Florida Power Outage Hits 3 Million in South Florida
A $50 relay switch failure caused a seven hour blackout across 15 000 square miles from Marathon to Naples leaving 3 million people without power. Hospitals and gas stations froze positions as generators failed and banks could not process deposits. Emergency services kept operations by flashlight at Mt Sinai Hospital.
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Florida
Miramar
Fort Lauderdale
Carolyn Cutting
Miami Beach
Mt. Sinai Hospital
FPL
Marathon
Florida Keys
St. Lucie
Fort Pierce
Naples
Gulf Coast
Franklin City Council approves transfer for Community Center repairs
Franklin City Council agrees to move up to 5000 from demolition funds to fix the Hollywood Community Center at 101 Walnut St. to satisfy fire code needs and keep Head Start and social services open while HUD approval is sought. Debate centers on sharing costs with township and county for services serving non city residents.
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Franklin Community Center
Walnut St
Hollywood
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Harold Callahan
Joe Baxter
Baxter
River St
River Street
Georgia Pacific Corp
Hollywood Center
Y Callahan
Herbert Swiger
Supreme Court lets ruling stand on pregnancy firing
The Supreme Court declines to hear Martin Sweets Co appeal, leaving intact the sixth circuit ruling that single women cannot be fired for pregnancy as sex discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Rose Jacobs received back pay of 7500 dollars. The decision signals ongoing use of the circuit ruling in future cases despite no high court ruling.
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Supreme Court
Martin Sweets Co
Louisville
Rose M Jacobs
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Miss Jacobs
Martin Sweets
House of Representatives
Senate
American Airlines
Trans World Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Judge weighs plea for girl to join Aurora High graduation
Ravenna Ohio Portage County Common Pleas Court Judge Joseph Kainrad reviewed Patricia Anewalt's request to participate in Aurora High School's June 5 commencement. He had earlier allowed her to obtain a cap and gown but did not set a decision date after the hearing. Anewalt, 18, completed credits for a diploma and left school in February to start college at Lakeland Community College on March 29.
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Portage County
Common Pleas Court
Joseph Kainrad
Patricia Anewalt
Aurora
Kainrad
Anewalt
Lakeland Community College
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