Firefighters die as California wildfires burn in four counties
Burning permits are suspended across California as dry windy weather fuels fires in Ventura County Little Tujunga Canyon Los Angeles County Waterman Canyon San Bernardino County and near Banning Riverside County where a firefighter was fatally injured. Fire crews including 200 workers battled the blazes with five helicopters and evacuations were planned for nearby facilities before winds eased and containment grew.
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Little Tujunga Canyon
Los Angeles County
Waterstan Canyon
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Riverside County
Lewis Moran
U.S. Forest Service
Moran
State Division of Forestry
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Mendenhall Peak
Poothill Boulevard
Angeles National Forest
Mathaway Home For
Shevitt
Forest Service
Waterman Canyon
Highway 18
San Bernardino National Forest
San Bernardino
Crestline
Long Beach man escaped electric chair like danger at pier
Victor Bobikevich 80 sat trapped in a car touching a high voltage transformer at Pier D. Firefighters and Southern California Edison workers freed him after sparks flew and the car burned in flames. He walked away unhurt and planned to sue Edison.
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Pier D
Southern California Edison Co
Victor Bobikevich
Loma Vista Drive
Bobikevich
International Longshoremen’s Workers Union
Pance
Eity
Tom Shaw
Grenade kills child as pilgrims flee in Jerusalem attack
A grenade hurled at a group of American pilgrims in Jerusalem’s old city killed a 5-year-old Arab girl and wounded 12, with seven Americans hurt but none seriously. Police detained 15 suspects as the group, led by Rev. Buddy Murphy of Corpus Christi, began a Via Dolorosa walk.
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Corpus Christi, Tex
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Edith Boyd
Corpus Christi
Dana
Attica inmates claim 600 moved and interrogated
Attorneys for inmates say 600 prisoners were quietly moved in the past week and subjected to alleged 2 a.m. interrogations with pistols and threats. Doctors reaffirm nine hostages died of gunshot wounds. Officials remain silent as investigators keep calls secret. Civil liberties groups represent hundreds of inmates while governor committee officials dispute details.
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N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Massive Phnom Penh Fuel Tanks Burn In Rebel Attack
Military officials reported North Vietnamese or Viet Cong forces struck most of Cambodia’s civilian fuel stockpiles in Phnom Penh early today. Rockets and mortars set about a score of tank farms ablaze, including Essa and Shell facilities, with Tela Khmer largely spared. Fires and plumes rose over 100 feet as authorities feared further destruction and ongoing blazes could burn for hours with no confirmed casualties.
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Essa
Shell of Companies
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Prek Phonean
Oil Company
Thieu regime arrests 400 dissidents including soldiers
Saigon reports a major crackdown as South Vietnamese police round up 400 dissidents in overnight raids. The Interior Ministry announced the dragnet following anti-American and antigovernment demonstrations, including 45 soldiers among those detained.
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Saigon
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Dragnet
Interior Ministry
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Long Beach Man Stabbed to Death on Central District Porch
A 33 year old Long Beach man, David L. Davis of 1052 E. 17th St, was stabbed in the chest on a porch at 713 E. 17th St at 10 15 p m Sunday and died minutes later at St Marys Hospital The attack yielded no clear witnesses and no suspects were in custody Police ruled out a gunshot as the cause after investigating a bullet found in the chest said to be from an old wound Weather and Vietnam news text follow in the same article.
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David L. Davis
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St. Mary’s Hospit
Drive to feed hungry in LB feeds community effort
Standard Oil hauled into court by a probation officer as part of a LB city page B-9 report. The drive to feed the hungry organized locally aims to aid those in need, reflecting community outreach and legal action in the same edition.
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