First Blackout Blame Cast On Utility Employees
Johnson City reports that President Johnson received a 95 page Federal Power Commission findings on the Nov. 9 Northeast blackout affecting 30 million people in the U.S. and Canada. The panel faulted operators at Canada’s Sir Adam Beck plant and Consolidated Edison for delayed action, while noting no sabotage. It urged possible new legislation and a reevaluation of federal power reliability authority.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Federal Power Commission
United States
Canada
FPC
Joseph C. Swidler
LBY
New York City
Consolidated Edison
Counterfeit Bills Seized In Texas Record Bust
U S Secret Service agents arrest former printing firm operator Boyd Ray Collins, 33, in Houston after seizing 1 250 000 counterfeit dollars, the largest Texas sum. Bailey Roach, 32, detained in Lufkin on counterfeiting charge with six fake 20s. Roach released on bond. Some phony 20s reportedly circulated in Florida.
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Houston
U.S. Secret Service
Texas
Boyd Ray Collins
Bailey Roach
Lufkin
Tex
Collins
Roach
U.S
Tyler
John J. Killan
Secret Service
Florida
Texans Enjoying Unseasonably Pleasant Weather
The Associated Press reports Texans savored unseasonably warm skies with a forecast of more mild days to come. A very weak cold front stretched from the Texarkan region eastward toward the panhandle, moving slowly southward. Skies stayed clear statewide as forecasters predicted temperatures up to 12 degrees above normal in Northwest Texas and above normal in other northern areas, with only a slim chance of light rain in Southeast Texas late this week.
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Associated Press
U.S. Weather Bureau
Texarkan
Texas
Three Escape From Anson City Jail In West Texas
Three inmates escaped before dawn from the Anson city jail in Jonesy County. Deputy Arden Beasley said a break in occurred when someone entered, grabbed keys, and freed Gerald David Knight, 32, Pete Gerrero, 2, and Kenneth E. Chase, 31. Knight and Chase have Dallas Fort Worth area ties. Knight faces rape charges, Gerrera burglary, Chase swindling and parole violations.
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Anson Anson
Texas
Jonesy County Sheriff's, Office
Arden Beasley
Trusty
Aim
Beasley
Somone
Department of Public Safety
iGerald David Knight
Pete
Gerrero
Kenneth E
Chase
Knight
Dallas-Fort | Worth
DPS
Gerrerra
Autopsy Set For Youth Found Dead In Car
Dallas Sunset High School senior Phillip R. Snider, 18, was found Sunday in a car near Mountain Creek Lake. Investigators said carbon monoxide from a faulty exhaust likely caused asphyxiation as the vehicle veered into the water with its wheels submerged.
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Dallas
API
Dallas Sunset High School
Mountain Creek Lake
Phillip R. Snider
Snider
Fouth
Mosquito Repellant Bugs Wrong Troops
AP reports a misapplied mosquito repellant incident in Vietnam reveals missteps by U.S. servicemen, as Viet Cong positions are discussed and search efforts continue in the war zone.
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Army
U.S
Viet Nam
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