Blackout cripples New York area for hours
A massive power failure at 5 28 p m left 800 000 subway riders trapped in darkness as elevators stalled in skyscrapers and hospitals relied on candles and emergency power. Officials blamed likely equipment failures on the Canadian U S power network while President Johnson ordered a swift inquiry. Across New England and Ontario minor outages and widespread fear followed as guards were deployed and survivors recounted the night.
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Manhattan
Empire State Building
New York State
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Vermont
Rhode Island
Bay Jersey
Pennsylvania
Oea
Ontario Provice Tesen
Johnson
Walpole
New York
Boston
Cambridge
Springfield
Mass
Harlem
Syracuse University
Syracuse
N. Y
Office of Emergency Ac
OEP
Upstate New York
U. S
New York Power Authority
Clay
Johnson City
Tex
Donald Hornig
FBI
Penta Defense
Johnson Presses Response Amid Nationwide Blackout
President Johnson directed federal aid as a wide blackout disrupted major cities. White House reporters at the Driskill Hotel relayed updates while Moyers and staff coordinated relief. Army airfields opened to divert traffic and supply lines, with the Federal Power Commission carrying out a national inquiry. Johnson spoke repeatedly with New York Mayor Wagner and Governor Rockefeller.
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Johnson
Defense Department
Army Corps
Federal Power Commission
New York
Robert F. Wagner
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Personal Reporters Nose Broken in Blackout Incident
Wayne C. Sargent reports a 5:37 p.m. blackout in New York that left him with a broken nose after stumbling on a radiator. He describes relying on a loyal associate to guide him down a dark staircase and securing transport to Bellevue Hospital using a cigarette lighter for light. The emergency generator failed, forcing a four floor approach to the surgical room where the doctor attempted a fix amid poor illumination. The experience was frightening and unforgettable, he writes.
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Wayne C. Sargent
New York
UPI
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue
Hle
White House orders full resources for power outage probe
President Johnson directs the FBI, Defense Department and other agencies to aid a nationwide investigation into a major blackout. FPC and Justice Department officials, with maps and experts, coordinate on-the-ground inquiries across nine Northeastern states and with private power firms to determine causes and prevent recurrence.
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F. Stewart Brown
Commission
Bureau of Power
Justice Department
Meys
FPC
Defense Department
Texas White House
Swidler
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Defense
Johnson
Local power failure plan outlines hospital and city fixes
Local operation will activate within 15 seconds of a power loss and provide 12 hours of lighting in operating rooms corridors and stairwells. Raleigh General Hospital uses automatic dry battery generators with natural gas for kitchen and heating. Beckley Hospital uses portable wet cell batteries and gas lighting at nurse stations. WJLS radio will gain emergency gens within two weeks with federal aid. Beckley Fire Department lacks emergency power. major outages would disable fire alarms at Beckley College VA Hospital and sirens and radios.
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Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Hospital
Albert Tieche
WJLS
Conalrad
Beckley Fire Department
Beckley College
Veterans Administration ‘Hospital
Susie Gwinn Conducts Fellowship Program
Susie Gwinn led the Baptist Youth Fellowship program at Red Star Baptist Church with David Perry in charge. The meeting opened with a group hymn, prayer by Mrs. Charles Lego, and a Bible quiz after a read aloud on Solomon and Absalom. A closing prayer was offered by Rev. Cecil H. Perry. Attendees included Betty Pruitt, Vonda Phillips, Denise Criss, Cathy Evans, Donna Evans, Cathy Pruitt, Gladys Baker, Terry Phillips, David P, Steve Gwinn, Lee Criss, Gerald Higginbotham, David Pruitt, and Rev. and Mrs. Cecil H. Perry.
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RED Star
RNS
Baptist Youth Fellowship of the
Red Star Baptist Church
David Perry
Charles Lego
Susie Gwinn
Solomon
Absalom
Cecil H. Perry
Betty Pruitt
Vonda Phillips
Denise Criss
Cathy Evans
Donna Evans
Cathy Pruitt
Gladys Baker
Terry Phillips
David P
Steve Gwinn
Lee Criss
Gerald Higginbotham
David Pruitt
West Virginia Eyes Single Higher Education Board
West Virginia discussions on a single governing board for all state higher education institutions drew no opposition at a Charleston meeting of business leaders educators and officials. Concord President Joseph Marsh advocated the plan as essential, while a Charleston Gazette editorial urged WVU leadership and warned against pitting colleges against each other.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
West Virginia Committee On Higher Education
Joseph Marsh
Concord
Charleston Gazette
West Virinia University
WVU
Erhard Rejects De Gaulle Plan In Bonn Speech
Chancellor Ludwig Erhard rejected France's push to sever Europe's ties with the United States and condemned NATO discrimination against West Germany. He urged continued US cooperation, opposed De Gaulle's plan for separate alliances, and pressed for a nuclear NATO partnership and political European union. He planned to present his views to President Johnson and De Gaulle in upcoming meetings.
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UPI
Ludwig Erhard
Europe
United States
NATO
West Germany
Erhard
Charles de Gaulle
France
Union of
de Gaulle
Johnson
Washington
deGaulle
Paris
Open Heart Surgery Twins Await Coin Toss in Chicago
Wisconsin businessman J. Alvin Druyer and his wife undergo identical cardiopexy procedures in Chicago after doctors decide by coin flip who is first. Each 45 minute operation aims to restore heart blood flow using a silica sand irritant to stimulate circulation.
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Chicago
UPS
Wisconsin
J. Alvin Dru’yer
Prairie du Chien
Dru’yer
Edgewater
Decision Sunday Set By Mount Hope Advisory Board
Mount Hope Baptist Temple advisory board met at the church to designate November 21 as Decision Sunday and urge attendance at the Evangelistic Conference in Beckley on November 18 at 7 30 p m with the theme Reaching the Unreached A revival completed Sunday evening was reported with an average attendance of 106 for the past week Thanksgiving service is planned for Mount Hope Christian Church at 10 a m on November 25 Attending were Virgil Dillon chairman and a list of church members and Rev Bill L Withers
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Mount Hope
Mount Hope Baptist Temple
Beckley
Mount Hope Christian Church
Virgil Dillon
John Brady
Jack Shumate
C. Robert Angove
J. E. Richeson
John Hager
G. E. Dixon
Robert Penman
Albert Cope
I. O. Shumate
R. E. Tissue
Harry Salmon
J. C. Gwinn
J. L. Wilkins
Bill L.withers
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Mabel Davis 61
Mrs Mabel Davis 61 of 114 Meadows St died at 3 am after an extended illness. She was a member of St Matthew AME Church. Survived by husband James Davis who died in May 1963, four sons James Jr Beckley John with US Army in Germany Joe Louis Columbus Ohio Charles at home, nine daughters, a brother, four sisters, 42 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending arrangements.
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Meadows St
St. Matthew Ame
James Davis
James Jr
Beckley
John
U.S. Army
Germany
Joe Louis
Columbus
Ohio
Charles
Ernestine Austin
Sullivan
Aeson
Annie Washington
Jeanette Butler
Sadie Reynolds
Zel‘ma Mitchell
New York
Violet Cox
Virginia ‘Davis
Cleveland
Betty Wilson
Umbus
George Bell
Susie
Viole Martin
Cinderella Jones
Chicago
Pricella
Huff
Anawalt
Final rites for Gilmer Wilson Thomas held Thursday
Funeral services for Gilmer Wilson Thomas 48 of Sprague were set for 1 p.m. Thursday at the First Assembly of God Church with Rev. T M Waldron presiding. Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery. He died Monday at a local hospital after an apparent heart attack. The casket would remain at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home until one hour before services. Pallbearers listed were Johnny Haydon Tom Haydon Charlie Zemerick John Frazier Ernest Brown John Summers Bennington and Stanley Booty.
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Gilmer Wilson Thomas
Sprague
First
Assembly of God Church
T. M. Waldron
Sunset Memorial Park
Thomas
Rose and Quesenberry
Rae
Johnny Haydon
Tom Haydon
Charlie Zemerick
John Frazier
Ernest Brown
John Summers
Bennington
Stanley Booty
Blackout sparks federal response and panic caution
United Press International reports New York elevator passengers endured a 25th floor power outage with jokes and songs. President Johnson orders a massive federal investigation highlighting the outage’s impact on safety and defense, while House subcommittee chair Walter Rogers calls for a congressional inquiry. Tass notes quiet streets in New York with no signs of public panic.
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United Press International
New York City
Louis Latt
Empire State Building
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Moscow
Tass
Northeast
New York
Peking Word Awaited on UN Seat Proposal
UNITED NATIONS UPI reports Peking’s ruling on a draft UN General Assembly resolution to seat Communist China. Cambodia and Albania lead sponsors seeking a wording that maximizes votes while avoiding explicit expulsion of Nationalist China on Taiwan.
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UPI
Peking
China
Tate
General Assembly
Cambodia
Albania
Rain Brings Slight Relief To Forests In West Virginia
Rain showers slowed forest fires Tuesday in West Virginia with 11 new blazes and 62 carryovers. Most fires were controlled overnight, though 17 remained active. Kanawha led in fires, followed by Lincoln and Wayne Counties, as foresters warned of more fires once forests dry. Investigations into possible arson are ongoing by Natural Resources officials.
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United Press International
West Virginia
Asher Kelly
Mountain State
Kanawha
Lincoln
Wayne
Kelly
Natural Resources Department
Israeli Ambassador to Denmark Dies at Home
Yehuda Harry Levin aged 58, Israel's ambassador to Denmark, died Tuesday at his residence. Levin had served as a correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune in Israel from 1929 to 1947. Fellow obituaries note his diplomatic service and long journalism career.
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New York
UPI
Earl E. T. Smith
U.S
Cuba
New York Journal-American
Copenhagen
Denmark
Yehuda Harry Levin
Levin
Israel
The
New York Herald Tribune
Aircraft pioneer Rohr dies at 69 in San Diego
San Diego notices the death of Frederick H. Rohr, an aircraft and aerospace pioneer who helped build Charles Lindberghs Spit here. He died at age 69 after a long career in aviation development and design.
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San Diego, Calif
UPI
Frederick H. Rohr
Charles Lindbergh
Americans win large Viet Cong battle in Zone D
American forces of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, after a brutal five and a half hour clash, annihilated a well equipped Viet Cong battalion in Zone D. Nearly 400 Communist dead. American casualties described as moderate. Helicopters evacuated wounded to Bien Hoa.
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173 Airborne Brigade
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Bien Hoa
San
Stafford man jailed for Christmas break in at school
William Bonner of Stafford England received a three month sentence after breaking into a school to spend Christmas behind bars. The incident was reported by UPI and occurred on a Monday in local court.
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Stafford
England
UPI
William Bonner
Chance Snook
Tex
Snook Jaybirds
Rock Island
Snook
Average homemaker washes dishes 1095 times yearly
The statement claims that an average American homemaker with a family of four washes dishes 1095 times per year. It presents a yearly total without citing a source or context.
Government Power Play Squeezes Aluminum Industry
The Office of Emergency Planning authorized sale of 300000 tons of aluminum from government stockpiles, a surprise move seen as a government power play to blunt recent price increases. Immediate sale of 100000 tons. 200000 more planned by year end with further bids possible, aiming to pressure market prices.
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Washington
UPI
Office of Emergency Planning
OEP
Robert S. Mefense
Buford Ellington
Arsenal Found In Western Ky. Student's Room
Terry Alan Herzog 17 of Middletown Ohio jailed in Bowling Green after police found 99 sticks of dynamite 2 rolls of fuses 90 blasting caps a loaded 25 caliber pistol a switchblade and more in his Western Kentucky State College dorm room He faced charges including causing an explosion making a fraudulent license application and carrying a concealed weapon Police linked him to an Emery Dent Bridge blast nearby and noted several ID cards and a claim of being a demolitions expert.
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Bowling Green
UPI
Terry Alan Herzog
Middletown
Ohio
Western Kentucky State College
Herzog
Alan Glenn Corcoran
Kentucky
Emery Dent Bridge
U.S. 31- W
U.S. Army
Corcoran
Great Lakes
Eisenhower Treated After Chest Pain At Augusta Visit
Former President Eisenhower experiences chest pains during Augusta golf trip. He is hospitalized in a five room suite with oxygen, reports say he is alert and in good spirits after rest. His son John notes recovery appears favorable as observations remain cautious.
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Mattingly
Eisenhower
Iser
Augusta National Golf Course
Ft. 6
Mamie
John
Baptist Workers Plan Yule Programs
Red Star Baptist Workers Conference met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Reese Fitzgerald. The program included a reading of When Sin Wrecks the Home and scripture, with prayers by Mrs. James Evans Jr. and Mrs. Charles Lego. Lloyd Phillips led the business session. plans for a Christmas play were set with each teacher to present a class program.
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RED Star
RNS
Red Star Baptist Workers Conference
Reese Fitzgerald
James Evans Jr
Reefe Fitzgerald
Charles Lego
Lloyd Phillips
Clinton Criss
Cecil H. Perry
Fitzgerald
van Pruitt
Indicted for Murder in Beating Death Case
A Tyler County grand jury indicted James A. Galloway a 28 year old Moundsville man on first degree murder charges for beating Clemma Otto S. to death during a July drinking bout at Saffle's home in Tyler County. He faces trial in Tyler County Circuit Court on December 16.
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Middlebourne
UPI
Tyler County
Moundsville
James A. Galloway
Chares
Clemma Otto S
Saffle
Solon Promises Long, Hard Look at Power Failure
Washington lawmakers promise a long hard look into the northeast blackout. Rep Walter Rogers chair of the House Commerce power subcommittee says Congress will re examine basic premises of power policy and act quickly on necessary legislation. Sen Jack Miller agrees an inquiry is needed into civilian and military aspects of the failure.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Walter Rogers
D-Tex
House Commerce Committee
Rogers
Iit
Texas Democrat
Jack R. Miller
Iowa
Miller
Senate Armed Services Committee
Power outage spurs 1000 free candles at tiny New York shop
Quirks FREE CANDLES near the Empire State Building gave away 1,000 candles worth 250 dollars after an epic northeast blackout jammed its electric cash register. David Cohen reported the loss of sales and the free handout amid the largest regional power failure on record.
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Free Candles
New York
UPI
Empire State Building
David Cohen
Fast Freight Derails Narrow Escape for Crew
A Chicago to Norfolk fast freight collided with an unoccupied switching car this morning near Clifton W Va injuring three crewmen Ed Riley 59 suffered chest shoulder and hand injuries Ralph Knapp 30 ankle and hip injuries and Harry Haysfell Addison Ohio facial lacerations and abrasions none believed seriously hurt all crewmen in good condition at a local hospital Damages to the freight engine described as extensive New York Central officials could not immediately estimate impact speed
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UPI
New York Central Railroad
Ed Riley
Clifton
W. Va
Ralph Knapp
Lanesville
Ohio
Harry Haysfell
Addison
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