Fire Roars Through San Clemente Near Nixon Villa
Wind driven blaze scorches about 2400 acres of dry brush above San Clemente, damaging more than 21 homes and endangering Richard Nixon's oceanfront villa. At least 12 hurt as flames cross canyons from Camp Pendleton, causing power outages for 22,000 residents. An aide said the former president was inside the home as cinders rained down. Fire officials later said the fire had been encircled but control time remained uncertain.
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San Clemente
Calif
Richard M. Nixon
Marine Corps
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Canyon
Nixon
Los Angeles
San Diego
White House
Jay Durkin
Pendleton
Christianitas Canyon
California
Marine Base
No Relief In Sight For Warm, Dry California
AP dispatch reports California endures prolonged drought with vegetation drying out and scant rainfall. Sierra Nevada ski resorts report inches of snow, affecting tourism while Monterey golfers enjoy unusually sunny, dry winter conditions. Separate item notes Wichita Sun study predicting shifts in congressional seats after the 1980 census with New York losing four and Florida gaining five.
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Sierra Nevada
Betty Layton
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita Sun
Wichita State University Center For Business and Economic Research
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Illinois
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South Dakota
Florida
Texas
Tennessee
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Oregon
Ron White
University Center
Mississippi River
CIA Wanted Newsman To Do Job In Russia
Sam Jaffe a former CBS ABC reporter says at the United Nations he told the FBI about his contacts with Soviet officials and was approached by the CIA about a CBS Moscow posting He recounts a CIA agent named Jerry Rubin saying Jaffe would get a CBS News job in Moscow if he undertook secret assignments for the agency.
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Washington
Sam Jaffe
CBS
ABC
United Nations
FBI
CIA
Moscow
House
Senate Intelligence
U.S
Jaffe
Jerry Rubin
Rubin
CBS News
Ford Nearly Quit Team Auto Union When Black Was Benched
Willis Ward recalls Michigan 1934 game when Fielding Yost benched the first black player to appease Georgia Tech. Ford considered quitting after learning of the incident, but played in a 1-7 season. Ward says Ford was upset and later discussed it with his brother. Ward adds Ford’s later presidency had mixed racial leadership. Separately, UAW says a strike could occur if management does not bargain in good faith despite economic troubles. 1,000 delegates prepare for talks as contracts near expiry.
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Ford
Team Auto Union
Black
Detroit
Gerald Ford
University of Michigan
Willis Ward
Michigan
Fielding Yost
Georgia Tech
Ward
Wayne County
Jerry
United Auto Workers
UAW
Irving Bluestone
Bluestone
U.S
Leonard Woodcock
Secretarial Class Opens at Mexico Area Vocational School
Mexico Area Vocational Technical School offers a daytime secretarial and clerical practice class for post high school students. The two hour program runs 1 to 3 p.m. five days a week at $20 per month plus materials and a $25 application fee, with Mrs. Mildred Penn teaching the afternoon class and Davis Hart noting strong labor demand.
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Mexico Area
Mexico
Davis Hart
Rural couple quit R rated film after nude scene in Murray theater
Larry and Kay Davis, new owners of Murray’s only movie house, refunded ten $1.50 tickets and canceled a nude rape scene feature after teens walked out. They plan family films, consider a restroom, and hope for "Towering Inferno" style hits.
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Murray, Town
Larry
Kay Davis
Murray
Davis
Melanie
Korff Admitted To Massachusetts General Hospital
Rabbi Baruch Korff, ally of former President Nixon, has been admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital. A hospital spokesman declined to disclose the reason for his admission.
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Boston
Baruch Korff
Richard M. Nixon
Massachusetts General Hospital
Martin Bander
Korff
Rally for anti abortion amendment in Washington
In Washington a third annual March for Life rally aims to press for a constitutional amendment banning abortion. Sponsors expect thousands to converge for White House picketing, a monument area rally, and a Pennsylvania Avenue march to the Capitol steps as advocacy intensifies on both sides.
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Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
March For Life
Congress
White House
Washington Monument
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol Steps
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