Santa Barbara Firemen Die In Raging Brush Fire
Four fire fighters were killed and two injured when trapped by a firestorm at the edge of a two day old brush fire near Santa Barbara. Embers driven by unexpected winds sparked new flames, with seven homes burned and 3,510 acres charred as investigators explore arson as a possible cause.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
U.S. Forestry
Packy Wassel
Wassel
Santa Monica Canyon
Angels National Forest
Montecito
Summerland
Los Padres National Forest
Manzanita
Los Padres Forest
Nixon Tax Proposals Under Fire
Washington AP reports two Senate Finance Democrats Harris and Hartke urged revising Nixon’s tax cut to boost consumer buying power over plant investments. They propose diverting benefits to lower income groups and Social Security increases, facing committee hurdles for nine votes.
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Washington
Nixon
Fred R. Harris
Oklahoma
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Senate Finance Committee
Harris
Hartke
Horris
Russell
Long
D-La
Abraham Abicoff
D-Com
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
California seeks first Mexican American senator in new district
In Sacramento AP report on Mervyn M Dymally reshaping California Senate districts for 1970 apportionment. A new fast Los Angeles 2nd District would be 70 percent Mexican American, with 153 548 voters. Dymally argues this could elect a Chicano state senator and address ethnic underrepresentation. Reapportionment plan faces GOP and local Democrat pushback over district changes.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Senate
Mervyn M Dymally
Los Angeles
Dymally
Ronald Reagan
Los Angeles County
Miguel Garcia
Boston meat inspectors indicted for bribery scheme
Forty Boston area government meat inspectors face indictments on bribery conspiracy and perjury charges tied to a scheme to give higher meat grade ratings. Three processing firms and six executives are also charged. penalties include fines up to 20 000 and prison terms. The case spans 18 months of investigation with FBI and Agriculture officials involved.
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Boston Cap
Boston
U.S. District Court
Herbert F. Travers Jr
Washington
Travers
Court Orders Ex-Wife To Pay Child Support
In a Maryland first, a Baltimore County judge ruled a Woodlawn woman must pay $8 weekly child support to her ex-husband’s 1 year old son. Judge Walter Haile cited Article 724 Sec 1, stating both parents share equal responsibility, upending the traditional father sole support rule. The decision drew support from Fathers United for Equal Justice, while the ex-wife’s husband said there would be no appeal.
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Woodlawn, Md
Maryland
Baltimore County
Woodlawn
Doehrer
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Life Insurance Co
Haile
Paul E. Hanson
Towson State College
Fathers United For Equal Justice
Hanson
Police Slaying Toll Hits 87 During Year
FBI figures show seven police officers were killed in September raising the nine month total to 87 law enforcement deaths this year. Most deaths were firearm related with handguns predominating and ambush or robbery related killings among the causes.
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Washington
FBI
U S Air Support Key To Cambodian Front Victory
South Vietnamese field commander Lt. Gen. Nguyen Xuan Thinh credits U S air support for turning back a North Vietnamese offensive along the Cambodia frontier. He notes heavy bombing, troop and supply flights, and helicopter resupply as decisive factors amid ongoing clashes near Krek and bases at Alpha and Pace.
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Saigon
U.S
Nguyen Xuan Thinh
Thinh
South Vietnam-Cambodia
Krek
Pha
Kret
Pace
Vietnam
Thich
South Vietnam
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GOP
Fred Marler
Boston Meat Checkers
Department Agriculture
John E. Martin
Doechter
Rice's Color Center, Inc
Fredericks
Frederick, MD
Secord
U. S
Bernard L
Gus) Gilbert
East Church Street
Frederick
V. Kurke
Gary
General Electric
Woolco
Mes
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