Fires Rage In Southern California Devastating Brush Fires Prompt Mass Evacuations
Severe brush fires in Southern California driven by ferocious desert winds forced about 2,000 people from four towns and the San Manuel Indian reservation. The largest blaze near Bear Creek affected Fredalba Smiley Park and Bun ning Springs, with 45,000 acres burned and 23 structures destroyed. Firefighters battled through the night as winds cooled, while other fires in Cucamonga Wilderness and Riverside county burned large areas and were suspected arson. Evacuees sought shelter at Red Cross centers as families hurried to save belongings including a color TV and ski gear.
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Running Springs
Two Iowans Die in Crash Near Lamont
Special to The Gardie Independence two county men were killed at 10 30 am Friday in a car truck collision four miles south of Lamont on highway 187 Orin Coonrad 20 of Independence drove a truck southbound crossed the center line and collided head on with a car driven by Edwin Becker 57 of rural Lamont Both victims were killed instantly Coonrad was pinned inside his wrecked vehicle for an hour
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Buychanan
Lamont
Orin Coonrad
Edwin Becker
Coonrad
Oil platform blast injures 14. one dies in Louisiana
An explosion on an oil platform off Grand Isle Louisiana injured 14 workers, three critically, and caused one death the next day. No oil spill or fire occurred. Eighteen workers were unharmed and plant operations were halted while investigators linked the blast to a ruptured glycol reboiler in the natural gas dehydration unit.
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Grand Isle
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Humble Feiled
Foe Steps Up Attacks Near Hue as U S Paratroopers Die
North Vietnamese forces intensified near Hue, killing eight Americans and wounding 49 across two dawn assaults by 100 paratroopers of the 101st Airborne. U S artillery and helicopters aided a counterattack. three enemy soldiers were reported killed. Other clashes along the northern coast and near Dal Nang caused additional American casualties.
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Hue
O'Reilly
Saigon
South Vietnam
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Dal ‘Nang
Laird warns of raids if North Vietnam attacks resume
Secretary of Defense Laird told North Vietnam that further strikes on unarmed U S planes could trigger renewed air strikes on anti aircraft sites in North Vietnam. He cited a reconnaissance jet downing, a rocket attack on Saigon, and demilitarized zone troop moves as violations of the Paris talks understandings. He said North Vietnam has not engaged substantively in negotiations.
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Surgeon’s claim on Jack the Ripper burned unread
London a surgeon who said he knew the Ripper’s identity left a dossier labeled Jack the Ripper unread after his death. Dr Thomas Stowell 88, claimed the killer was a noble scion. His son burned the folder saying there was nothing of importance. He denied the Duke of Clarence was the Ripper in a Times letter.
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Jack the Ripper
Thomas Stowell
East End
Stowell
Jack the’ Ripper
L Eldon Stowell
Duke of Clarence
Times of London
Duke
the Ripper
South Vietnamese Vice President Ky Plans U S Visit
Ky, who has been in Paris a month, will fly Sunday to New York for a one day visit to the United States, officials said today.
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New York
U.S
Coup Tops Syria Regime As Assad Seizes Control
In Damascus, Defense Minister Gen Hafez al Assad seized power in a midnight coup ousting President Noureddin Atassi and premier Youssef Zayyen. Key Baath leader Salah Jadid arrested. capital calm with ministries open and markets busy amid reports of Arab world rapprochement. Diplomatic sources say Assad favors ending go-it-alone policy, curbing Soviet dependence but Moscow ties remain intact.
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Salah Jadid
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T Ss
Egypt
Festina Man Killed in One-Car Crash on Highway 24
A Festina man, 22-year-old Richard John Lensing, was killed and Ruby Vondersett, 18, of Calmar was injured when his car skidded on an icy bridge along Highway 24 and overturned near a ditch at about 10:10 p.m. Friday. Lensing died trapped beneath the wreckage. Vondersett was treated at Decorah hospital and released. Services for Lensing are pending at French Funeral Home in Calmar.
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Richard John Lensing
Festina
Highway
Lensing
Anaf Ger
Ruby Vondersett
Calmar
Election Over Tydings Cleared
A long inquiry cleared Tydings of wrongdoing in a housing project case. The report found no evidence of influence peddling by Tydings or others linked to a 2 million loan guarantee and housing project tied to Mason and Bridston. Critics said the timing before an election was flawed though.
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Sen
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Widavis Afl
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Tydings
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Inouye
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Senate
Scott Heuer
State Department
Life Magazine
Bridston
Mason's Charter Co
Jackson
Ville
Fla
Charter
Mason
Hever
Taadej
Howev
Mt Vernon Man Accused Of Murder
John Edward Humphrey 24 of Mt Vernon was held in Linn County jail on an open charge of murder. The Gazette reports Gary Peterson wrote that Humphrey was arrested Saturday after an incident in Mt Vernon, with authorities not yet releasing further details.
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Weifar John Edward Humphrey
Route Two
Mt. Vernon
Linn County
Cyclone Devastates East Pakistan Coast Killing Thousands
Rescue officials warn death toll could exceed 26,000 after a cyclone and tidal wave hit East Pakistan along the Bay of Bengal. Bhola island reported being washed away with 100,000 residents. Casualties include hundreds on Hatia and Bhola, with millions affected and ships delivering relief as authorities inspect a 250 mile coastline for further devastation.
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East Pakistan
Rescue Commission
Bay of Bengal
Barisal
Bhola
Anj
Khulne
Cox Bazar
Halia
World Bank
Rates Increased On Parcel Post
Washington AP reports parcel post rates rose about 15 percent, approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission last summer and effective Saturday. The Eighth Avenue bridge over the Cedar River reopened Saturday at 6 p.m after 11 months of reconstruction, restoring the only vehicle link between the Third Avenue bridge and the Sixteenth Avenue bridge.
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Third Avenue Bridge
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