Oil Well Blast Kills Foreman in Santa Fe Springs
An explosion at a Union Oil well in Santa Fe Springs caused a massive fire feared to have killed foreman M. G. Barnett, 51, of Brea, with eight others injured, three critically. Firefighters from Santa Fe Springs and nearby departments contained the blaze in 36 minutes. Injured include Wiley Campbell and Victor Brooks in critical condition with severe burns. others listed include Charles Augustus, Thomas Elias, and Leo Ugran.
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Breaman
Santa Fe Springs
Whittier
Downey
B. J. Thomas
Union Oil
M. G. Barnett
Date St
Brea
Wiley Campbell
Hawaiian Ave
Lakewood
Victor Brooks
Liggett St
Norwalk
Charles Augustus
San Juan Circle
Buena Park
Thomas Elias
Leo Ugran
San Diego
Campbell
Brooks
County Fire Department
Marina Mercy Hospital
Marina del Rey
Augustus
Sherman Oaks Hospital
Sherman Oaks
Elias
Agrati
Friends Carry Teen Ralph Segovia to Final Resting Place
A solemn 18 year old Santa Ana High School student Ralph Segovia was remembered in a roadside procession from Our Lady of Guadalupe Church to Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Pallbearers carried his coffin in four person relays as friends walked seventy four uphill miles. Santa Ana family members spoke of Ralph as a loyal friend with no enemies.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission Church
Santa Ana
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Orange
Love
Ralph G. Segovia
Third Street
Grand Avenue
Corona
Ralph Segovia
Newport Avenue
Chap- Man Avenue
el Modena
Santiago Boulevard
Lawrence Rodriguez
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
Grimes
United States
Rafael Segovia
E. Third St
Ralph
John
Pilar
Mary
Waste dumps near Los Angeles Harbor halted by order
Terminal Island facilities may be ordered to stop discharging wastewater into Los Angeles Harbor under an enforcement action. The directive appears in page A-8 and related sections. ongoing coverage notes regulatory actions and potential timelines for compliance.
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Terminal Island
Los Angeles Harbor
Volunteer column aids disabled and needy in city appeal
A UPI story describes a late donor from Tong Beach who sent seven dollars for a bicycle to a delayed Los Angeles man, then actions shift to other needy cases. Donations funded a teen patient at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital and an 11 year old girl with spastic cerebral palsy, while volunteers seek further help from Ward TMH and broaden support for patients.
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UPI
Los Angeles
Action One
Action Line
P.H.N
Tong Beach
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
Downey
Muses
Ward Tmh
Price Board sets caps on doctor and hospital charges
The Price Commission imposed limits on medical cost increases across the United States. Doctors may raise average fees 2.5 percent annually and hospital charges 6 percent, with government permission required for higher bumps. The AMA offered no immediate comment as officials review the guidelines. The commission aims to cut medical inflation and help curb overall price rises.
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Price Board
the Price Commission
United States
American Medical Association
AMA
Dayton Moore
C. Jackson Grayson Jr
Commission
Sniper shoots at trucker on Long Beach Freeway
A sniper firing from a railroad trestle over the Long Beach Freeway wounded truck driver Carl Entsler, 34, of Pomona, and struck a Highway Patrol car near Del Amo Boulevard. Entsler, hit in the right hand, pulled his truck to a call box and sought aid plus medical treatment. Authorities pursued leads but the shooter remained at large as a helicopter and patrol units scoured the area.
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Long Beach
del Amo Boulevard
Carl Entsler
Pomona
Butsler
Highway Patrol
Santa Ana
T. J. O’donnell
Westminster Chp
Hutsler
O'Donnell
Fresway
Union Pacific
Long Reach
Don Blackowski
Jack Pletka
Pacific Motor Trucking Co
Weather forecast for western region updated tonight and Friday
WEATITER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY LB AREA Clear and sunny. Highs around 68 with a 43 low. MOUNTAINS Sunny but gusty winds 2 to 35 mph. Highs 34 to 45. DESERTS Sunny with gusty winds 15 to 25 mph. Colorado River area upper valleys 45 to 55 highs, lower valleys 55 to 63.
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Colorado River
India halts war after surrenders in East Pakistan
India announces unilateral cease-fire on the western front after the unconditional surrender of Pakistan’s forces in East Pakistan, proclaiming Bangla Desh free. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi says Dacca is the free capital and refugees will return. Pakistan’s president vows a new constitution for both wings of Pakistan while fighting continues on the western front mode.
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Pastan
Pakistan
Kashmir
India
Bangla Desh
Dacca
Indira Gandhi
Swaran Singh
United Nations
Gandhi
U.N. General Assembly
Nixon seeks India pullout from East Pakistan
President Nixon, in Florida, presses for a total Indian withdrawal from East Pakistan. Press Secretary Ziegler says the U S hopes foreign forces depart and notes talk of a ceasefire with Pakistan. He declines on the naval task force movements but confirms presidential involvement in ship decisions. Gandhi letter acknowledgment cited.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
East Pakistan
Korida White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
United States
Zieger
Ziegler
Cold front chills Long Beach area to 38 degrees
A Northwest cold front blasted into the Long Beach region with gusty winds and overnight lows dipping to 38 at the airport before dawn. The National Weather Service logged 15 at Palmdale, 23 Riverside, 32 Burbank, 39 Anaheim and Santa Ana. Forecaster Nichols called it one of December’s longest cold snaps with highs near 42 Friday as skies clear. Winds were calm overnight with gusts up to 14 mph forecast for the afternoon.
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Mercury
Long Beach
Canyon
National Weather Service
Palmdale
Riverside
Burbank
Anaheim
Santa Ana
Car Nichols
Nichols
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