One dead in airport motel fire near Los Angeles
A fire at the Rama da Inn near LAX wounded about a dozen and left one dead. Nancy Nadon, 50, of Los Angeles, was found in a room while Charles Duree, 59, a Houston airline pilot, was critically injured after being seen on fire. Firefighters battled the blaze for nearly an hour as 125 personnel treated victims. 72 rooms damaged and damage pegged at 300000.
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Ramada Inn
Charles Duree
Houston
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Gilbert
Nancy Nadon
Los Angeles
Wayne Ellison
Lansing
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U S warns L A schools on ethnic teacher spread
Federal officials warned the Los Angeles Unified School District that its voluntary teacher assignments violate Civil Rights Act ethnic-balance rules. Superintendent William Johnston and School Board President Robert Docter said OCR gave 25 days to respond, with plans to pursue compliance and flexible minority ratios.
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Los Angeles Unified School District
William Johnston
Robert Docter
U.S. Office of Civil Rights
OCR
Johnston
Office of Civil Rights
Decter
California farm labor board funding stalemate persists
Backers of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board defeated several grower backed amendments aimed at funding and reshaping the board. Lawmakers warned the stalemate on farm elections would end only after the remaining funding bills die, as rural Democrats hold the leverage for ALRB funding amid a nearly bankrupt agency and a two month dispute with Gov Brown and state leaders.
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Sacramento
California
Farm Labor Board
Brown
Fromme Ex-Roommate Describes Kill Rockefeller Comment
Prosecutors quote Lynette Fromme associate Sandra Good saying she would kill Nelson Rockefeller if he entered her apartment. Witness Michael Davies testified that Good and Susan Murphy conspired to mail threatening letters to officials and businesses. Fromme, already convicted of Ford attempt, was named an unindicted coconspirator.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Michael Davies
Manson
Sandra Good
Davies
Sandy
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Fromme
Susan Murphy
Miss Fromme
Ford
Charles Mangon
Why Do I Need a Home Fire Alarm
Why Do I Need a Home Fire Alarm explains how smoke and fire kill many sleepers who have no warning. It urges planning, detectors, and escape plans to save lives, citing a Fire Protection Association folder and a hotline for more information.
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Coleharre
United States
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