Gardena man burned in foam cushion plant fire
A Gardena man suffered burns over more than twenty percent of his body in a flash fire at Kustom Fit Manufacturing Co in the Compton area. Juan S. Aldana, 32, was in fair condition at Gardena Memorial Hospital after a spark from an electric saw ignited cushions. Firemen controlled the blaze with an overhead sprinkler, with six units responding. damage estimated at about one unspecified amount.
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Gardena Memorial Hospital
Juan S. Aldana
Kustom Fit Manufacturing Co
Towne Ave
Russ to Buy $1 Billion in U S Farm Products
Washington reports the Agriculture Department predicts Soviet purchases of about 1 billion dollars in U S farm goods over the coming year. Wheat and soybeans figure prominently as Moscow seeks to offset crop shortfalls, with a 100 million dollar soybean sale by Cook Grains noted.
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Agriculture Department
Soviet Union
United States
Moscow
White House
Department
Cook Grains of Mem
Boviek Dick
Kama
Commodity Credit Corporation
Smog Device Rule Targets 1959 to 1965 Cars
The California Air Resources Board voted unanimously to require nearly all 1959 to 1965 cars and trucks in the South Coast air basin to have an exhaust emission control device by Sept. 1. The device, costing about $25, would disable the vacuum spark advance unless engine overheating risk dictates otherwise. General Motors and Air Quality Products have board-approved devices. Car dealers urged a 60 day delay but were turned down.
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Los Angeles
UPI
South Coast Air Basin
California Air Resources Board
General Motors
Vehicle device supply delay denied by board in 1055-65 plan
The board rejected a delay claim by manufacturers who said they could not meet demand for devices. About 50,000 vehicles of 1055-65 vintage are gold in the basin each month. Exemptions include vehicles with no vacuum spark advance, foreign-made vehicles, and engines under 140 cubic inches.
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