Power firms strengthen grids after New York blackout
Utilities nationwide cite lessons from the 1977 New York outage while bolstering load shedding, simulators, and remote controls. Detroit Edison, FP&L, and L A DWP report faster response times and upgraded centers. Con Ed notes protected reserves but warns no blackout guarantees.
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Dave Nevins
National Electric Reliability Council
Associated Press
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Irv Levine
San Francisco
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Idaho
Wyoming
South Dakota
Wounded youth dies after shooting at seminary prep student
Hugh McEvoy died from a brain bullet wound after a 13 year old boy allegedly shot him for laughing at him. The attacker, with a violent past, faces an 18 month Family Court limit. Police arrested another 16 year old present at the scene. names withheld. McEvoy’s death shifts the charge to murder.
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New York
Hugh McEvoy
McEvoy
St. Luke's Hospital
Passman seeks home trial for bribery case
Former Rep Orton Passman asks to move his bribery trial from Washington to Louisiana citing witness location lower costs and Passman's poor health His lawyers argue staying near home is humane while prosecutors want the trial in Washington They allege payments from Tong Sun Park to influence rice sales to Seoul and tax evasion on part of the funds
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Washington
Ortor Passman
Louisiana
Justice Department
Passman
Barnard promotes healthy living in Greece center
South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard plans a free international center for preventive medicine in Kos. He envisions a $17 million complex with 850 beds to teach proper eating, exercise, and smoking cessation. Barnard will donate his services as financing comes from business, banking, government, and private sources.
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Greece
Christiaan Barnard
Barnard
Aegean
Kos
Hippocrates
Father of Medicine
Tammy Wynette Weds Fifth Husband George Richey
Tammy Wynette married George Richey, her business manager, in a 20 minute beachfront ceremony in Jupiter Florida. Wynette, a four time CMA top female vocalist, has had five marriages and is known for hits including Were Gonna Hold on to Each Other Divorce Stand By Your Man.
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Jupiter, Fla
Tammy Wynette
Country Music Association
Richey
Miss Wynette
Germans cheated by NYC taxi ride to Edgewater
Ernst and Else Albert, visiting from Einsiederhof, paid a disputed $175 fare for a 20 mile Kennedy Airport to Edgewater trip in a New York yellow cab. The couple, who spoke little English, filed a complaint with the Taxi and Limousine Commission, saying the ride should cost about $35. They aim to identify the driver and company.
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Edgewater N.J
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Albert
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Einsiederhof
Frankfurt
William
Hedwig
Edgewater
William Albert
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Queens-Midtown
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