Coast Guard Seizes Russian Vessel Off Kodiak
The Coast Guard cutter Confidence seized a Russian trawler inside Alaska s 12 mile zone near Lighthouse Rocks and escorted it to Kodiak for disposal. A boarding party found fresh unprocessed catch on deck as the ship’s fleet operated near Kodiak for weeks.
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Juneau
Alaska
UPI
Coast Guard
Kodiak
Alska
Alte
Ealy
U.S
Stand Goat Lan Olden
Rive
Aed
Nag
Sak Eee Ee
Lighthouse Rocks
Earthquake damage in Los Angeles to top billions says official
Los Angeles and surrounding areas face damage running into billions from the Tuesday quake. County engineer John A. Lambie notes incomplete reports complicate totals while jurisdictions differ. City tally places LA at 160 million with 8 million sewer repairs and 2.18 million for city buildings. Casualties are highest in Sylmar.
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Los Angeles
UPI
John A. Lambie
San Fernando Valley
San Fernando
Burbank
Sam Yorty
Joe Quint
City Department of Water and Power
Sylmar
Part
Epicenter quake devastates Los Angeles area with wide damage
The February 11 1971 earthquake hits the San Fernando Valley and surrounding cities. Major facilities including Sylmar Olive View Medical Center and Veterans Administration Hospital suffer total losses with deaths and heavy damage. Downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Glendale report shattered windows and collapsed walls. Freeway interchanges and many buildings sustain extensive damage across the region.
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Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley
Sylmar
Olive View Medical Center
General Telephone Company
San Fernando — Veterans Administration Hospital
San Fernando Mission
City Hall
Hollywood
Hollywood Boulevard
Beverly Hills
Quake Toll Tops As Rebels Rescue Veterans Hospital
Grim scenes unfold in San Fernando after a major earthquake with rescuers pulling survivors from the rubble of the Veterans Hospital. The death toll rises with many still missing as Governor Reagan tours quake zones with Vice President Agnew and pledges support for earthquake detection research.
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San Fernando Veterans Hospital
van Nuys
UPI
Ronald Reagan
California
San Fernando Valley
Spiro T. Agnew
Reagan
Agnew
Veterans’ Hospital
San Fernando
Clyde £. Gordanier
Jay Hill
Sarahely
Beilenson proposes cash refunds for trading stamps
Sen. Anthony Beilenson introduced a bill in Sacramento offering consumers the option to receive cash refunds instead of trading stamps. He argues stamps cheat consumers and fuel inflation, citing a $20 purchase could yield a 50 cent cash refund. Previous similar bills were defeated by the Senate committee.
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Sacramento
UPI
Anthony C. Beilenson
Beverly Hills
Senate Business and Professions Committee
Extra oil tax proposal in California aimed at conservation
Senator William T. Bagley introduced a bill to levy an additional annual tax on oil companies to fund beaches wildlife sanctuaries and ecological preserves. The plan would repeal the current 27.5 percent oil depletion allowance and raise about 25 million dollars next year for a conservation fund funded by the industry.
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Sacramento Ae
William T. Bagley
San Rafael
California
Bagley
Suspect Captured After San Jose Bank Shooting
Manuel Torres, 37, a savings and loan manager, was shot and critically wounded Wednesday in San Jose. James Yeager, 29, of San Jose, with a lengthy police record, was arrested after a 25 block pursuit through Willow Glen and surrounding streets.
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San Jose
UPI
Manuel Torres
Igh Ra Abale
Willow Glen
James Yeager
Violence Flare At San Francisco Antiwar Rally
A noontime protest in front of the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange drew about 150 demonstrators over Laos involvement. After a quiet rally, a small group with Viet Cong flags sparked clashes as police used riot sticks to disperse the crowd and restore order.
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San Francisco
UPI
Pacific Coast Stock Exchange
U.S
Laos
Senate Rules Committee appoints three select research panels
The Senate Rules Committee named three select committees to expand research in housing and urban affairs, exceptional children, and airport access. Sen. Nicholas C. Petris chairs Housing and Urban Affairs, Sen. Clair W. Burgener leads Exceptional Children, and Sen. Lawrence Walsh heads Airport Access. Membership will be announced later.
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Sacramento
Senate Rules Committee
Nicholas C. Petris
Oakland
Housing and Urban Afars
Clair W. Burgener
ReSan Diego
Lawrence Walsh
Huntington Park
Fire destroys shop and restaurant near UCLA campus
An explosion during lunch hour gutted a china shop and the Westwood House restaurant in Los Angeles injuring 10 people. Gas crews were on scene after a smell of natural gas earlier. The fire, near UCLA, was controlled in 15 minutes with damage estimated at $100,000.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Westwood House
UCLA
VA hospital loss tallied at 30 million in quake ruin
San Fernando VA hospital replacement cost set at 30 million but rebuild plans uncertain after Tuesday quake killed many. Four building complex connected by corridors suffered collapse. two 1923 concrete structures demolished while 1945 structures largely stood but condemned. VA officials called it the worst disaster in 31 years.
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Joe Heavey
Mark Masser
Washington
Sacramento shifts bills in education and parks agenda
The Sacramento journal notes Education Committee action on SB198 authorizing federal food aid for 12 000 San Franciscans and SB272 revising state park development categories. AB473 and AB475 address environmental funds and utility consumer counsel. SB270 limits Pt Mugu development. SB265 aims for a 3 statewide bicycle path network. SB264 offers cash refunds on stamps. A disaster tax on home transfers is debated with AB A76. Committees reject Ways and Means extension for Oakland School District bond.
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Ballenson
Beverly Hills
Mugu
Pt. Mugu
Beilenson
Behr
R-Milly
Beilengen
Assembly
Oakland
Fong
D-Oakland
Riles urges funds for quake weakened L A schools
California schools chief Wilson C Riles called on the legislature to provide 89 million dollars to build new schools and upgrade earthquake unsafe structures under the Field Act. He noted 1 777 pre 1933 buildings remain and 40 percent are in Los Angeles County. He warned that without a crash program funds and laws alone won t protect children. Legislative leaders plan further seismic safety measures.
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Sacramento
UPS
Wilson C. Riles
Leroy Greene
Riles
California
Los Angeles County
Jim Orsburn
Department of Education
Bureau of School Planning
Newhall
California explores gambling liberalization with a special commission
Attorney General Evelle Younger announced a task force to study proposed loosening of California gambling laws. The group will visit New York and Nevada to assess law enforcement impacts and report back to the Legislature in about six months. The commission will hold its first meeting in Fresno with a California Peace Officers Association conference.
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Sacramento
UPI
Evelle J. Younger
California
New York
Nevada
Younger
Senate
Assembly
Ronald Reagan
Charles O'Brien
Cials
New Hampshire
Fresno
California Peace Officers Association
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Toy Federal
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van Norman Dam
Olive View
George A. Lincoln
Cier
Uease of Emergency Preparedness
Alfred E. Alquist
S.F
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