San Francisco quake film screens at KPIX tonight
Ray Orrock reviews a BBC documentary The City That Waits To Die about the 1906 San Francisco quake and current fears. The film warns 50,000 to 100,000 deaths possible if a major quake hits during rush hours, and critiques officials for insufficient preparedness. It shows real quake footage from Alaska and Japan, and discusses predicting quakes and new mitigation ideas.
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San Francisco
Channel 5
America
Anchorage
Japan
Danville
Colorado
TCIS
San Andreas
Harris raises over 100000 in early presidential bid
Oklahoma City dispatch reports Senator Fred Harris of Oklahoma has raised more than $100,000 in the first two weeks of his exploratory campaign for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination. An Oklahoma Democratic Central Committee publication notes the figure as reliable, though sources are unnamed, and predicts Harris will win the nomination.
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Oklahoma City
UPD
Oklahoma Democratic Central Committee
Fred Harris
O-Okla
Glenn Haglish
J.C. Kennedy
Harris
Fun time at Cocoa Beach before liftoff
Crowds pack Cocoa Beach for Apollo 15 launch as hotels fill, traffic swells, and boaters line the coast. Guests, including astronauts wives Mary Ellen Irwin and Ann Lorton Scott, mingle at parties and receptions while FAA cautions pilots. TWA runs space park tours as residents brace for a weekend of celebration and viewing.
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David Brannon
Cocoa Beach
TWA
Space Park
Intk
Ann Lorton Scott
Mrs. Seall
Mrs. Seal
Parents Stay Calm as Irwin Prepares for Moon Trip
San Jose area parents of astronaut Jim Irwin express pride and calm anticipation as Apollo 15 launches. They recall Irwin’s childhood love of planes and note he pursued a steady, unflashy path toward the mission. The elder Irwins plan to watch from Cape Kennedy, while Irwin and David Scott are set for three moon excursions covering about 22 miles.
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Mary Ellen Irwin
James B. Irvin
Jess
Cocoa Beach
Molél
Orlando
Daytona Beach
Orth
San Josh
Calif
UPN
Jim Irwin
Stabbie 75
Tywin
San Jose City College
James B. Invite
Irwin
David Scott
Rover J
Cape Kennedy
Task force to report on Castro Valley Master Plan
A planning meeting will hear recommendations from a three committee task force on the Castro Valley Master Plan. The plan emphasizes central business development open space and recreation, upgraded aesthetics, expansion of planning areas and density limits, with input from Castro Valley community members and public works officials.
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Fern Strip
Vale Parent
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Jenneys
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