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\n book is the work of the  of The New York Time+-the reporters, the copy editors, the news editors, the news   \n all the people who worked through ‘the blackout to put out a paper and who followed the story in the days to come.  \nThe editors of this book, who work together on the Metro= politan Desk of The Times, take thii opportunity to express  \ntheir thanks to the  for the privilege of working with them that night. Every person on the staff performed, under great  \n at the peak of his ability. We want to say a special  word about Peter  who pulled together  the threads of  a vastly complicated story and turned out a lead-piece that  , his colleagues regard as  high point in daily journalism under   deadline pressure.  \nThe material for this book came from a variety of Timed  , sources. There were the articles written for the newspaper,  woven into  narrative, Added to those, and worked into the book, were special research, interviews and articles by Times’ members.  \nThe  that produced the book from these  included:  \nGeorge Barrett William E. Farrell  \nEDITORS:  \nSheldon J. Bhm Lee Foster  \nDonald Johnston Bob G. Slosser  \n  1965  \nPaul L. Montgomery   \n Rutter  ASSISTANTS:  \nRichard F. Shepard Walter Sullivan Bernard Weinraub John Noble Wilford  \nBooks are  by  \nThe New American Library   \n Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York   \nGilbert M. Haggerty Harry V. Poloshjian  \nPRINTED IN TAB UNITED STATES OF   \nare 30 million Americans who have something new and vivid in common-people in New York City and Burlington, .  \nhundreds of towns and villages in the Northeast. They were together during the great blackout of 1965. From now on they will be asking each other,“Where were you when the  \nking in to our own stories. a ,  \na curious experience, one that existed on many levels  \nI  \nflashes of light-quick insights into fears that haunt Americans (“the Chinese,” a housewife on New York’s East Side thought  \na little ashamed), swift glimpses, too, of resourcefulness under pressure, the uncovering of hidden talents and sensitivities, the latent instinct, even in our own nervous,  \nChapter 1, by A. M. Rosenthal.  \nChapters 2 and 3, by Paul L. Montgomery, from material written by The New York Times staff.  \nChapter 4, by William’E. Farrell, from material written by The  \nNew York Times   \nChapter  by Donald Johnston  \nChapter 6, by John Noble  and by Richard F.  with  \nmaterial written by The New York Times   \n Barrett, from material written by The New.  \nChapter 8, by Walter Sullivan.  \nChapter 9, from John D.  the White House records.  \n 10, 11 and 13, by Bernard  from material  \nwritten by The New York Times   \nChapter 12, by Richard  from material written by The New York Times staff.  \nChapter 14, by Richard  by Eileen  \n and The New York  stag.  \nChapter 15, by Ruth Adler.  \nBoston, Rochester and Providence, in  of other cities  \nlights went out?” and some of us will actually wait to hear he-  \npeer into   of men under sociologists will examine the suddenly torn fabric of modem life, economists will dissect the relationship of   \nutilities to public interests, generals will check worriedly  intricate military patterns in renewed guard against a mechanical failure which could blow out not just the lights but  \nmankind. And philosophers and theologians will search their minds for the meaning of  position in a tech-: nological society which he found he neither really understood nor controlled, a most bewildering and frightening moment of  \nThe hours of the darkness brought with them some sudden  \nwhen she saw New York fade from her window, and then was  \nsociety, for people to reach out toward each other.  \nthe United States, with Dean Rusk, with the men dying in Vietnam; we can’t hear Peking yelling at us and we don’t even  \nknow just what it is we are supposed to rush out and buy. 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