California drought reshapes daily life across state
In San Francisco and across California, two years of severe drought push water rationing onto more than 100 communities. Reservoirs shrink, lawns brown, and people adapt by conserving. Beverly Hills hires water police and Hollywood trims rain in films. Fresno runs a drip of the day prize for water wasters.
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San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Bay Area
Catalina Island
California
Marin County
Nicasio
Monterey
Oakland
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Hollywood
20Th Century Fox
Fresno
San Joaquin Valley
Casket to Depict Death From Forced Busing Rally
Five children will bear a coffin in protest in Washington to illustrate the impact of forced busing. NORPF organizers say the act marks a pivotal moment in their campaign to amend desegregation policies.
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Louisville
Boston Harbor
Robert DePrez
National Organization To Restore and Preserve Freedom
NORPF
Washington
DePrez
Peanut Shells Turn Dollars For President
President Carter sought a disposal solution for peanut shells seven years ago and helped fund Tech Air Inc. in Georgia with $10,000 to recover useful commodities from waste. A founder developed a burning system that breaks shells and other woody material into oil, gas, and char.
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Washington
Carter
Georgia
Tech Air Inc
Nuclear Attack Sub Baton Rouge Commissioned
Newport News Navy yard hosted the commissioning of the submarine Baton Rouge, a 360 foot Los Angeles class vessel. Vice Adm. Charbonnet praised its role in maintaining freedom and warned against capitulation amid global tensions. Cmdr. Thomas C. Maloney, from Nantucket Island, Mass., commands the ship.
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Newport News
Baton Rouge
Navy
Pierre N. Charbonnet Jr
Naval Reserve
8Th Naval District
New Orleans
Charbonnet
Los Angeles
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Cmdr
Thomas C., Maloney
Natucket Island
Mass
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Audrey Dodson
Mill Valley
Moore
Evans
Run & Steel Post
Swan Design
Black & Decker
Lauan
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield
W.va
Pierre Charbonnet
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