Probe of tanker blast opens with ship mate testimony
The Coast Guard began the Sansinena explosion probe today with chief mate Clemente Gugliella describing the vessel’s itinerary to Los Angeles Harbor, posting of no smoking signs, cargo including paint, and operations aboard before the Friday night blast. He could not confirm quantities or any other corrosive materials aboard.
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Coast Guard hearings open on Sansinena blast suits filed
At today's Coast Guard inquiry into the Sansinena explosion in the harbor, Wilmington lawyer Howard D. Sacks announced suits totaling over 20 million dollars against Barracuda Tanker Corp. and Union Oil Co. Two class actions were filed in Long Beach Superior Court naming Barracuda, Union, and John Does. The suits seek more than 35 million for crew and families and more than 15 million for others suffering body and property damages. The Coast Guard board, led by Rear Admiral James Moreau, will determine causes and issues of safety, not civil or criminal liability, with hearings expected to continue through the week and a final report months away.
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Fire kills six and injures thirty in Los Angeles blaze
A downtown Los Angeles apartment fire killed six people and injured 30, with victims leaping from upper floors or lowering down sheets to escape. Arson investigators probed the fast‑moving blaze that gutted eight of twenty units on Witmer Street near central downtown.
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Montreal Brink's heist nets about 525 thousand dollars
Two armed men robbed Brink's guards as money was transferred from a Bank of Montreal branch to a Brink's truck at a shopping center. They disarmed the guards, seized about 525,000, and fled in a yellow car. No Brink's truck money was taken. A Bank spokesman said the money was with Brink's at the time. Last March a Brink's truck was robbed of 28 million outside a Montreal bank.
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Weather Tonight and Wednesday in the L A Area
Tonight and Wednesday forecast shows fair conditions across the Los Angeles area with a low near 42 and high around 72. Mountains expect windy, fair weather with a low about 24 and a high near 52. Deserts remain fair with lows near 38 and highs around 38.
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Oil Spill Follows Liberian Tanker Split Near Nantucket
A Liberian tanker Argo Merchant split in half off Nantucket seven days after grounding. Oil, initially 1.5 million gallons, and later much more, flowed into the Atlantic as Coast Guard crews fought to salvage cargo and Massachusetts sought federal disaster relief.
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L E Terminal plan and new environmental rules in play
City officials push Sohio backed plan in Washington with transition team arguing over an environmental requirement list. The note references page A-3 coverage on unrelated items including a judge ruling on Sports Illustrated privacy and Doctors indicted at Camarillo hospital with other disciplinary actions.
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Carter taps black woman and two others for Cabinet
President elect Carter announced three more Cabinet picks Patricia Harris Harold Brown and Ray Marshall to heads of HUD Defense and Labor and named Charles Duncan Jr as deputy defense secretary He reiterated plans to cut defense spending by 5 to 7 billion and said a post Christmas planning session with top officials would precede inauguration day
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Food prices slow inflation and boost purchasing power
The Labor Department reported a 0.3 percent November rise in consumer prices, matching October, while real spendable earnings jumped 0.8 percent as taxes and inflation eroded less. Over 12 months, prices rose 5 percent, the smallest gain in over three years, with food prices down 0.2 percent and mortgage rates dropping 2.1 percent, signaling easing inflation for Ford and Carter administrations.
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Daley Death Shocks Chicago as City Mourns Mayor
Chicago awoke to grief as Mayor Richard J Daley died at 74 from a heart attack. Aldermen face succession questions under home rule, with acting mayor potential from among City Council leaders or Daley’s successors, while Daley's body lies in state at Nativity of Our Lord Church prior to a Wednesday Mass.
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