Dust storms clamp Mojave region with highway closures
A violent wind storm hit Southern California and rattled Mojave towns. Drivers and travelers crowded motels as highways 58 and 14 were shut and semis toppled near Barstow. Residents described zero visibility and dust clouds hundreds of feet high while motel owners reported near full capacity. Travelers hunkered down in churches or pressed on toward Barstow, wary of continuing gusts.
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Larry Klier, Who Were Huddled Under A Bridge On Route 58
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Ramona
San Diego
Russell Velozier
Spokane
Wash
Buckman Springs
Winds devastate central California力 and power outages hit large area
A severe windstorm lashed most of the state causing about 30 000 homes offices and factories to lose power. Dust filled the air reaching Stockton 200 miles north. Governor Brown signaled possible disaster declarations for Bakersfield and Arvin. Bakersfield with 804 000 residents faced the brunt as activity ground to a halt.
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Jam Hill
Brown
California
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Inflation slowing? Southland costs tops nation in CPI rise
The Labor Department said consumer prices rose 6.7 percent year over year, with food costs a major driver and a 1.5 percent jump in new car prices. The report notes the CPI value at 185.4 versus 100 in 10 years, amid a broader trend of climbing costs and inflation expectations.
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Iran earthquake toll rises to 519 dead and 7 000 injured
The Red Lion and Sun relief agency reports at least 519 people killed and about 7 000 injured across 16 villages in Iran's coal basin. Many victims are children trapped in mud-brick walls. Thousands of miners and families are homeless in subfreezing weather as mining operations halt and steel production may be affected. Foreign fatalities include seven Afghan workers near Zarand. American involvement continues on a copper project 155 miles from the quake zone. The quake hit 430 miles south of Tehran, devast ating Sar-Asiyab, Gisk, and Dal Tangel, with reconnaissance flights identifying damage in another 13 villages.
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Apy
Iran
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Ismail Gilanpour
Red Lion
Sun
Zarand
Sareheshmidh
Tehran
Long Beach
Sar-Asiyab
Gisk
Dal Tangel
Schmitz Eyes 1978 State Senate Run in California
John G. Schmitz 47, longtime conservative figure and former state senator and congressman, declares plans to reenter politics and seek his old state Senate seat in 1978. He says press conference in Santa Ana announced forthcoming position papers and early campaign organization with strong fundraising signals. He plans to unite conservative Republicans and Democrats while teaching political science at Santa Ana College.
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State Senate
U.S. Congress
Senate
Ife
Santa Ana
Schmitz
Energy gas compromise in Senate House talks stalled
Energy negotiators press for votes on a gas price compromise amid a 43 member conference stalemate. The plan aims to ease deregulation with a ceiling rise to 1.75 by Feb 1 and annual increases of 4.5 percent plus inflation, potentially affecting consumer costs and industry profits.
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Ohio
Metzenbaum
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Fen
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D-Wash
Senate Energy Committee
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House
Carter
Sadat presses speed in Sinai talks amid West Bank rifts
Ismailia Egypt AP Israel defense minister Lazer Weizman met President Sadat and War Minister el Gamasy for a second day to press for Israeli withdrawal from the Sinai. Sadat said things were moving very fast while rejecting Begin's West Bank plan as unacceptable. A Sunday meeting with Begin is planned. Weizman briefed the Cairo peace delegation before returning to Israel.
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Menahem Begin
Begin
Lazer Weizman
Jordan
Syria
Lvanon
Weizman
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Mohammed Abdel Ghani el- Gamasy
Council approves shoreline marina plan amid hotel deadline
The city backs a smaller marina in a lagoon as part of a shoreline plan urged by local groups to align with the State Coastal Act. Officials push for rapid coastal commission approval and a June hotel construction start to prevent funding fallout for the Convention Center.
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Convention Center
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Queen Mary
Cils
Tom Clark
Renee Simon
Ernie Kell
Coastal Commission
Robert Paternoster
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