Groundhog Day Vibe and Wet Weather Outlook
The forecast calls for mainly clear skies and cooler highs around 69 today with a 45 low. A soggy five day period is ahead with clouds Tuesday and possible rain mid week, plus additional snow by week’s end for skiers. Small craft advisories may linger between Redondo Beach and Point Conception while interior deserts stay warm.
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Long Beach
California
Redlands
Hemet
Redondo Beach
Point Concepcion
Oil spill near Santa Barbara prompts calls to halt offshore drilling
Offshore leak from a Union Oil well fouls 38 miles of beaches threatening marine life and prompting protests on Santa Barbara piers. Conservationists report up to 1,000 birds killed while officials count 23 dead and 47 injured. Curtailed by a sea curtain and booms as crews plan vacuuming the oil. Union Oil cites a fissure in the bedrock beneath the well.
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State Fish and Game Department
Humane Society Centers
Santa Barbara
Coast Guard
Union Oil
Union Oil Company
Torrey Canyon
English
U.S
George H. Clyde
Hickel
Clyde
London Shipyard Abandons Crew Members Amid Turbulence
London officials report Shel Oi Co ordered crewmen and technicians to abandon ship during a turbulent incident. Authorities investigate safety breaches and potential labor disputes impacting operations and maritime staffing.
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London
Shel! Oi! Co
Aban
Questions from Readers and Historical Inquiries
Reader asks about sinking of USS Benevolence in 1950 near San Francisco. Summary includes accident details: collision with freighter Mary Luckenbach, 30-foot hull gap, sinking in 75 feet of water, 526 aboard, 18 dead, Coast Guard rescue described as miraculous. Also covers rehabilitation services contact and juniper berry sourcing with prices.
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San Francisco
R.G
Gardena. A
Golden Gate Bridge
Mary Luckenbach
Vacuuming Oil Seepage Onto Barges
A Garden Grove inventor Norman L. Kellogg proposed vacuuming oil from a ruptured offshore Santa Barbara platform. Oil would be collected on barges with water drained off and no longer harm marine life. International Chemical Corp delayed CM-5 air drop after pump failure and darkness. state officials called the slick emergency over.
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Garden Grove
Santa Barbara
New York
Norman L. Kellogg
Kellogg
International Chemical Corp
State Department of Fish and Game
Edward M. Daly
Long Beach
Hold 1 Hunt 2 in Killings in Long Beach Area
One suspect booked for murder after Delores Majeskey 29 was found dead of gunshot at 1625 W 105th St Lennox. Two other men sought for questioning in the shotgun death of bouncer Robert Mackey 34 at the Warehouse Cafe 22500 S Avalon Blvd.
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California Department of Rehabilitation
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Fourth St
Long Beach
Frank la Pinta
Samuel Bell
Long Beach Blvd
George Collins
Lennox
Delores Majeskey
Carson
Robert Mackey
Search Teams Probe Missing Plane From Van Nuys
Fifteen Civil Air Patrol planes swept central California Sunday seeking a single engine private plane missing with four aboard on a Van Nuys to Lake Tahoe flight. The last contact was Friday night near Friant Dam northeast of Fresno. Pilot Mel Wallace rented the aircraft. no passenger list exists.
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van Nuys
UPI
Civil Air Patrol
California
Lake Tahoe
Friant Dam
Fresno
Mel Wallace
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Alex Colman
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Silver Spur Rd
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Pacific Coast Hwy
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LA Habra
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