Fire destroys 200000 books in San Francisco warehouse
More than 200000 books were destroyed when a blaze swept through a warehouse owned by the Western Book Service Co in San Francisco. Fourteen publishing firms stored titles there including Sierra Club Friends of the Worth and Straight Arrow. Jack Shallhaar could not estimate the loss.
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San Francisco SA
Western Book Service Co
Sierra Club
Friends of the Worth
Straight Arrow
Jack Shallhaar
Western Book Service
Brush fire forces evacuee from home near Campo
Ruth Moffett, 71, blind, lived in a pump house after a Sunday brush fire scorched 8,300 acres of brush and forest land near Cameron Corners. The blaze destroyed her two mobile homes and 3.6 acres, leaving her with only salvaged belongings and a promise of aid until her home is replaced.
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Ruth Moffett
Cameron Corners
San Diego County
Miss Moffett
Morena
Togo
California Division of Forestry
Wayne Dempsey
Buckman Springs Road
Campo
Dempsey
Policeman Shot Safeguarding Church Collection
An off duty Philadelphia officer was wounded while foiling a theft at a church during services. Detective Gerald helped with the collection when a thief attempted to escape with money but fled empty handed, the police reported.
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Philadelphia
Gerald 8
ACTION LINE Q and A On Windowed Debits and Stock Losses
A compilation of reader questions about municipal salaries and tax deductibility for defunct stocks. A Long Beach reader seeks help on obtaining a $202 apartment deposit, while others ask about Central Computer Corp. stock, company status, IRS rules, and how to verify licensing with the California Secretary of State.
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Reno
Long Beach
Central Computer Corp
Action Line
C.K
Garden Grove
California Secretary of State
Secretary of State
Capitol Mall
Sacramento
Calif
Internal Revenue Service
California
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