Tour bus crash kills three in Brazil
A tour bus carrying 28 Americans fell over an steep Rio de Janeiro embankment killing three travelers from Washington state including a couple celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Several passengers were hospitalized with cuts and fractures as brakes failed on the winding Alto da Boa Vista road near Corcovado.
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Selah
Wash
Bernice Brown
Vaughn, Wash
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Talbot
Corcovado Mountain
Alto da Roa Vista
Hin
David de Carvalho
Ray Devish
Tacoma
Richard Matheson
Fircrest Travel Agency
Aili ‘Shrine
Craigs
Santa Ana Winds Bring Warm, Sunny Weather to Southern California
Forecasters from the National Weather Service predict clear skies and hot sunshine across Southern California through the weekend. Temperatures are expected to rise into the mid 80s through Friday as Santa Ana winds blow away haze and clouds.
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Califfornia
National Weather Service
Santa Ana
Hahn seeks federal probe into auto insurance redlining
Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn urged President Carter to establish a presidential task force to investigate alleged excessive and unfair auto insurance premiums in inner cities. He notes about 129 million motorists nationwide and cites lawsuits against major Southland insurers alleging discriminatory rating practices. Hahn also urged the attorney general to explore price fixing, claiming large insurers use uniform rates by geographic areas.
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Carter
Unite States
Hahn
Los Angeles County
Southland Auto Insurance
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Tiahn
Auto Insurance
Griffin Bell
Brown and officials clash over hospital crisis plan
Brown berates hospital aides and meets with Metro politan leadership to craft an action agenda to fix deficient conditions. He aims to present the plan to state finance director Roy Bell by next Thursday and push for coordinated state county efforts to meet licensing and safe community standards while addressing staffing concerns and funding gaps.
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Altman
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Floods Kill 25 in Greece Amid Athens Severe Rains
In Greece torrential rain flooded parts of Athens and Piraeus killing at least 25. A 4 a.m. quake impacted northern Greece and nearby regions with no reported casualties then. Government declared a state of emergency as rescuers freed hundreds and surveyed damaged streets and stranded vehicles.
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Macedonia
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Skopje
BTA
Sofia
Southland auto theft ring broken
An eight member Southland auto theft ring was arrested after an extensive probe. Authorities recovered about 100000 dollars in cars, boats, auto parts, and accessories across Lakewood Bell Gardens Santa Fe Springs and nearby areas. Seized items include 17 firearms a 21 foot cabin cruiser and trailer. Suspects include Michael Bucknell and Anne Bucknell in Lakewind Odis Smith and Ly nette Smith in Bell Gardens Hall Zarara in Santa Fe Springs and three others in Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley.
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Hell Gardens
Santa Fe Springs
Ken Wright
Emmett Ryan
Michael Bucknell
Anne
Blaine Ave
Lakewind
Bell Gardens
Odis, Smith
Lynette
Scout Ave
Hall Zarara
Scout Avenue
Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley
Wright
Ryan
Harbor aide resigns suddenly amid mystery beard change
L A harbor aide named Clocksin resigned without comment after threats to resign a year earlier. He shaved his beard, returned to work at Mayor Bradley's urging, and said the matter was not mere personality trash but something more serious. He would not elaborate and may seek overseas work while staying in port management.
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Oakland
Oaklam Unified
Oakland Education Association
John Warmuth
Cility Ad
Alimuam
William Binning
Mediical
Binning
Metropolitan
Altman
Superior Court
Public Guardian
Allman
Tom Bradley
Clocksin
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Social Security plan by GOP loses in vote
Washington AP report: Senate defeats Republican bid to keep 50-50 employer employee financing share. Curtis proposed equal tax rate increases, but plan favored by most senators would hit low income workers harder. Vote 49-41 against Curtis plan. earlier tallies showed desire to keep current balance with modified tax burden.
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Senate
Carl T. Curtis
R+Neb
Curtis
Senate Finance Committee
Thomas F. Eagleton
U-Ma
Finance Committee
Congress
Eagleton
Long Beach Tops U S Heat Readings Amid Warm Spell
The Long Beach area logged the hottest temperatures in the nation on Wednesday as a warm spell persisted across Southern California. Forecasters warned the heat would continue for several days with high humidity and daytime highs near record levels.
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Long Beach
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