Brush fire near Point Mugu scorched 12500 acres
Firefighters contained a large brush fire across the Santa Monica Mountains to the ocean in Southern California. The blaze near Camarillo and Point Mugu State Park forced coast highway closures as Santa Ana winds fanned flames. Two firefighters were injured and air tankers dropped retardant to control the fire.
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Point Mugu
Calif
UPI
California
Santa Ana
Camarillo
Santa Monica
Louis Gonzales
San Luis Obispo State
Reagan tax limit backers outspend foes by large margin
Sacramento reports show Californians for Lower Taxes raising about 676,651 in contributions and spending 793,899 ahead of the November ballot measure. Opponents Californians Against Prop. 1 reported 40,210 raised and 31,607 spent. Fluor Corp. of Los Angeles was the top donor to the pro side with 25,000.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Los Angeles Considers Ban On Decorative Christmas Lights
City power officials warn energy crisis could ban electric holiday lights and clip other activities. Possible prohibitions include night games, limited business hours, rolling blackouts, and bans on decorative fountains and billboards. Oil fuel shortages may hit generators by November, says William A. Sells.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Red Nosed Reindeer
City Department of Water and Power
William A. Sells
Board of Water and Power Commissioners
Robert V. Phillips
Man shoots at radio host and station executive before killing self
Lawrence Kwong, 25, a mental patient, fired on KGO broadcast booth in San Francisco wounding Benjamin Munson 47, who later underwent surgery in very critical condition. Kwong died at a hospital. He believed KGO broadcasts mind controlled him. Jim Dunbar survived unharmed.
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San Francisco
UPI
Lawrence Kwong
Jim Dunbar
Dunbar
KGO
Kwong
Benjamin A. Munson
San Rafael
Calif
Civic Center
Munson
San Francisco General Hospital
KGO Radio
Jerome Waldie
D-Calif
Spiro T. Agnew
Waldie
Robert Neuman
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