Federal Probe Seeks Cause and Cure for Power Failure
The Federal Power Commission under President Johnson opened an immediate probe to find the cause of the northeastern blackout. Chairman Swidler led a meeting with industry executives and staff, aided by White House adviser Hornig, as the search for remedies continues. Niagara Mohawk vice president Slater denied faults in upstate New York and stressed the vast, integrated power system across Canada and New York State. He noted restoration to all customers by the previous night and cautioned the investigation would take hours or days to determine what happened.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Johnson
Joseph C. Swidler
New York City
Northeast
White House
Donald C. Hornig
Harry G. Slater
Niagara- Mohawk Power Corp
New York
Salter
Office of Emergency Planning
OEP
Niagara Falls
Slater
New York State Power Authority
State Power Authority
Upstate
Canada
New York State
New E Eocent
Ontario
Pennsylvania
Blackout in New York Narrows to Power Flow Crisis
Con Ed officials describe the rapid northern power loss that overwhelmed automatic controls and caused a broad blackout. They explain the start up of plants, steam in boilers, and turbine ramping as essential steps before generating power again. The failure saw 0.3 to 0.5 million kilowatts shift, reverse flow, and force the CANUSE disconnection. Indian Point was down for a reactor refit and Brooklyn plants had been shut for pollution controls.
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Con Ed
Hoppin
Nellis
New York City
Brooklyn
Com
Wells
Niagara - Mohawk Co
Syracuse
New York
Eisenhower Suffering Coronary Insufficiency Not Heart Attack
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remained under observation after a 30 minute episode described as coronary insufficiency not a heart attack. Doctors reported improvement, no chest pains since Tuesday morning, and that he would sit up later as tests noted a prior 1955 heart attack. Blood pressure stable at 145 and he feeds himself, hospital stay at least 36 hours with no heart muscle damage.
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Augusta
Upi
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Eisenhower
Augusta National Golf Club
Mamie
Mattingly
Washington
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Weather Summary for Beckley and Vicinity
Cloudy and cool with periods of light rain this afternoon and tonight. High today around 48 with a low near 38. rain ends then partial clearing and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon with highs in the low 50s. Beckley last 24 hours shows 45 at 11:30 a.m. and 38 at 11 p.m. River conditions Greenbrier below normal and clear. Lake normal and clear. new gauge at Hinton 2.0 ft. Five day forecast: WV near normal highs 56 to 36 in the south and 54 to 29 in the north. warmer Thursday, colder Friday and Saturday, then again Monday. rainfall 0.5 to 0.75 inch Thursday night and Friday, possibly Sunday or Monday.
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Beckley
Hinton
Gila Bend
Ariz
Roseau
Minn
West Virginia
Marcos Ahead In Philippines Election Lead
Manila reports Sen. Ferdinando E. Marcos held a lead over President Diosdado Macapagal as about 49 percent of ballots were counted. Marcos had 1,920,766 votes to 1,505,548 for Macapagal, with Nacionalista strong in five senate races but liberals ahead for 104 House seats. Urban margins favored Macapagal. rural results awaited.
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Manila
UPI
Ferdinando E. Marcos
Diosdado Macapagal
The
Philippines
Macapagal
Marcos
Nacionalista Party
Liberal Party
Nacionalista
Guinea Plot Smashed in Conakry Government Broadcast
The government of Guinea says it has smashed a plot to overthrow President Sekou Toure. A Conakry broadcast said the central committee of the ruling Democratic Party ordered the arrest of several coup plotters amid signs of political trouble in Guinea.
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Abidjan
Ivory Coast
UPI
West African Republic of Guinea
Sekou Toure
Conakry
Democratic Party
Guinea
Marines Hunt Reds Near Chu Lai Base in Viet Nam
U S Marines landed twelve miles north of Chu Lai airbase to seek a Communist force estimated up to four thousand. A Soviet freighter shadowed the operation for seven hours and kept outside the three mile limit before vanishing. The action followed reports of Viet Cong units in the area and comes amid high casualties last week across various engagements near Pleime and Qui Nhon.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Chu Lai
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Qui Nhon
U S To Open Youth Center Here Dec 1
The U S Bureau of Labor and the Department of Employment Security establish a Youth Opportunity Center to aid ages 16 to 21. C D Neal of Fayetteville is named manager with a staff of 10 including Dodson, counselors, secretaries, a placement specialist and employer relations representative.
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U. S. Bureau of Labor
Department of Employment Security
Phillip D. Dodson
Dodson
The
Register
C. D. Neal
Fayetteville
Beckley Center
West Virginia
Charleston
Beckley
Raleigh County Community Action Association
Welfare Department
Princeton
Huntington
Wyoming Youth Corps Grant Funds 150 Youth in County
Wyoming County will receive 105470 for the Neighborhood Youth Corps to aid 150 disadvantaged youths. The grant was announced by Senators Ives and Randolph. The program, operated by Wyoming County Board of Education, is supervised by Guidance Director B R Bailey. A parallel grant for Mingo County totals 89170 supporting 200 students.
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Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County
Robert Ives
Jennings Randolph
George M. Nolley
Wyoming County Board of Education
B. R. Bailey
Byrd and
Randolph
Mingo County
Mingo
Blakely Hospitalized Arson Hearing Set Back
William Blakely of Beckley facing arson charges for a and a fire at the A-1 Body Shop on Oct. 30. Magistrate Burke said a physician’s letter to Charleston’s St. Francis Hospital indicates Blakely was hospitalized. he was admitted Friday and discharged Tuesday.
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William Blakely
Beckley
W. A
Gene) Burke
Burke
St. Francis Hospital
Charleston
Blakely
A-1
Officials Claim Critical Operations Wouldn't Stop If It Happened Here
Beckley officials say in a major power failure hospitals telephones and key stations would run on emergency generators. Appalachian Power Cam crews would locate the fault while diesel generators keep telephone offices and hospitals lit. Hospitals in Beckley ARH and VA hospital rely on generators. testing and fuel stocks ensure operation during an outage.
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Teek Rice Register
Beckley
New York
Northeast
John Gates
Gates
Chesapeake l
Potomac Telephone Colny
Robert Cunningham
Cunningham
Council Votes Approval Of Bolstered Lay Role
Vatican City UPI reports the Ecumenical Council approved the decree On the Apostolate of the Laity by a vote of 2201 to 2. The measure strengthens lay participation in church affairs and marks the seventh decree completed in this session.
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Vatican City
UPI
Ecumenical Council
Power Failure Blamed On Wide Scale Blackout
New York and eight states faced a massive outage as 30 million people lost power after a single mishap. Restoration began in the evening but transit snarls persisted in New York City. Authorities ordered a full investigation while Congress vowed to review defenses and reliability. One death was attributed to a burglary during the blackout.
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New York
UPI
America
Canada
New York City
Washington
New England
Long Island Rail Road
Johnson acts fast after national blackout report
President Johnson, driving near his ranch, heard the bulletin of a broad power outage. He used his car radio to contact Washington and pressed McNamara Ellington and Jac ko for rapid federal action, then moved to the ranch office to coordinate inquiries and relief efforts.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
United States
Tthe Communications Center
Washington
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Buford Ellington
Office of Emergency Planning
Joseph Jacko
Pedernales River
Marvin Watson
Mies
Smith And Bateman To Confer On Lakin
Gov. Hulett C. Smith meets today with Dr. Mildred Bateman state mental health director and officials to plan corrections at Lakin State Hospital after a grand jury found filth stench sex problems and neglect. The governor will set deadlines for fixes while Bateman cites budget and staffing shortages as causes.
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Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
Mildred Bateman
Lakin State
Lakin
Bateman
Belle Man Killed In Crash Near Turnpike Entrance
Earl Abbston, 44, of Belle was killed Tuesday when his car hit a road divider on U S 60 near the West Virginia Turnpike entrance southeast of here. The death raises the state's toll for the year to 388.
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Charleston
UPI
Earl Abbston
Belle
U. S. 60
West Virginia Turnpike
Here
Great White Way Goes Black in Major NYC Outage
New York City plunged into darkness as a massive power failure halted Broadway’s lights and the city’s subway system. Elevators stopped, traffic chaos ensued, and thousands were stranded. residents, officials, and visitors reacted with a mix of alarm and stoic pragmatism as gas lamps and flashlights filled the streets.
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Frederick H. Treesh
New York
UPI
Harlem
Amsterdam Avenue
Broadway
23Rd Street
Grand Central
Lexington Avenue
Grand Central Subway
Ane
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Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
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James A. Brown
Chelsea
Mass
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D-Tex
House Commerce Committee
Congress
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Tage Erlander
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Kenneth Keating
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Smithstown
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