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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1977
Page
1
Washington experts assess the New York blackout as a failure of the power grid’s complex, delicate system. Lightning struck Con Ed lines north of the city, tripping breakers and overwhelming generators as officials note human decisions and unidentified device responses worsened the outage.
West Virginia Public Safety Department chemists in South Charleston analyze every illegal drug type seized across the state. Lt. R. J. Barker notes the lab uses chemical tests, microscopy, and instruments like a gas chromatograph and a mass spectrometer valued at $250,000 to determine presence, strength, plant species, and origin. About 10 marijuana tests are run daily for state police and other agencies.
United Press International reports sunny skies across the country with thundershowers in Illinois offering relief from heat. Peoria reached 74 and Springfield 78 after 90s on Friday, while Crescent City logged 53 and Blythe 104 as afternoon temperatures soared from the desert southwest to the Central Plains.
The lone U.S. survivor Chief Warrant Officer Glenn Schwanke walked across the DMZ at sunset carrying a paper parcel after North Korea freed the three bodies and the wounded man following hours of negotiations. The UNC received two receipts for the bodies and the survivor.
West Virginia Education Department reports 96 percent of 1976 post secondary vocational graduates seeking work secured jobs, with 80 percent in their trained fields. Secondary level shows 89 percent job success and 56 percent in related fields, with many pursuing further education or other paths.
President Carter welcomed the prompt return of the lone survivor and the three bodies after the helicopter incident but deplored the excessive reaction to an unarmed intrusion. Powell said the president tempered his stance following the released prisoner and recovered crewmen.
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