Senate approves two year draft extension with Vietnam withdrawal aims
The Senate 72 to 16 vote extends the draft for two years and seeks U S withdrawal from Indochina within nine months while imposing manpower ceilings. A Bill of Rights for draftees was added, guaranteeing lawyers and witnesses. Kennedy led the measure, Stennis opposed.
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Gas tunnel blast kills 17 in California quake region
In Sylmar a water project tunnel blast killed 17 miners, with one survivor. Rescue operations endured 14 hours as methane pockets and smoke filled the five mile bore near an earthquake fault. Five earlier minor explosions had wounded workers, highlighting ongoing regional mining hazards.
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Park opens weekends in Newark after months of dispute
Newark city council compromise opens Eucalyptus Grove Park to the public on weekends during July and August while maintaining weekday reservations. Mayor Lewis supports a wait and see approach with a plan to revert to reservations if damage occurs. Balentine and Plowright express mixed views on access and prior usage.
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Toxic gas evacuation after refinery fire at Imperial Valley Airport
A fire at VISCO Flight Co sparked a gas leak that forced about 7,000 residents to evacuate in Imperial, California. Five people injured, four severely from inhalation. many reported headaches and eye irritation. Authorities ordered a 48 hour exclusion while officials check for residue and fire crews extinguished the blaze. Pablo Ortiz witnessed the gasoline pump explosion that started the fire.
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Alameda County Fair Opens With Parade and Big Lineup
The Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton plans two weeks of exhibits rides and animals with a Sunday parade through Pleasanton to the fairgrounds. Ben Davidson of the Oakland Raiders serves as grand marshal and 200 entries are reviewed. Awards total 1005 dollars with Maid of Alameda County selection and 31 contest categories.
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Weather outlook with mild temps and gusty winds
Forecast shows mainly clear to partly cloudy skies through tomorrow with increasing cloudiness today and overnight. Light scattered showers possible. Temperatures hold in the 70s for daytime highs, around the low 50s tonight. Westerly winds 12 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
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Newark crisis center inquiry stalls as Selig seeks deal
Appeals committee works toward a compromise in the controversy surrounding ousted Community Drug Council coordinator Dean Selig. In New Haven, the lame-duck school board plans nine meetings over the first three days of next week as the new board prepares to take office July 1.
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No heart damage found for Corona after hospital return
Centors in Yuba City report Juan Y Corona the manslaughter suspect lacks heart damage and is healthy enough to be sent back to jail from Sutter County General Hospital. Sheriff Whiteaker says Corona will be moved to Yuba County jail in Maryville on Friday.
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Market slips as volume hits near start of year low
The stock market opened firm but fell steeply, closing lower for the fifth time in six sessions. Volume reached 11,360,000 shares, the lightest since the year's first session at 10,011,530 shares. The Agriculture Department announced approval of an experimental vaccine for Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis along the U S Mexico border, disease origin Venezuela, moving slowly north along Mexico’s Gulf Coast and fatal to horses.
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Gulf Coast
U.S. combat deaths in Indochina fall below yearly average
Twenty five Americans were reported killed in action in Indochina last week, unchanged from the prior week and well under the year’s average of 46 per week. Last year’s weekly U.S. combat death rate averaged 81.
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