State Firemen Threaten Strike Amid West Coast Blazes
Firefighters in Southern California contend with wildfires over 2000 acres near Eureka and in San Bernardino County. Evacuations affected Mt Baldy and Alta Loma with 4000 residents displaced overall. A possible arson probe targets Douglas Toler in Valley Center. Governor Reagan declared Kern County under a state of emergency as backfires and containment efforts proceed. Morale concerns rise among state forestry workers over pay inequities.
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Weatt
San Diego
Douglas Toler
Toler
Valley Center
San Bernardino County
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Mt. Baldy
Alta Loma
Chaffey College
Red Mountain
Sequoia
Reagan
Kern County
Wilkinson
California
CSEA
Loren Smith
Smith
Division of Forestry
Los Angeles
Panel Blames Police Racism in Kent State Shootings
The commission found police fired blindly into a crowd of 75 to 201 protesters during the Kent State tragedy, with white officers exhibiting racial animosity as a major contributing factor to deaths and injuries. Some officers admitted firing only into air or toward dormitory windows amid hostile demonstrations.
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Jackson
Law
Kent State
Balloon fiasco sparks El Centro traffic delay
A mangled OCR fragment describes a balloon incident near El Centro involving Bunster Yeague and a highway patrol, with botched inflation and heated exchanges. The chaotic scene references Salidopnia Das Malar Vehi and a refused inflator while noting a public safety concern and delayed roadway, but details remain unclear.
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EL Centro
Bunster Yeague
Cnntendong Hk
Fouste
Cte
Punta
Firefighting Run Ends With 300 Firefighters Hoping Fare
A San Diego taxi driver recounted driving five firefighters to a Boulder Creek fire camp about 35 miles from the airport. The convoy followed a dusty route to a makeshift ramp for more than 300 firefighters battling the 6,400 acre blaze. The crew paid $23.50 for the ride.
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Aletie Tremmel
San Diego
Boulder Creek Fire Camp
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Boulder Creek Road
Chyamaca Deak
California
Tremeine
Spaniards greet Nixon in Madrid during tour with Franco
Nixon and Franco rode in a 16 mile motorcade past cheering crowds as troops and police surrounded the route. In Madrid Nixon urged Mediterranean peace and closer Spanish American cooperation while security was tight at the airport and along the procession. He later praised Tito's hospitality in Yugoslavia and outlined aims for defense and economic cooperation amid ongoing Middle East and NATO concerns.
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Nixon
Mediterranean
Ald Air Force
France
Yugoslavia
Tito
U.S
United States
Vietnam
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Middle East
Tilo
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NATO
Two Egyptian leaders fall ill as Nasser funeral opens
Cairo reports say acting President Anwar El Sadat and ex Prime Minister Al Sabri suffered heart attacks during Nasser's funeral start. Both were treated at home with reports later indicating they were recovering, while Egyptians prayed across 20,000 mosques for Nasser who died Monday at 52.
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Cairo
UPI
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Nasser
al Ahram
Anwar el Sadat
al Sabri
London
British Broadcasting Corp
Middle East
City to ban hitchhiking by minors in Los Angeles
City Council directs city attorney to draft an ordinance banning hitchhiking by minors on city streets and highways. Police Chief Edward M. Davis cited 1969 crime data showing 22 percent of rapes and 4.7 percent of robberies involved hitchhikers as victims or perpetrators.
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Los Angeles
UPL
Police Commission
Dward M. Davis
Nixon to Visit Heath and Ireland for Talks
President Nixon will travel to London for talks with British Prime Minister Edward Heath and then proceed to Ireland to visit his ancestral home. While in London he will confer with envoys to the Vietnam peace talks. He is due back in Washington Monday night.
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Nixons
Juan Carlos
Sofia
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Nixon
London
Edward Heath
Ireland
Vietnam
Washington
Prisoners Riot Seizes Five as Hostages at Queens Jail
In a lunch break breakout inmates unlocked cells after grabbing keys and issued 25 demands over crowding, sanitation, trial delays, and guard behavior. Police surrounded the building as hostages including a captain and guards were held. two guards released earlier.
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Mayoral
Legal Aid Society
Victor Martinez
Department of Corrections
Manhattan House of Detention
Tombs
Queens
Lindsay
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