Massive Northeast blackout shocks United States
History’s largest electric power failure darkened 8 states and Ontario for hours, trapping 800,000 subway riders in New York and disrupting transport nationwide. Restoration began 5:28 p.m. EST, but the cause remained an open puzzle needing rapid investigation.
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New York
UPI
America
Canada
New York City
Washington
Ontario
Pennsylvania
Johnson
James A. Brown
Walter Rogers
D-Tex
House Commerce Committee
Congress
Power Company
White House
Empire State Building
Power blackout blamed on massive northeast line failure
Upstate New York power loss drained New York City generators, triggering automatic shutdowns to avert damage. Con Ed said a main transmission line opened and caused a reverse flow, with Indian Point and Kent Avenue units out of service briefly. System operator Edward Nellis coordinated CANUSE interchanges as the outage cascaded. Authorities noted the outage required hours to restart plants and restore service.
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New York City
New England
New York
Long Island Rail Road
Transit Authority
UPI
Consolidated Edison Co
Upstate
Edward Nellis
West Side
Manhattan Energy Control Center
New York State
Con Ed
Nellis
Indian Point
Kent Avenue
Brooklyn
Niagara - Mohawk Co
Syracuse
Hopin
Red Cross Drive Prep Outlined by Wash County Chairman
Lawrence Miksch campaign fund chairman for the Washington County Red Cross chapter outlined plans for the upcoming drive to workers from rural areas and outlying towns. Robert Seigler explained the national body's finances and showed flood disaster slides while board members attended and volunteers collected campaign packets.
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Lawrence Miksch
Washington County
Red Cross
Robert Seigler
American Red Cross
Mississippi
Robert Lowe
Willard Gray
Kalona Man Lewis Zook Dies at 86 in Iowa City
Lewis D Zook 86 of Kalona died this morning at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a brief illness. He was born October 4 1879 in Greentown Indiana and moved to Iowa at 21. He married Clara Stutzman in Kalona October 27 1905. Funeral arrangements are pending at Yoder Funeral Home Kalona. Surviving are two daughters Barbara Mary Ellen four sons Leroy Hannibal MO William B Kalona Oscar Weatherford OK Vernon Town City rural and 17 grandchildren three great grandchildren a twin brother Albert Wellman and a sister Mrs Albert Shlabaugh Sugar Creek Ohio.
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Kalona
Lewis D. Zook
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Yoder Funeral Home
Mr. Zook
Greentown
Ind
Daniel
Elizabeth Smucker Zook
Iowa
Clara Stutzman
Barbara
Mary Ellen
Leroy
Hannibal
William B
Oscar
Weatherford
Okla
Vernon
Albert
Wellman
Albert Schlabaugh
Sugar Creek
Ohio
Fall 4-H Camp Open to Older Members
Registration urged for a two day fall camp at State 4-H Camp Madrid on November 20 and 21. Iowa participants must sign up by November 12 with a 9.50 fee covering transport meals and lodging. University of Iowa students in recreation will supervise activities and Mrs Luther Glanton of Des Moines will discuss Civil Rights and Youth.
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University of Iowa
Luther Glanton
Des Moines
Harvey Holden Named First Vice President at FS Services
Harvey Holden of Washington was named first vice president of FS Services Inc at the annual meeting in Peoria Illinois. Holden has served on the board since the firm began three years ago Everet C Phelps of Rockton Illinois is president for the coming year. The meeting reported growth through mergers and expanded facilities with FS merchandise sales up five percent over the prior year.
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Harvey Holden
Washington
FS Services, Inc
Peoria
Ill
Holden
Everet C. Phelps
Rockton
Court house to be closed Thursday
Washington County court house offices will be closed Thursday in observance of Veterans Day. A number of other county state and federal offices will close that day. Some local businesses may not open but most will observe usual hours Thursday.
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Washington County Court House
Marines search north of Chu Lai in major Viet Cong sweep
U S Marines landed 12 miles north of the Chu Lai airbase in search of a Viet Cong force estimated up to 4 000 men. Intelligence put seven battalions and three guerrilla companies in the area as Marines moved in waves of landing craft. American casualties last week were heavy with 70 killed and 237 wounded across units including the 1st Cavalry Division and 101st Airborne.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Chu Lai
1St Cavalry Division
Plei Me
1St Cavalry
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Qui Nhon
173 Airborne Brigade
Notice of probate of will and appointment of executor
Public notice announces probate of the will of William I. Putman and the appointment of the estate's executor. Details specify the court and filing deadlines for claims, with parties and official actions to be completed in accordance with applicable probate law.
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Tor
William I. Putman
Legion Veterans Day Dinner Plans Set
Plans for the annual American Legion Veterans Day dinner are complete. The event will be Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Legion rooms at city hall with turkey bread butter and coffee provided. The rest of the meal is pot luck. attendees should bring their own table service. Rev. William Arnold will speak and show Hawaii trip slides.
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Stanley Chabal
Legion Rooms
City Hall
Thora Pease
The
Legion Auxiliary
William Arnold
Hawaii
Midwest memory as blackout hits nine months later
SIOUX FALLS South Dakota UPI recalls midwestern recollections of a massive power failure nine months earlier that blacked out parts of seven states during mid-winter. The Jan 28 outage was traced to a broken small connection wire at the Fort Randall power station near Pickstown South Dakota.
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Sioux Falls
S.D
UPI
United States
Fort Randall
Pickstown
Eisenhower Shows Good Spirits After Early Hospitalization
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, age 75, woke at 4 a.m. in good spirits at Fort Gordon Hospital Augusta, after arriving for chest pains. Doctors said tests required an empty stomach and noted stable blood pressure 145, with no complaints and continued good appetite once tests completed.
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Augusta
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fort Gordon Hospital
Eisenhower
Thomas B. Mattingly
Denver
Augusta National Golf Club
Mamie
Mattingly
Washington
Redlingers help Kansas student recover balloon message
Beth and Jim Redlinger of near Washington found a seventh grade Emporia history balloon message in their soybeans six miles south of Washington on October 25. Wayne Midtley of Emporia had sent three helium balloons on September 24. this one carried a note asking to be contacted about where it landed. The balloon drifted from east central Kansas through Missouri and Iowa before landing on the Redlinger farm.
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Beth Redlinger
Jim Redlinger
Near Washington
Emporia
Kansas
Wayne
Missouri
Iowa
Redlinger
Preliminary work on highway 92 near Ames
An Iowa State Highway Commission survey party led by Party Chief A. Don Wyant has established a temporary field headquarters in Washington. The 1968 primary program plans widening, resurfacing, additional right of way and reconstructions on Primary 92 from the Keokuk County line to West Chester. Members include O. N. Stensland M. L. Stensland L. A. Wheeler J. F. Pierce and Jay Husmann. The design cannot proceed until the survey is completed.
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Ames
Iowa State Highway Commission
Wyant
Commission
O. N. Stensland
M. L. Stensland
L. A. Wheeler
J. F. Pierce
Jay Husmann
Mrs. McCormick 90 Dies in Muscatine
Mrs. Charles A McCormick a Conesville resident aged 90 died Tuesday at a Muscatine convalescent home. The body lies at Walter J. Wittich funeral home Muscatine with arrangements pending. She was born in Conesville daughter of Albert J and Elizabeth Brockway. She married to Mr McCormick of Columbus City October 9 1901. Survived by husband two sons two daughters and 11 grandchildren.
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Columbus Junction
Conesville
Charles A.mccormick
Muscatine
Walter J. Wittich
McCormick
Albert J
Elizabeth Brockway
Columbus City
Funeral Friday for Hugh Jones 77 in Salem Welsh church
Funeral services for Hugh Jones will be held Friday at 1 30 p m in the Salem Welsh Presbyterian Church with Rev Charles B Hawkins and Rev Richard Peterson in charge. Burial will be in Cambrian Cemetery. Jones Funeral Home is handling arrangements. He died Tuesday Nov 9 1965 at his home 321 West Second Street. Born Sept 16 1888 in Wales he came to the United States in 1911. He married Bessie Rees in December 1915 who died July 2 1934. Survivors are five sons Thomas Elmer Lester Rowland John Harold Jones William Hugh and Robert Evan plus 15 grandchildren.
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Hugh Jones
Salem
Bessie Rees
Thomas Elmer
Lester Rowland
John Harold Jones
Crawfordsville
William Hugh
Washington
Robert Evan
Wellman
Time changed for Duncan funeral rites
A change in the funeral time for William T. Duncan of Columbus Junction was announced. The rites will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the United Presbyterian Church in Columbus Junction. Jones Funeral Home of Washington is in charge of arrangements.
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William T. Duncan
Columbus Junction
United Presbyterian Church
Jones Funeral Home of
Washington
ISU Honors Southern Iowa Science Students for Chicago Conference
Six southern Iowa high school juniors and one standout teacher are selected to attend the 7th Annual Youth Conference on the Atom in Chicago December 9 to 11. Alternates from each district are named, and all travel is sponsored by Iowa Southern Utilities Company.
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Southern Iowa
Chicago
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
ISU
Iowa
Fred Wright
Mid-Prairie
Wellman
Robert Wagstaff
Chariton
Leonard Feuerhelm
Burlington
John Matthias
Newton
Mark Curtis
Pekin
Sandra Horning
Creston
S. S. Statler
Mid-Prairie Community
Carl Kays
Washington High
Washington
Richard Sweet
Centerville
Michael Pietzsch
Burlington Senior
Vince Crawford
Grinnell Community Senior High
Grinnell
Marilyn Weber
Pekin Community
Nancy Chapman
Creston High School
Weather outlook for Iowa turns cooler with partial clouds
United Press International reports Iowa will see partly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday with a colder west tonight. Lows range from 25 to 30 in the northwest to lower 30s in the southeast. Thursday highs will reach the 40s.
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United Press International
Iowa
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Red Cross Drive
Lewis Zook
New FS
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Legion Veterans Day
Midwest
Washington High School
David McDaniel
Christine Campbell
Alice Owen
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Redlingers
Mrs. McCormick
Duncan
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