12 Die in Fire as Arson Blamed in San Francisco
Fire killed 12 in a condemned five story Mission District building as investigators focus on known arsonists. A survivor smelled gasoline before the blaze. Nine of 17 injured remained in stable condition at San Francisco General Hospital. The building, owned by Summit Land Co, had 40 safety violations noted since 1973. Damage estimated at 400000.
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Racial Mission District
San Francisco General Hospital
Joseph Alioto
Alfred Goldberg
Bureau of Building Inspection
Summit Land Co
Beatrice
Oilman faces campaign fund trial
Armand Hammer, a wealthy industrialist and art patron, must stand trial on federal campaign contribution charges after a judge overruled objections to his withdrawal of a guilty plea. The case centers on $54,000 given to Nixon’s 1972 campaign and Hammer’s claim of not guilty intent.
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Armand Hammer
Hammer
Occidental Petroleum Co
Richard M Nixon
Hammers
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Charles Rush
Conservatives lead in Aussie election
Sydney Australia UPI reports early returns show Malcolm Fraser’s Liberal National coalition leading Labor’s Gough Whitlam in Australia’s general vote. With 136 percent counted Labor down 4 percent, Fraser, 45, seen as likely to win a majority as voters turnout in summer casual attire amid warm weather and beachside booths.
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Malcolm Fraser
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Gough Whitlam
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National Country Party
Liberal Party
Tony Eggleton
Fraser
Whitlam
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