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West may
see power
problems
Gas supplies tight,
reservoirs are low
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As
Californians brace for a summer of
anticipated power shortages and
the possibility of rolling blackouts,
experts are warning their neighbors
in states across the West to be ready
for the possibility of having to
share the pain.
Natural gas supplies are tight,
reservoirs are low and a heat wave
could drive up demand for elec
tricity.
“It could get bad all over the
West this summer,” said Craig Pir-
rong, a finance professor who spe
cializes in energy markets at
Washington University in St.
Louis. “The likelihood of outages
is still greatest in California, be
cause that’s where the major defi
ciency of generating facilities are.
“But things over the entire West
could be dicey this summer.”
California has been coping with
short power supplies for weeks
and twice endured short periods of
targeted or rolling blackouts in
January.
The power alerts were lifted last
week, thanks to the availability of
more imported electricity and the
return to service of power plants
that had been down for repairs.
But energy experts predict the
state will run short again, particu
larly when air conditioners crank
up in the hottest months.
All the Western states share a
power transmission grid, but the
area most likely to face problems
similar to California’s is the
Northwest.
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
western Montana depend heavily
on hydroelectric power, an energy
source facing a double challenge
this year.
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Republicans review pardon
House and Senate may combine investigation ejfi
WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate Republi
cans leading the review of President Clinton’s last-minute
pardons said Sunday they may consider combining their
efforts into a single investigation.
“I think that is probably a good idea,” said Sen. Arlen
Specter, R-Pa.
Added Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., “That’s something
that we could look into.”
Burton, chairman of the House Government Reform
Committee, and Specter, who heads the Senate Judicia
ry Committee’s investigation into the pardons, said they
have not had formal conversations about the idea.
Burton said on “Fox News Sunday” he would be hap
py to talk to Specter.
Congressional and federal investigators are examin
ing the 140 pardons and 36 commutations Clinton issued
in the final hours of his presidency.
The investigations began with officials searching to
see if fugitive millionaire Marc Rich or his family
promised donations in return for his pardon.
Federal prosecutors in New York now are investigat
ing whether the former president commuted the sentences
of four convicted swindlers in exchange for Hasidic Jew
ish votes for his wife during her run for the Senate, a
source has said.
Also under scrutiny are a pardon and a commutation
for which Mrs. Clinton’s brother Hugh Rodham received
nearly $400,000; two pardons on which hercar;|
treasurer performed legal work; and the possible:
the former president’s half brother, Roger Clin;
some other cases.
At a Thursday hearing of Burton’s committee,
of Clinton’s closest White House advisers are
to appear: former chief of staff John Podesta,
White House counsel Beth Nolan and former
House adviser Bruce Lindsey.
Also expected to testify is Skip Rutherford,
ident of the William Jefferson Clinton Presidei
brary Foundation.
The committee wants access to the foundation
list to check to see if any money came in that con!;
been promised in exchange for pardons.
Specter said on CBS’ “Face the Nation”tl.
Senate Judiciary Committee will do its best not
plicate what the House committee’s work, so‘to:
nated efforts, if not a joint hearing, I think wot
advisable.”
Democrats cheered the idea as they attackedBi
investigation. “A lot of people do not haveconfii
necessarily, in the current structure,” said Sen. “
ry, D-Mass., on NBC’s “Meet The Press.” It’sbeec
hunt after another.”
“The process that is set up now is not fair. Let ns
fair investigation," Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., saidoo!
Tornado kills 7, injures dozen
PONTOTOC, Miss. (AP) — A
tornado killed seven people and de
stroyed or damaged hundreds of
homes around the city as violent
storms swept through the region, au
thorities said Sunday.
A 2-year-old boy was killed by a
tornado in Arkansas.
The storms struck the region late
Saturday but the full extent of dam
age in rural northern Mississippi was
not known until daylight Sunday.
The twister cut a 23-mile path
across Pontotoc County, the Nation
al Weather Service said.
The vast storm system that swept
across the eastern half of the nation
also dumped more than 20 inches of
snow on northern Minnesota. Blow
ing snow closed hundreds of miles
of highways in Minnesota and
South Dakota.
Pontotoc County Sheriff Leo
Mask said his office confirmed two
deaths in addition to five people who
were dead on arrival at Pontotoc
Hospital, including a 10-year-old
boy. Mask said it was unlikely the
death toll would increase.
In Arkansas, a 2-year-old boy died
Sunday of injuries suffered when a
twister destroyed the family’s home
in Fulton County on Saturday. His
parents and a brother also were in
jured, authorities said.
In Pontotoc, Johnny Seale held his
wife close as their home was ripped
apart around them. They survived but
his 36-year-old son, a sister and a
nephew were killed in houses only
yards away.
Wind damaged 10 to 12 houses in
the Benoit area and a few homes in
Leflore County.
Hail the size of rparbles broke
windows in the Bolivar County
Courthouse, and county officials
said wind up to 80 mph destroyed
one rural house and ran canj
ditches.
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about 260 miles of Interstate d
closed overnight until Sundai^jlor short
noon from (Ihamberlain,SJliflMlor. The
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