Firefighters battle out of control blaze near San Bernardino
Minor burns reported for four U S Forest Service personnel on the line. Fire chief said the blaze remains uncontrolled and headed northwest away from homes. About 500 firefighters from multiple agencies, plus inmates, used 50 trucks 11 bulldozers two helicopters and six air tankers to fight the fire near Lytle Creek Canyon 15 miles northwest of San Bernardino. Night halted air support. another 2 100 acres blaze in the Santa Susana Mountains was contained Saturday afternoon.
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Chino State Prison
California Department of Corrections
Santa Susana Mountains
Chatsworth
Los Angeles County
Non-Gambler Phil Tobin Endorses Personal Gambling Choice
The text recalls Phil Tobin a 67 year old former Republican assemblyman who in 1931 sponsored the wide open gambling bill in Nevada while stating he does not gamble himself. It notes Nevada’s gambling culture draws tens of millions yearly to Las Vegas Reno and other venues.
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Reno
Phil Tobin
ACTION LINE contact details and hours
The service offers help by mail or phone at 432-3451 in Long Beach California. Call times are 9 am to 1 pm and 5 pm to 9 pm Monday through Friday. Readers may write ACTION LINE Box 230 Long Beach 90801 for answers to general interest questions.
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Calif
Coastal Los Angeles Area Has Cleanest Smog Levels
Coastal cities in Los Angeles County hold the least smog and show similar low ozone counts, per Nora Gordon of the LA Pollution Control District. No area is entirely smog free. for more, request pamphlets from 434 S San Pedro St, Los Angeles 90013.
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Nora Gordon
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Lynwood
Legislature Faces Reagan Pressure in Veto Session
In Sacramento the legislature begins a five day veto session amid pressure from Gov. Ronald Reagan for his 155 million dollar property tax relief plan. Reagan may push workmen compensation and disability insurance changes and seeks bipartisan support before advancing tax relief.
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Reagan
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Burns
Fresno
Robert H. Finch
Bay Area
North Korea Pueblo saga unsettles hopes amid Mekong Delta fighting
UPI reports a Pyongyang radio broadcast promised important reports but did not mention the Pueblo case or crew released. Meanwhile in Vietnam a U.S. 9th Division sweep near Ben Tre indicates 35 Viet Cong killed and three U.S. soldiers wounded as Marines and Army units push through rice paddies. A Navy Intruder from the carrier America was shot down near Vinh, with one crewman rescued and the other missing. Saigon sees quiet after several terrorist incidents and a deadly information office blast killing nine.
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North Vietnam
Offices Close for Admission Day Holiday Observed
State and city offices and banks will close on Monday Admission Day. A flag raising ceremony at 2 p.m. will occur in Martell's Mortuary courtyard at 909 FE Third St with the new Long Beach flag and California Bear flag raised. Post office services remain open.
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Third St
Long Beach
California
Transplant carries out heart from pregnant Black donor
Cape Town doctors led by Dr. Christiaan Barnard completed a heart transplant from a pregnant Black donor into Petrus Johannes Smith, a 52 year old former policeman. The heart beat spontaneously and blood pressure remained normal, with circulation adequate. Donor identity was not officially released.
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South Africa
UPI
Christiaan Barnard
Petrus Johannes Smith
Groote Schuur Hospital
Smashed stolen car ring nets four including ex Torrance officer
Los Angeles police shattered a half million dollar stolen car ring and arrested four men on 20 counts each. Gardena sergeant Lynn Purcell, 33, a 12 year veteran. Torrance firefighter Richard Faren, 31. Rolling Hills Estates ex Torrance officer John Brady, 38. and Gardena resident Barnard Halicki, 27, were booked on charges including grand theft and conspiracy. The ring operated over 2.5 years, stealing hundreds of cars from Los Angeles and San Francisco airports, with arrests by Det Neil Murren and Sgt W T Heins after a lengthy probe.
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Torrance
Gardena
Lynn Purcell
Richard Faren
Silversaddle Lane
Rolling Hills Estates
Barnard Halicki
Mariposa Ave
San Francisco
Panther Jury Deliberations Continue In Newton Murder Trial
In Oakland the Black Panther Huey Newton case jurors interrupted deliberations to seek guidance on first and second degree murder and manslaughter. The panel of seven women and five men, after three days of study, were instructed by Superior Court Judge Monroe Friedman on possible verdicts including assault with a deadly weapon. They resumed deliberations with notes allowed but none taken, and a note about attending church on Sunday was overruled.
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Bekins van and Storage
Los Angeles
Bekins
Sears
Marshall
Oakland
Huey Newton
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Monroe Friedman
Newton
John Frey
Boy Discovers Wind-Up Record Player At School
A young student describes a magic wind up record player at school offering playback without electricity. The device is cranked to operate, illustrating an early mechanical audio innovation.
Black Is Beautiful Embraces Afro American Heritage
Mary Ellis Carlton reveals how a sense of inferiority gave way to pride among Afro-Americans seeking natural beauty and pride in their heritage in a feature on Page W-1.
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Mary Ellis Carlton
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