Lompoc Firefighters Recall Devastating California Blaze
Eleven Lompoc firefighters returned home with tales from the largest California fire in memory. They served in three man crews under Los Angeles officials near Zuma Beach In base camp at Station 71 they battled shifting flames borate bombers helicopters seawater drops and dangerous debris. Fire scenes included a youth refusing to give up on a burning house and a crewman sustaining a neck burn as water hit a hot spot.
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Firefighters Gain Ground On California Brush Blaze Chaos
San Diego reports 2000 firefighters tighten around a 185000 acre blaze as winds ease and humidity rises. 70 percent containment achieved with 250 structures lost and 50000 displaced while Malibu fire nearby is contained. federal disaster loans authorized.
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Nixon meets Tito in Belgrade on Middle East talks
President Nixon arrived in Belgrade for a two day talks with Yugoslav President Tito as a key link between the Soviet bloc and the Arab world. Tito welcomed the first American president to visit Yugoslavia as Air Force One landed from Naples and the leaders headed into Belgrade in a motorcade amid cheering crowds.
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Fights Reported Between Guerrillas and Jordanian Army in Irbid
Guerrilla spokesman in Beirut says Jordanian troops began shelling Irbid with mortars and machineguns, with combat continuing as Palestinian fighters return fire. The Arab League urged both sides to withdraw from Amman within 24 hours to three miles from the capital.
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Commission seeks repeal of sexual material prohibitions
The Commission on Obscenity and Pornography urges repealing laws that ban explicit sexual materials for consenting adults while proposing age restrictions on distribution to youths and a broad mass education drive. The report notes no clear link to crime or deviancy and faces Nixon administration opposition.
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Nasser funeral crowds draw vast Cairo vigil
Egypt mourns Gamal Abdel Nasser after his death from a heart attack at 52. Tens of thousands throng walls around the Kabbeh Palace as work on his Cairo burial chamber progresses. Foreign dignitaries including Kosygin and a large U S delegation attend the funeral events and officials convert the Nile Hilton to host them.
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