Worst Forest Fires Near Containment Across Western States
Firefighters fought hundreds of fires across California Idaho Oregon Montana with almost 10 000 crews in a national effort. Containment was forecast for four major blazes including 10620 acres in El Dorado Forest and 11850 acres in Hell s Canyon while risk remained high and re ignition possible.
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United Press International
National Interagency Fire Center
Boise
Idaho
California
Oregon
Montana
Interagency
el Dorado National Forest
Placerville
Lake Tahoe
Hell’s Canyon
Snake River
Pine Creek
Boise National Forest
Lo-Lo National Forest
Kootenai National Forest
Weather Forecast Mostly Fair With Cool Trend Into Weekend
Mostly fair and cool through Saturday with a Sunday mix of clouds and scattered showers. Winds 5 to 15 mph. Highs today and tomorrow in the 80s, tonight in the 50s. River levels at Lake Red Bluff 15.7, Bend Bridge 20.6, Tehama Bridge 203.5, Woodson Bridge 168.2 feet. Sunset 7:53 p.m. Sunrise 6:30 a.m.
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Lake Red Bluff
Bend Bridge
Tehama Bridge
Woodson Bridge
Red Bluff City Marina
Sacramento River
Lake Calif
Steelhead Landing
Dinner Inc
Experts See Beef Prices May Drop After Freeze Ends
CWA Orr reports experts debate beef pricing after the freeze ends September 12. Seevers says cattlemen are overstocked and beef will hit the market, while Butz predicts a rise then leveling off with inflation easing. Stein cautions projections may err as 1973 food prices are forecast higher than 1972.
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United Press International
Gary L. Seevers
President
Earl L. Butz
Butz
Herbert Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
Agriculture Department
Department
Aides deny White House smears Agnew in leak row
Aides to President Nixon deny claims the White House smeared Vice President Spiro Agnew with leaks on the Maryland bribery inquiry. DOJ sources suggest White House involvement, while Press Secretary Ziegler and officials insist leaks are improper to discuss and not from the White House. The president ordered an investigation into leaks and voiced concern to Agnew.
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Helen Thomas San Clemente
Calif
UPI
Nixon
Executive
White House
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Justice Department
Agnew
Ronald L. Ziegler
Alexander M. Haig
J. Fred Buzhardt
Elliott Richardson
Grand Jury
Richardson
Internal Revenue Service
Kennedy
Gerald L. Warren
Genreal
Ramsey Clark
Nicholas’ B. Katzenbach
Justice Departmet
FBI
Braniff admits illegal contribution to Nixon campaign
Braniff Airways Inc acknowledged making an unlawful donation to President Nixon’s re election bid under pressure from the Watergate special prosecutor. The Dallas based airline said it contributed 50000 from personal and corporate funds, joining a list of several major firms implicated in covert political giving.
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Washington
UPI
Braniff Airways Inc
Watergate
Nixon
Braniff
Dallas
New York Times
White House
Robbers in tuxedos steal from Croydon Hotel safes
In Manhattan seven people were tied and blindfolded in the Croydon Hotel lobby as two disguises robbed 13 safe boxes. They reportedly fled with 75,000 to 100,000 in jewelry and valuables, with a possible third accomplice unseen by victims.
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New York
UPI
Manhattan
Croydon
Stockholm bank siege ends as gunman holds hostages
Police surrounded a downtown Stockholm bank where an unbalanced gunman, expelled from the United States, held four bank employees hostage for 24 hours. The hostages were unharmed as negotiations continued with Premier Palme and ministers. The gunman had earlier demanded and received 750000 dollars in ransom from Bank of Sweden.
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Stockholm
UPI
United States
Olof Palme
Lennart Geijer
Sven Norling
Bank of Sweden
Belfast blast injures four as police clash with crowd
In Portrush, a bomb exploded outside Hagan's Bar amid a crowded drinking hour injuring at least four people. The blast demolished the bar and an adjacent house in a Roman Catholic area 25 miles south of Belfast, while police battled stone-throwing crowds.
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Belfast
UPS
Portadown
Hagan’s
Judge suspends Phase IV gasoline price controls
A U.S. judge halted Phase IV price controls set to start August 31 for most retail gasoline dealers. Government lawyers said they will seek an appeals court delay. The order lifts the price freeze for about 165,000 brand name service stations and many dealers pass on wholesale increases.
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Washington
UPI
National Congress of Petroleum
Cohen
Three Grass Fires Reported in Tehama County Area
Three grass fires were reported yesterday in Tehama County with quick control. The first near Hess Bros off I-5 involved Red Bluff units and CDF crews. A second blaze on Trinity Avenue drew Tehama Rural and CDF firefighters, and a half acre fire behind Willows High School near Elk Creek was contained with Elk Creek volunteers assisting.
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California Division of Forestry
Hess Bros
Red Bluff City
CDF
Tehama County Rural Fire Department
Trinity Avenue
Tehama County
Ervin Critical Of Nixon Speech On Watergate
Senate Watergate committee chairman Sam J. Ervin Jr. said Nixon has failed to provide adequate answers about Watergate. He called Nixon's statements rhetoric and denials and urged continuing the probes for truth behind the break in and bugging of Democratic HQ. Ervin plans to vote for Kissinger as secretary of state.
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Shelby
N.C
UPS
Senate
Watergate Committee
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Nixon
Ervin
North Carolina
Henry A. Kissinger
Congress
Kissinger Outlines Domestic Policy to Ease Foreign Affairs
Kissinger, set to become secretary of state, vows less secrecy and more congressional cooperation. He aims to institutionalize foreign policy, reduce friction between the State Department and the White House, and build public support for defense and disarmament while healing Vietnam’s divisions. He would head both the White House staff and the State Department and invoke executive privilege only for personal talks with the President.
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UPS
Henry Kissinger
Congress
Vietnam
Kissinger
State Department
White House
Harvard
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