Plug Cemented Well End Oil Spill In Santa Barbara
After 12 days of a nightmarish slick the Santa Barbara Channel oil well was capped with 900 sacks of cement and drilling mud. Governor Reagan declared oil stained areas disaster zones opening state aid and tax relief while Union Oil promised further cement filling to seal a 3400 foot column. Federal orders halted all drilling as cleanup crews mop harbors and beaches and wildlife losses mount.
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Santa Barbara
Ronald Reagan
Oil Company
Union Oil Co
Santa Barbara Channel
RFK Death Story Wins Spot News Award
The Independent Press Telegram earned first place in the CNPA 1968 Better Newspaper Contest for Best Individual Spot News Reporting. The June 5 story by Bill Hazlett reported the RFK shooting at the Ambassador Hotel, with rapid field coverage as details emerged across Rampart, Central Receiving, and LAX.
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Independent, Press- Telegram
California Newspaper Publishers Association
Better Newspaper
CNPA
San Francisco
Bill Hazlett
Robert Kennedy
Nixon Weighs Space Program Cuts After Moon Project
President Nixon asked advisers for reports on possible cuts in the U S space program and studies of redirecting the space effort after the man in the moon project. He also ordered a review of water pollution control efficacy while staying at his Florida retreat.
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Key Biscayne
Fila
Nixon
America
Washington
United States
Bayside
Florida
Action Line answers why hummingbird syrup fades in rain
A reader asks why sugar honey water syrup for hummingbird feeders loses color when it rains. An LA chemist cites increased water alkalinity diluting acid dye while a Modjeska Canyon wildlife sanctuary spokesman says their sugar water stays colored.
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Action Line
H. Kohnstamm & Co., Inc
Los Angeles
Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary
Modjeska Canyon
Budget help for couples via Consumer Credit Counselors of LA
A non profit agency at 945 S Western Ave Los Angeles offers budget counseling for couples facing financial hardship or bankruptcy with fees up to 10 waived for extreme cases. Call 737-3130 for materials and schedule a counseling session.
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J.L
Lakewood
Consumer Credit Counselors
Los Angeles
S. Western Ave
Floyd Marion
Marion
U S Warns Russian Fish Fleet Off Virginia Coast
The Coast Guard warned Soviet bloc trawlers for violating Virginia 12 mile fishing limits. Cutter Point Arena approached about 20 ships and delivered a written message to the Pamorze crewman, with radio contact also attempted. No reply was received as the fleet moved outside the restricted zone.
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UPI
Coast Guard
Virginia
Point Arena
Pamorze
Portsmouth
Eve ning in M Milwaukee fragrance idea debuts in Paris
A quirky story outlines a new money-making idea to travel to Paris and sell a perfume titled Eve ning in M Milwaukee. The plan hinges on leveraging the city’s fashion scene and nightlife to attract buyers and create buzz for the quirky product.
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Paris
Shaw Trial Figures Tramp Through French Quarter
Trial coverage notes figures rummaging the French Quarter in search of a death-plot apartment. The piece hints at a sensational chase tied to a looming case and local intrigue.
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Shaw
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A fragment from page A-3 column 1 continues onto page A-4 column 3. The text lacks clear storyline or named entities, presenting only page reference cues and filler transitions. No identifiable events or quotes are readable from the supplied segment.
Victim of Flood Found 135 Miles From Scene
The body of 11 year old Michael J Heitrick was found 135 miles from the flood site south of San Diego near Imperial Beach. Identified by Hacienda Heights parents Blair and others clothes with a tear in a yellow boot. Michael drowned after entering a flood channel near his Los Angeles home January 24. his brother Robert 10 was rescued.
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Michael J. Heitrick
California
Blair Heitrick
Hacienda Heights
Here
Imperial Beach
Michael
Los Angeles
Robert
Fireball Vividly Lights Skies Across Mexico and U S
A bright blue white meteor lit the night from central Arizona to northern Mexico and reportedly struck earth in the Sierra Madre near Chihuahua. Local editor Guillermo Asunsolo recalled the blaze so intense observers hid their eyes and described the moment as the brightest since 1908.
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Chihuahua
Mex
UPI
Mexico
United States
Guillermo Asunsolo
Arizona
Asunsolo
Sierra Madre Mountains
Durango
Haley
Asansolo
Minutemen Clash With Chicago U Sit-inners
About 10 men carrying Minute men leaflets burst into the University of Chicago administration building and fought student protesters who had occupied it for 10 days. A student demonstrator and a campus officer were injured. three intruders were arrested.
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Chicago
UPI
Minutemen
University of Chicago
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Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood
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Federal Job Information Office
Pine Ave
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Market St
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Wwe
Jeane Dixon
Radio-Tv
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San Diego
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