Driver in LA car hangs from power line after park reverse error
A near-new luxury car dangled from a power pole in Los Angeles when the driver reportedly started in reverse at high speed from a parking space, thinking the car was in forward gear. Police charged the driver with driving and the heavy vehicle required special equipment and about three hours to remove. Neither the driver nor his female companion were injured when they tumbled from the open door.
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Los Angeles
Girmken
Hoarders Strike Canadian Dimes and Quarters Shortage
Vancouver reports a growing shortage of Canadian dimes and quarters as banks stores and others ask who is hoarding. The Royal Canadian Mint plans to switch to non silver coins Aug 1 while smuggling and melting abroad raises seizures totaling over 325000 in the past year.
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Cregatt Journal
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Plane crisis over Pacific as engine feathered near landing
United Air Lines flight DCA carrying 92 aboard faced a panel light indicating oil leak in one engine. The pilot shut off that engine and landed safely about 20 minutes late after flying Honolulu to Los Angeles on three engines. An airline spokesman confirmed the light indicated an oil leak.
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Busy Week Ahead for GOP and Democratic Campaigns
A crowded political calendar unfolds the week of July 28 to August 7 with candidates Reagan, McCarthy, Nixon, Rockefeller, Humphrey, Wallace, and others touring multiple cities including Miami Beach, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tampa, Shreveport, and Great Falls. Primaries and filing deadlines loom in Tennessee Massachusetts Arkansas Washington and Michigan. Party platform committees meet in Miami Beach as schedules remain tentative with several dates and appearances not set.
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California Senate approves student fund law for 1000 scholarships
The Senate passed 22 to 8 a bill creating 1000 scholarships for disadvantaged students not eligible for other state aid. Sponsor Mervyn Dymally said the program extends aid beyond the privileged, while opponents warned of potential admissions pressure. the measure returns to the Assembly for amendments with priority to junior college students.
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John G. Schmitz
Tustin
Mervyn Dymally
Los Angeles
Dymally
John L. Harmer
Glendale
Insurance Firm Flags Sharp U S Birth Rate Decline
A life insurer notes a decade long drop in U S birth rates across regions and industrialized nations. It cites 1986 figures, comparisons with 1957 levels, and similar declines in Canada Japan and Western Europe while pointing to underdeveloped areas with weaker birth registrations.
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10 Women Hijack Captives Safe In Geneva
The report states ten women held after an Arab hijack were released and arrived in Geneva. In parallel, estimates compare birth rates globally with Romania and China noted for specific figures. Swissair and El Al incidents influence aviation authorities as International Pilots Association weighs flights to Algeria.
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Algiers
India
Hove
Romania
China
Houari Boumedienne
International Pilots Association
Algeria
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Wife Of East Bay GOP Congress Candidate Dies
ALAMEDA UPIs report Mrs. Myrtle Ferguson, wife of Republican candidate Leandra Britton, died Saturday. Survivors include three sons, including Mond P. Britton, 49, who live at home with his mother and her husband. The family resides in the East Bay area.
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GOP Congress
Alameda
UPI
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Mond P. Britton
Myrtle Ferguson
Congress
Gon Leandra
World's Largest Cooling Unit at New York Center
The article reports on a colossal air conditioning project in New York featuring a 49 000 ton water chilling plant and a World Trade Center complex planned for completion around 1972. It notes Charlene Ferguson Britton as a deceased wife and her husband as owner of Alameda Thrift Co. plus his candidacy for the 8th District seat.
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New Delhi
Upi
India
New World
Bayou Mesa
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Britton
Alameda Thrift Co
Borgster Chilling
Warner
York
Dutch Sweet Tooth Grabs 24 Guilders Per Capita in 1987
In Utrecht Holland residents spent about 24 guilders per person on sweets in 1987 or roughly 7 dollars each. About twenty percent of the spending went to licorice, a Dutch favorite they are believed to lead the world in consuming.
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Utrecht, Holland
UPI
Hollanders
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