dimout
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After 14 to 18 months of dimout, cities along the East, West and Gulf Coasts were told to relax and light up�but not too much.
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Clearest indication of the dimout is the unpublicized decision to change plans for Evita's mausoleum.
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Even before the President's call for a blackout, Detroit Mayor Roman S. Gribbs had ordered a "dimout" of Christmas lighting, and has been severely criticized for it.
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The Administration is studying the idea of conserving coal by issuing a national dimout order.
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In Hollywood, Actress Jeff Donnell introduced the seeing-eye owl�a pressagent's idea of an efficient dimout guide for people in no particular hurry.
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