The sort. of nuclear ac-.

cident that occured at Three Mile Island is likely ' to happen again at any time, according to the head of a ‘congressional team - in- . vestigating the accident.

The investigation is said to

- have found that equipment

malfunctions and misleading

control board readings were

responsible for the incident atthe plant -

And | the Nuclear Reglatory -Commission announced Tuesday, that ‘construction of nuclear power plants in the U.S. has been suspended for three ‘months.

Representative . James Weaver, the invesigative team leader, told a sub- committee hearing in ; Washington, Monday, that extra training of plant

- South Africa formally handed = over limited legislative powers to a national assembly in Namibia, Monday.

_ South Africa had ad- ministered the territory, which is also known as South-West Africa, since the end of World War One,

operators will not prevent such accidents in the. future

because the fault is with the

design and ‘equipment, not

people. :

He ‘said the operators at Three Mile Island-could not control events because their

instruments did:not tell them

what was happening.

Other reports from’ Washington said in- vestigators found the

operators could not stop the accident because their in- struments showed data that

was misleading or difficult to ..

interpret.

These findings conflict with an earlier Nuclear Reglatory Commission report that said human error was “a major factor in the accident.

In his report to the sub-

‘committee, Weaver also said

under a charter from the old League of Nations.

The charter was revoked by the U.N.

The new assembly was formed out of a constituent assembly elected last December. -

. Voting for that assembly was boycotted by two of the

Dissolve Human Rights Commission, Bennett told

Premier Bill Bennett has

-been called upon to dissolve .

the. B.C. human rights commission, by the Business and Professional Women's Clubs of B.C.

The group, meeting in Vancouver last weekend, passed a resolution con-

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demning the commission for remarks about women at a com- mission meeting, April 3.

The remarks were termed disgusting and derogatory.

The group wants Premier to appoint commissioners.

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moderate political parties within the territory, as well as by the militant South- West African Peoples Organization (SWAPO).

SWAPO had called for elections supervised by the U.N.

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In a television interview on the weekend, the South African foreign minister accused the Western powers of a double cross, and said South Africa was not prepared to negotiate with them.

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Meanwhile, there ‘is widespread concern about cattle dying in the area of the Harrisburg plant. Calves

have been born dead. and

many cows have died while

others are still going through a lingering, painfuldeath.

Specialists were this week trying to ascertain the cause but veterinary specialists say

‘they have never seen such ‘symptoms before. _

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