Electrical storm disrupts county farms and power grid
A south county electrical storm caused a fire, brief power outages, and a prowler report. It ruined sulfur dusting by farmers on cucumbers and grapes, wasting effort as rain spurred early germination of range grass before a dry spell. PG&E notes power poles were struck.
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South County
Alameda County
Thomas Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Dennis Pooler
Limits urged for breast X rays in women under fifty
UPI reports that the National Cancer Institute and the National Cancer Society advised doctors not to use X rays to detect breast cancer in women under 50 unless specific grounds exist. Assistant Health Secretary Theodore Cooper noted the recommendation could appear soon and stressed age related guidance for mammography.
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Washington
UPI
National Cancer Institute
National Cancer Society
Theodore Cooper
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Cowper
Cooper
Scientists dispute link between world calamities and end of days
Across Sweden, the United States, Japan, Italy, and the Philippines seismologists view record quake deaths this year as alarming but not a sign of an imminent apocalypse. Experts note more major quakes in populated zones while long term averages remain similar, with no clear pattern predicting a big future event.
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Earth
Sweden
United States
Japan
Italy
Philippines
Britain
Europe
Londo Meteorological Office
Japan Meteorological Agency
Peru
Turkey
U.S. Geological Survey
Guatemala
Fed
Bali
Indonesia
New Guinea
Markus Baath
Uppsala Seismological Institute
Baath
Iliam Cloud
University of California In Berkeley
Cloud
California
Severe 7.5 quake rocks central China and aftershocks hit region
Reports say a major earthquake of up to 7.5 magnitude struck a sparsely populated area of Szechuan and Kansu in north central China. Observatories noted aftershocks across Cephalonia, central Japan, and the Philippines, with limited damage reported.
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China
Philippines
Szechuan
Cephalonia
Japan
Cagayan de Oro
Athens Observatory
Athens
Tokyo
Meteorological Agency
Chiba
Hoya Observatory
Hong
National
Kansu
Humble Chowchilla hero praised at Madera County Fair
Ed Ray, the Dairyland School District bus driver who guided 28 children to safety after a kidnapping, was feted in Chowchilla with a parade and awards ceremony at the fairgrounds. Townspeople thanked him as authorities considered indictments for suspects in Livermore.
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Madera County Fairgrounds
Ed Ray
San Joaquin County
Ray
Dairyland
Livermore
Here
Madera County
Frustrated Blanda May Be Waived By Raiders
Santa Rosa based report says 42 year old George Blanda anticipates being cut as NFL rosters shrink to 49. He laments not being used and admits he would welcome waivers to become a free agent while acknowledging uncertainty about another team taking a 43 year old kicker.
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Blanda
Fred Steinfort
Raiders
Boston College
Blands
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Dan Bact
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Geophysical Observatory
City
James Taggart
Tapgart
Chowchilla
Ged
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al Davis
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