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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1977
Page
2
In Harlem, looters broke through a bent security gate to ransack a shoe store as a citywide power failure left New York in darkness. About 2,000 arrests reported across the metropolitan area amid the chaos.
Belgrade dispatch says a U S Soviet deadlock over a Helsinki follow up conference has eased. Nine neutral nations proposed a plan to finish by December 15 with five working groups to examine Helsinki provisions and human rights.
A transformer explosion caused a 9 34 p m blackout across New York City and Westchester as Con Ed workers tried to restart the system. Ravenswood in Queens tripped, leaving only limited power and prompting load shedding to stabilize the grid.
The blackout halted power as lightning struck lines north of the city causing Con Edison failures. Beame urged essential work only while subways and elevators stalled. Power began returning in Jamaica Queens and Westchester with trains, airports, and tunnels disrupted. Public order was strained with looting in some areas. National Guard alerted.
A Braniff International Airlines 727 carrying 63 passengers and seven crew members made a controlled emergency landing at Memphis International Airport after the right main gear jammed. Ground crews deployed foam on the runway. the plane landed on the left gear and passengers evacuated safely by emergency chutes.
Stewart Jr. of North Carolina becomes chairman of the Southern Regional Education Board's legislative advisory council after a three day meeting in Point Clear Alabama. The board includes 70 educators politicians and laymen from 14 southern states. Debates over private college faculty unionization featured John Silber warning of bankruptcy and mediocrity while Robert Nielsen of the AFT defended unions as a conservative force to preserve the status quo.
White House spokesman says the unarmed helicopter crossed the demarcation line near Pyongtaek and was approached by North Korean forces. He notes an apparent gunfire exchange but no clear on scene weapon details. The craft landed briefly, was inspected, then shot down.
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The New York and American Stock Exchanges were closed by a massive power failure in New York City causing no stock quotations to appear in today’s paper. The outage disrupted trading and affected financial markets across the city and region.
General Warner discusses fears over women in frontline positions while praising servicewomen in non combat duties. He cites chivalry and infantry life as obstacles, noting men would disrupt women’s effectiveness in combat and suggesting support roles for women.
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