Navy Awards Purple Hearts to Pueblo Crew at Balboa
Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher and nine USS Pueblo crewmen received Purple Hearts in a 15 minute ceremony at Balboa Naval Hospital San Diego. The event honored wounds from the ships 1968 attack and boarding on the high seas with 50 relatives watching. Posthumous award also will go to Fireman Duane Hodges killed during the capture.
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Lebanon enacts blackout amid student protests and tensions
In Beirut a nationwide blackout drill followed a student strike demanding compulsory military service after an Israeli raid. Traffic stopped and lights off for 10 minutes as President Helou met ministers to discuss Middle East tensions while Israel reported no new border clashes.
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Long Beach Tour of Roses Float Houdini Like Tale
A chaotic quest for Long Beach's Tour of Roses parade float unfolds across cities. The Queen of the Sea floats between Los Altos Shopping Center and Lakewood after dawn moves, with reports placing it at Hughes Market and City Hall in a week of shifting sightings. Princess Benedikte of Denmark to welcome first child this month.
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80 Acres of Forest Blackened Near Azusa
A brush fire in the Angeles National Forest about 20 miles north of Azusa scorched 80 acres in a heat wave. More than 200 firefighters from the Forest Service California Division of Forestry and Los Angeles County Fire Department battled flames between Graveyard and Suzanne Canyons, aided by 20 fire trucks two tractors a helicopter and three air tankers. Dry Santa Ana winds briefly threatened to push the blaze through nearby canyons.
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