Heat Wave Smog Triggers Power Strain Across East
A severe heat wave causes smog and power shortages. New York City faces unhealthy air and a 5 percent voltage drop while Consolidated Edison limits supply. Detroit Edison and Consumers Power cut voltages. Rhode Island and New England report outages amid record peak demand.
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Health Department
District of Columbia
David Dejulio
Council of Governments
New York
Ontario
Canada
National Weather Service
Albany
N.Y
Baltimore
Consolidated Edison Co
New York City
Westchester County
Dutchess County
Fair Detroit Edison
Consumers Power Companies
Michigan
Consumers Company
Palisades
Massachusetts
Somerset
New England
Potomac Electric Power Co
Washington
Heavy Rainfall Totals Reported Across Area
Rain totals varied with several readings near an inch and higher as flooding concerns rose. KFYO transmitter at 82nd Street and Quaker Avenue logged .68 inches by midnight while Hart reported 1.75 inches as rains began around 2:60 p.m. and lingered late. National Weather Service forecast a 4 percent chance of rain today and zero tonight through Saturday.
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Kfyo Radio
82Nd Street
Quaker Avenue
Meadow
Hart
Smeer
Tauubbock
National Weather Service
Mir
NWS
South Plains
Palmer County
Texas
Curry County
New Mexico
Clovis
Curry
Roosevelt
Quay
Rahn
Victoria
Panhandle
Wildorado
Amarillo
Dalhart
San Jon
City considers flood plan and insurance options
City Council approved a March resolution to seek federal flood insurance and adopt land use controls by December 1975. The plan outlines floodplain development limits, insurance premiums of 40 to 60 cents per $100, and a borrower pays 2 percent or $500 minimum in a flood. Extensive rainfall, tornado warnings, and statewide storms affect the region with varied totals and road flooding reported.
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Willie Watson
Playa Lakes
Quaker Avenue
Turner
Texas
Wilkes-Barre Recovers After Agnes Flood Fallout
Wilkes-Barre Pa fights back from Agnes floodwaters with streets piled in mud. only two of about 50 downtown shops open. Civil defense chief notes 7 to 9 percent of recovery, while 2,500 people in Red Cross shelters and thousands more in trailers seek housing. Electricity, telephones, and sewage services stagger toward restoration as residents rebuild.
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Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Riverside Drives
Public Square
Nicholas H. Sonchik
Luzerne County
Civil Defense
Red Cross
SUI
Cease-Fire Standoff Delays Indochina Peace Talks
The talks stall over a Vietnam cease-fire with no dates. Porter and South Vietnamese ambassador press for an internationally supervised halt, while Thuy and Nguyen Thi Binh demand agreement on all military and political questions first.
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Vietnam
Porter
Pham Dang Lam
Indochina
Thuy
Nguyen Thi Binh
Viet Cong
United States
South Vietnam
Neuyen van Thieuw
U.S
Shootout Report Details in Drug Case Investigation
Special Agent in Charge Robert A. Stevenson said the incident involved Lopez wounding agents Baghi Oswald and Chambers before being shot again. The 38 caliber pistol figure and threat to Jesse Torrez are noted as part of the case. The heroin seized totaled 27,572 doses with a street value of $164,000 as the investigation continues.
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Lopez
Baghi
Oswald
Chambers Andoas
Jesse Torrez
Gonzalez
Dlousion
Robert A. Stevenson
District 7 Customs
Brownsville
Stevenson
Change of venue likely in Lubbock for Carver murder case
In the Carver case Judge Davison weighs a venue change after witnesses supported Lubbock as fair. Defense argues extensive coverage and riots taint the trial. prosecution notes the motion rests on riot coverage rather than case facts. Judge to rule by Monday.
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Lubbock
Carver
Willie Ray Collier
Dunbar High School
Leah Forrest
Jack Bryant
Kivents
Bill Murphy
Murphy
East Lubbock
Davison
Shallowater
Collier
Lubbock County
John Clinton
Clifford Brown
Odom
Senate approves $2.20 minimum wage in Senate vote
The Senate backed a $2.20 hourly minimum wage with amendments delaying its full effect for workers and expanding coverage. The measure would raise pay for about 7.4 million workers, including 1.4 million public employees and 1.2 million domestic workers, while exempting small, owner-operated stores. McGovern aligned with AFL CIO to support the Democratic measure after the administration bill failed by 47 to 46.
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Peter HL Dominick
Colv
Robert Taft
Ohio
Charles H. Percy
Robert T. Stafford
Labor Committee
McGovern
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Custer
S.C
Afl-Cio
Europe markets react as Fed intervenes to defend dollar
The Federal Reserve buys dollars to support the currency amid Smithsonian Agreement tensions with EEC states ready to float their currencies. Treasury and Fed officials publicly disagree on policy shifts while President Nixon and George P. Shultz approve. The dollar jumped to 3 more marks before retreating as traders blamed artificial pricing and speculation.
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Mon Market
EEC
U.S
Nixon
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Central Bank
Arthur F. Burns
Burns
Federal Reserve
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