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68 THE BOSTON GLOBE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1987 CBS News TV notes stock up for a change NRC staff endorses a plan for Mass. Seabrook filed evacuation proposal Teachers say their mission is to educate, not evacuate By Ed Siegel Globe Staff NEW YORK Howard Stringer looked like the only person in Manhattan whose stock had gone up yesterday. The president of CBS News was meeting the press and, for a change, had only good news to report. There weren't any layoffs, Walter Cronkite wasn't going around saying Dan Rather should be fired and the CBS Evening News wasn't in third place. In fact, the CBS Evening News has been in first place for four weeks now, the 7-9 a.m.

slot has been given back to the news division after the Mariette Hartley-Rolland Smith fiasco and Stringer has been given the go-ahead for a new prime-time series. Following the relative success of recent CBS News specials on drugs, AIDS and the Soviet Union, "48 Hours" will premiere in January with Rather as anchor. This gives CBS News three hours in prime time as opposed to one for ABC News and none for NBC. Aside from the numbers, Stringer expects the new show, which will often be dealing with a breaking story, to allow the division to break out of a pack in which there's little to choose among the three networks. "It will be a most unique and cate of the news division.

At the" moment, he seems to be his money where his mouth was. pibox Stringer was preceded at the fall press tour for television critics by Margaret Colin, star' of most underrated new series on television, "Leg Work," a CBSl light comedy that airs Saturday nights. Colin said that she had turned down the lead female role in ABC's yuppie drama, "thirtyso- mething." "I thought the script, was depressing and I didn't want" to offer no hope to every yuppie person who has a baby. Apparent-" ly, (the show suggests) they could lose their minds." i Channel 62 signs on Television station WMFP-TV (Channel 62), the 14th Bostoneas-" tern Massachusetts outlet to'! broadcast, is on the air under re- duced power, carrying mostly a satellite-fed shopping service from' its Lawrence studios. The new UHF station, which went on the air last week, is owned by Boston broadcasteren--trepreneur Avi Nelson, chief editcK rialist for radio station WEEI.

Cur- rently the outlet, which employs some 20,000 watts, now primarily" telecasts shopper service program- ming from Wisconsin. ROBERT A. McLEAN imaginative way of looking at current affairs. It will allow a number of our correspondents like Bernard Goldberg and Lesley Stahl to break out of the 2-3 minute mold of the 'Evening News' and develop a story." What is now "The Morning Program" will return to CBS News on Nov. 30 with Kathleen Sullivan as coanchor.

Stringer said that he'll be testing male counterparts in the next two to three weeks, but confirmed that he had spoken to witty business reporter Robert Krulwich and Krulwich turned it down. "He marches to a different drummer and the drummer isn't money." Stringer also commented on reports that he was trying to woo Bill Moyers back as CBS commentator: haven't thought about another commentator because Bill is such a tough act to follow. CBS is a magnet to Bill and I dangle that magnet out in front of him occasionally just to confuse him." Why the seemingly sudden enthusiasm of the CBS corporation for CBS News? "The network's reputation has a lot to do with the reputation of CBS News. If you hurt the reputation of CBS News, you hurt the reputation of CBS." Despite last year's layoffs, Laurence Tisch, CBS' chief executive officer, had been called an advo posed a low-power permit, saying that would irreversibly contaminate the plant and rule out future conversion to natural gas or coal. David Scanzoni, spokesman for the plant's owners, welcomed yesterday's staff recommendation, saying it "affirms the quality of our emergency plan." Seabrook drafted its own 10-volume emergency plan for Massachusetts after Dukakis refused to join in what he called an unworkable plan.

The utility document outlines steps for moving people from Newburyport, West Newbury, Newbury, Salisbury, Merrl-mac and Amesbury. The NRC commissioners will meet tomorrow about another issue vital to licensing the $5 billion plant, which is being held up only for lack of an approved evacuation plan. The NRC members will consider a recommendation by their staff to limit state and local participation in evacuation planning. That would make it easier to approve utility-sponsored emergency plans such as the Massachusetts plan submitted by Seabrook. NRC officials would have to conduct in-depth hearings about the Massachusetts evacuation plan before Seabrook could be awarded a full-power license.

(Globe reporter David Arnold contributed to this report.) WEATHER Showery, 60ish; cool tomorrow Bv Larry Tye Globe Staff Nuclear Regulatory Commission technical staff members tentatively endorsed yesterday the Seabrook nuclear plant's evacuation plan for nearby Massachusetts communities, clearing the way for the NRC commissioners to award Seabrook a low-power license. The commissioners have turned down twice Seabrook's bid for a low-power permit, the second of three licenses it needs to open. The last time, however, they suggested they would approve the permit once Seabrook submitted a "bona fide" emergency plan for six Massachusetts communities within the federal 10-mile evacuation zone. Seabrook filed a plan for the Bay State communities last month. Yesterday two senior NRC officials concluded the plan "appears to be intended for actual implementation by the applicants if necessary." Sherwin Turk, an NRC attorney, and David Perrotti.

an evacuation specialist, recommended in a letter that Seabrook receive a low-power permit. A final decision will be up to the five commissioners, who have not yet scheduled a meeting about the issue. Gov. Dukakis and other Seabrook critics have strongly op Sliamie seeks probe Globe State House Bureau Dorothea Thomas-Vitrac, a New Braintree selectwoman. and the state GOP chairman joined forces yesterday, charging that the Dukakis administration had violated state laws in designating the small central Massachusetts town as the site for a new prison.

More than 200,000 illegal immigrants live and work in New England. Now, tough enforcement of new immigration laws is forcing them to choose between "going underground" or going home. There's United Press International CONCORD, N.H. Representatives of more than 540 teachers near the Seabrook reactor said yesterday they would leave their students behind in the event of a nuclear accident, contrary to state evacuation assumptions. "Each individual has an inherent right to seek out their loved ones and family members" during a Seabrook accident, said Dianne Dunfey, a teacher at Seabrook Junior High School.

She said state evacuation plans would not work. "My understanding is there would be utter chaos, and there would be a great deal of fear and possibly harm and death," Dunfey said. Teachers and town civil defense directors questioned the adequacy of New Hampshire emergency plans during the second week of hearings before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board. The judicial arm of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is hearing arguments about federally required plans for 17 New Hampshire communities within 10 miles of the $5 billion Seabrook reactor. Massachusetts has refused to submit plans, citing safety concerns.

The teachers' testimony countered state emergency planning assumptions that teachers would supervise students during a radiological emergency, despite a federal ruling that they are not required to do so. The state plans call for teachers to lead students to buses and cars for evacuation, account for the students, and stay at school until all students are cleared. A panel of 12 teachers representing more than 540 colleagues said that most teachers would consider their families' safety before supervising student evacuation. In a petition, teachers objected to responsibilities that would "simultaneously place our families in danger." "We were hired to educate -not evacuate." said Herb Moyer. spokesman for the teachers and a 17-year teaching veteran at Win-nacunnet High School in Hampton.

The panel also said it has grave concerns about the ability of the state to evacuate disabled and young students from schools with "limited teacher participation. WHEN TROUBLE COMES United Way Information Referral Service BOSTON 482-1454 LYNN 599-6800 EDT, forecast and highs for Wednesday, October 21. rvM 50 (FLURWES 50 90 80 -MM into prison siting Republican Party chairman Raymond Shamie called for the appointment of a special counsel to investigate the charges. Shamie also sent a letter to Gov. Dukakis asking about any relationship to the current owners of the New Braintree property, who hope to make a nearly $7 million profit on the transaction.

Don't miss Boston's Illegal Immigrants: Determined To Stay. WEDNESDAY Cold Stafjonvy NATIONAL FORECAST: There will be showers of snow across northern Montana and western Dakota, and from Michigan across northern Ohio western Pennsylvania; widespread rain across York state; with morning showers over the middle Coast states and the Florida Peninsula. Highs in the upper 30s and 40s from the eastern Dako-tas across the upper and middle Mississippi Valley to Lakes and the Ohio Valley; in the 70s in western Nevada, western Oregon and southwestern New in the 70s and 80s over Florida, California and Southwest; and in the 50s or 60s over much rest of the nation. FOREIGN CITIES CITIES and temperatures for today Thursday Weather and temps yesterday. Local temo.

7 p.m., National Weather Service Boston area: Occasional showers, highs near 60 (16 C), winds south 10 to 20 m.p.h. shitting to west in afternoon, chance of rain 80 percent. Tonight, 30 percent chance of evening showers, then clearing, lows near 40 (4 C). Tomorrow, partly sunny, windy, highs 45-50 (7-10 C). Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut: Occasional showers, highs in mid-50s to near 60.

Tonight, chance of evening showers east, otherwise clearing, lows in 30s and low 40s. Tomorrow, partly sunny, windy, highs in low 40s northwest to near 50 southeast. Massachusetts coastal marine forecast: A small craft advisory may be needed. Winds south 15 to 25 knots, shifting northwest this evening, continuing tonight. Seas 3 to 6 feet except 2 to 3 feet in Cape Cod Bay and Buzzards Bay.

Visibility locally less than 1 mile in fog and showers, improving tonight. A cold front will move across New England today, passing out to sea tonight followed by a strong and cold northwest wind. Maine, New Hampshire: Rain, highs in mid-50s to low 60s. Tonight, rain ending early, clearing, lows in mid-30s to low 40s. Tomorrow, partly sunny north and mountains, mostly sunny elsewhere, highs near 40 north to low 50s south.

Vermont: Scattered showers, highs near 50, temperatures falling through 40s north in afternoon. Tonight and tomorrow, sprinkles or flurries likely, blustery, lows In 30s, highs 35 to 40. EXTENDED FORECASTS Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut: Fair Friday, chance of showers Saturday, clearing Sunday. Highs In 50s, lows In 20s and 30s. Maine, New Hampshire: Fair Friday, fair north and chance of showers south late Saturday, chance of showers Sunday.

Highs near 40 north to near 50 south, lows In upper 20s and 30s. Vermont: Fair Friday, chance of showers Saturday, highs In mld-40s to low 50s, lows In mld-30s to low 40s. Sunday, clearing, highs 40 to 50, lows In upper 20s to mid-30s. WEATHER RADIO The National Weather Service broadcasts 24-hour weather information on 162.475 mHz at Boston and 162.55 mHz at Hyannls and Worcester. AIR QUALITY Today's pollution forecast: Good, according to the American Lung Association and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Quality Engineering, Vftrni THE rain or North and New Atlantic will be the Great Mexico; the desert of the US Weather and City AlBany Albuquerque Anchorage Ashevllle Atlanta Atlantic City Auilin Baltimore Birmingham Bismarck Boise Buffalo Charlstn.SC Charlstn.WV Charlotte Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Clumbia.SC DallsFtWrth Denver Pes Molnet Detroit El Paso GrndRapdi Great Falls Green Bay Greensboro Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jackson Jacksonville Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Beach Milwaukee MpliStPaul Nashville New Orleans New York Norfolk OklhmaClty Omiha Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland.Or Raleigh Rapid City Richmond Sacramento SaltUkeClly San Diego SanFrancsco San Juan Seattle Spoken TmpStPt Topek Tucnon Tulsa Washington City Aberdeen Weather r-lmiflu Amsterdam Ankara fstrms Athens ptly cldy Auckland clear Beiiing clear Beirut clear Berlin cloudy Bermuda Bonn cloudy Brussels cloudy Cairo clear Casablanca ptly cldy Copenhagen clear Dakar clear Dublin ptly cldy Geneva ptly cldy Helsinki cloudy Hong Kong ptly cldy Jerusalem dear Karachi cat Lisbon clear I nnlnn Madrid ctouay i clear ram Malta Manila ltcmi.

iMnijriw Nairobi ptly ddy Nufcsau cear New Delhi clear Nee clear Oslo cloudy pans ciouay rreioiia Riyadh clear clear ptly cldy Rome Cemtl cleat Tim tsm tpiti it JliJ )A Li 0 1967 Aocv-Weeltksr. MINIATURE ALMANAC Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1SI7 (Daylight Saving Time) Sunrise 7:04 Moonris 5:49 am Sunset 5 53 Moonset 5:18 pm Length ol day 10 49 Day of year 294 AM PM HIGH TIDE 10:57 11:20 Hot of tide 9 7 9 5 LOW TIDE 4:43 6 08 Hgt. of low tide 0.3 -01 MOON'S PHASES New Moon Oct. 12.

1:29 pm First Quarter Oct. 29. 12:11 pm Full Moon Nov. 5. 11:47 am Last Quarter Nov.

13, 9:39 am nrVM 11 CLIMATE DATA 1 1 a Tsniii. Oclsttr 20, 1987 BOSTON TEMPERATURES Dignis High yesterday 62 low 49 Mean 56' Departure (rom normal 3 Departure this month -10 Departure this year -326 BOSTON DEGREE-DAY DATA Degree-day units 9. Total this month 180- Total for season 263 Total corres. date last year 360 30-yr. normal, corres.

date 269 BOSTON PRECIPITATION Iiciii Total 24 hours, ending 8 pm 0 00 Total this month to date 2 14 Departure from normal 005- Tolal this year 3928" Departure uom normal 5.46 BAROMETER AT SEA LEVEL at 2 pm. 1019 3 in. 30 10 mbs at 8 pm. 1017.8 In. 30 06 mbs 8 pm.

relative humidity 86 YESTEROAY'S SUNSHINE INDEX I 367 56 ol possible. Boston record temps lor October 21 are 82 In 1920 and 30 in 1974. 1fm 11 2pm 61 16 2pm 71 21 noon 52 1 1 8pm 41 5 2pm 1pm 61 11 2pm 61 27 1pm 51 10 1pm 58 14 2pm 77 25 noon 71 22 1pm 55 13 noon 87 31 noon 56 13 1pm 51 11 2pm 41 5 8pm 79 26 3pm 74 23 5pm 88 31 noon 62 16 nvui 7 14 iam is 1pm 75 24 Anm AH 97 .14 1 3pm 82 28 am 25 5pm 81 ipm 1pm 50 22 10 16 ipm oi TC 2pm 75 24 3pm 7 jo 1pm 73 23 9nm 46 HIGH TIDE A.M. P.M. Old Orchard.

Me 10 48 11: IN Hampton Beach. H. 1059 11 22 Plum Island 1057 11,20 Ipswich 1055 11 18 Gloucester 10 54 11:17 BOSTON AREA 1057 11 201 Scituate 1052 Plymouth 11 07 CapeCod Canal (E) 10 56 1 1:19 Cape Cod Canal (W) 847 9 10- Falmouth 1039 1102 Hyannn Port 1158 Chatham 11:27 1150 Welltleet 11:09 1122 Provlncetown 11:11 1124." Nantucket Harbor 1202. Oak Bluffs 11:27 11 50 New Bedford 7 40 8 03 Newport, Pi 1 7:27 7:50. Tmp 27 25 47 46 27 47 40 29 -3 3 MT.

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6nm 53 12 Piode Janeiro cloudy 9am 70 21 Santiago cloudy 8am 55 13 CANADA and Project Literacy U.S. is meeting it head-on. Nothing less than the future of our country may be at stake. Find out why America must have a literate workforce by the year 2000. TONIGHT AT 9 ON CHANNEL 2.

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