Britain Hit by Widespread Blackout Across The Nation
London reports a quarter of Britain without power as a third day of by the book wage slowdown triggers emergency cuts. Cars crawl in jams as lights fail and candlelight returns to homes and restaurants amid freezing temperatures and urgent conservation appeals. The Army ferries generators to hospitals and London TV transmitters go dark for 30 minutes.
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London
UPI
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
Fleet Street
United Press International
Leeds Central Electricity Generating Board
Army
Nixon avoids press clashes as conferences thin and aides pose
Washington report notes President Nixon plans a news conference after four months while White House communications lag. Compared with past presidents, Nixon hosts few conferences, signaling reluctance to face reporters and maintain direct public dialogue despite admired East Room appearances.
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Helen Thomas Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
John E. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy
Johnson
Strikers Hit Dworshak Dam Violence
About 80 laborers walked off at Dworshak Dam in Idaho in a jurisdictional dispute. 35 carpenters refused to cross the picket line. Project manager Donald O’Hagan said the illegal walkout is hurting operations and preventing concrete pours. Work continues with 275 workers remaining until settlement or stoppage.
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Orofino
Idaho
UPI
Drowshak Dam
Donald O’hagan
Dworshak
Clearwater River
O’hagan
Caterpillar Law Puzzles Seattle Police Chief
Seattle police chief George Tielsch, new to the city from Garden Grove California, wrestles with a city Caterpillar law that requires residents to keep trees free of caterpillars. He says the rule seems odd and suggests delegating enforcement to another department while lawfully expanding patrols.
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Seattle
Wash
UPI
George Tielsch
Tielsch
Garden Grove
Calif
Lewiston Idaho Narcotics Sweep Nets More Suspects
Five more suspects were arrested in the Lewiston Clarkston narcotics roundup bringing total arrests since Monday to nine in the area. Dana Brown 18 Lewiston and a 17 year old juvenile were among those detained. Brown faces importation and sale charges. the juvenile is held on two counts of LSD sale to an undercover officer. Three men turned themselves in to Asotin County Washington officers and are jailed on narcotics charges.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Cupit
Dana
Brown
Asotin County
Wash
Herb Reeves
Mark Lawrence
Ferdinand
Terry Litchfield
Grangeville
John
Bell
Clarkston
Dwaine Ailer
EP Reevess Thielt
Asotin
Ailer
Snake River
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Bonnie Stone
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Alder
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Firestone
Jack Berger
Sandpoint
Irene Cook
Pine Tree
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