Blackout Grips New York City Triggers Emergency Declared
Lightning hit power lines and stations plunging New York City into a total blackout at 9 34 p m. Beame declared a state of emergency and urged stay at home as 2 000 were arrested for looting and most areas slowly regained power by noon leaving Lower Manhattan still dark. Subways and rail service faced restoration delays as streets emptied and residents adapted with flashlights and candles.
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New York
Abraham D. Beame
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Lower Manhattan
Rockefeller Center
Beame
Consolidated Edison
New Jersey
World Trade Center
North Korea Says US Copter Violated Air Space
President Carter described the Chinook incident as a navigational error during a routine flight from the West to East coast of Korea. North Korea claimed the helicopter intruded deeply and was armed, killing three crewmen, wounding one, and capturing another. Panmunjom talks were urged, with a meeting pushed up from Friday.
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Washington
North Korea
U.S
Carter
Ing
Panmunjom
White House
Korea
Kansas school budgets rise as enrollment falls
Kansas general fund budgets for school districts rose 46 percent over five years while statewide student enrollment declined. The study, prepared for a legislative committee, shows budgets increased $163.8 million from 1972-73 to 1976-77 despite a roughly 8 percent drop in enrollment. The School District Equalization Act capped budget growth, aiming to narrow per pupil spending gaps between rich and poor districts.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Washington
Census Bureau
Arno I. Winward
Special Committee On Education
Department of Education and Legislative Staff
Department
Legislative Staff
Post Auditor Seeks Shakeup of State Licensing Boards
Topeka AP reports Richard Brown, Kansas legislative post auditor, plans to recommend major reform of state licensing and regulatory agencies. He cites excess fees, poor bookkeeping, and autonomous boards, targeting about 10 occupational licensing, seven health boards, and four financial regulators for consolidation or abolition. Agencies push back, arguing professional autonomy and self-regulation persist. The article notes a partially favorable county forecast with scattered storms and warm temperatures.
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Topeka
Kan
Richard Brown
Board of Veterinary Examiners
Board of Dental Examiners
Kansas Athletic Commission
Legislative Post
Brown
Legislative Post Audit Committee
Undertaker
SRS
Lightning Outage Halts Power in New York City Area
Ten million people lost power on a hot humid night as a thunderstorm damaged transmission lines and a main transformer exploded. Con Ed officials blamed the failure on lightning protection devices failing to operate while heat and high demand limited support from other utilities. The Buchanan transformer fire sparked a plant shutdown and raised load on alternate plants.
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New York
Consolidated Edison
Joyce Tucker
Con Ed
Charles F. Luce
Westchester County
New York City
Upstate
Luce
Buchanan
Seek Gas Rehearing in Oklahoma City
Cities Service Gas Co seeks a Federal Power Commission rehearing after a June order to halt new customers. Public relations executive Harry Ford says a Wyoming drilling program provides financing for a partner and could add about 6.5 trillion cubic feet of gas, doubling reserves and extending supply to about 20 years if successful.
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Oklahoma City
Ap) Cities Service Gas Co
Federal Power Commission
Harry Ford
Wyoming
Ford
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East Harlem
Upper West Side
Bronx
Con Edison
Staten Island
Queens
United Nations Command
Seoul
City of
Ottawa
Memorial Auditorium
City Commission
Lisa Longmeyer
Franklin County
Post
Umpires & Executioners
L. D. Jernigan
Jernigan
Harlan Burns
Dianna J. Hillebert
Commission
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