14 Jul 1977
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1977
Page
1
AP reports North Korea shot down a U S Chinook helicopter during a routine flight, killing three crew members and capturing one. Presidents and officials cite navigational error and urge an immediate Panmunjom meeting to avoid escalation.
Ohio lawmakers clashed as Democrats moved to nonclassify about 150 auditor staff and empower Ferguson to hire by politics not merit. Republicans blasted the action as partisan and warned of abuses. Norris attacked a constitutional amendment to repeal the debt limit, saying it could fuel indiscriminate park projects.
A lightning triggered blackout plunges New York City and parts of Long Island and Westchester into darkness. By dawn mayor Beame orders residents to stay home as power restoration tops 2 p.m. hopes with looting and 2000 arrests reported overnight.
Ten million New Yorkers faced a power outage on a hot humid night after a storm damaged transmission lines and a transformer exploded near Buchanan. Con Ed blamed the failure on lightning protection devices that failed and said the Ravenswood plant outage worsened the crisis.
A local group forms a committee to convert an old airport hangar beside the East State Street Recreation Center into a youth center. Page 2.
Mrs. Lorubbio Phyllis Lorubbio, a clerk and administrative assistant to the county commissioners, declares her candidacy for the county auditor's position in 1978. Report includes page reference.
A Ohio House subcommittee was set to approve a comprehensive energy bill creating a new agency with wide powers to handle crisis events including last winter’s fuel shortage. The measure aims to centralize energy response and management.
Detroit attorneys for two nurses convicted of poisoning hospital patients begin appeals work. Convictions stem from alleged patient harm at the hospital. page 2 coverage notes ongoing efforts and court actions.
The top CIA operative who managed daily operations for a year resigns amid a dispute with President Carter’s CIA director over planned reforms. The notice also previews a weather outlook with warm, humid Friday and a 20 to 40 percent chance of storms.
The Senate rejected a Hatfield plan to defund neutron warhead production while granting Carter authority to proceed. A Byrd and Baker compromise allows a congressional veto to reverse production orders if both houses vote to kill the weapon, with a 45 day window. The cost through 1980 was set at $32.1 million.
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