West Los Angeles pipeline blast kills two
An explosion along a Standard Oil pipeline on Venice Boulevard set a West Los Angeles business district ablaze. Dozens fled as gasoline gushed and ignited, killing at least two and hospitalizing twenty six, eight critically, while a separate chlorine fume fire in Van Nuys forced evacuations and hourslong emergency cooling.
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Los Angeles
Standard Oil Co
Bill Wofford
Los Angeles Fire Department
van Nas
Venice Boulevard
No vacation for school buses in Maine
Maine Education Department says motorists must stop for school buses year round as children board or alight. Transportation Director Fred Cole notes a legislative amendment allows buses to display stop lights or signs during summer programs and municipally operated activities to boost safety.
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Augusta
Maine
Maine Education Department
Education Department
Fred Cole
Cole
American third party opens nominating convention in Salt Lake City
At the Salt Palace the American party begins its third national nominating convention with about 200 of 500 expected attendees credentialed. Leaders outline a 40 plank platform including foreign policy tough on communism and ending federal education intervention.
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Salt Lake City
Anderson
Omyag
KSL
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon
American Party
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Democratic Party
Wallace
Jimmy Carter
Pigeon Forge
Tenn
Cecil Moore
Georgia
Lawrence Topham
Utah
Percy L. Greaves Jr
Fight brewing over busing proposal
Civil rights leaders from the NAACP and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights oppose a Ford administration plan to end court ordered busing after five years in some cities. Atty Gen Edward Levi defended a three year cap, with possible extension to two more years, and argued constitutional backing. Leaders doubt congressional approval is possible and warn against provoking noncompliance with court orders.
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Washington
Clarence Mitchell
NAACP
Rauh
Leadership Conference On Civilights
Edward Levi
Levi
Justice Department
Mitchell
Raith
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