No defect found in fire truck crash that killed three in San Francisco
Acting Fire Chief John Baldelli said preliminary probes found no defect in the apparatus. The accident on Market Street involved a tiller man struggling with trolley track junctions and an uneven street, sending a 48 foot fire truck into a pedestrian island. Three people died William Moore 65 John Lipay 55 Angelina Moreno 77 and three were seriously injured Marty Sanderson 34 Ronald Lambert 45 Jimmy Fitzpatrick 23.
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San Francisco
John Baldelli
William Moore
John Lipay
Angelina Moreno
Marty Sanderson
Oakland
Ronald Lambert
Jimmy Fitzpatrick
Union
N.J
Sit-in arrests at Sonoma State over arming campus police
Twenty three Sonoma State College students were arrested at 3:30 a.m. after a Friday deadline passed amid protests against arming campus police. They cited a student referendum opposing sidearms and urged Chancellor Dumke to drop the order.
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Sonoma County
Sonoma
Chico State
Chico
Glenn Dumke
California State University and Colleges System
Tragic Santa Bernardino Plane Missing Nine Days
Hope faded for three missing after a single engine plane vanished in the San Bernardino Mountains nine days earlier. Dr and Mrs Don Nebeker and pilot John Clute were feared lost as 250 ground troops and a dozen aircraft continued the dawn to dark search near Big Bear Lake in 7000 to 8200 foot rugged terrain with subfreezing nights.
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San Bernardino
San Bernardino Mountains
Don Nebeker
Cadia
John Clute
Pasadena
Arch
Bear
Big Bear Lake
Clute
Explosives probe into UCLA campus blast damages lab
Explosives experts examined bomb fragments after a blast shattered 60 windows in UCLA chemistry lab courtyard. No injuries reported. It followed two earlier campus blasts on Nov. 8 and Dec. 1 with minor damage. Repairs estimated from 10000 to 25000 dollars. No group claimed responsibility.
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UCLA
Yale Katz
Ucla Police Department
Katz
Los Angeles
Skin diver attacked by big white shark near Farallon Islands
A 27 year old San Francisco diver Robbin Buckley was bitten on the leg by a large white shark while spear fishing about 100 yards off the Farallon Islands. He was evacuated by helicopter in stable condition with lacerations to the left leg. The Ishtar reported the attack to the Coast Guard.
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San Francisco
Farallon Islands
Coast Guard
Letterman General Hospital
Robbin Buckley
James Morris
Buckley
Farallons
Plane crashes through roof hits San Marcos home
A stalled single engine plane spun out of control and crashed into a living room in San Marcos injuring a father and son aboard. David B. Thompson, 31, of Encinitas, is critical after surgery in Oceanside hospital. His father Harold Thompson, 61, of Oceanside, is in fair condition with a possible concussion.
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SAN Marcos
David B. Thompson
Encinitas
Oceanside
Harold Thompson
Robbery suspect drives off after deadly Long Beach hit run
A woman 57 died early Saturday when fleeing a robbery on Willow Street near Oregon Avenue. Margaret Irene Gordon of 2655 Golden Ave was dragged 62 feet after a eastbound car struck her. a second car may have also hit her. A 20 year old Carson man, driver of the striking car, waited for police and was not cited. Witnesses described a white male suspect about 40, 6 feet, 180 to 200 pounds, in brown clothes.
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Long Beach
Margaret Irene Gordon
Golden Ave
Willow Street
Oregon Avenue
Carson
California officials win paid trips to Israel in gift-funded tours
State Treasurer Jesse Unruh state Democratic Chairman Charles Manatt and 11 legislators travel to Israel with costs covered by business and labor leaders. Other lawmakers and officials join later in the month as gifts reported to the state. Sponsors include Mortgage Marketing Service figure Milton Gordon and the American Jewish Committee arranged trip.
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Sacramento
Jesse Unruh
Charles Manatt
Israel
Sacramento Bee
Unruh
Manatt
Assembly
Leo McCarthy
San Francisco
Senate
James Mills
San Diego
Dennis Carpenter
Newport Beach
The
Bee
Milton M. Gordon
Mortgage Marketing Service
John Foran
Julian Dixon
Herschel Rosenthal
Los Angeles
Leon Ralph
South Gate
Tom Bane
van Nuys
Frank Vicencia
Bellflower
Nicholas Petris
Oakland
George Zenovich
Fresno
American Jewish Committee
Grounded United Flights Due to Weekend Strike
All United Airlines flights were grounded as 2,800 flights remained canceled Saturday and Sunday amid wage contract talks. About 200,000 passengers faced disruption with no clear end in sight. a federal mediator called the bargaining session crucial while a settlement over the weekend seemed unlikely. Charter services were canceled through Tuesday.
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Washington
United Airlines
United
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
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Lone Beach
Calif
Sun
Baldelli
Market
Market Street
Pended. Asst
Andrew Casper
Dito
Robert Levy
United Airlines Road Service
CAL Overs
United Air Lines
Los Angeles International Airport
Associated Press
Ishtar
George Silva
Pacifica
Jess Unruh
Cal
Pye
E. Ocean Ave
Ximeno Ave
Arking
Beach Branch
Bnet
Trike
Electra
Texas
Texas Instruments
Calc’s. From
Royal Brand Men Portable Typewriter
Rwue
Pine Ave
BankAmericard
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