Outgoing California Builders Council Chief Says Buyers Priced Out
California Builders Council president John B. Clark Jr. warned buyers are priced out due to environmental limits and lumber costs. He spoke at a news conference before the Pacific Coast Builders Conference, noting Proposition 20 and high financing rates push housing out of reach. Barry Sherman will succeed him as council president.
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Dog blocks rescue as family perishes in crash
A passerby saved a 4 year old from a burning car on U.S. 52 near Williamson but could not reach four other Johnson family members after their station wagon collided with a car driven by Larry Ball of Red Jack, West Virginia. Ball died in the crash and the wagon exploded. The dead included Dr Randall Johnson, 34, of Omaha, his wife and two daughters.
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Kissinger Tho Move Toward Tightened Vietnam Peace Pact
In Paris Kissinger and North Vietnam’s Tho begin formal steps to reinforce the Vietnam peace accord. A four-party signing ceremony is planned at the International Conference Center with the United States South Vietnam North Vietnam and the Provisional Revolutionary Government set to sign. separate U.S. North Vietnam signing to follow.
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International Conference Center
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Priest and parishioner kidnapped during bank robbery attempt
The Rev Leonant Calegari and Louise White were briefly taken hostage by a man who entered Our Lady of Loretto Church in Novato and forced them into the priest's car. He ordered Calegari to drive to Central Valley Bank. the priest alerted staff and police, who then disarmed the gunman. Neither hostage was injured. Eugene Louis Gray of Oakland was booked on kidnapping and attempted robbery charges.
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Eugene Louis Gray
Oakland
Two Oakland Men Charged After Tower Climb
Jonathan R. Avignon and Melville A. Cottle, both Oakland residents aged 19 and 20, climbed a 1X foot higher microwave tower, set off a security alarm at Redwood Regional Park, and were charged with trespassing. Rangers confiscated several beer cans at the scene after they descended.
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Leap from Bronx blaze kills man amid trapped residents
Four people fled a three story Bronx fire by jumping from the top floor. One man, Mack Williams, 42, died after alerting neighbors. three others were injured. Cannonball Breathwaite, a 54 year old one legged man, was rescued asleep in his second floor apartment. Two firefighters were hurt. Fire officials say stairs were burned away and the cause remains undetermined.
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Four Victims Slain in Wilton Manors Family Home
William Smith found his mother and four siblings murdered in their Wilton Manors Florida house. Police say all five members were stabbed and their throats slashed. A neighbor reported prior explosions heard and a dog did not bark.
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Plymouth Restores Water After Ditch Unclogging
Plymouth's water supply resumes after Arroyo Ditch blockage clears. Mayor Jack Talton reports the 122-year-old ditch, last week clogged and washed out in several places, is reflowing from Smith Fork of the Cosumnes River to the reservoir, serving 500 residents and nearby irrigation.
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