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Show Tuesday, March 22. Ruckelshaus t Power - iveim WiWASHINGTON (UPI) Ruckelshaus is receiving a chorus of praise as President Reagan's choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency, but i lliam many environmentalists and lawmakers believe he may be taking on an impossible job. President Reagan nominated Ruckelshaus Monday, saying he is giving him the power to clean house at the troubled agency. Reagan also said he is authorizing a review of EPA personnel and resources "to ensure that the EPA has the means it needs to perform its vital function." Ruckelshaus said Reagan "has given me the flexibility to determine the problems and find solutions." EPA sources said Ruckelshaus scheduled a meeting with the 'agency's senior staff today, '"' shortly before he planned to make a speech to career employees. In other action today, Rep. scheduled a James Florio, House of subcommithis meeting tee looking into EPA. Among witnesses scheduled to appear were EPA regional administrators Peter Bibko of Philadelphia and Steven Durham of Denver. William Ruckelshaus and Ronald Reagan answer questions 1983 THE HERALD. Provo, Utah. 11 House' xCIeiini player in the Watergate scandal's "Saturday Night Massacre" 10 years ago. He resigned as deputy attorney general in 1973 rather than carry out President Nixon's orders to fire Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox. His performance in getting EPA started and in standing up to Nixon won him unanimous praise Monday from Congress and environmentalists. But their optimism was tempered by strong doubts about Reagan's committment to protect the environment. "The real question is, will this represent a change in administra- ment lines. Ruckelshaus, 50, was nominated to succeed Anne Burford, who resigned March 9 under charges of mismanagement and conflict of interest accusations and a citation for contempt of Congress. Ruckelshaus, EPA's first administrator in 1970, also was a key In a speech last month, Durham challenged state officials or members of Congress to "give me a list of even one person" who has died from improper handling of toxic wastes. Bibko was temporarily suspended from his EPA job for, among other things, making personal telephone calls on govern - Page Lavelle is For House Hearing No-Sho- w tion policy?" said Wilderness Society President Gaylord Nelson. "The Reagan administration has been pursuing a policy of destroying the effectiveness of EPA and they've succeeded." - WASHINGTON (UPI) Explosive new evidence on possible political manipulation of the Superfund waste cleanup program may soon prompt a contempt of Congress citation for Rita Lavelle, the fired Environmental Protection Agency toxic waste chief. Ms. Lavelle defied a congressional subpoena Monday by failing to appear for questioning at a House subcommittee hearing. The panel quickly took the first step toward prosecution of the former EPA official, voting to ask the full House Energy to cite and Commerce Committee and eventually the House her for contempt of Congress. The subcommittee voted unanimously to cite Ms. Lavelle as released documents indicating she Rep. Albert Gore, may have had detailed communication with the White House last year on how the $1.6 billion Superfund program could be used to help Republican candidates. For News Tips Call 373-505- 0 Ext. 269 Social Security Bill Held Tax Debate Stalls Senate - WASHINGTON (UPI) For the second time in as many weeks, the controversial withholding tax on interest and dividends jeopardized Senate passage of a crucial bill this time the $165 billion Social Security rescue plan. Chances faded Monday for quick passage of the measure when the Senate began a bitter debate over proposal by Sen. John Melcher, to delay the withholding tax on upper-incom- e pensioners to ensure the system's solvency over the next 75 and a tax for six months until Jan. 1, 1984. He attached the tax amendment to the Social Security bill. Last week, a similar amendment to repeal the withholding provision due to begin July 1 stalled Senate consideration of a multi-billio- n jobs bill. The Senate resumes debate today on the package which includes higher payroll taxes this decade, a delay in this increase, year's July first-eve- r years. In addition, the Senate bill retirement would hike the age to 66 by 2015 and cut the basic benefit for new retirees 5 percent 65-ye- as of 2008. - cost-of-livi- peim yawum M3M today. claimed to hold a doctorate from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and to have been a business consultant for 18 years. was taken into custody before the start of a business class he has different professors, authorities taught since fall at Millersville State College. "At this point, we don't know who he is or what academic credentials he may or may not have," say. The man gave a third name, Anthony Williams, to the agents from the state Attorney General's Office when arrested Monday. He Kim Daniel. Dr. Peter H. Pearse, as he was known at Millersville, was hired at a salary of $28,000 a year and to Congressional leaders still hope to send a final version to the White House by Easter. six-mon- th Triple Identity Professor Arrested An imHARRISBURG (UPI) who held simultaneous postor teaching posts at colleges 75 miles apart fooled administrators, students and faculty for months by using phony credentials for two to csiim gjnw ntt ttSncB Usui Miami ir gpiwB nth yunirBllfF0 uq The same man taught computer science at Shippensburg State College, also in central Pennsylvania, under the name of John Byron Hext and was paid a yearly salary of $29,500 until his dismissal March 10, Daniel said. said Deputy Attorney General fw) Ptrst frfejctefe Bank - Fkit InWrttaM Bank o) Utah. N A A iwnbar of tha Flril mm Inmtiu tyalvn with autti of more than S40 billion. COKEoDIET COKE TABoSPRITE i 6 pak With The Purchase Of 12 oz. cans OSCAR MAYER BACON Grade fflC-- L 99 At Everyday Low Price! 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