Massive LA quake leaves 11 dead and dams at risk
A near seven magnitude earthquake struck Los Angeles causing millions in damage and threatening two dams in the San Fernando Valley. At least 11 killed, 80 trapped in Veterans Hospital, with aftershocks and evacuations across downtown and Newhall.
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Los Angeles
UPI
San Fernando Valley
Veterans Hospital
Civic Center
Bakersfield
Las Vegas
Nev
Newhall
Skid Row
Los Angeles Civic Center
City Hall
Paul Larson
Larson
California
Mexico
Pacific Coast
van Nuys
Burbank
Rail union ends talks and sets nationwide strike
The BRAC president C L Dennis announced the end of contract negotiations with railroad management and set a nationwide rail strike for March 1 after a congressional moratorium expires. He cited unresolved issues on wage timing, job security, vacations and holidays, and urged separate carrier talks.
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Washington
UPI
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
BRAC
C.L. Dennis
Dennis
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Crowded City Hall adjourns public hearing on nuisances rule
A meeting of the city council was adjourned after more than 100 spectators packed the chambers blocking aisles and stairwells. Fire Chief Boggs postponed the hearing on property nuisance controls and a parking variance at Ocean Avenue and A Street, with two weeks to reconvene. L.P. Black urged an alternative beautification plan and a petition against campers and trailers. The commission approved a residential telephone answering service tied to a taxi company but took no final action on the variance.
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City Council
Ronald Boggs
Robert Kranig
Boggs
Kranig
James Longtin
L.P. Black
Black
Ocean Avenue
Apollo 14 on perfect course for landing in South Pacific
Apollo 14 astronauts traced a precise entry path toward the South Pacific with a wealth of lunar data. Ground control reported no steering correction needed as Earth’s gravity pulled the craft toward reentry at 24 660 miles per hour. The helicopter carrier New Orleans waited 900 miles south of Samoa to recover Alan B. Shepard, Stuart A. Roosa, and Edgar D. Mitchell.
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Samoa
Alan B. Shepard
Stuart A. Roosa
Edgar D. Mitchell
Shepard
Gerald Griffin
Ger
Hawaii
Houston
Apollo 14
Fra Mauro Valley
Welfare clash over fraud reports prompts inquiry
Supervisor Curtis Tunnell pressed welfare officials about handling fraud cases while District Attorney David Minier defended past referrals, citing about 70 cases last year. The board heard debate on whether investigators should be detached from the Welfare Department amid concerns of bias and cooperation with the DA’s office.
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Curtis Tunnell
County Welfare Department
David D. Minier
Minier
Board of Supervisors
Tunnell
Welfare Department
Milner
George H. Clyde
Arthur Nelson
Shuttle group to brief California governor on space program
California Coordinating Committee for the Space Shuttle, comprising leaders from Lompoc Santa Maria San Luis Obispo and Buellton, will meet Gov. Ronald Reagan tomorrow at 2 30 p m to brief him on the six billion dollar program and argue for California sites including Vandenberg AFB. The group departs at 10 a m from Santa Maria and returns by 6 to 7 p m with a presentation led by George Smith. Weather should be fair by afternoon with 50s to 60s highs.
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Arthur Scott
George Smith
California Coordinating Committee
Ronald Reagan
Sacramento
Scott
Smith
California
Lompoc
Santa Maria
San Luis Obispo
Buellton
George Hobbs
E.C. Stevens
Ed Lucchelli
Francis Beattie
Hugh D. Young
Vince Evans
E.L. Hermreck
Fog and weather halt U.S. supply flights in Vietnam Laos actions
Fog and clouds nearly stopped U S supply flights from South Vietnam to troops fighting along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos. Monsoon rain hampered truck convoys and Highway 9 near Khe Sanh was to be closed briefly for repairs. A Laotian push near the Plain of Jars sparked heavy fighting and evacuations at Long Cheng base while four Americans and six South Vietnamese were killed when a helicopter was downed.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Plain of Jars
Long Cheng
Xe Don River
UPS
Robert E. Sullivan
Sullivan
Highway 9
Khe Sanh
South China Sea
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Governor
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