Wall of fire erupts along Cherry Ave in Long Beach area
A high wall of flames roared from an underground oil line break along Cherry Avenue at the Long Beach Lakewood line. One woman suffered a minor burn while two cars and a truck were destroyed. Fire crews from Long Beach and county battled 18 units to save a substation, a railroad trestle, and nearby buildings. Utilities were out as lines sparked. residents fled as first alarms sounded at about 7 AM. Local witnesses described a loud roar and rapid evacuation.
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Cherry Avenue
Long Beach
Lakewood City
del Amo Boulevard
Candlewood Street
Long Branch and
Southern California Edison
Lard Street
Union Pacific Railroad
Cherry
Candlewood
Pomplo Phumiin
Falcon Ave
Doctors Hospital
Lakewood
Nion Pacific
Patty Weard
Cherry Ave
Canal pact fees move to counter president
Opponents of a new Panama Canal treaty rally against White House support hoping to block the two thirds Senate vote. Senator Strom Thurmond predicted the effort would fail amid the campaign over key pact fees and terms.
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Canal Pact
Washington
White House
Senate
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Thurmond
Desse Helms
Gerald K. Ford
Sa Senaors
Panama
Carter
Sol Linowitz
Humphrey undergoes exploratory surgery tumor deemed inoperable
Sen Hubert Humphrey underwent exploratory surgery as doctors found an operable-sized tumor blocking the pelvis area but said it could not be removed surgically. Cancer treatment planned includes chemotherapy in about two weeks. The tumor is a recurrence of a bladder tumor removed less than a year ago. A colostomy commenced at 7 a.m. on the hospital’s fourth floor.
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Minneapolis
Iap
Hubert H. Humphrey
John Najarian
Najarian
Marble Cone fire nears containment on California coast
The Marble Cone fire in California’s central coast grows until containment, with 165,240 acres burned and 95 percent contained by early today. Fire lines encircle the blaze as humidity slows firefighters, while 4,700 personnel work long shifts amid fatigue and smoke as authorities plan final containment.
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Marble Cone
California
Central Coast
Pat Upton
Fie
Los Padres National Forest
Mr. Upton
Probers find no data to prosecute Bert Lance banking case
Federal banking investigators found no information warranting prosecution of Budget Director Bert Lance or others tied to his Georgia banking activities. Comptroller John Heimann said Lance’s conduct raises questions about acceptable banking practices and will be reviewed for potential regulatory changes. Lance and Hermann are slated to testify September 7. reports note required filings were incomplete but no charges arise unless ongoing inquiry reveals more.
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Washington
Bert Lance
Lance
Georgia
Comptroller of the Currency
John Heimann
Congress
Heimann
Senate Government Affairs Committee
Mead
Comptroller
Hermann
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D‘onn
Ribicoff
Charles H. Percy
Alll
Percy
Car kills Elvis mourners before Presley funeral
Police report a speeding drunk driver struck mourners outside Graceland as Elvis Presley’s funeral approached. Four people were arrested, including three juvenile passengers and the driver, with the incident provoking racial slurs from the crowd.
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Memphis
Tetia
Elvis Presley
Tropical storm leaves destruction in its wake
The tropical storm battered drought marked Southern California for two days before fizzing out. It caused about 20 million dollars in crop damage and at least five deaths. Mexicali was hardest hit, with over 2,000 homeless and 400 motorists rescued after floods swamped the Baja California capital. Inland, rain lingered though winds lessened, with stretches of Interstate 395 deeply flooded but no reported home losses.
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California
National Weather Service
Doreen
Riverside
Mexicali
Baja California
Tijuana
Inyo County
Long Beach Hit by Doreen Storm Rain Delays Traffic, Power Loss
Tropical storm Doreen moved away from Long Beach after soaking the area with two inch rain totals since Tuesday. Rainfall lingered through Wednesday with 69 to 80 degree temperatures and humidity near 90 percent. Power outages hit Memorial Hospital Medical Center, Compton College, and several neighborhoods as lines were brought down by fallen trees and flooding. Public safety crews cautioned flooded streets around Cherry Avenue and 3rd Street and on Wie St, with signals out and roads snarled.
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Long Beach
Ile
Cherry Avenue
del Amo
Candlewood
Doreen
Memorial Hospital Medical
Rey
Southern California Edison Co
Wardlow Road
Los Coyotes Diagonal
Bellflower Boulevard
Memorial Hospital
Tax Relief Effort Nears Finish With School Aid Trim
The Tax Relief bill moves toward completion but school aid components require further trimming says Assembly Speaker Leo McCarthy. FBI nominee Judge Frank M Johnson Jr of Alabama earns a guarded home profile while Brown drift charges Los Angeles Police Chief Ed Davis in a political bid to unseat the Democratic governor.
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Assembly
Leo McCarthy
Page
FBI
Frannk M. Johnson Jr
Alabama
Brown
Los Angeles
E d Davis
Seal Beach
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Weather Tonight and Friday Across Regions
UB area fair with a high of 36 tonight and Friday. Mountains report fair conditions with a high near 75. Deserts expect showers with a high around 19.
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