Tornado winds churn Southland regions causing outages and damage
Severe winds ripped trees and roofs across Rossmoor Los Alamitos Seal Beach and Fullerton. Electric lines and poles were toppled while 800 customers lost power from a transformer strike near the Long Beach airport. Snow fell in mountains and interstate 5 briefly closed due to weather.
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Rossmoor
Los Alamitos
Seal Beach
Fullerton
Long Beach
Southland
Edison
Canehill Avenue
Airport
Palo Verde and
Clark Avenues
Spring Street
Arbor Road
Orange County
Commonwealth Avenue
Buena Park
Harvard Lane
College Par West
al Nelson
Harvard
College Park Drive
Shirley Gorden
Dave Stumpf
Harvard Ane
The
Highway Patrol
Grapevine
Los Angeles
Bakersfield
Miner taps out call for help in flooded mine
A miner recalls surviving days in blackout water and cold as he prayed, rationed a small water jug, and tapped a steel piece to signal rescuers. He heard distant taps and, after five days, a drill pierced the wall, bringing the promise of freedom and reunion with his family.
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Ralph
Donald Shoffler
Missel
Carter campaign stop echoes in remarks on Middle East peace
President Carter faced questions on abortion and economics during a town hall in California. He reiterated an ultimate requirement for Middle East peace by addressing the Palestinian issue, noting a homeland for Palestinian refugees. Later, the trip included a quiet ride in a beige presidential limousine and a stay at a private Victorian home. A separate report identifies the drowned body of Lytle Prince, 37, of Tujunga, found near Certitos Bahia Marina after days in the water.
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Middle East
Carter
Israel
France
Edward Thompson
Thompson
Certitos Bahia Marina
Pacific Coast Highway
Lytle Prince
Tujunga
Prince
Goldwater kin linked to Arizona hoodlums in IRE series
Fifth installment from Investigative Reporters and Editors highlights Robert Goldwater tied to mob figures and Goldmar Inc. dealings with Teamsters linked entities. Robert defends innocence, cites golf ties with Moe Dalitz and others, while IRE notes the Las Vegas connections and Don Bolles case as catalyst. The era's headlines spark controversy across Arizona papers and beyond.
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Barry Goldwater
Robert
Goldmar, Inc
Indianapolis Star
The
Star
Robert Goldwater
IRE
Goldmar
Teamsters
Moe B. Dalitz
Gus Greenbaum
Willie Bioff
Clarence Mike Newman
Dalitz
Underworld
Meyer Lansky
Bioff
Willie Nelson
Moe
Allard Roen
Frank Fitzsimmons
Low
Rosanova
Iego
Savana
Greaier
Cat
Las Vegas
Harry James
Phil Harris
Eae
Nepal
Palita
Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc
Arizona
Arizona Republic
Don Bolles
Lour
Two Blade Guls
Tle
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Leonard
Liekhus
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Curt Johnson
Miner
Uas
Ron
Ronald Adley
Ronnie
Gustine
Goldwater
Ariz
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Joan Broseser Garret Go
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Ate
Chenate Roe
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