Jet engine explosion grounds TWA Jumbo after takeoff
An internal metal failure caused a Boeing 747 engine to explode shortly after takeoff from Los Angeles bound for Rome. Debris fell on Valley Stream Long Island damaging cars and shops. no injuries on board or on the ground. The plane returned safely to JFK with 249 passengers.
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Medi Cal cost rise eyed by state officials
California Finance Director Roy Bell warned a possible rise in Medi Cal costs this year could reach from zero to 150 million dollars, threatening the state surplus tied to property tax and school-finance plans. He noted 400,000 now eligible, with 2.8 million recipients averaging just over 1,000 dollars annually.
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Rhodesia Peace Plan Seeks Majority Rule Transition
Prime Minister Jan Smith, fresh from a landslide win, met American Ambassador Andrew Young and British Foreign Secretary David Owen to discuss a British American plan for Rhodesia. The 24 page proposal calls for surrender of minority rule and an orderly transition to independence in 1978 with UN peacekeeping backing.
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Poisonous palladium compounds in catalytic converters warned
California biochemist Dr Rajendra S Bhainager of UC San Francisco warns that palladium-based compounds formed in catalytic converters can become highly toxic. He notes concentrations as low as one part per million cause damage and urges safe disposal to prevent environmental release.
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Norwalk teen rescues Reno girl after pond accident
Gary Speelman of Norwalk jumped into a Black Springs area pond to pull a 12 year old Reno girl to shore after a diving mishap left her bleeding and dazed. By the group’s aid and first aid kits she stabilized before transfer to Washoe Medical Center where seven stitches were placed for a deep scalp laceration.
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Anita Takes Aim at Citrus and Resorts on Texas Coast
Hurricane Anita neared the Lower Rio Grande Valley pushing through rain and 115 mph winds. Evacuations were under way at South Padre Island and Port Mansfield as forecasters warned of eight foot tides and possible flooding along the coast. Brownsville and Matamoros lay in the storm’s path as authorities mobilized public safety officers to aid evacuation and protection of coastal resorts.
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Long Beach Man beaten and robbed on two consecutive nights
Robert Witten, 44, was attacked Wednesday night by two women and robbed of $12 and his car keys, then robbed by three men and struck with a pipe wrench during a Tuesday early morning assault. He was found in his car trunk and hospitalized with a broken nose, bruised ribs, and multiple injuries. Police say the two incidents occurred near a garage he uses to feed stray cats.
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Indicted South Korean rice merchant tied to grand jury
The article notes that SOUTH KOREAN rice trader Tongsan Park has been indicted by a federal grand jury, confirmation coming from a Congress member. The brief cited items on A-2 mention related political and legal context.
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Weather Tonight and Friday for J B Area
Tonight in the J B area some clouds and fog with a low of 45 and high of 86. Mountains stay fair with a low of 43 and high of 43. Deserts stay fair and windy with a low of 65 and high of 106.
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