Northeast storm leaves thousands without power
Utility crews repair downed lines after a severe spring snowstorm across the Northeast. Boston Edison reports about 20,000 customers without electricity, with Newton and surrounding suburbs hit hard by fallen trees. Rhode Island also reports outages, while Connecticut faces agricultural damage and asks about federal aid.
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Massachusetts
Boston Edison Co
Harriet Stanley
Boston Edison
Stanley
Boston
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Mass
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National
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Ella T. Grasso
Shade Tobacco Growers
Florida Keys
Wright to chair water rights panel in California
Retired state Chief Justice Donald R. Wright was named by Gov. Brown to head a blue ribbon commission reviewing California water rights law. The panel, including 11 members, will study and recommend revisions with a report due by June 30, 1978.
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James A. Cobey
State Court of Appeal
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Ira J. Chrisman
Visalia
State Water Commission
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Lafayette
League of Women Voters
Arthur Littleworth
Riverside
Marianne Mark
Palo Alto
Sierra Club
The
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Dixon
University of California
Thomas M. Zuckerman
Stockton
Ronald Robie
John F. Bryson
State Water Resources Control Board
Carter legislative program gains balanced by setback
President Carter saw parts of his agenda advance in Congress while facing notable setbacks. Key actions included a billion dollar public works bill moving toward his signature, while the government funding for plutonium support drew a direct House rebuke.
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