Ohio power firms say a New York blackout is unlikely
Spokesmen from Dayton Power & Light, Ohio Edison, and others argued a massive outage in New York is improbable for Ohio systems. They cited diverse power sources, lightning protection, and cross-state interconnections, noting transmission issues rather than supply as the risk. They stressed safeguards help limit impact and allow drawing from neighboring grids.
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New York
Dayton Power & Light
Akron
Ohio Edison
Ohio
Don Edison
Dp&l
Columbus
Southern Ohio
Canton
Ohio Power
Cleveland Electric Illuminating
Cincinnati Gas & Electric
Toledo Edison
American Electric Power System
Why New York City Power Outage Probes Open
Federal officials launched a three agency inquiry into the blackout that left New York City in darkness for a day. The Federal Power Commission hearing began in Manhattan as President Carter ordered an FPC report in two weeks and Governor Carey requested a state analysis of the outage at 9 34 Wednesday night.
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New York
New York City
Federal Power Commission
Manhattan
Carter
FPC
Hugh Carey
State Public Service Commission
Flood of lawsuits looming over Con Ed after blackout
NYAP reports a flood of negligence lawsuits against Consolidated Edison as power failure losses reach into the hundreds of millions. Businesses, looters, and households suffered, with figures ranging from small claims to thousands. Con Ed cites lightning while experts and lawyers foresee massive litigation.
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New York
Consolidated Edison
Con Ed Law Department
Abraham Beame
Wall Street
American Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Con Ed
Harry
Unwed teacher reinstated after child birth dispute at North Carolina school
Mary Morehead, a South Stokes High School teacher in Danbury, won her job back and $6000 back wages after being fired in 1976 for bearing a child out of wedlock. The settlement ends a $60000 suit and adjusts district policy to bar dismissal solely for pregnancy while permitting termination for moral considerations or impaired efficiency.
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Danbury
N.C
Mary Morehead
South Stokes High School
Miss Morehead
State Association of Educators
Ron McKinney
The
Teacher Association
Quake Shakes Taiwan Offshore Hits 6.0 Magnitude
An offshore quake centered in the Pacific jolted northern and eastern Taiwan at 10 13 a m, registering 6 0 on the Richter scale. Its epicenter lay 43 miles southeast of Hualien, with no damage or injuries reported by the central weather agency.
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Taipei
Taiwan
Pacific Ocean
Central Weather Agency
Hualien
Assistant welfare director appointed in Ohio
Charles E. Noggle, 47, of Columbus, named assistant director of the Ohio Department of Public Welfare effective July 25. He had led the Toledo district since 1968.
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Columbus, Ohio
Charles E. Noggle
Ohio Department of Public Welfare
Noggle
Pert Pene
Toledo
Druggist vows Laetrile use will endure after raids
A Buckeye Lake pharmacist says government raids on his home and office will not stop Laetrile, claiming the substance works. Federal agents seized tablets and ampules at three sites in West Palm Beach and two near Columbus, with trucks needed to haul away quantities. No arrests were reported as investigators inventoryed the confiscated material amid ongoing state legislation to legalize over the counter sales.
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Washington
Steven Michaelis
Buckeye Lake
Ohio
FBI
Drug Enforcement
Michaelis
FDA
Jack Walden
West Palm Beach
Fla
Columbus
Walden
State Senate
Ohio House
Weather forecast outlines warm spell with showers
Partly cloudy skies with a chance of thundershowers tonight and Saturday. Lows in the low 70s tonight and near 90 high on Saturday. Rain chances 40 percent tonight and 50 percent Saturday. Yesterday’s high reached 95 with a 73 overnight low. The outlook calls for continued warmth through Tuesday with a chance of showers Monday.
Begin to Meet Carter in U S. Israel Plans Peace Move
Prime Minister Menahem Begin flew to the United States carrying a secret Israeli plan for Middle East peace. He said President Carter would hear concrete proposals and would meet him in New York, Washington, and the White House next week. Reports from Israeli officials and newspapers say the plan may include withdrawal from parts of the Sinai and Golan Heights in exchange for peace treaties, with possible renunciation of Israeli political control over the West Bank.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Menahem Begin
United States
Middle East
Begin
Carter
Ben-Gurion
el al
New York
Washington
White House
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Syria
Golan Heights
Sinai Peninsula
West Bank
Jordan River
Jordan
Today Inside Today Inside If you see a crime com mitted or spot suspicious activities, call this police number.
A short notice urging readers to report crimes or suspicious activity by calling the police number provided. The fragment emphasizes public safety and immediacy without detailing a specific event or location.
Power outage cuts big swath of eastern Australia
A transformer failure caused a five hour power blackout across 40,000 square miles in east central Australia affecting more than one million people. The outage hit southeastern Queensland and northern New South Wales from 2:37 a.m. to about 8 a.m., disrupting early traffic into Brisbane. Police patrolled hours after, with no looting reported.
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Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
Sydney
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