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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1970
Page
2
Fire crews and residents battled two major wildfires as flames neared a town, with about 100 locals aiding the effort using sacks, blankets and shovels. State forestry help aided containment, while winds and heat challenged responders across 11,500 acres and a 12,000 acre Laguna blaze.
Las fire brigades from Ensenada and Tijuana, aided by at least 200 Mexican soldiers and Marines from Camp Pendleton, battled three brush fires near Ensenada with thousands of acres at risk. No structures were immediately endangered as authorities suspect arson after several new blazes sparked on Monday. Meanwhile a massive forest fire near San Diego burned hundreds of structures and livestock, with 200 pigs killed and extensive property loss across Los Angeles County communities.
President Nixon lauded the 6th Fleet as the world peace forces after a night aboard the Saratoga. He declared the fleet vital in the Middle East tensions, amid a European tour and a security meeting with Rogers Laird and Kissinger. The trip's pace adjusts after Nasser's death, with a canceled firepower demo but NATO talks in Naples planned.
Egyptian crowds converged on Cairo to honor Nasser as mourning began. Sadat declared a 60 day mourning period and maximum Suez alert, while leaders worldwide sent condolences. Nasser’s passing unsettled Arab diplomacy and raised concerns for Israeli tensions amid the cease-fire.
A Long Beach area student, formerly at Jordan High and Long Beach City College, was found strangled in a Redlands grove near Colton Avenue during her final semester at a Redlands university in September 1958. She was set to graduate in December and investigators pursued secrecy in the case.
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