacks another persoa.y activity would play right into ne eiutor userves the right twouhi deprive them of this ' won-
. not to publish letters he re-[:
,the bands of the Corrmuntsts in
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- naturs! beauty. And by doing h gards as in bad faste libelous. ' t I do not hold with any form of
, this they bicss themselves' as or based upon incorrect infe dictator' ship, however I will rec-4
. good neighbors for the welfare i
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!!ow blind can men becomo as op.ize my Ic!!ow man as a Ja.
they walk the darkened ha!!s of m:.n being regardless of his ba '
the almighty dollar, and how to lids and particularly when he
. this " sacred cow" of a Dureauc-ha. s co.cem for his chilhen.'
racy and a private power com-But peding of d'etatorships -
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how about the actions of our thickened over their eyes' that own supervisors. 6 biased de '
.they have lost a!! sight of the cisions of the PUC and above all dangers of this nuclear plant to
. the arrogance ci tha PGLE where their mvn economy, let alone they have moved inb our unique that of Sonoma County's? ~
little fishing vi!! age of Eodega Dt. Don Tocher, the seismolo.
Bay, destroying m.
clamming sist of our university at Berkeley, beds, and are r.ow /<..::.r. ding.
.In commenting on the Ean An, their " pound of fics.,
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dreas fault, has made a definite supervisors, as they gas a hole statement that we can expect at in this magnificent gecugical least two earthquakes of the relic of our beautih! cc:.c!ine.
magnitude or even greater than Is anyonc so stupid as r.ot to the quake of 1906, within the smell a dictated power (a bit on
'next one hundted years. Even the Ehrushchev style) behind a!!
those who will not concede to this?
Tocher's prediction, must admit MAXE0ItTUM.
that the psychological reaction to Pct:Juma 5
'this ever present menace will.
have a' grave effect on our 70 mi!! ion dollar dairy industry.,
. This not only in dairy product i
sales, but in land values as well.
, The fear of fallout was. sub. -
. tantiated only the other day s
when a very intelligent woman,
of Sonoma, the mother of four 1
" children, told me that if this 'A l
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) cease taking our ' Clover Brand th
- milk and we can rest assured that she wu! not be the only one."1 would like to refer those l
who read this to the *rticle on fallout, entitled, "I can.look my e children in the eye again," on
'page 16 of the August 12 issue
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