Deadly weekend storm hits Arizona and Utah
A violent weekend storm left at least 15 dead or missing across Arizona and Utah. Flooding swept campers off the Apache Trail and forced evacuations in Holbrook and Winslow, while a Luke AFB helicopter aided rescues.
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Phoenix
Ariz
McElmo Wash
Arizona
Aneth
Utah
Tonto
Christopher
Payson
C. B. Haught
Ewart Bartholomew
Elizabeth
Ethel Parker
Kalkaska
Mich
Here
George Schubacker
Anthony Romera Leyva
Los Angeles
Arizona Highway
Gilbert Duthie
Mesa
Luke Afb
Castle Hot Springs
Civil Air Patrol
Lake Tahoe
Little Colorado
Holbrook
Winslow
Show Low
Springerville
James Woods
Woods
South Holbrook
Eugene Herd
Assembly of God Indian Mission
Herd
Air Force
Guerrilla clashes rock Amman amid radio station attacks
Palestinian fighters attacked Amman radio and television stations and clashed with Jordanian forces in the capital. A prince of the Hashemite royal family survived an assassination attempt as violence disrupted streets and homes. A U.S. sergeant was reported kidnapped. details withheld. Israel and Egypt traded cease fire and talks tactics amid broader Middle East tensions.
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Amman
Amman Radio
Raad Ben Zeid
United Press International
Jerusalem
Israel
Egypt
Middle East
New York
Suez Canal
UPI
David Zemian
U.S
Negev
Palestine
Jordan
Cairo
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
PFLP
Beirut
Sirhan Sirhan
United States
Robert F. Kennedy
Switzerland
England
Germany
Darkeyed
Leila Khaled
el al
London
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Red Cross
Zerqa
Unruh Opens Campaign Against Reagan in California
Los Angeles Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Jess Unruh launches a barnstorm for governor accusing Reaganomics of draining workers pockets. He calls for a debate with Reagan while Reagan campaigns for re election in Newport Beach and rejects the proposal. Unruh notes California unemployment at 6.5 percent in August and trails polls by about 13 points.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Jess Unruh
Ronald Reagan
Newport Beach
Reagan
Unruh
Alameda County
Nixon
Labor Day
California
Schools to Open Tuesday in Lompoc Area
About 1 000 teachers and staff and 14 000 students across 18 schools in Lompoc Mission Hills Vandenberg Village and Vandenberg AFB prepared for the opening day. Tomorrow will be school start with California Admission Day holiday on Tuesday and a return to classes on Wednesday. Parents shopped Saturday as children prepared for the new school year with back to school routines.
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Lompoc
Mission Hills
Vandenberg Village
Vandenberg Air Force Base
California
Boy and dog skate together in quiet hometown moment
A small boy rides a skateboard pulled by a chow on a harness as families plan a return to Lompoc Valley for the new school term, capturing a calm back-to-school scene in the region.
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Chow Dog
Coastal Weather Outlook Highs Near 70s to 80s
Weather fair through Tuesday with morning overcast at times. Coastal highs near 70s, inland around 80s, nights 50s. Light winds. Tuesday high tide about 5 feet at 3 26 p.m.
Death Toll Soaring as Labor Day Holiday Ends
The National Safety Council warned the Labor Day 78 hour weekend may surpass earlier mortality estimates. A UPI tally at 11 am EDT showed 446 traffic deaths since Friday with 543 total fatalities including drownings planes and misc. California led with 53 deaths followed by Texas 36 and several states at 17 to 18.
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National Safety Council
United Press International
California
Texas
Ohio
Florida
Michigan
Wisconsin
Reagan forms Labor for Reagan Committee in Orange County
Gov Ronald Reagan opened his re election bid in Orange County unveiling Labor for Reagan a committee led by Joe DeSilva and Al Clem to mobilize union support. The move signals a rift with some labor leaders while Reagan and challenger Jess Unruh spar over face to face debates.
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Joe DeSilva
Retail Clerks Union No. 770
Los Angeles
al Clem
International
Operating Engineers and Business Agents Local 3
San Francisco
Ben Bayless
Teamsters Local 399
Tom Matthew
Building and Construction Trades Council of
Orange County
Donald Haggerty
Local 683
Reagan
Orange County Retail Clerks Union
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United
Pan American
Shaarawy Gomaa
Pioneer Society
Ryan Park
Ray Jacobs
William Perozzi
Dominico Signorelli
Lompoc Valley
Historical Society
Grange Hall
Knights of Pythias Hall
Fabing-McKay-Spanne
Walnut Avenue
L Street
Lompoc Valley Museum
Miss Khaled
Scotland Yard
GOP
Organized Labor
Inglewood
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