Two Ocean Launches Sink in Bangladesh Storm Feared Losses
Dacca reports two motor launches carrying about 700 people sank in a storm along the coast of Bangladesh. Unconfirmed reports place the disaster near Keshariganj in Mymensingh district about 60 miles north of Dacca. Casualty numbers are undetermined. Another launch sank 45 miles northeast of Dacca near Bhairab with many feared dead.
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Bangladesh
Sangbad
Keshariganj
Mymensingh
Bangladesh Press - International
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Bhairab
Berkeley Lettuce Moratorium Fails to End Sale
Berkeley City Council approved a non binding move to halt iceberg lettuce sales citing health concerns over Monitor pesticide contamination. Environmental Health Director Glenn Lynch said the moratorium would not be enforced since the insecticide has not been used since January 9 in Yuba and Imperial Valleys where it was grown. Co op markets said they would cooperate. UC food service Safe Way and Lucky Stores did not comment.
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UPI
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Yuba
Imperial Valley
Consumer Co-op Chain of Markets
University of California Food Service
Safeway
Lucky Stores
Sewage crash sparks study in Amador County
A collision between two tanker trucks carrying sewage near Cook's Station on State Route 88 released about 10,000 gallons of partially treated effluent. The Amador County Health Department reports the incident prompted a study of alternative disposal methods for mountain recreation communities.
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Jackson
Calif
Amador County Health Department
Cook’s Station
Sierra
Sacramento
Steady' man shoots family then kills himself in Fairfax
Harry McMillan, 36, a steady seven day a week mechanic, shot his wife Dolores 21, mother-in-law Ruth Sherman 53, and infant son William, then killed himself in a Fairfax County lodging area near Washington. William died 35 minutes later at a hospital. Neighbors, many relatives, report the breakup of the marriage as a motive.
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UPT
Washington
Fairfax County
Harry McMillan
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Dolores McMillan
Willam
Ruth M. Sherman
Court rules on lead gas in California fuels
The California Court of Appeal upholds a Superior Court decision denying the Environmental Defense Fund claim that the Air Resources Board can regulate lead as a pollutant. The ruling says the board lacks authority to set lead content in auto fuels, limited to emissions control.
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California Air Resources Board
Court of Appeal
Superior
Environmental Defense Fund
Air Resources Board
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