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Cars stopped about three-quarters of the way up the first hill of the Magnum XL200 ride at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio, Aug. 14, 2003. Riders were stranded on the roller coaster for 20 minutes before they could walk down after a power outage across northern Ohio froze the ride.
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The sky lightens just before dawn behind the cooling towers of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio, Aug. 15, 2003, which shut down during the outage.
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The city of Cleveland sits in the dark Aug. 14, 2003, except for emergency lights in the Federal Courthouse, left, and the SBC building, far right, after a massive power outage struck the eastern United States and parts of Canada.
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Kay Smithhisler picks up some bottled water at a grocery store in Ashland, Ohio, Aug. 14, 2003, during the power outages in the area. A power outage threw homes and businesses across northern Ohio into the dark, canceling flights, sending police officers to the streets to direct rush-hour traffic and kick-starting generators in prisons and hospitals.
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A police officer directs traffic during rush-hour in Seven Hills, Ohio, Aug. 14, 2003, due to traffic lights being out during a massive power blackout that affected much of the northeastern United States and southern Canada.
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A sign announces to those who have been in their cars and unaware of it that the power is out at a Mr. Chicken Restaurant in Parma, Ohio, Aug. 14, 2003. Parma, a suburb of Cleveland, is one of many cities affected in northeastern U.S. by a massive power blackout.
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People stand in line waiting to purchase ice, water, food and other supplies at a gas station in Westlake, Ohio, during a massive power outage struck the northern United States and parts of Canada, Aug.14, 2003.
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Jackson Township (Ohio) Police Explorer Mike Miller directs traffic Aug. 14, 2003, at the intersection of Perry and Hills and Dales in Jackson Township, Ohio, during a massive blackout that hit parts of Ohio and other areas of the Northeast.
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The Gonzalez family plays cards in the ticketing area at Cleveland Hopkins Airport after a massive power outage shut down operations Aug. 14, 2003. Robert Gonzalez, right, said they were with their son who was scheduled to fly to San Antonio when the power went off.
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Jackie Welch, an Akron Beacon Journal press operator, scans an early edition of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, early morning, Aug. 15, 2003, in Akron, Ohio. Due to a multi-state power outage nearly 250,000 copies of the Cleveland paper were prepared and printed using the Beacon Journal's facilities and pressroom.
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Paramedic David Knecht, bottom right, takes a break outside a darkened MetroHealth Medical Center emergency room in Cleveland, Aug. 14, 2003.
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Rush hour traffic on Ontario St. in downtown Cleveland, Ohio is light Aug. 15, 2003, following power outages affecting cities from New York to Michigan. Mayor Jane Campbell asked people to stay out of downtown until noon Aug. 15 as the city worked to restore power and water.
