Crews Battle Multiple Fires On Mt. Charleston After Storm
Federal and state crews including U S Forest Service Bureau of Land Management and Nevada Forestry fight about ten fires on Mt. Charleston after a second lightning storm. Fires burn in brush areas under dry conditions with high fire danger. crews hike to access sites backpack gear and extinguish embers with dirt as water runs low. authorities enforce campfire regulations.
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Mt. Charleston
Dave Young
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Service
Bureau of Land Management
Nevada Forestry Division
Young
BLM
State Forestry Division
Computer System Contract Awarded
The city unanimously awarded the computer system contract to Burroughs Corp of Los Angeles after a city panel and private consultant confirmed Burroughs passed the required test series. Sperry Univac and Digital Equipment Corp. argued for equal opportunity. Burroughs bid $374,000 against the others at $438,000 and $398,000. The city budget for operations is $425,000 and the system will serve licensing bureaus, the municipal court, and billing offices.
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Burroughs Corp
Los Angeles
Burroughs
City
City Financial
Marvin Leavitt
Ed Myers
Laventhal and Horwath
City Commission
City Data Processing
Jerry Morris
Commission
Morris
Sperry Univac
Digital Equipment Corp
Paul Busby
Van Houten Jury Deliberations Extend To 23rd Day
The jury weighing Leslie Van Houten's second murder trial in Los Angeles failed to reach a verdict on day 23. Van Houten faces charges in the LaBianca killings and conspiracy in the Tate murders from August 1969. Her 1971 conviction was overturned by the state Court of Appeal after her attorney died during the original trial.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Charles Manson
Leslie van Houten
Leno LaBianca
Rosemary
Sharon Tate
Miss van Houten
LaBianca
State Court of Appeal
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