Fire killer Adair snuffs oil inferno
AP reports world famous firefighter Red Adair used plastic explosives to extinguish a stubborn Elk Hills oil well blaze that killed three workers from Louisiana. The blast paused the fire, with Adair and one Houston assistant then attempting to free the stuck wellhead and sever the casing.
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Taft
Red Adair
Elk Hills Naval Reserve
Kern County
Charles Connor
Martin
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British Caledonia DC10 order marks growth in intercontinental links
British Caledonian Airways announced an $80 million deal for two DC10 wide cabin trijets from Douglas Aircraft Co. The first plane is due in autumn 1978, joining two DC-8s on London Africa and London South America routes. Adam Thomson said the jets will start London Houston service when demand justifies it, following a welcoming ceremony for inaugural Texas flight passengers.
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British Caledonian Airways
Douglas Aircraft Co
Long Beach
BCAL
London
Africa
South America
Adam Thomson
London-Houston
Texas
Pneumonia Vaccine May Reach Public This Year
Researchers say a pneumonia vaccine could be available by year end, preventing infection for high risk groups. If approved by the FDA it would be distributed nationwide to the elderly, children with splenic defects, and about 50,000 people, many of them black, with sickle cell anemia. The two year study results are cited.
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Angela Noel
San Francisco
America
Federal Food and Drug Administration
UCSF vaccine yields 100 percent safety in sickle cell study
UCSF researchers announced 100 percent test success in preventing pneumococcal infection among 77 San Francisco Bay area black children with sickle cell who received an experimental vaccine. Dr. Ammann said no adverse effects beyond local pain and fever. Results appear in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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University of California At
San Francisco
Arthur Ammann
UCSF
Ammann
William Mentzer
Joseph Addiego
New England Journal of Medicine
Mentzer
United States
Prince Charles Hosts star studded Los Angeles benefit
At the Beverly Hilton a celebrity studded party for St John’s Hospital in Santa Monica drew about 1000 dinner guests. Prince Charles, guests Farrah Fawcett Majors Sophia Loren Telly Savalas Cary Grant Dean Martin and Bob Newhart attended with 250 guests paying 3400 total for a seat and hand shake. The Variety Club of Beverly Hills sponsored the event which featured entertainment and a four hour royal appearance.
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England
Los Angeles
Prince Charles
Beverly Hilton Hotel
Dias
Farrah Fawcett- Majors
Lee Majors
Sophia Loren
Telly Sayatas
Cary Grant
Dean Martin
St. John's Hospital and Health Center
Santa Monica
Variety Club of
Beverly Hills
Bob Newhart
Prince
U S exports hit record overseas sales in September
U S balance of trade improved in September as exports rose to 10.9 billion, led by machinery transport equipment and chemicals while imports climbed about 4.3 percent. The deficit fell to 1.7 billion, with experts cautioning the figure may reflect a temporary surge ahead of the dock strike.
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Maynard Comiez
Commerce Department
Comiez
Atlantic
Gulf
United States
Carter
U.S
Middle East
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Roleur
Kaiser-Permanente HMO certified by federal approval
The Kaiser-Permanente Health Plan becomes a federally certified Health Maintenance Organization serving 3.25 million Americans. Secretary Califano called TIMOs a model for private firms, inviting 500 largest corporations to push HMOs for employees. The plan covers California and other states, employs 27,000, runs 28 hospitals and 68 clinics, and may access federal loans.
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New York
Kaiser-Permanente Health Plan
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Kaiser-Permanente Plan
Timos
Califano
Washington
Kaiser-Permanente
California
Colorado
Ohio
Oregon
Await
Edgar Kaiser
Kaiser Small Industries
Weather Snapshot For Wight And Friday
A weather brief shows chance of rain in the WIIGHT AND FRIDAY L.B. area with temperatures from 55 to 73 degrees. Mountains stay fair and windy with 35 to 65 degrees. Deserts are fair and windy with a 45 to 88 degree range.
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Wiight
L.B
Senate Backs scaled back energy tax amid Carter plan clash
The Senate approved a scaled down energy tax aimed at forcing factories and utilities to switch from oil or gas to coal. The vote 51 to 37 reflected discontent with Carter’s original package after Finance Committee rejected it. A separate $75 tax credit for elderly homeowners was also approved, with income limits and phase out.
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Washington
Senate
Carter
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Senate Finance Committee
Metzenbaum
Man found dead in L B jail cellblock
Long Beach police say a 47 year old man, Joseph E. Waselewski of 995 Paradise Lane, died in a sixth floor cellblock of the police department jail after a routine check found him unresponsive. Police report natural causes linked to emphysema, with an autopsy pending. This marks the third inmate death in the jail in 30 days and the sixth since July 1976, amid multiple prior fatalities from various causes including overdose and violence.
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Long Beach
Joseph E. Waselewski
Paradise Lane
Waselewski
Bob Keeran
W. Broadway
Ral
Gary W. Backering
Rose Ave
James B. Luras
New York Ave
Raymond Krane
Dee
Ronnie G. Isaacs
Lakewood
Carter renews appeal for ok of energy plan
President Carter pressed Congress to pass his energy package and said public officials will be judged by the courage shown facing the energy problem. He delayed sending changes to tax laws until energy and Social Security actions are completed. The Senate takes up tax parts of the plan amid debates. Carter backs sanctions on South Africa and notes potential SALT outlines may emerge soon. He blames early 10 months in office for criticism, attributing polls to controversy over policy.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
House
Senate
Senate House
South Africa
United Nations
U.S
Soviet Union
Senate Finance Committee
California promises jobs as Brown forecasts growth in new year
A-17 California Governor Brown projects at least 400000 new jobs and personal income rising over 11 percent this year. A-4 continues debate on security plans blending design and enforcement with armed rangers. The page also notes talks of Boeing machinists strike and other topics including zoning and crime countermeasures.
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California
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