Britain hit by coal strike cripples power and industry
Britain endures a national coal miners strike that shuts down power, halts production, and leaves millions facing job loss. Officials warn 5 to 8 million could be unemployed midweek as electricity cuts hit railways, bakeries, and factories nationwide.
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British Leyland
Jaguar
Triumph
Rover
Jord
Britain
Vauxhall
General Motors
Chrysler
Joseph Lica
Yorkshire
Lancashire
Action Line readers seek coil tower warning and cookware refund
A Long Beach reader asks ACTION LINE to address a radio tower without a warning light near Anaheim Street and a helicopter risk. The column reports police pilots fly around the tower and a cookware refund saga with Cordon Bleu involving Gary Hegenes, Joseph Anderson, and a Minneapolis office, resulting in a promised full refund.
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Anaheim Street
Long Beach Boulevard
Long Beach
San Diego County
Gary Hegenes
Cordon Bleu
New Jersey
Hegenes
Minneapolis
B. H
Carlsbad
Action Line
Joseph Anderson
Bryant Avenue South
Minn
Asderson
Cordon Blen
Wegenes
Classical music classes in the area warn of late enrollment
Action Line notes ongoing basic music offerings at Long Beach City College with Understanding Music each semester and multiple sections. UCLA extension offers Introduction to the Literature of Music and Music of the United States. USC hosts an Introduction to Concert Music class in evenings with future fall sessions.
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la Palma
Action Line
Long Beach City College
Long Beach Unified School
United States
Ucla Extension Service
Grand Ave
Los Angeles
USC
School of Musical
Con Man of the Year accusation swirls around Irving
The piece reports Irving labeled con man of the year amid scandal over manuscript similarities with Dietrich memoirs. It notes he acknowledges a fraudulent, baroque scenario and references a Time magazine cover portrait by Elmyr de Hory. A New York courthouse testifies waived due to jury quorum issues.
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Clifford Irving
Time Magazine
Fake
Elmyr de Hory
Irving
van Pailandt
New York
Federal
Howard Hughes
Ibiza
U.S
Hughes
Fia
Tira
Rime
Dietrich
Phelan
Fime
Associated Press
Bob Thomas
Nbc-Tv
Albert Schweitzer
Ernest Hemingway
Ethiopia
Cbe-Tv
McGraw-Hill
Helga R. Hughes
Motorist killed in Clemente high speed chase
A stolen U S border patrol car crashed after a pursuit near San Clemente, killing the motorist who fled authorities. The crash occurred after the vehicle sped at limit speeds and struck a concrete abutment along Interstate 5. The motorist’s identity was not released.
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San Clementi
U.S
Highway Patrol
San Clemente
Borde
Hone
President vows to end forced school busing
President pledges to end forced busing in schools as a central campaign point. The article notes a cential candidate citing freedom of choice in his plan and references several related measures still pending in Congress.
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Congress
Nixon
House
Senate
Sen
John G. 'Tower
Tex
Europe
Tower
Jackson
Congressional
Richmond
Aul-gusta
Roy Rollins
House of Congress
Manila blast kills 16 in crowded district
A powerful explosion in Manila wiped out a section of a dense residential area. Police said 16 were killed and about 70 injured, many children. Officials speculated the blast came from a World War II era Japanese bomb or dynamite with no shrapnel found, devastating homes and a factory. Witnesses described roofs lifting and wiring snapping as floors collapsed.
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Manila
Philippines
Gerardo Tamayo
Victim displays gunshot wounds in Pacheco trial
In Los Angeles, Eric Thatcher testified in the Manuel Pacheco murder and assault trial after stripping to reveal injuries. Thatcher described calf thigh and chest wounds possibly from a single bullet, with a second bullet lodged in his knee. The courtroom viewing underscored the alleged attack on Anita Pacheco in Dominquez.
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Manuel Pacheco
Eric “Rick
Thatcher
Anita Pacheco
Thattcer
Pacheco
Cermit
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Bunge
Alexander A. Lawrence
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