Heat and Fires Dominate California News
Unseasonable heat continues as several fires burn across California. A 100 acre brush blaze near Val Verde was contained by firemen, while another near Bouquet Canyon remained out of control. In Agoura and near Clear Lake multiple fires scorched hundreds of acres, with 75 firefighters battling 125 acres of rangeland. Shingle Springs saw four fires merge, burning homes and evacuating residents. Red flag warnings and Santa Ana winds marked a day of heightened danger as Long Beach expected a 100 degree high and a 62 degree low.
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Couple arraigned in case of captive girl in Long Beach
Randolph L. Johnson and Willie B. Johnson, adoptive parents of 16 year old Laura Johnson, were arraigned in Long Beach Municipal Court on felony child abuse charges. Preliminary hearing set for July 14. bail $2,000 each. Laura weighed 63 pounds, malnourished, found maltreated in a locked bedroom at 2363 Olive Ave. She remains hospitalized in fair condition. Donna Marie Johnson, 19, aided sister’s escape and testified leading to the arrest.
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Warren inquiry reveals CIA FBI failures in Kennedy case
The Warren Commission's findings are challenged as incomplete and biased. CIA and FBI failures to pursue leads include Cuban arrivals after Kennedy's murder and a secret plan with a Cuban official. The Senate report accuses Johnson and Kennedy of withholding Cuba related facts from the commission and questions the investigation's scope.
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Bus Driver Saves Schoolchildren From Embankment Crash
Katherine Foster, 38, steered a San Pedro church school bus with 43 children into a curb and 15-foot embankment to avoid a downhill collision after brakes failed. Eleven children from Village Christian School were checked with minor injuries, while an adult supervisor suffered a broken wrist. The 3:30 p.m. crash occurred at Gaffey and Ath streets.
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Stink Closes In On Cause Of Long Beach Odor
Residents reported a foul odor sweeping downtown to North Long Beach from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Officials and Coast Guard spokesmen said the odor was not a red tide, while Air Pollution District inspectors checked West Long Beach Wilmington plants for leaks but found no reports. Inspectors will continue canvassing plants today to locate the odor source described as resembling rotten eggs.
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Democrats Revise Task Force as Thompson Takes Chaimainship
The House absorbs revisions to task force rules after Wayne Hays resigns. Rep. Frank Thompson Jr. is elected to succeed Hays as chairman and will convene a meeting to implement most revisions. Two proposals need full House action including restoring power to the House and forming a fund-accounting commission by 1977.
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