Night Owls See Eclipse and California Earthquake Link
A full moon eclipse drew late night viewers across North America. Dr. William Kaufmann at Griffith Park Observatory warned the earth moon sun alignment likely linked to Tuesday morning Southern California quake, calling it more than coincidence.
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Washington
UPI
North America
California
United States
Canada
William Kaufmann
Griffith Park Observatory
Los Angeles
Illness Closes St Paul Elementary School
St Paul Elementary School will close for the rest of the week due to a sickness outbreak. About 20 percent of the 630 students were ill, with three teachers out and five others teaching despite not feeling well.
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St. Paul Elementary
George Linn
Linn
St. Paul’s
St. Paul
St. Paul Elementary School
Weather Outlook With Snow Chance and Cold Arrow
Considerable cloudiness and cold with a chance of light snow today highs in the mid to upper teens. Partly cloudy and not as cold tonight lows in the lower teens. Mostly cloudy and warmer Thursday highs in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Precipitation chances 40 today 20 tonight 20 Thursday. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph today diminishing tonight then 20 to 30 mph Thursday. Marriage license Christopher E. Smith Norwalk and Jane F Klein Monroeville. Births Gilbert Hensley Berlin Heights girl. Deaths Leon A. Swope 80 Bradenton Fla.
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Norwalk
FTC charges allege deceptive ads by Ward Spiegel
The Federal Trade Commission accuses Montgomery Ward and Spiegel of deceptive advertising and violating the truth in lending law. The firms allegedly failed to warn customers they would incur interest on the previous balance if not paid in full. The report notes the case stems from consumer finance practices.
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Washington
UPI
Montgomery Ward and
Spiegel
Federal Trade Commission Today
Few Have Insurance
The quake along the San Andreas Fault risks California housing. Only about 10 percent of quake insurance is held by householders, with commercial firms buying most. Experts, including Dr. William Pecora, warn such a magnitude quake is inevitable on the fault.
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San Francisco
UPI
Los Angeles
San Andreas
California
Insurance Information Institution
San Andreas Fault
William Pecora
U. S. Geological Survey
Aftershocks Rock Los Angeles After Major Quake
Dozens of aftershocks rattled Los Angeles following the Tuesday earthquake. Scientists warned aftershocks would continue for months. The initial quake struck 5:59 a.m. PST with aftershocks detected until 6:16 a.m. and later sizable shocks recorded by Caltech Seismological Laboratory.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Van Norman Dam Holds Through Aftershocks In Valley
The Van Norman Dam held through the night despite aftershocks feared to burst it. The reservoir cracked in the quake and was being drained into the Hollywood reservoir and storm drains. By dawn it stood three feet lower as officials prepared a noon decision on 120,000 residents returning home. The area remained off limits to all but authorized personnel.
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Mission Hills
Calif
Quake Kills 23 In Hospital In Los Angeles
Rescue crews pulled bodies from the veterans hospital as the California quake left 40 dead and 1,000 injured across the Los Angeles area. Gasps of aftershocks followed the dawn tremor, with the VA hospital collapse trapping 91 people under three floors of rubble. Local officials warned of potential dam threats and mobilized National Guard units while national figures urged investigations into the disaster.
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Stewart Slavin
Los Angeles
UPI
Veterans Hospital
California
van Norman
Ronald Reagan
National Guard
Spiro Agnew
Nixon
Reagan
Interior
Stuart Udall
Udall
San Jose State College
Washington
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
VA _ hospital
Fire Department
Council Changes Holiday Schedule in Norwalk
In a five minute session Tuesday night the Norwalk City Council changed the holiday schedule for city employees. An emergency ordinance added Columbus Day to the nine paid holidays while preserving total paid holidays. A committee parking lot proposal meeting was postponed until Thursday.
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Norwalk
U.S. Congress
Earthquake Night In Los Angeles Described By Resident
A Los Angeles resident recounts a pre dawn earthquake experience describing a storm like hallway, frightened wife, and two children awakened. He notes dust from canyons, shattered storefronts, gas leaks, sirens, and home damage as daylight breaks and reflections on moving from Olympia to LA.
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Michael Flynn
Los Angeles
UPI
San Gabriel Mountains
Foothill Boulevard
Grand Jury Will Probe Area Slaying
Evidence in the slaying of Mrs Shirley O Rourke was to be presented to a Lorain County Grand Jury in Elyria Ohio at a special session Thursday. Prosecutor Joseph Grunda requested the action. Mrs O Rourke 49 was wife of Lakewood Country Club president Edward J O Rourke 56. He claimed the shooting was accidental and was released after four days in custody.
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Elyria
Ohio
UPI
Shirley O'Rourke
Lorain County
Grand Jury
Joseph Grunda
New Slant Given To Tate Murders
Susan Atkins testified in a Los Angeles court that she killed Gary Hinman and took sole blame for Sharon Tate's death. She challenged the prosecution's theory that Charles Manson ordered the killings to trigger a race war. Atkins said Linda Kasabian conceived the plot and insisted Manson is innocent.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Susan Atkins
Sharon Tate
Charles Manson
Miss Atkins
Manson
Gary Hinman
Superior Court
Leslie van Houten
Patricia Krenwinkel
Linda Kasabian
Hinman
Love
Robert Beausoliel
Driver Hurt As Car Hits Western Reserve School Bus
A Western Reserve school bus returning from EHOVE Vocational School was rear ended while stopped at a railroad crossing near Norwalk on U.S. 250. Bus driver Victor Wolfe was uninjured, but the car driver George L. Ely of New London was injured. extent not determined. State Highway Patrol investigated.
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Western Reserve
Ehove Vocational School
Norwalk
U.S
Victor Wolfe
George L. Ely
New London
State Highway Patrol
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Monroeville
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Berlin Heights
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Hardin
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Geen
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Olympia, Wash
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