Most firefighter breathing gear fails lab testing
UC researchers at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory report most breathing apparatuses fail simulated fire tests. The gear designed for mining conditions performed poorly under heat and cold, with lenses popping, masks loosening, and air leaks. Officials urge upgraded respirators and safer usage to reduce fire casualty risks.
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Federal Bureau of Mines
Washington
Outside helper suspected in Arizona murderess second escape
A corrected San Diego area report says Frances Carrancho, alias Roge Ann Trevine, and another inmate escaped from Las Colimas facility after a visitor used a fictitious name. The two other inmates, Purusha Span and Shirley Young, fled hours later before being recaptured. Carrancho faces extradition to Arizona for second degree murder.
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Las Colimas
San Diego
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Roge Ann Trevine
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Purusha Span
Shirley Young
Tides and Temperatures Across Loma Geach Area
Weather bulletin notes decreasing winds Wednesday with warmer temperatures in Loma Geach and Oranee County. Mentions gale warnings from Point Conception to Dana Point with northeast winds 20 to 30 knots and 4 to 6 foot seas, shifting to southwest winds tonight and variable speeds through Wednesday.
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Lockheed union clash over Sunnyvale return to work
Striking IAM members at Lockheed Missiles and Space in Sunnyvale vote 85 percent to end a 49 day walkout. Management calls the move valid while national IAM objects and suspensions follow. State joins by approving back pay for accrued vacation.
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Michigan visitor loses purse at Lakewood mall
A woman visiting from Michigan, Bernice Dadan, 53, Stevensville, reports her purse worth $222 grabbed by a passerby near Los Cerritos Mall around 7 p.m. The incident was recorded by Lakewood deputies. Burglars forced entry at Hawaiian Elementary School by removing a window and prying open a box with classroom keys. Several classrooms were entered and items including sports gear radios and food valued at $203 were stolen.
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Stevensville
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Theft report cites $300 in tires and rims stolen
Deputies said two tires and rims valued at 300 dollars were removed from a pickup truck parked at Moor Datsun 5450 South Street Lakewood. A bandit with a gun forced a clerk at Diagonal Liquors 940 Los Coyotes Diagonal to turn over a cash register in Long Beach police noted Monday.
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Thieves steal tarpaulins from Compton truck in Long Beach raid
Three custom made tarpaulins valued at 1500 dollars were taken from a truck owned by Inter model Trucking of Compton while parked at Santa Fe Avenue and 29th Street in Long Beach police report.
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Minor quake rattles Paso Robles area
A small earthquake was felt across San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties about 8:40 a m. No injuries reported. The temblor stretched along a coast segment from southern Monterey County to Atascadero with shaking noted in Templeton and by Caltech instruments.
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Caltech
Pasadena
Woman's car crashes into bank in Norwalk chaos
Lucille Fox of Norwalk reported brake failure as her car sped into Crocker Bank at 1615 Firestone Blvd around 1 30 p m. Deputies said the vehicle mounted the curb and shattered the bank front windows. No injuries reported among employees or customers.
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California Supreme Court allows government to sue public unions
The court ruled unanimously that a government unit may sue a public employee union for damages from a strike. Pasadena School District seeks 330000 for a one day 1974 teachers strike. The case returns to Los Angeles Superior Court for trial. union leader Saul Glickman hints at possible further appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
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California Supreme Court
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Pasadena
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Burglars Target Lock Box Homes in LA Valley
Los Angeles police report burglars have focused on homes for sale with lock boxes in the San Fernando Valley. Investigator Terry Wessel says over 30 such properties in Canoga Park and Woodland Hills were burglarized in six weeks as realtors use lock boxes to show homes when owners are away. Sim Link of the Valley Board of Realtors calls the issue surprising and warns members to take precautions.
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Sim Link
Quadruplets born in Fresno area celebrate first home return
Roger and Constance Smith of Turlock welcomed Trevor Matthew Kirsten Hillar Gavin Roger and Meredith Abigail Smith, born November 4 seven weeks early, weighing 3 pounds 10 ounces to 4 pounds 15 ounces. The two smallest are now home after gaining weight and medical staff expect the rest to follow.
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Fire kills woman in apartment asphyxiated by fumes
A 47 year old South Gatit woman Gravie Stromsee was found dead Monday by police and firemen. They said she was suffocated by fumes from a small upholstery fire that apparently died out on its own. Stromsee lived at 3404 Santa Ana St Apartment D and had been dead about two days when discovered around 11 p.m. by firefighters after the building manager reported fogged windows in the victim’s apartment.
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