Santa Barbara Fire Destroys 250 Homes in 740 Acre Blaze
A wind driven Santa Barbara brush fire scorched 740 acres destroying about 250 expensive homes and damaging 135 more. Evacuations numbered around three thousand as residents fled to hotels and seven centers. A kite flyer in his 20s blamed the incident on a blown kite string triggering a 16,000 volt arc that ignited the brush. Authorities initially suspected arson while families described losses, some losing cherished keepsakes and wedding bands.
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Santa Barbara
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Sycamore Canyon
Crime Alert Police Hotline Ad
A public safety notice urges residents to call 425 7700 to report crimes or suspicious activity immediately, emphasizing prompt police response and community vigilance.
Bank truck hijacked in Paris heist
Paris police sources report gangsters hijacked a Bank of France truck carrying 17 million francs about 3.54 million dollars. The driver and guards were briefly held hostage and released in the Paris area.
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Paris
Bank of France
Customs illegally opened and read mail under probe
Customs agents opened or read mail and in some cases stole letters, authorities told a House panel. The agencies cited instances in Port Isabel Texas and transfers to Navy investigators, noting a broader practice across military agencies and years.
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Customs Service and
Postal Service
Supreme Court
Customs Service
Port Isabel
Texas
Navy
Customs
C. Neil Benson
New York Customs
Califano opposes welfare cut to subsidized housing tenants
HEW Secretary Joseph Califano resists trimming welfare benefits for subsidized housing tenants, citing political cost. Carter plans a welfare reform reveal by Aug. 4 amid disputes on how much housing subsidies can be cut and how rents would rise.
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Washington (Ap
HEW
Joseph A Califano Jr
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Carter
Associated Press
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HUD
Beersheba Market Blast Wounds 25 in Israel
An explosion at an open-air market in Beersheba in southern Israel wounded 25 people, with one seriously hurt. Police reported several suspects detained and officials warned of heightened security after a string of 24 hour bombings including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem blasts with injuries reported.
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Israel
Negev
Beersheba
Jerusalem
Nuclear spill at Beaver Valley prompts mixed findings
Duquesne Light reports about 9000 gallons of contaminated water spilled from the Beaver Valley Station near Pittsburgh with some entering the Ohio River and most seeping underground. NRC asserts numbers uncertain while duquesne test results show tritium well below danger levels. Cincinnati critics urge EPA oversight and warn of upstream pollution risks.
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Duquesne Light Co
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Duquesne
Beaver Valley
Ohio River
Pennsylvania Deartment Environmental Resources
Cincinnati
Pasquale Scarpino
Citizens Water Committee
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Scarpino
University of Cincinnati
EPA
West Virginia
Carter criticizes Israeli settlements and nuclear test talks
President Carter condemned new Israeli settlements on the West Bank as obstacles to peace and announced that the United States, the Soviet Union and Britain will begin negotiations this fall toward a comprehensive treaty banning all nuclear tests.
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Washington
Carter
West Bank
Jordan River
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
Six killed in Miami area execution style home attack
Police describe the suburban Miami shooting as execution type. Six men were found dead in a ranch house as a wounded man and woman, Johnnie Hall and Margaret Wooden, were rushed to Parkway General Hospital.
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Miami
Ralph Page
Dade County Police
Livingston Stocker
Stocker
Parkway General Hospital
Johnnie Hall
Margaret Wooden
Hall
Mostly cloudy with showers possible this weekend
Skies will be mostly cloudy tonight and Friday with a chance of showers or thundershowers. Tonight's low mid 60s, Friday's high mid 80s, rain chances 40 percent and 70 percent. Extended outlook calls for fair skies Saturday and Sunday then a chance of showers Monday.
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