Organized turtle race answered with Joshua Tree event
The Nation al Turtle Races are held the first weekend in May in Joshua Tree. Tortoises are provided to entrants and returned to habitat. must be at least 8 inches long. Contestants place reptiles in a circle with a 50 foot radius and the first to cross the circumference wins. World record is 30 seconds.
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Long Beach
Joshua Tree
Walter Albon
Joshua Tree Chamber of Commerce
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Calaveras County
Hair spray warnings questioned in FDA discussion
A reader questions why hair spray cans lack safety warnings and the FDA notes no pre inspection requirement for cosmetics. AMA cautions consult physicians for toxic reactions and cites varied severity. Also included are updates on a LA TV service, Synanon information, and neglected trees on Livingston Drive.
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Suburbia Fourth of July Parade Draws 101-Home Community
In Suburbia northwest of Los Alamitos Naval Air Station more than 250 children and parents joined the fourth annual Independence Day parade. Mol ly Pitcher themed float won top prize with runners up featuring hot rods and Washington Crossing the Delaware. After the parade residents opened pools and hosted barbecues before a late fireworks display.
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Suburbia
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Barbi Lane
Los Alamitos-Rossmoor Optimists Club
Molly Pitcher
Sun Brings Million to Beaches
Crowded Southland beaches drew nearly a million sun lovers with Long Beach hosting over 150 000 and crowds remaining for fireworks near the Arena. Seal Beach and Orange County shores saw thousands using legally detonated pyrotechnics. Lifeguards reported large crowds with first aid and missing children recovered. Cabrillo saw more than 33 000 sun bathers.
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Long Beach
Long
Beach
Seal Beach
Orange County
Beachhee Seeitine
Cabrillo
Inmates Riot At Norco Rehabilitation Center July Fourth
About 400 inmates at the California Rehabilitation Center rioted after guards broke up a moonshine party. Nine inmates and one staff member were injured. Damages exceeded 10 000 dollars as windows were broken and fires started. Ringleaders were moved to a maximum security prison.
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California Rehabilitation Center
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Southern Reception Guidance Center
China
Deaths Mounting in Lead California Fourth of July Toll
The Fourth of July holiday traffic death toll rose as California recorded the highest deaths with 17. National totals reached 275 after 190 traffic fatalities and 49 drownings during the three day weekend ending Friday at midnight. The National Safety Council expects 550 to 650 holiday deaths, with a record 577 for 1966 and 732 for the prior summer.
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United Press International
The
National Safety Council
Freight derailment near Gila Bend kills two transient men
A Southern Pacific freight train derailed 33 miles west of Gila Bend Arizona Friday night, killing two transients who were pinned under wreckage. Of 68 cars, 24 derailed in a pile half a mile south of U S 80, with six others derailing but remaining upright. all but five cars were loaded.
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Gila Bend, Ariz
U.S. 80
Japanese Freighter Hit by Soviet Space Debris
Japanese diplomats report a 3,000 ton freighter Dai Chi Chi nei was struck on June 5 near Sakhalin by debris from a Soviet spacecraft. Five crewmen seriously injured and two Soviet ships searched for wreckage as Tokyo filed an official report to the UN subcommittee on outer space liability.
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Siberia
United Nations Committee On Outer Space
Tokyo
Sakhalin
Siberian
Khabarovsk
Shigeo Iwai
U.N
Subcommittee
Japan
Moscow
American flu import debate echoes medical progress
A reader argues that despite advances in medicine the nation still relies on a foreign flu strain yearly, suggesting the U S should develop an indigenous vaccine to remove dependence on imports.
Sequoia Park Search for 9 Year Old Hunt Girl
Nine year old girl is missing in Sequoia National Park. Search teams and park rangers are coordinating efforts to locate her. Authorities request public assistance and report no foul play suspected at this time.
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Hunt Girl
Sequoia National Park
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