Nine feared dead after Los Angeles Harbor explosion
An oil tanker explosion at Los Angeles Harbor injured about 50 and left nine men feared dead. Five bodies were recovered as divers searched for more victims. the Sansinena hull burned, with Italian crew among the missing. Coast Guard planned a board of inquiry and Port authorities assessed the vast damage across the harbor.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sansinena
Barracuda Tanker Co
Union Oil
Coast Guard
Oil Company
Robert Price
Inqmry
Price
San Pedro
Vince Perri
Point Fermin
Costa Mesa
Union Oil Co
Pacific Strike Team
Juan Rodriguez
Carter taps Andrus for Interior post and policy ties
Idaho Governor Cecil Andrus accepts Jimmy Carter's nomination as interior secretary and signals support for federal strip mining controls. He and Carter praise conservation, environmental protection, and balanced growth, with Andrus stressing reclamation and land protection amid anticipated new legislation in the next Congress.
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Jimmy Carter
Secretary
Idaho
Cecil D. Andrus
UPI
United States
America
Andrus
Carter
National Governors Conference
Ford
Hurricane City Council Meets in Refurbished Quarters
The Hurricane City Council held its first meeting in the refurbished basement chamber, praised for new acoustical ceiling, lighting, and carpet. Departments reported November activity. police noted several thefts and incidents, with dog licenses to be renewed via city bills. parks and cemetery work included tree trimming and headstone repairs. A rezoning for a mini mall on State Street was referred to the planning commission.
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Hurricane -Hs
Hurricane City Council
ATE
Utah Motor Vehicle Department
Justice Court
Power Board and Planning Commission
Willard Webb
Pat Judd
Judd
Ray Ballard
Boy Scouts
State Street
Planning Commission
Health officials tally swine flu paralysis cases
National and state health officials report 107 Guillain Barré syndrome cases nationwide with six deaths linked to swine flu vaccine discussions. CDC asks states to send paralysis cases since Oct 13 while experts urge caution in linking with inoculations. Local figures in West Virginia and Oregon show several cases, with some vaccinated and some not, yet no clear link established.
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National Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
CDC
J. Donald Millar
West Virginia
N.H. Dyer
Oregon
Les Cour
Byron Francis
Wullness
Chicago
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Interior Post
Utah
Conter
Marsha Waggoner
Cedar City
Ithamar Sprague
Pat Hartley
Washington
Brigham Young
Becky Laidlaw
St. George
J. Bracken Lee
Clinton Gliger
Gillespie
Tom Seegmilier
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