Berkeley Fire: Six Firemen Injured in Lab Building Blaze
UPI reports a blaze at Lo lano Laboratories on Dwight Way and Shattuck Avenue caused $600,000 in damage. Firemen fought through false ceilings and partitions, with about 70 men battling since Saturday. six firemen were injured. A pharmacy and a delicatessen also sustained damage.
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Fire at Lafayette Apartments prompts rescue and damage estimate
Firefighters on ladders rescued five people from windows and six from the roof of the four story Lafayette Apartments as flames raged Sunday. The 24 unit building housed 22 others who escaped before flames spread. Acting Fire Captain John P. Gai said the building is uninhabitable with damage estimated between 65 000 and 185 000 dollars. The fire started in a pile of newspapers in the basement.
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Sausalito ferry resumes run after repair pause
The Sausalito ferry restarts commuter service to San Francisco after a week off for mechanical repairs. A broken gear box on one engine caused the interruption, said Harlan Soeten, water transportation manager for the Golden Gate Bridge District. Buses operated to replace ferry service during the layup.
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Boy Dies Saving Grandmother in Tacoma Fire
A 5 year old boy died while trying to rescue his grandmother after a Christmas tree caught fire in their Tacoma home. The grandmother Mary O'Hara died from burns, his father Leon escaped, and the boy Michael Kolbas ran back inside to wake her before being trapped at the top of the stairs.
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Sacramento coma death ends after five years
A Sacramento student died after nearly five years unconscious from massive head injuries in a 1966 interstate crash. He weighed 75 pounds at death and had treatment at UC San Francisco Medical Center and Kaiser Vallejo rehabilitation. Police reported the boy’s parents, Vietnam veteran Terrence Ross and Alice Ross, were charged with murder after their 24 year old son died following alleged harsh punishment.
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Apartment explosion kills eight in AUCH area
An early morning blast leveled the rear of an eight story building casting debris across the street. Police reported eight bodies recovered from rubble and ten people injured, six hospitalized. The explosion, likely originating in a ground floor garage, shook the neighborhood at about 3 a.m. and shattered nearby windows.
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McCormack prayed daily for Johnson after Kennedy death
Retired House Speaker John McCormack said he prayed daily when in the line of presidential succession that the Good Lord would spare President Johnson. He spoke on ABC issues and answers as the 91st Congress adjourned, closing a 42 year House career nine of which were as speaker.
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Russian scientists invited to observe Angela Davis trial
The State Department announced a group of 14 Russians signed a letter voicing fears that Angela Davis, a UCLA philosophy professor and Black activist, may not receive a fair trial for alleged gun purchases tied to an attempted prison escape. The case follows a fatal Bureau incident last year.
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UAW May Change Strategy In Chrysler Talks
UAW may change its approach after a long holiday recess and layoffs at Chrysler, the last automaker without a new labor contract. The union planned to set a strike deadline when talks resumed, with top UAW officials and local presidents meeting at Chrysler headquarters before resuming negotiations in the afternoon.
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Traffic toll for holiday may hit 500
Traffic fatalities during the long New Year holiday weekend were within expected ranges at 9 30 am EST tallying 440 deaths from Thursday 6 p m to Sunday 11 9. The National Safety Council had projected 400 to 500 with late reports likely pushing past 600. Notable counts included Texas 58 California 40 New York 25 Illinois 21 Michigan 20.
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Bombers Hit Red Targets in South Vietnam
US bombers attacked North Vietnamese positions in South Vietnam for the first time in a month amid reports of a buildup in the northwest. Sixty Stratofortresses dropped 180 tons near the DMZ and near the Laotian border at the A Shan valley. The targets included infiltration routes, storage sites, bunkers, base camps, and staging areas.
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U.S. troop strength in Vietnam falls to 335800 amid Phase Six pullback
UPI reports the American force in South Vietnam dropped to 335,000 for the week ending last Thursday, a new post Oct 16, 1966 low and a 2,100 decrease from the prior week. Phase Six targets include 51,800 more personnel to be withdrawn by May 1, with Army down 1,700 to 250,700, Navy down 2,? to 16,500, Marines at 95,400, Air Force unchanged at 43,100, and Coast Guard at 10, while about 18,500 Navy personnel with the 7th Fleet and 500 Coast Guardsmen abroad are not in the totals.
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Green Beret outposts in Vietnam turnover completed
After more than five years of Special Forces operations in Vietnam border camps, the last two Green Beret outposts Lap and Ben Het were handed over to South Vietnamese forces. Montagnard irregulars and civilian teams formed the rag-tag garrisons as turnover shifts control to the Border Ranger Command with American Rangers advising under U.S. Saigon command.
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