Word: blackout
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...many experts, a clear corollary of the great Northeastern blackout in November was that the Federal Power Commission should exercise closer control over the utility companies. Last week, before a special House subcommittee holding the first congressional hearings on the near disaster, FPC Chairman Joseph Swidler added his voice to those who advocate strengthening the agency...
While the Federal Government tightly regulates other forms of interstate commerce, from transport to pharmaceuticals, the FPC's main function is to approve the wholesale rates at which the nation's 3,600 electric companies can sell power to each other. Even during his investigation of the blackout, Swidler had to rely on the voluntary cooperation of the companies he was investigating. Despite the growth of huge power pools, through which utilities trade electrical output, Swidler pointed out, the FPC has no authority to set or enforce minimum standards for system design, operation of generating plants, or intersystem...
Asked by Subcommittee Chairman Walter Rogers of Texas whether measures taken by utility companies since the blackout-particularly to provide more efficient grid connections and adequate auxiliary generating equipment-are "of sufficient permanency to solve this problem," Swidler declared: "Without legislation, this problem cannot be solved...
...three months to recover fully from a gall-bladder operation-and the President is a normal patient. Moreover, he has maintained a taxing schedule of appointments with Administration officials, whom he has summoned to Texas to discuss topics ranging from aluminum prices to last month's blackout in the Northeast. Nonetheless, Johnson's absence from the capital has unquestionably occasioned an atmosphere of drift and disarray within his Administration. Indeed, he is about to enter the most difficult phase of his presidency...
...generators for hospitals, schools and radio stations are also enjoying hefty orders. Cummins Engine Co. expects sales of its diesel-powered generators in November and December to climb 25% above last year. Caterpillar Tractor Co. has received a rush of orders for its 13 diesel-powered models. Since the blackout, Westinghouse has sold to utilities about 40 gas-driven turbines to use as starters for their big generators. And for the homeowner afraid of the dark, Studebaker Corp.'s Onan division sells a suitcase-sized, 500-watt generator that is powered by home-heating oil. It is large enough...