-Caveat Lector- http://www.newsday.com/ap/rnmpne1y.htm Power Line Sabotaged in Oregon BEND, Ore. (AP) -- A large tower holding a line that carries electricity from the Pacific Northwest to California was toppled in an act of sabotage, officials said today. Bonneville Power Administration spokesman Perry Gruber said a computer re-routed power less than one second after the high-voltage line dropped at 8:53 p.m. Thursday. No customers lost power. ``We've had towers collapse before, but never as the result of malicious mischief like this,'' Gruber said. David Szady, special agent in charge of the FBI's Portland office, said there was ``no evidence or intelligence that this was Y2K- or millennial-related.'' Gruber refused to say how the tower -- which he said is between 80 and 200 feet tall -- was taken down. The FBI said the tower was brought down without the use of explosives, but declined to give further details. Authorities had no suspects. The BPA's transmission grid covers 300,000 square miles of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and western Montana. The BPA's intertie system, including the line that was damaged, enables Northwest utilities to buy and sell power from British Columbia to the Mexican border. Other connections link it to the Missouri Valley grid. AP-NY-12-31-99 1319EST Copyright © Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. -- ----------------------- NOTE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ----------------------- DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
