Disaster floods hit Southern California millions in damage
In a nine day siege of subtropical rain, thousands were displaced and the death toll rose past 90 with damages statewide over 35 million dollars. Evacuations, mudslides, and washed out bridges cut rail and road access as the National Guard assisted.
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Kathleen Neumeyer
Los Angeles
UPI
California
Sheriff's Departments
Santa Barbara
Ventura
San Bernandino
Riverside
Nixon
Small Business Administration
Ated
Santa Paula
Santa Barbara County
Carpinteria
Montecito
Solvang
U.S
Lake Arrowhead
San Bernardino Mountains
California National Guard
Watts
Stockton
Lompoc
Cambria
Pismo Beach
Los Angeles County
Topanga Canyon
Flood Coverage of Santa Ynez River In Lompoc Valley
The Record presents full flood coverage with four pages of photographs by Dan Duffy and E. C. Stevens. Additional flood stories appear on pages 2A and 3A, with an editorial on the subject in the editorial page.
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Santa Ynez
Lompoc Valley
Record
Dan Duffy
E. C. Stevens
Weather outlook with showers and cool temperatures
Cloudy to partly cloudy through Tuesday with showers likely at times and cooler than usual. Highs in the 50s, lows 35 to 45, westerly winds 10 to 20 mph. January 28 tides show highs of 5.1 feet at 6:32 am and 3.3 feet at 9:08 pm, lows minus 0.1 feet at 2:14 pm.
3000 Marines Push to Break Red Stronghold in Vietnam
UPI reports 3000 U.S. Marines and infantrymen began a final push on the Pantangan Peninsula, aiming to rout Communist forces. The operation follows a two week drive, with three days left to complete the last two miles. Seven Marines died Sunday when their armored mine sweeper exploded.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Pantangan
Heroic rescues during intense Santa Ynez River flood
Civil Service employee Leta James Wagner, 60, rescued after a 30 foot helicopter sling fall near South Vandenberg. Cols Sweetland and Carwile leaped in to help. Wagner treated at base hospital and listed in good condition. Separate incident at FCI pig barn area ends with crew saved by helicopter. Boy 7 pulls to safety after bank collapse near Pine Avenue. Madrid Franco era emergency reported. possible Prince Juan Carlos heir appointment speculated by opposition sources.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Fourth District
Francis H. Beattie
Santa Ynez River
Beattie
Lompoc Narrows
Lompoc
Central Avenue
Santa Ynez
Bill Barrett
City Public Works
Barrett
Vandenberg Village
Mission Hills
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Air Force Base
Emil Scolari
Southern Counties Gas Co
Lompoc Valley
Santa Ynez Hospital
Santa Ynez Valley
Southern Pacific
Johns Manville Co
Walter Phillips
Peter Noe
Carpinteria
Surf
Phillips
el Capitan Beach
James O. Wagner
Vandenberg Gate
Everett Riggs
Douglas
Riggs
Civil Service
Vandenberg
Wagner
South Vandenberg
Earle Sweetland
Ernest D. Carwile
Charles A. Block
Santa Ana
Block
Sweetland
Col. Carwile
Tal
Federal Correctional Institution
FCI
Air Force
Joseph Bogan
Pine Avenue
Eighth Street
Jimmy Domingo
North Second Street
John Petro
North Lupine
Ralph J. Steadman
E. Pine Avenue
Petro
Steadman
Madrid
UPI
Spain
Juan Carlos of
Borbon
Francisco Franco
Kremlin letter spurs Prague crackdown over Palach funeral
In Prague the Kremlin allegedly warned Czechoslovak leaders amid the Palach funeral unrest. The government then alerted the army and interior police, expelled 16 Western journalists, and urged calm as demonstrations continued around the political martyr's self immolation and occupation protests.
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Prague
UPI
Kremlin
Jan Palach
Czechoslovakia
Palach
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South Vandenberg Air Force Base
Lompoc Drive-In
Southland
BY E, C, Stevens
Valley of Flowers
Leta
PiXies
By Wohl
Jack Ware
Bats
United _Festure Syndicate
TVA
Clay Denson
National Guardsmen
City Hall
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