East Coast heat strain hits power firms and hydrants
The East sweltered with record heat as power companies struggle to meet demand for cooling. Con Ed cut voltage across sections of New York City and Westchester, while other pools in Maine to D.C. reduced supply, seeking to avert outages. Hydrants were opened illegally, water supplies faltered, and metropolitan electricity borrowed from regional pools amid expectations of a heat break midweek.
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Consolidated Edison Co
Westchester County
Con Ed
Westchester
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Staten Island
Martin Lang
New England
Te National Weather Service
Gail
Maine
Washington
D.C
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Consolidated Edison A
Michigan
Detroit
Edison
Ohio
Commonwealth Edison Co
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Commonwealth
Chicago
National Weather Service
Astronauts study earth resources during long orbital pass
Skylab crew Conrad Kerwin and Weilz conducted an earth resources pass over the north central and Eastern seaboard, gathering data for wildlife habitat, pollution, weather, and natural resources studies. The 276 mile high orbit covered from North Nakula to Chesapeake Bay with tests aimed at future space manufacturing.
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Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weilz
Nori Nakula
Great Lakes
Ohio
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic
Caribbean
North Dakota
Claveland
Detroit
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Baltimore
Kissinger and Tho Hold Four-Hour Talks on Vietnam Accord
Paris AP Henry Kissinger and Hanoi's Le Duc Tho met for four hours but failed to finish a new accord or strengthen the Vietnam peace agreement. They agreed to resume negotiations Wednesday as Kissinger's Washington arrival plane remained at Qui Nhon Airport. Final communiqué signing was postponed amid possible objections from South Vietnam's President Thieu.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Vietnam
Kissinger
Washington
Qily
Ben
Nguyen van Thieu
Soul
Ammo plant workers to receive award
Employees of the Corn husker Ammunition Plant in Gram Island will receive an award from the Treasury Department Friday. The plant signed up 10 percent of its employees in a recent Savings Bond drive. U.S. Sen. Carl Curtis will attend the ceremonies.
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Gram Island
Treasury Department
Carl Curtis
St ans denies knowledge of wire tapping raid and sabotage
Stans denies knowledge of a wire tapping raid and political sabotage amid Watergate disclosures. Former Nixon fundraiser and Justice official Mitchell is cited in the testimony about film copies of Muskie campaign correspondence. Senate hearings prepare for Magruder and Dean appearances while Barker comments on potential jury impact in New York.
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Nisan
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Tron
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John J. Silleade
Kay
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Jeb Sturt Magruder
New York
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Sen
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DNA
Relay
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Robert W. Barker
Barker
Jonuy N. Mitchell
Ine Valve
Roburt Vese
John N. Mitchell
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Muskie
Mitchell
Justice Department
Ater
Verhart
Porter
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Magruder
Bevarme
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Senate
John W. Dean Tr
Dean
White Closed
Eight Charged in Columbus Vandalism Case
Platte County authorities file religious destruction of city property charges against Doby Bates Norman Luton and Phillip Martens all of Columbus for causing over 10 in damages to parking meters on 13th Street near 26th and 27th Avenues. Additional littering counts against William Korgie Daniel P. Lewis Thomas Greiner Joseph Starzec and Gharon Barrar Starzec also faces a curfew violation.
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Columbus
Tray Baker
Doby Bates
Norman Luton
Phillip Martens
Tlree
Jerry Norris
Willian Korgie
Daniel P. Lewis
Thomas Greiner
Joseph Starzec
Gharon Barrar
Starzeg
13Th Street
26Th
27Th Avenues
Workman dies in fall at Cooper plant
Two Midwest Industries workers fell from a scaffold at Cooper Nuclear Station in Browntown. Roger Grisman of Palmyra died. Robert Oates of Beatrice was in good condition at Nemahk County Hospital in Auburn. The scaffold collapsed during siding repairs on a turbine generator building.
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Neb
Cooper
Roger Grisman
Palmyra
Robert Oates
Beatrice
Nemahk County
Auburn
Nebraska Tablic Wawer Dite Triel
Midwest Industries, Inc
Fremont driver injured in truck train collision
Fremont man 16, of Fremont, in fair condition at Lincoln General Hospital after a collision near Lincoln Airport when a semi trailer loaded with crushed rock was struck by a Union Pacific train. Train crew suffered minor injuries. damage totaled about ten thousand dollars.
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Robert K. Heeves
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Delmar Nielsen
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Towa
Cease-fire plan eyed as Hanoi Saigon discuss haste
Saigon sources say a Kissinger Tho draft calls for a 24 hour cease-fire after signing and timetable steps. It includes Article 20 rulings on neutrality in Cambodia, immediate halt of US recon flights, mine sweeping in North Vietnamese waters, postwar aid talks, and a joint economic committee within 15 days. Saigon objects to zones of control wording and a reconciliations council without election timetables.
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le Duc Tho
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Nebraska surveys municipal water for fluoridation levels
A statewide survey of all Nebraska municipal water supplies measures natural fluoride levels as the 61st step in implementing a 1973 law. The study, led by the Health Department, covers about 450 cities and towns and will take several months to complete.
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Nebraska
de Mark Muffley
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Muffley
State Heart Department
Althous Muffley
Fremont merchants approve downtown improvement plan
FremontNeb AP Fremont merchants voted Monday night to approve a proposed 161000 downtown improvement plan, with 200000 to supplement city funds. The plans include new sidewalks, street paving, corner plazas, and pedestrian safety features but await federal findings and funding decisions in about two months.
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Neb
Efremont
Vie
Delayed Nebraska Traffic Fatality Confirmed
Lincoln Nebraska AP: Nebraska Accident Records Bureau confirms a delayed traffic fatality. C J Turner 85 of York died from injuries suffered in a two car crash south of York on April 7. The death toll rises with this late report to 162 for the year.
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Lincoln, Ney
Nebraska
State Accident Records Bureau
C.J. Turner
York
Ite
Spy satellite launches from Cape Kennedy
A Titan 3D rocket lifted off at 1:15 am from Cape Kennedy carrying a Superspy satellite to an orbital outpost. Air Force spokesmen offered no warning and issued a brief statement. The payload, the yarkat, is described as the Air Force's most powerful space asset, expected to provide rapid detection of Russian missile launches from a position about 22,300 miles above the Indian Ocean.
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Air Force Space
Russia
Indian Ocean
NFL Denies Drug Story Involving Players
The NFL says it has no information about a New York Times report claiming four NFL stars are under surveillance for drug trafficking. The Times cited information from federal state and local authorities about alleged cocaine smuggling involving two Mayers who are teammates.
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NFL
New York Times
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Parcotics
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Mayers
Nixon summons key advisers for economic meeting
President Nixon calls his top economic advisers to a White House session amid talk of tightening the economic program and a possible nationwide television address Wednesday to curb inflation. He also postponed a morning talk with bipartisan congressional leaders as the Senate set to debate a Democratic plan to scrap Nixon’s wage and price controls. The Omaha World-Herald reports a three year contract with Local 44 of the International Brotherhood of Stores and Electrotypers.
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Omaha World-Herald
Rain returns to Nebraska state with scattered showers
The Associated Press notes rain returned to Nebraska with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Norfolk reported 0.85 inches of moisture, with Norfolk and Omaha reaching highs near 92. Temperatures were expected to rise into the 80s, while a slow moving cold front tracked from Lake Michigan toward Kansas and Indiana, bringing variable skies and cooler conditions.
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