No hope of containing Diablo blaze near Clayton
Firefighters said they had no hopes of containment for a 3000 acre timber and brush fire south of Mount Diablo as flames rushed through rural areas near Clayton. About 500 firefighters and 20 engines battled the blaze with planes planned to assist. Evacuations affected around 50 homes though no injuries or structures reported yet.
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Clayton
Mount Dialond
Harry Harp
California Department of Forestry
Mount Diablo State Park
San Francisco
Ranch
Harp
California
Rich Aronson
al Lundgren
Firefighters chase widespread Southern California blazes
Firefighters shifted to Los Padres National Forest efforts as 700 crews worked to ring a large blaze that had scorched about 1 500 acres. The Corona fire was snuffed out Monday night, while the Cachuma and Indian fires, in uninhabited hills, posed no immediate threat. In Sun Valley near Los Angeles a separate 29 minute fire destroyed 12 condos, damaged eight, burned 20 acres before containment. Eight minor injuries were reported at Cachuma. one man hospitalized at Indian fire.
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Los Padres National Forest
California
Forest Service
Dennis Orbus
Lake Econd
Les Padres
India
Manzanita
Santa Barbara
Orbus
Monay
Sun Valley
Los Angeles
Iramen
Cachuma
Thdian
Orbdus
Los Angeles County
Golden State Free Wayr
Sinking of ore ship blamed on hatches
Coast Guard inquiry into the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking on Lake Superior blames ineffective hatch closures for the disaster that claimed all 29 crew on November 10 1975. The report finds no misconduct or government fault and urges improved weather tightness on other vessels.
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Cleveland
Coast Guard Board of
Edmund Fitzgerald
Lake Superior
Coast Guard
J. A. Wilson
Gordon Lightfoot
Fitzgerald
U2 pilot Gary Powers dies in chopper crash
U2 pilot Gary Powers and cameraman George Spears were killed when KNBC’s equipment laden Hell Jet Ranger crashed into a vacant baseball field while returning from a brushfire assignment in Santa Barbara. Officials investigate the crash. Powers 47 and Spears 43 are survived by families.
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FAA
Powers
George Spears
KNBC
Hell
Uuns
Santa Barbara
Soviet Union
CIA
Russia
Paris
Eisenhower
Moscow
Vladimir
Rudolph Abel
United States
CLA
Weather Watch: Heat Dampness Persists Across Mountains
Forecasters warn hot humid conditions linger in the mountains and deserts through Wednesday with a chance of showers. Expect variable rain and thundershowers mainly in the afternoons and evenings over desert and mountain areas as temperatures rise into the upper 180s in the hot spots.
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California
National Weather Srvice
Subpoena bid on cargo-preference bill fails in House panel
A House Merchant Marine and Fisheries subcommittee vote 17 to 13 blocked Rep. Paul N. McCloskey’s bid to subpoena four administration officials and four maritime leaders to testify on the cargo-preference bill. Democratic lawmakers joined Republicans in backing the motion, arguing Carter’s support of the measure is a political payoff to maritime interests. The bill would require U.S. ships to carry a rising share of oil imports.
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Washington
House
Carter
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Seipel
Paul N. McCloskey
R-Calif
Don Bunker
William J. Hughes
New Jersey
John P. Breaux
Louisiana
David E. Bonney
Michigan
Cox Young
Alaska
McCloskey
W. Michail Blumenthal
the Treasury
Paul Riley
Defense
Joius L. Katz
McClos
Robert
L. Leggett
U.S
Queen Mary theft probe widens to city administrators
A Los Angeles area task force probes major thefts linked to Queen Mary artifacts. Calkins says the investigation is criminal and complex, involving more than two city employees and a chain of events over years. Items recovered include a surgical table, heavy safes, gauges, and other labeled souvenirs.
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Calkins
Meadowlark Airport suit cites closure or operation limits
The case involves owner Art Nerio facing either closure or restriction of certain operations. Bonfa answered affirmatively that the motion was carried unanimously. The record notes a decisive vote and the disputed operational scope at Meadowlark Airport.
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Art Nerio
Bonfa
Couple and son hurt after plane crashes into Huntington Beach airport hut
A Parker Arizona couple Ronald Bybbe 24 Monica 21 and their 10 year old son Ronald Jr were seriously injured when their light plane struck a Quonset hut at Mea dowlark Airport Huntington Beach during a landing attempt. They were transported to Moog Memorial Presbyterian Hospital in Newport Beach for treatment. The crash occurred after a descent and circle over the field. The boy endured by the windshield as the plane impacted. Authorities had not disclosed injury details. A Sky-Adt banner incident disrupted power on Warner Avenue temporarily prompting complaints and possible license revocation calls.
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Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Powers
Los Angeles
KGIL
KNBC
van Nuys
Claudia
Francis Gary Jr
Dee
Spears
Annette
Terrence
Sharon
Katherine
Parker
Ariz
Meadowlark
Huntington Beach
Ronald Bybbe
Monica
Ronald Jr
Moog Memorial Presbyterian Hospital
Newport Beach
Sky-Adt
Southern
California’ Edison Company Power Lines
Warner Avenue
Sky-Ad
South Korea tests Red arms line
A South Korean ship carrying 465 Fassendere reached Paengyong-do, a South Korea held island near North Korea, after a one hour voyage from Inchon. Escorted by Korean naval vessels, the 450 ton Ongjin-ho docked amid the first test of North Korea’s new military sea boundary.
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Seoul
South Korea
North Korea
Tadio
Ongjin-ho
Paengyong-do
Inchon
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Medion
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Jesse Calhoun
The
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
Paul Hall
Seafarers International Union
Shanston Wall
National Waritime Union
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Moore, McCormack. Lines
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