Winter Cold Snap Slows Clocks and Freezes Coal Piles
The bitter cold across the East and Midwest lowered power demand and forced interregional energy transfers. Clocks ran slow by about 27.7 seconds on average as coal stockpiles froze solid, slowing boilers. Weather officials called the conditions typical for midwinter while forecasting slight relief soon amid ongoing snow and wind.
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Power Drain Forces Utilities To Buy Electricity
The two day cold wave drove record power demand from Michigan to the Carolinas. Utilities in Pennsylvania Maryland Ohio and West Virginia faced coal stockpile freezes and cut generating capacity. Ohio Power and Allegheny grid warned of cuts while Virginia to Michigan utilities bought power from PJM and New York State Power Pool. Governors and engineers urged reduced consumption to avert more outages.
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Injunction Issued Over Snow Removal Strikes in Beaver Falls
City officials in Beaver Falls obtained a court injunction to stop striking street workers from hindering snow removal. The order was issued Tuesday for 23 public works employees who walked out January 1 after their contract expired. The workers belong to the United Steelworkers.
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Japan Motor Vehicle Registrations Reach 3.52 Million in 1977
The Society of Automobile Dealers reported 3,521,783 new car registrations in Japan for 1977, up from 1976. The brief note also references daily high and low temperatures, precipitation, and sky conditions outlook for the next day.
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