YWCA Shuts Down Long Beach Headquarters After Pool Collapse
In Long Beach the YWCA halted all activities at its 11 year old Pacific Avenue building after a pool ceiling collapse killed Jo Spinelli and injured four others. The board gave six weeks to vacate by May 16, while city officials denied a one year extension to meet earthquake standards.
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AL Murrell
Long Beach
YWCA
Pacific Ave
Edward O'Connor
City Building and Safety Department
O'Connor
Independent Press-Telegram
Building Department
County health cutbacks hit Long Beach hardest
County health officials warn that proposed budget cuts will disproportionately affect Long Beach needy. Major measures include a third cut at El Cerrito County Health Center and 50 percent cuts at Long Beach General Hospital. Other closures and program eliminations threaten county baby clinics and methadone services.
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Jong Beach
Long Beach
el Cerrito County Health Center
Long Beach General Hospital
Donald P. Avant
Department of Health Services
Raticha Los Amigos Hospital
Downey
Avant
Ford Scores Florida Victory in Key Primary Setback for Reagan
President Ford won Florida's presidential primary with 53 percent, while Ronald Reagan trailed at 47 percent. Carter led the Democrats with 34 percent, Wallace 31 percent, and Jackson 24 percent. Ford avoided calls to push Reagan out, and Reagan said he was delighted by near 47 percent support as he campaigned in Rock Island.
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Miami
Ford
Florida
Ronald Reagan
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Reagan
California
Carter
Wallace
Comets
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Jackson
Insers
Rock Island
Alps cable car disaster kills 42 near Cavalese
A cable car on the Alps line in Cavalese plunges about 200 feet to a snow covered field killing 42 people, most of them West Germans, with one seriously injured survivor. The other car halted by an automatic brake. Authorities say the three mile line connected Cavalese at 2,275 feet to Alpe Cermis at 9,000 feet.
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Trento
Italy
APHA
Ansa
Hamburg
Skaers
Alpe Cermis
Valley Station
Franca Seaman
Cale
Roberto d'Agostino
Cavalese
Fiemme Valley
Lightning Show Delights Southland Amid Showers
Scattered thundershowers brought a dramatic lightning display across the Southland late Tuesday with minor rain. No major incidents were reported by police or fire officials, though brief blackouts were noted in Long Beach and Western Orange County. Long Beach Airport logged about .02 inch of rain by 10 p.m. Forecasters expect slick highways and a 20 percent chance of lingering showers this morning as skies clear this afternoon.
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Southland
Long Beach
Orange County
National Weather Service
Fifteen Miners Die In Deep Kentucky Mine Blast
In Whitesburg Kentucky the bodies of fifteen miners were recovered after a methane gas explosion four miles underground. Nine died instantly. six suffocated trying to build an air tight barricade. Federal and company investigations will proceed.
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Whitesburg
Kentucky
Harrald Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Hearst case skirmish as Bailey and Fort clash in court
In San Francisco Patricia Hearst's defense team clashed with government witness Dr. Fort and attorney F Lee Bailey over the witness's qualifications. Fort and Bailey exchanged sharp exchanges amid hostile questioning on Hearst's alleged voluntary joining of terrorist ranks. Fort maintained cautious testimony while Bailey pressed his credibility, prompting a tense courtroom atmosphere and a reminder for the jury to disregard some remarks.
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Ban Francisco
Patricia Hearst
F. Lee Bailey
Joe Fort
Farr
Bailey
Miss Hearst
Fort
Catherine Hearst
Ams
U.S
James L. Browning Jr
Fortad
Hearst Emily
Robbery at Long Beach home yields over $9,000 in cash and jewelry
A 63 year old man, his 53 year old wife, and their 93 year old guest were bound with tape as two armed intruders robbed their two story Long Beach residence. They stole about $2,800 in cash, $1,200 from a coffer, around $2,000 in Indian jewelry and over $3,000 in watches and other jewelry. The suspects were two white men around 30, described as grubby, 5 feet 10 inches, around 170 pounds, with one sporting shoulder-length hair and a tan sport coat, the other in a pea coat, blue jeans and a Fu Manchu mustache. They fled in a sewing box. The victims planned to travel to Las Vegas. Police are investigating.
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Long Beach
Michael Superman
E. Toth St
Alice
Martin Cohn
Santa Barbara
Superman
Colin
Cohn
Las Vegas
Gov Brown Rejects Playboy Philosophy
Gov Brown rejects Playboy philosophy in a firm public stance on Page A-10, outlining his critique of the magazine’s cultural influence. The item notes his policy positions and framing of media ethics during the current political debate.
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Gov. Brown
Playboy
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Zelta
Cumberland
Scottie Combs
Larry AfcKnight
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McKnight
Kenneth Robinson
Clintwood
Robinson
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World Health Organization
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