West Coast brush fires injure 147, threaten 122 homes
Los Angeles area fires driven by Santa Ana winds injured 147 and destroyed up to 122 homes across five counties. Gov. Brown declared a regional state of emergency. federal disaster aid discussions followed. Dayton Canyon fire caused about 20 million in damage, with Gypsum Canyon blaze also causing extensive loss.
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Los Angeles
Santa Ana
Ridge
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Ventura
Orange
Richard Steffen
Brown
Reagan
Dayton Canyon
Conty
Bob Sarno Sad
Tony McEwan
Latigo Canyon
McEwan
Paradise Cove
Malibu
Jan Salerno
Los Angeles County Fire Department
K.R. Trout
Gypsum Canyon
Amtrak Gunman Surrenders Weapons For Food
In Raleigh a gunman identified as Mario Rodriguez held two children during a three day siege aboard an Amtrak sleeper car. He surrendered two pistols in a show of faith, exchanged for food, and claimed the body of a woman was in the car. Police continued seeking his godfather and uncle, a New York lawyer, as negotiations focused on freeing the children.
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Raleigh
N.C
Amtrak
Mario Rodriguez
C.L. Price
Price
New York City
Frederick Heineman
Godfather
Rodriguez
Miami
New York
Amtrak Silver Star
Penguin in Car Trunk and Hog Roam New York Streets
A 15 inch penguin found in the trunk of a stolen car in upper Manhattan and a 150 pound hog with a leash roaming Brooklyn sidewalks shocked city police. The penguin, protective of two eggs, was taken to the Bronx Zoo where the eggs were found rotten. The hog was tranquilized after it entered a motorist’s back seat and handed to the ASPCA.
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New York
Upper Manhattan
James McDarby
James Olivero
McDarby
Olivero
34Th Precinct
Bronx Zoo
World of Birds
Eric Edler
Jefferson Street
Scott Avenue
David Hayes
Edward Coulter
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
ASPCA
Dominick Corsetti
Central Park
Monday Weather Outlook With Showers Possible Statewide
The National Weather Service forecasts showers and possible thunderstorms statewide today, more in the west with highs near 75 to 80. Light rain or drizzle may linger tonight in the east, lows in the 50s to near 60, followed by a partly sunny western half and continued clouds. Tomorrow brings more light rain chances in the far east, highs from the 60s to near 70, then Wednesday through Friday show fair weather midweek and a Friday shower risk, with daytime highs in the low to mid 60s and overnight lows in the upper 30s and 40s.
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Far East
National Weather Service
Cyanide Tylenol case narrows to three or four leads
Chicago authorities say the cyanide Tylenol deaths prompt a focus on three or four primary leads as a man held on extortion charges appears in court. Jerome Howard, a 20 year old unemployed Chicago resident, faces possible 20 years and a fine if convicted, but officials stress no credible link to the poisonings. The FBI and Illinois AG note Howard was briefly a suspect before being dismissed, while a ransom letter at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital spurred further investigation. The task force continues to pursue active leads as the case progresses.
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Chicago
Jerome Howard
U.S
Olga Jurco
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
Edward Hegarty
FBI
Illinois
Tyrone Fahner
Howard
Fahner
Swedish Navy Admits Sub May Be Gone
Sweden's naval command said a suspected Soviet bloc submarine in Hors Bay may have escaped as early as Oct 1. The hunt involved air recon, sonar, depth charges, and mine detonation, with officials uncertain about the submarine's nationality or current location.
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Berga Naval Base
Sweden
Naval Command
Hors Bay
Lennart Ljung
Navy
Sven Carlsson
Ljung
Air Force
Tass
Carlsson
Borje Andersson
Dagens Nyheter
Naval Base
Vertol
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