at Three Mile Island. John Comey, press officer with

at Three Mile Island. John Comey, press officer with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, said that there was “absolutely no resettlement” of the towns of Middletown and Steelton, which were closest to the plant site. Governor Richard Thornburgh suggested, several days after the accident, that pregnant women and pre-school children within a five-mile radius of the area consider leaving the area temporarily as a precaution, but Mr. Comey stressed that there was no mandatory evacuation or resettlement of any kind. The accident “has had no adverse impact on the area,” he stated. Those people who did leave, he said, returned with a week to 10 days.

Bruce Reimer, a press officer with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, said that Mr. Carson was “100 percent correct - but not the way he means,” about incalcuable numbers of cancer deaths. “There is no evidence of increased cancer deaths or new cancer cases.” He urged caution because of the long lead time involved with cancer statistics, but said that the 15 to 20 studies done so far have found “nothing which would lead us to believe there are any adverse health effects from the accident up to the present time... none at all.”)

After reaching a consensus that the residents present at the meeting want to meet with Mr. Miller, Mrs. Early asked for pledges of support, and set a time for the meeting. It was set for Thursday, May 14, but has since been changed to Sunday, May 17, at 2:30 p.m. at the Amissville Fire Hall. Mr. Miller and his assistant will first walk the Stover site, then meet with residents. The meeting is open to the public, and representatives of the Citizens for Jackson District committee urged all interested county residents to attend.

Mrs. Early said early this week that, so far, the Citizens for Jackson District committee has collected $5,000 in donations and pledges. “The people,” she said, “are definitely behind us.”