Bomb blast at Standard Oil refinery sparks LA protests
Bombing at a Standard Oil refinery in East Los Angeles caused minor damage to an empty tank car and a warehouse with no injuries. Protests hit downtown Los Angeles and Bank of America offices, while demonstrations spread to Riverside and Santa Barbara as police reported numerous arrests and peaceful gatherings elsewhere.
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Bridge and railway schemes linked to Bering Strait dreams
A long history of proposals connects Alaska and Siberia with transcontinental routes. From 1849 William Gilpin envisioned railways north of the Strait, to 1905 Harriman’s plan via Alaska and Siberia, and 1958 UC Berkeley’s Lin plus Magiuso calling a cross strait bridge to foster US Soviet peace. A non profit Inter continental Peace Bridge Inc formed to study and build a monument.
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Sound Off Cars Committees Formed For Honest Auto Repairs
The Cars Committees of area Independent Garage Owners Associations were formed to apply skilled mechanics to investigate arbitrate and act as expert witnesses for alleged fraudulent car repairs. They invite complaints from irate owners and offer contact addresses in Long Beach Narhor City Bellflower California for the Wilmington San Pedro and Bellflower Paramount areas.
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Mudslide swallows cottages in Quebec town during Stanley Cup game
A mudslide near St Jean Vianney Quebec buried 42 cottages forming a crater 700 feet wide and more than 100 feet deep. Forty two homes collapsed, 26 people missing, 5 bodies recovered. Rescuers searched with poles as residents fled to shelter centers in Kenogami and Jonquiere. Francois Richard and Montcalm Laforge were among those racing to save family members. ton of mud, erosion and possible earth tremor cited by geologist Jean Yves Chagnon as causes to the disaster.
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Best time for peace Rogers meeting Meir in Jerusalem
UPI reports Secretary of State William Rogers met Egyptian President Sadat in Cairo and then Israeli Premier Golda Meir in Jerusalem. He urged peace, saying there has never been a better chance, while noting Washington and Jerusalem differ on approach. Rogers arrived at Lod and carried Nixon’s letter urging peace with neighbors.
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Dollar sag persists as Europe seeks crisis fix
In a tense, sparse trading session UPI reports the dollar slipped again as West German Chancellor Willy Brandt rejected devaluation to aid Germany. Brandt arrived in Bonn and convenes an emergency cabinet while Basel bankers and six European finance ministers accelerate crisis talks, aiming to shore up dollar gold links amid closed markets and coordinated inaction by several central banks.
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