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Wind, Waves Break Oil Slick As Beach Clean Begins
Hundreds of workers and prisoners clean oily beaches after 231000 gallons leaked from an offshore well. Wind and waves break the slick, with private beaches later, while officials seek federal aid and prison labor additions. Union Oil develops a large cleanup system to skim and store the oil awaiting removal.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
California
Santa Barbara Channel
Coast Guard
Los Angeles-area
Los Angeles
Paul de Falco
Federal Air and Water Pollution Control Administration
Gervice Nash
Union Oil
Fred Hartley
White House
Urban Affairs Council
Spiro T. Agnew
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York