Big Sur Fire Nears Victory After Two-Week Battle
About 6,000 firefighters report progress against the Marble Cone blaze in Los Padres National Forest. Containment rises to 60 percent as backfires protect Miller Canyon cabins and homes in Carmel Valley. Fire feared near Lake Isabella and Lake Elsinore also burn across several forests with numerous crews on the lines.
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United Press International
Big Sur
California
U.S. Forest Service
Marble Cone
Los Padres National Forest
Oregon
Klamath National Forest
Forest Rangers
Miller Canyon
Lake Isabella
Long Canyon
Bishop
Riverside County
Lake Elsinore
Leftists clash with police at British National Front protest
In Birmingham, leftist demonstrators attacked police with rocks and bottles injuring at least 10 as they tried to disrupt a National Front meeting. The clash followed a Lewisham riot with over 50 officers hurt and 200 demonstrators arrested.
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Birmingham
England
UPI
Britain
National Front
London
Lewisham
California Weather Outlook Through Saturday
UPI reports a broad California forecast with fair to mostly clear skies in Northern and Central regions, coastal fog nights and mornings, and highs from the 60s to 105 inland. Southern deserts see thundershowers then warmth. coastal mountains stay mild with 70s to 85s, and coastal lows near 60s.
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San Francisco
UPI
California
Central
Sierra Nevada
San Joaquin Valley
Owens Valley
High Desert
Low Desert
Cuban commando raid ends in arrest
Federal agents raided a west Miami home and a river marina seizing three boats a cannon and other weapons thwarting an alleged commando raid on Cuba Pedro Gil 41 of the Brigade 2506 was arrested on firearms export charges and others were reportedly being sought Officials said the raid involved 10 to 12 would be raiders and the plan was to carry out an imminent hit and run along the Cuban coast
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Miami
UPI
West Side
Miami River
Cuba
Pedro Gil
2506
Bay of Pigs Veterans Association
Miami Herald
Pedro Rojas
2506 Brigade
U.S
R.J. Sanford
Herald
Berkowitz Pleads Innocent in Son of Sam Killings
David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam suspect, pleads innocent in state Supreme Court to indictments over Stacy Moskowitz's death. Judge Voswein hears defense plans for insanity as psychiatric testing proceeds and legal counsel shifts, with Berkowitz restrained and surrounded by guards in a packed courtroom.
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New York
UPI
David Berkowitz
State Supreme Court
Stacy Moskowitz
Sam
Berkowitz
Mark Heller
Leonard Voswein
Voswein
Heller
Mineola
N.Y
Philip Peltz
Yoswein
Peltz
Carter takes break from many problems
President Carter spends the rest of the week at Camp David amid family strains and a looming Panama Canal treaty challenge. Press secretary Powell says Carter avoids public events, awaits Lance inquiry results, and plays tennis with Lance as Ford and Kissinger offer support for the treaty.
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Thurmont
UPI
Carter
Camp David
Jody Powell
White House
Catoctin Mountains
Powell
Chip
Caron
James Earl IV
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Lance
Gerald Ford
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Hundreds protest Nazi escape of Kappler in Rome
In Rome hundreds of former resistance fighters and Jews gathered to protest the escape of SS Col. Herbert Kappler, captured in a suitcase by his wife Annelise from a Rome hospital. Kappler, serving a life term for the 335 Italians killed in World War II, reportedly went to West Germany with his wife after an August incident.
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Rome
UPI
Italy
Herbert Kappler
Kappler
Lattanzio
Meany, 83, seeks another term at AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO President George Meany celebrates his 83rd birthday with a quiet family gathering. He plans to run for re election to a two year term in December and opposes mandatory retirement, amid a national debate on retirement ages and union rules.
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Washington
UPI
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Los
School finance measure may require property tax boosts
Sacramento lawmakers warn a $4.1 billion school finance plan could force local property tax increases. A separate $855 million tax relief plan risks exceeding state revenue by 1980. The committee fears data errors and rising future pension costs in the State Teachers' Retirement System could worsen funding.
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Sacramento
UPI
O.k
Albert S. Rodda
Rodda
Assembly
Senate
Fewer Americans Rely on Food Stamps in June
Agriculture Department officials report June stamp enrollment at 16.3 million, down 400000 from May and the lowest since November 1974. They cite a normal seasonal downturn and improving unemployment as explanations while noting total benefits of about 399 million in bonus stamps and 263 million in purchases.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Legislature Sees Mixed Votes On Bills In Sacramento
The Senate did not take major action while the Assembly passed measures affecting teachers layoff rules and jury duty exemptions. SB274 by Behr would end a lottery style layoff system. it moved to the governor. AB1073 by Ellis would exempt politicians and law enforcement from jury service.
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Behr
Tiburon
Ellis
San Diego
Coast Guard tour rare multimillion dollar voyage draws critics
Vice Adm. Austin C. Wagner leads a 25 member Coast Guard party on a two week official tour of Pacific stations and major Orient cities aboard a C130. Stops include Hong Kong Seoul Tokyo Manila and Wake Island with 12 islands on schedule and 18 thousand dollar flight cost. Critics question spending while some trips serve as awards events for foreign shipping lines.
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Washington
UPI
Austin C. Wagner
Coast Guard
Pacific
Orient
Wagner
Far East
Hong Kong
Seoul
South Korea
Owen W. Siler
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Iwo Jima
Aspin
Guam
Yap
Kwajalein
Koror
Wake Island
Tokyo
Manila
The
Hong Kong farewell to U.S. Navy fleet ends in losses and raids
During the six day visit by the U S seventh fleet to Hong Kong authorities reported one sailor drowned after falling from a launch near Victoria Harbor and 25 sailors arrested for drug possession in joint operations with narcotics officials. Two sailors nearly crossed into China after boarding a Kowloon train but were returned to U S authorities.
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Hong Kong
UPI
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Constellation
Victoria Harbor
U.S
U.S. Navy
Frontier Police
Communist China
Kowloon Station
Shunsui
Lowu
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