Blackout Hits Midtown Manhattan Knocks Out Several Stations
A power failure at a Consolidated Edison plant plunged midtown Manhattan into darkness for over four hours on Sunday night. Nine TV stations went off air, observers at the Empire State Building faced candlelit dinners, and traffic suffered with signals down. Initial reports cited an explosion but officials attributed two short circuits. power loss was localized to portions of Times Square and affected the Empire State Building transmitters. WXTV remained on air with a bilingual alert.
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Consolidated Edison Co
Midtown Manhattan
Empire State Building
Don Edison
Times Square
Panel Set to Discuss SST Issue at KU Event
A panel on supersonic transport will close a monthly series on technology and science human issues. KU aerospace chair David Kohlman will chair with three EU faculty members Peter Hierl Jan Roskam and Richard Ruppert. The discussion is at 8 p.m. Wednesday Feb 10 Westminster Center at 12th and Oread.
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David Kohlman
Kansas University Department of Aerospace Engineering
Peter Hierl
Jan Roskam
Richard Ruppert
Westminster Center
12Th
Oread
KU students win in 17th Kansas Designer Craftsman show
Seven top prizes awarded at the Kansas Designer Craftsman Exhibition opening in the Kansas Union Gallery. KU winners include Mary Lou Waller Roy Rushfelt Thomas Turner Clif Roberts and Elaine Bagley with others receiving honorable mentions. Jurors led by KU alumnus Robert Montgomery selected 125 works across weaving sculpture ceramics glass wood and jewelry.
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Kansas
Mary Lou Waller
Roy Rushfelt
Leawood
Thomas Turner
Shawnee
Bill Bagley
Elaine Bagley
Emporia
Carlos Frey
Wayne
N.Y
Vici Goodson
Kansas City
Ronald Wyancke
Wichita
David Stuhr
1605 Tenn
York
Neb
Fred Burnett
Denver
Robert Montgomery
Indiana State University
Suit Filed Over Backed Up Sewer In Lawrence
Arthur J. Schmidt and his wife sue the City of Lawrence in Douglas County District Court seeking 4000 dollars for damages from a backed up sanitary sewer. The petition alleges refuse from All Star Daily flooded the Schmidt basement on December 10 injuring Mrs Schmidt and causing loss of heat. They claim 1500 dollars personal damages and 2500 dollars for the home.
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Arthur J. Schmidt
Douglas County
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Schmidt
Car Train Collision Kills 19 Year Old At Olmitz
A late Sunday collision at a Missouri Pacific crossing in Olmitz killed 19 year old William Jay Bahr. He died at Hoisington Hospital after the crash reported by the highway patrol.
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Highway Patrol
William Jay Bahr
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Missouri Pacific
Kansas Traffic Deaths February 5 1971 Update
Kansas highway death log reports February five 1971 total of 58 fatalities, up from 57 the prior year. Three fatalities previously unreported are now included, reflecting a comparison to February 1970.
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Topeka
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