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NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER Corp. has rewired its backup power units and changed their batteries to avoid a recurrence of last month's system failures at the Nine Mile 2 nuclear power plant near Oswego, N.Y. . . . A SUBWAY SYSTEM work train derailed early Thursday, disrupting service between lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, authorities said. No injuries were reported. . . . VICE PRESIDENT Dan Quayle departs Saturday for a five-nation visit to Africa, where he will emphasize reform and democracy as the region creeps toward elimination of dictatorial rule.