Rain-fed mudslides kill two in California and swell evacuations
Torrential rains flood Southern California as a mudslide destroys part of a Bel Air home and clogs the Hollywood Freeway. Ventura County evacuation shuttles lift people from Fillmore and Ojai rooftops while National Guard assists. Emergency crews clear mud threatening Baldwin Hills apartments and water rising to seven feet strains communities from Malibu to Topanga Canyon.
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Lou McCombs
National Guard
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Carl Berlin
Paul Marlansky
Malibu
Irwin Allen
Governor Wesley Bolin dies as Babbitt takes over Arizona
Governor Wesley Bolin, 68, died of a heart attack at his home as Attorney General Bruce Babbitt, 39, assumed the Arizona governorship during a flood emergency. Babbitt pledged to keep the state rolling and retain Bolin’s staff while handling disaster relief and declaring Arizona a disaster area. Replacing Bolin as acting attorney general was Jack LaSota.
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Bruce Babbitt
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Babbitt
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Bolin
Raul Castro
U.S
Argentina
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Dolphins thwart death by fast dive tactic off Iki Island
A school of 50 dolphins eluded about 300 boats and nets used by Japanese fishermen seeking to herd them ashore and kill them after raids on catch. Last week about 1,000 dolphins were slaughtered on Iki Island, triggering global protests.
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Fishermen’s Association
Iki
Japan
Kyushu
Matsushima
Chaplin Body Search Proceeds Quietly in Switzerland
Swiss authorities refused to discuss details of the search for Charlie Chaplin s body stolen from Corsier-sur-Vevey cemetery. A Vaud police spokesman said they have nothing to say and will issue a communique when available. The pursuit spans borders with an international arrest warrant for grave robbers.
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Switzerland
Charlie Chaplin
Corsier-sur-Vevey
Vaud
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