Land Shift Portends Disaster
San Francisco reports scientists at the American Geophysical Union say land near Pasadena is sinking while the Palmdale bulge rises northwest of Los Angeles. The movement could relate to San Andreas stresses and a potential quake pattern, though no imminent disaster is predicted.
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San Francisco
UPD
Palmdale
Pasadena
California
American Geophysical Union
Los Angeles
Pete F. MacDoran
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
MacDoran
San Andreas
Long Beach
Expert Predicts Deadly Quake in California
San Francisco report quotes Robert M. Hamilton of the USGS warning a great California quake is inevitable and could kill thousands. He cites the San Andreas Fault, Palmdale Bulge, and vulnerability in Chinatown while noting preparations and a $2 million funding push for forecasting studies.
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Robert Hamilton
U.S. Geological Survey
Palmdale Bulge
San Francisco
UPS
California
Los Angeles
San Andreas Fault
Hamilton
Dowtown
Chinatown
United States
China
Guaterala
Italy
Turkey
Philippines
Bronfman heir kidnapping acquittals cut with extortion conviction
A Westchester jury acquitted Mel Patrick Lynch and Dominic Byrne of kidnapping Seagram heir Samuel Bronfman II in 1975 but convicted them of extorting a 2.3 million dollar ransom from Bronfman Sr. The verdict split accountability while prosecutors vow sentencing for January.
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White Plains
UPI
New York City
Seagram
Samuel Bronfman II
Bronfman
Mel Patrick Lynch
Dominic Byrne
Lynch
Byrne
William Link
Amelia Dricot
Mrs. Dricot
Westchester County
Carl Vergari
Young Bronfman
Sam Bronfman
State Supreme Court
George Beisheim
Lynch and
Bryne
Brooklyn
Seagram Co
Edgar Bronfman
Fire Department
FBI
Boston Trolley Strikes Dead Shark on Green Line
A MBTA trolley on the Green Line toward Park Square struck a six foot frozen shark that had fallen onto the tracks. The shark was dead before the collision and no injuries occurred. The shark wedged between the wheels causing a stop.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Park Square
MBTA
Army closes in on Torreon squatters amid second push
Army reinforcements surround farms near Torreon Coahuila as authorities plan a second sweep against thousands of peasant squatters who seized cotton lands near the Texas border. About 4 000 were ousted in a Thursday action. disturbances left four peasants and two police injured.
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Torreon
Mexico
UPI
Texas
Margarite Barron
Coahuila
Sinaloa
Sonora
Jesus Reyes Heroles
Elevator Shaft Plunge Kills NIU Student in Dormitory Hallway
Two NIU students argued in a dorm hallway and crashed through an eighth floor elevator door, tumbling 65 feet to the car roof. Robert Puchalski of Calumet City died at St. Anthony Hospital, David White of Chicago remained in critical condition in Rockford. Gregg Jandacek aided them with minor injuries.
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Puchalski
Gregg Jandacek
University Plaza
NIU Compus
Blessing of Animals at Mandelyn Kennels Training Area
A Sunday blessing event for all pets from canaries to burros will be held at Mandelyn Kennels Training Area with ministers from several faiths. Sponsored by the Clark County Humane Society, the program includes an obedience demonstration by Ray Marcois and pet owner photos by photographer Frank Mitrana for a nominal fee.
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Mandelyn Kennels
All Care
S. Highland Drive
Ray Marcois
Frank Mitrana
Humane Society
Marine Destroys Navy Jet In Training Misfire
A Marine F4 Phantom fired an unarmed heat seeking missile that damaged a Navy A4 Skyhawk during training off the North Carolina coast. Lt. Jerome Petykowski ejected, was treated, then released. the Skyhawk crashed into the Atlantic about 11:30 a.m. The incident is under Navy and Marine investigation.
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Cherry Point
N.C
UPI
Navy
Atlantic
North Carolina
Jerome Petykowski
Virginia Beach
James Pendergast
Marine Corps’ Public Information Office
Marine Corps
Pendergast
Petykowski
Oceana Naval Air Station
Marine Corps Ch46
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Pacific Ocean
Mojave Desert
Miles
Robert M. Hamilton
Bakersfield
Villord
The
Clark County Humane Society
Marine
Poland
Polaroid
TECMA
Puri Lila Tiey
Las Vegas
Uluco
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