Speaking of
headlines, my favorite of all time was back in 1977. In July of that year,
a blackout robbed New York City of its electricity. LaGuardia and Kennedy airports were closed down for about eight hours, automobile tunnels were closed because of lack of ventilation, and 4,000 people had to be evacuated from the subway system. Looting and arson erupted across the city. An official at Con Edison, the local utility, attributed the blackout to an "act of God."
Within just a few weeks, the Federal Power Commission conducted an investigation and released
its report, finding a number of inadequacies in the utility's planning, operations, and response.
The headline in the
NY Post or
Daily News was:
God cleared. Con Ed found at fault.
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