New York Still Powerless After Massive Blackout
City reels from lightning triggered outage that froze subways and markets. Officials say full power may not return until after dark as Con Edison faces a probe and Beame urges accountability. Police report 2000 arrests and 1500 fire alarms. beaches closed due to sewage concerns.
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Beame
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New Rochelle
Larchmont
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Special Board of Inquiry
Con Edison
Federal Power Commission
Valley utilities say blackout unlikely in area
Arizona Public Service and Salt River Project officials argued the region avoids New York style outages due to differences in networks interconnections with other utilities in 13 western states and British Columbia. They cite supervisory control, remote rerouting, and backup relays as preventing long lasting outages though rare cascades are possible under severe conditions.
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Lon Miller
SRP
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British Columbia
New York
Miller
New York City
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Nurses Free on Bond In Poisoning Case
A U S District Court judge allowed two nurses Leonora Perez 33 and Filipina Narciso 31 to remain free on bond despite government objections. Each posted 75000 dollars bond while awaiting further proceedings in the hospital poisoning case.
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Detroit
U.S. District Court
Philip Pratt
Leonora Perez
Filipina Narciso
Labor Organizer Pleads Innocent in Bramlet Killing Case
Thomas Hanley, a Las Vegas labor organizer, pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and murdering union leader Al Bramlet on February 24. Judge Michael Wendell denied delay and set the trial for October 10.
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Las Vegas
Thomas Hanley
al Bramlet
Hanley
Clark County
Michael Wendell
Wendell
Explosions Traps 40 Miners in Colombia Mine
In Amaga Colombia police report 18 bodies and three survivors found after a blast and collapse at a coal mine. Nineteen miners remain missing as rescue efforts continue near Antioquia's Amaga, 18 miles from Medellin. In separate note in Jerusalem Prime Minister Begin plans U S trip with Arab Israeli peace proposal hoping to show flexibility to President Carter.
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Ray to plead innocent on escape charge in Nashville
James Earl Ray will plead innocent Friday to an escape charge from his prison break on June 10. His lawyer, Jack Kershaw, says the plea will be entered. Judge Brandt worries a federal transfer could bar Ray from meeting with his attorney.
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James Earl Ray
Chancery Court
Robert S. Brandt
Ray
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Carter plan to end housing subsidies and cut welfare costs
Sources say the Carter administration is weighing scrapping federal housing subsidy programs to fund welfare costs tied to a welfare reform bill. The proposal links to replacing welfare with a modified guaranteed annual income as part of ongoing policy discussions.
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Carter
Congress
Flood control project costs shock officials
Officials from Maricopa County Flood Control District Scottsdale Phoenix and Paradise Valley heard three flood control plans for the 25 square mile northeast Valley area with estimated costs of 43 million 20 to 28 million and a third option whose price was not yet set. Engineers predicted a costly project and discussions included phasing and shopping for cheaper solutions while deadlines pressed for cost data by Friday.
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Phoenix
Paradise Valley
Collar, Williams and White’ Engineering ‘Inc
Water Resources Associates
Herbert Donnald
Dave Burris
Butt
William C. Jenkins
Tatum Boulevard
Pima Road
Central Arizona Project
Indian Bend Wash
Cap Dike
Hayden Road
Thunderbird Road
Indian Bend
65Th Street
Hayden
Invergordon Ditch
64Th Street
Thunderbird
North Korea Rejects Talks Over U S Helicopter Killings
President Carter relays North Korea killed three crew members of a U S Chinook and captured a fourth after a navigational error led the helicopter into North Korean airspace. Washington pressed for an immediate Panmunjom meeting to de escalate.
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Panmunjom
White House
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Seoul
Arizona House Aims to Block New Maximum Security Prison
Rep. Thomas Goodwin clashs with Corrections Director Moran over funding for a Florence prison. He vows no new beds this year, citing plan to expand existing facilities and future need contingent on court cases and federal standards. Castro signals possible future expansion.
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House Appropriations Committee
John Moran
Thomas Goodwin
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Moran
Raul Castro
Appropriations Committee
Joint Legislative Budget Committee
Goodwin
Corrections Department
Arizona State Prison
Florence
Scottsdale Seeks Port of Entry for Thunderbird Airpark
The Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce pushes to expand the Phoenix port of entry to include Scottsdale Municipal Airport boosting Thunderbird Industrial Airpark growth. Mayor Jenkins and chamber president plan to send a letter to the U S customs commissioner requesting the boundary change. A global agent would inspect goods on arrival at Scottsdale with costs borne by goods owners.
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Thunderbird
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