Arsonist Started Worst Of California Brush Fires
An arsonist using a paper matchbook and a burning cigarette deliberately started the worst of 11 brush fires near Los Angeles. The fires burned 38 000 acres and destroyed 186 homes in hills and canyons around the city. Deputy Wylie Burrow of the Los Angeles County sheriff's department said evidence indicates the fire was intentionally set and the investigation continues. The blaze began in the western suburb of Agoura.
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California
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Wylie Burrow
Agoura
Twelve Voice Protest and California Fire Report
Residents criticized Southern Bell in a hearing outside Columbia as a probe into a proposed rate increase. In California a Santa Monica Mountains blaze scorched 161 homes and 25 000 acres threatening stars like Lemmon Nolte and Reagan with several fires suspected arson across Los Angeles.
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Southern Bell
Commission
Columbia
Robert T. Beckman
Irene K. Rudnick
D-Aiken
Rudolph Mitchell
Santa Monica
Malibu
Jack Lemmon
Nick Nolte
Clint Walker
Ali MacGraw
Katharine Ross
Neil Young
Buddy Hackett
Ronald Reagan
Steve McQueen
Peter Strauss
CBS
Jayne Kennedy
Los Angeles Rams
Carroll Rosenbloom
Bill Hughey
Mandeville Canyon
West
Los Angeles
Sierra Madre
San Gabriel Mountains
Fighting Continues In Lebanon Amid Cease-fire Strain
Syrian troops and Christian militiamen exchanged gunfire and rockets in Beirut's outskirts, killing four civilians and wounding nine. Police closed main gateways between Muslim and Christian sectors as both sides accuse the other of breaking the truce. Sniping along the green line intensified in Dikwaneh Sinn el Fil and Hazmieh.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Dikwaneh
Sinn el Fil
Hazmieh
ADF
Community questions death of Harry McFadden amid rumors
Coroner's inquest probes whether McFadden's death was suicide or foul play. Investigators note lack of crime-scene preservation and missing witness interviews. NAACP and Mrs. Radden say solid evidence is absent and rumors persist about an angry spouse or external involvement.
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McFadden
Whittington
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