Fire fighters contain Angeles Forest blaze
Firefighters backed by favorable weather contained California’s largest forest fire of the season in the Angeles National Forest. A 10 mile containment line was built around about 3,800 acres with all efforts focused on preventing spread as winds abated. One helicopter crash killed Thomas Grady, 32, and seriously injured Ted Hillmers, 30, while two crew members survived minor injuries.
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California
Angeles National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
Los Angeles
Russ Leland
California Division of Forestry
Mt. Gleason
Mill Creek Ranger Station
WS. Forest Service
Los Angeles County
Thoms Grady
Glendale
Ted Hillmers
Granada Mills
Forest Service
Water-shy laundromats protest water allocations in Santa Cruz
In drought stricken Santa Cruz more than 20 laundries shut down Monday to protest city water allocations and fines. Operators led by Norman Bei of Bei-Scott Co claim 70 percent of 1974 usage is allotted. they will stay closed until relief arrives, citing layoffs and residents forced to travel to nearby towns for washing services. City officials defend allocations but acknowledge processing variances. Local residents adapt by using public laundries and buses to reach neighboring communities.
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Santa Cruz
Norman Bei
Bei-Scott Co
City Water
Morris Allen
Allen
Bellflower probes district finances under four-part plan
Bellflower school trustees open a four phase inquiry into district finances. A state audit of federal funds, an independent audit of other funds, private counsel to monitor the process, and a possible grand jury investigation are planned. Deficits in 1975 76 and 1976 77 spur calls for accountability while board members spar over motives and targets.
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Bellflower
Richard Vermillion
Ruby Heyl
Heyl
Vermillion
Jay
Gendreau
Teyl
Ray Harper
Larry Ward
Ward
Prospects slim for Alaska oil terminal project
Tone Beach in California may host a Sohio oil terminal with prospects described as not very optimistic by Air Resources Board chair Tom Quinn. Representative Mark Hannaford and other officials echoed doubts about success, citing air quality concerns and pending negotiations. A Sacramento Bee report cited unnamed sources calling the project 90 percent dead, with blame tied to anti smog safeguards and Sohio’s commitments.
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Tone Beach
Air Resources Board
Ren
Mark Hannaford
Long Beach
Orange County
Quinn
Hannaford
Press-Telegram
Associated Press
Sohio
Sacramento Bee
Carter's Record Questioned By Labor Secretary At Urban League
Labor Secretary Ray Marshall defends Carter era civil rights record anew before the National Urban League. Water rationing in Southern California unlikely due to voluntary cuts, but water costs may rise. HEW chief bans diabetes drug deemed an imminent public health hazard. Carter aides weigh root solution to illegal alien problem. Sylvia Porter notes bureaucracy confronting the myth of the typical American family. Three defendants plead guilty to kidnapping 28 Chowchilla youths and a bus driver. facing tougher charge of kidnapping with intent to harm.
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Carter
National Urban League
Labor
Ray Marshall
HEW
Joseph Califano
Chowehilla
Weather Tonight and Wednesday Details
Tonight AMRA region shows fair conditions with a low of 61 and a high not listed. Mountains area remains fair with winds near 13 to 25 mph and a low of 55, high around 85. Desert areas stay fair with a low of 75 and an unspecified high.
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Amra
Deserts
Radiation scare at Carson area cobalt canister no leak found
A three block area around a Carson freight yard was cordoned off for about an hour after a cobalt canister was said to be leaking, yet officials determined there was no radiation danger. One driver, Rick McCray, was hospitalized with nausea. The canister was en route for research use and later deemed safe.
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Carson
Clara Prehoda
J.K. Shepherd and Associates
Sheriff's Office
Shepherd
Rick McCray
Harbor General Hospital
Stan Grant
Consolidated Freghtways
Wilmington Ave
Two Long Beach Murders Under Investigation
Homicide detectives probed two separate Long Beach killings with limited details. The body of 35 year old Frank Woster Jr. was found nude in a garage at his Lime Avenue home, dead an estimated three to 10 days. Dolores A Cracuse, 88, died at the scene in a car on East Allington Street, with Charles Warnock, 45, wounded but expected to survive. both incidents being investigated as related to a shooting.
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Long Beach
Frank Woster Jr
Lime Ave
Set
Howard Jenkins
Del
William Collette
Jeakins
Typhoon Thelma Hammers Kaohsiung Killing Dozens
Typhoon Thelma swept Kaohsiung Taiwan killing about 30 people and injuring 119 as 42 in serious condition. The storm damaged 20 000 houses and destroyed 1952, with impact on the citys chemical industry and a major power plant.
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Taipei
Taiwan
Kaohsiung
China
Georgia
Plains
Taiwan Power Company
Firefighters Strike Triggers Police Escort in University City
Police in riot gear guard striking firefighters as 43 members ignore a court order to return to work. County officials declare a state of emergency as mutual aid teams respond to a small house fire with light damage. The strike began Friday after disability pension denial. union leaders vow to continue the action despite legal action.
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University City
St. Louis
Gene McNary
Richard T. Walker
International Association of Fire Fighters
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L.A
Ansacktad Cerys
Tom Quinn
Qunte Water
Sylvia Porter
Lakewood
Bs Action Line Ad
D2 Financial
Police
Carson Area
Foster
East Allington St
Terry Walton
Dolores A. Cracuse
Selinda
Bell Gardens
Charles Warnock
Dominguez Valley Hospital
Martin Luther King Hospital
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Warnock
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