California fires scorch vast acreages amid heat and winds
More than 60,000 acres burned across California as firefighters battled multiple blazes from Fresno County to Rancho Palos Verdes. One fire near Fresno covered 57,540 acres, while others threatened hillside communities and claimed two firefighters in a Fontana area crash. No homes reported lost, but damages and evacuations continued as crews fought hot winds and high temperatures.
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Los Angeles
California
Freno County
Fresno
Morongo
Baseline
Rancho Palos Verdes
Rainfall Delays Harvest Wheat Farmers Optimistic
Farmers in Wheat Belt survey golden crops with optimism amid ideal growing conditions and strong prices. Rail hopper car shortages and diesel fuel supply concerns loom during peak harvest as Texas began earlier but rainfall delays push progress. Agriculture Dept projects U.S. winter wheat output at 1.39 billion bushels, up 11 percent from 1978.
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Wichita, Kan
America
Wheat Belt
Texas
Kansas
Bob Bergland
Agriculture Department
U.S
UMW Ends Support for Jericol Strikers in Harlan County
In Harlan Kentucky the United Mine Workers says 70 Jericol Glenbrook miners will receive their final $100 relief checks this week and union hospitalization benefits will end by June. Local 8771 president Gerald Cornette said remaining funds will be shared and the strike may continue.
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Harlan, Ky
United Mine Workers Union
Jericol Mining Inc
Harlan County
Jericol
Glenbrook
International Miners Relief Fund
Gerald Cornette
Charleston
W.va
St. Luke’s Hospital
State Health Planning and Development Agency
St. Luke’s
Bluefield State College
Bluefield
Rubber Workers To Open Talks With Goodrich
AKRON Ohio AP Uniroyal Inc remains the strike target but United Rubber Workers plan to begin master contract talks with B F Goodrich on Monday. Uniroyal bargaining started seven weeks ago. the union struck a month ago. Goodrich had expected to be the original target. Bommarito accuses Uniroyal of reneging on an April agreement. Uniroyal denies any agreement existed.
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Akron, Ohio
Uniroyal Inc
United Rubber Workers
B.F. Goodrich
Goodrich
Bommarito
Uniroyal
Fiedler Hospitalized After Attack
Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler was hospitalized with a mild heart attack after collapse backstage at his last concert six weeks ago. The year old maestro was in stable condition at Tufts New England Medical Center and resting comfortably as doctors monitored his recovery.
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Boston
Boston Pops
Arthur Fiedler
Tufts-New England Medical Center
Fiedler
Big City Mayors Back Oil Decontrol and Windfall Tax
Pittsburgh AP reports that U S Conference of Mayors endorsed Carter’s oil decontrol and a windfall profits tax. Mayors supported using windfall revenue for urban aid, transit, and crude oil utilization, with Charleston West Virginia Mayor Hutchinson leading the push. The vote favored stronger taxes than Carter proposed, while endorsing anti inflation measures and urban development funding.
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Ield Daily Telegraph
Charleston
Pittsburgh
Carter
Resolutions Committee
U.S. Conference of Mayors
John Hutchinson
W. Va
Mayors’ Energy and Environment Committee
Hutchinson
Presidnt
Congress
White House
House Panel Works On Oil Industry Tax Plan
Washington AP Members of the House Ways and Means Committee race to finish a new tax aimed at trimming oil profits without crushing production incentives. Chair Rep. Al Ullman says work should wrap up this week as Carter pushes energy reform. The article also notes pending votes on education cabinet creation, a $400 billion military procurement bill, peacetime draft registration, Zimbabwe Rhodesia sanctions, and a Senate move on a defense treaty termination.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
al Ullman
Dore
Carter
Senate
U.S
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
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Kiowa
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Barber County
Oklahoma
UMW
Willard A. Esselstyn
Rubber Workers
Essionals Goodrich Company
Pestillo
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Commercial Credit
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Credit Life
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Decontrol
Resolutions
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