Storm shuts power to New York area after lightning strike
Ten million people lose power on a hot humid night as a Westchester County lightning storm damages transmission lines and a large transformer near Buchanan explodes. Con Ed cites heat driven demand and failed protective devices while control room crews scramble to reduce load and restore service across New York City and Westchester.
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New York
Consolidated Edison
Joyce Tucker
Con Ed
Charles F. Luce
Westchester County
New York City
Luce
Buchanan
W.J. Schultz
Manhattan
New York City blackout sparks improvised nightlife and spectacle
Amid the Manhattan blackout New Yorkers crept from trains and offices into candle lit Taverns and restaurants. A woman in a white hat helped direct traffic while a man in werewolf makeup stood by for crossing. Broadway and the Met Opera scenes turned into brief comic or ironic performances as lights flickered and music carried on.
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New York
Blackout Closes Wall Street Markets
Power outage halts New York stock trading with the New York and American Stock Exchanges and the commodity market closed. Traders expect normal operations to resume Friday as late market quotations return to the business page.
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New York
American
Wall Street
Hanley pleads innocent in Bramlet killing
Labor organizer Thomas Hanley pleaded innocent to charges of kidnapping and murdering Las Vegas labor boss Al Bramlet on February 24. A trial was set for October 10 after a requested delay. Hanley’s wife Wendy faces accessory charges and Hanley’s son Gramby is also charged in the case.
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al Bramlet
Hanley
Clark County
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Wendell
Herb Waldman
Larry Leavitt
Waldman
Bramlet
McCarran International
Culinary Workers Local 226
AFL- Cio
Wendy
Gramby
Phoenix
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