Power was disrupted at U.C. Berkeley and the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory on March 20th, 1968, when two 115,000 volt transmission lines were toppled. According to the House Committee on Un-American Activities Report on "Subversive Influences in Riots, Looting and Burning," the tower carrying the power lines was dynamited at 1:40 am, and power restored at 8am.
No other news reports confirming this incident could be found online.
Sources:
"Subversive Influences in Riots, Looting and Burning", Hearings Before the Committee on Un-American Activities: House of Representatives, June 28, 1968, p2157
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