Thousands flee LA area firestorm roars through hills
A massive brush fire north of Los Angeles destroyed at least 15 homes as winds up to 90 miles per hour drove flames across 40,000 acres. Gov Brown and Gov Eden sought state disaster designation while crews battled the blaze with over 1,000 firefighters and evacuations continued. No deaths reported though multiple firefighters were injured.
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Thanksgiving costs rise across area markets
A study of a large supermarket chain shows total Thanksgiving meal costs climbing from 644 to 717 dollars year over year. Turkey prices surged with a 16 pound bird up to 51 cents per pound, while vegetables provided some relief as canned yams and other items fluctuated. Eggnog edged higher, pumpkin pie declined, and a fifth of brandy remained at 2.99 dollars.
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New school tests pose questions for California students
A proficiency test on December 20 may allow 16 and 17 year olds to leave school or enter college without a diploma. Friday is the deadline to apply with a second testing date March 27 at San Leandro High Hayward High and American High Fremont. The test provides a state certifying equivalent to a high school diploma and is not the same as the General Development test for those over 18. Students seeking college entry must complete the necessary back page.
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Fremont considers curbs on poker rooms topless bars and strip shows
Fremont officials study two ordinances to curb profit poker rooms and outlaw topless bars and strip shows. A Bay Area survey links parlors to rising crime while staff with gambling ties seek tighter rules, with penalties up to 500 dollars or six months jail.
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Baby Kevin Shan Choked at Home Taken to Hospital
An 18 month old boy Kevin Patrick Shan non was rushed to Children’s Hospital in Oakland after an hour long effort to revive him when he choked on food at 4206 Queen Anne Drive. Firefighters found no pulse upon arrival as his distraught mother Mrs Pauline Shannon called for help.
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Weather forecast and holiday mail advisory note
Fair weather continues through tomorrow with highs in the 60s to 70s and tonight's lows in the 40s to 50s. Yesterday Fremont recorded a 73 degree high and a 40 degree low. The Postal Service urges to mail Christmas items early in the annual public notice on page 19.
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Plymouth Meeting Father Dies Shielding Family in Blaze
A Plymouth Meeting father perishes in a house fire while saving his wife and three children by dropping them from a second floor window. The home was gutted by the blaze.
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Angry farmers block roads in Portugal protest
In a nationwide protest against illegal Communist led land seizures angry farmers cut main roads and railway lines to Lisbon from the north to disrupt food supplies to the capital. A gunman killed the mayor of a Spanish town near the French border in the first Basque country violence under King Juan Carlos I.
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