Federal Probe Begins as Third Investigations Start
A federal inquiry opens as part of a triad of investigations into the New York blackout that shut power to millions. Officials plan to report in two weeks while Assemblyman Stein files a $1 billion lawsuit against Con Edison, alleging gross negligence.
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New York
Edisth Co
Consolidated Edison
Federal Power Commission
Carter
Lee Gaateas
Dunham
Northeast
Con Edison
Andrew Stein
Stein
Manhattan
Con Ed
Can Ed
Abraham D. Beame
Community Q and A in The Enterprise
Readers ask about parking for drag boat races in Oakview and local rules for yard sale style advertising. The paper notes no strict ban if traffic isn’t blocked and mentions a September start for a Solo Parents Club at the YWCA.
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Oakview
Ed Traback
Parks and Recreation Department
F.M. A
YWCA
Delores Thomas
Carter Sees No Change in Korea Withdrawal Plan
President Carter maintains the four to five year timetable to pull 33,000 U.S. ground troops from South Korea despite North Korea shooting down a CH47 Chinook helicopter. He cited South Korean defense capabilities and said no new factor from the incident alters U.S. strategy.
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Washington
Carter
U.S
South Korea
White House
Jody Powell
George Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
North Korea
Korea
Powell
Defense Dept
Robert C. Haynes
Anniston
Ala
Ron Wells
el Paso
Tex
CWO
Glenn M. Schwanke
Spring Green
Wis
Joseph A. Miles
Ind
Pentagon
United States
President backs no fault auto insurance plan
The Carter administration endorses nationwide no fault auto insurance legislation for the first time. Transportation Secretary Brock Adams tells the Senate Commerce Committee that accident victims deserve prompt compensation without liability disputes, noting flaws in the traditional system.
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Washington
White House
Transportation
Brock Adams
Senate Commerce Committee
Computers Moving Into Private Homes
Charlotte based computer makers eye the home market as sales shift from banks and space to household use. Rusty Calihan and Jim Whitman run a small shop selling devices for the average homeowner with programs for kids, games, finance, or automation. They believe customers will challenge the machine rather than have it think for them.
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Charlotte
Rusty Callihain
Calihan
Jim Whitman
Whitman
Callihan
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