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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1978
Page
1
Indiana faced a growing coal strike crisis with voluntary and planned mandatory power cuts. Gov. Bowen urged President Carter to invoke emergency Taft Hartley powers to end the 160,000 striking miners, while local leaders and firms reduce electricity use to avert a blackout.
Public Service Commission Chair Larry J. Wallace said an interim order will be issued Monday to enforce mandatory curtailments for all customers to protect dwindling coal supplies. The plan, announced after a special hearing, will resume hearings next Friday and may affect residential, commercial, and industrial users statewide.
Gov Otis R Bowen pressed President Carter to order coal miners back to work after the United Mine Workers rejected a proposed contract in an unofficial 33-3 vote. At a PSC hearing utility spokesmen argued for mandatory curtailments as voluntary savings lag. State Energy Director Sorrells urged a single statewide plan to avoid administrative chaos and preserve credibility, while utilities favored company specific programs. Public Service Indiana signaled 15 percent consumer cuts with a 35 percent ceiling, and warned of a 40-day coal stock by Feb 15.
Increasing cloudiness today with highs in the mid 20s. Cloudy tonight with lows in the low teens. Snow likely and not so cold. Sunday highs in the upper 20s. Friday's high 23 and low 4.
A bus packed with morning commuters collided head on with an empty trolley south of downtown Pittsburgh killing four including bus driver Andrew Petrosky. More than 50 passengers were aboard the bus and several were injured as investigators opened a probe into the accident at a South Hills transit junction.
In Washington, the United Mine Workers bargaining council rejected a proposed coal contract 33-3 in an unofficial vote as hundreds of striking miners demonstrated. The vote had no legal effect without President Arnold Miller present, though some said it sent a message.
A monster rainstorm from the Pacific Ocean with hurricane-force winds crashed into Southern California, killing eight and rendering more than 700 homeless. Turbines of water and mud surged across counties, washing out four bridges and a dam, flooding homes and a marina, and forcing evacuations. Coast and inland damage included power outages, wrecked boats, and multiple deaths from bridges, jetties, and flooded structures.
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