California brush fires devastate Southern California cities
A trio of wildfires scorched tens of thousands of acres across Los Angeles County. Thousands evacuated as Porter Ranch Malibu and Mant Canyon fires burned hundreds of homes, while Lopez Canyon and satellite blazes damaged mobile homes and forced disaster declarations. Firefighters injured and Red Cross centers opened amid Santa Ana winds.
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Ky Cao Ky to skip Washington rally amid talks in Paris
South Viet Namese Vice President Cao Ky plans to skip the Washington Rally for Victory on Oct. 3 as Kissinger meets with Ky and Ambassador Bruce in Paris. Ky will discuss the decision on Face the Nation before any public announcement.
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Metropolitan parks seek .3 mill land buying levy
Lorain County Metropolitan Park District will place a 0.3 mill tax levy on the May 1971 ballot to acquire new land. Director-secretary Henry L. Minert says funds will mainly buy land and notes the levy replaces the 1961 0.3 mill levy expiring in 1970.
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Hussein forms civilian cabinet to ease Jordan crisis
King Hussein announced a civilian government led by Ahmed Toukan to replace the military administration installed Sept 15 amid war with Palestinian guerrillas. The move follows Dawoud’s resignation and amid continuing fighting and international relief efforts.
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Weather outlook with showers and cool temperatures
Cooler day ahead with variable clouds and possible showers or thundershowers in the upper 70s. Tonight mostly cloudy and cooler with showers ending and lows in the 50s. Tomorrow will be considerable cloudiness and cool with highs in the low to mid 60s. High yesterday 78 at 5:20 p.m. Low today 63 at 4:15 a.m.
16th hostage freed as 38 still missing in Jordan war
In Cyprus the freed hostages from Jordan were flown to Akrotiri base while 38 Americans remain unaccounted for. Jordanian army rescued 16 hostages, after rescuing 15 the day before, as fighting waned following a cease fire. Guerrilla captors abandoned eight foreign hostages earlier.
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Koehring Co. Hit By Strike In Lorain
Lorain Division of Koehring Co. struck at midnight by two unions representing 78 workers after a vote favoring walkout. USW Local 1242 with 630 production workers and UAW Local 4849 with 150 office staff rejected terms offering phased raises and scrapping incentive pay unless concessions are dropped. The strike begins as three-year talks falter.
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Storm over campus unrest report heats Washington crisis
The Presidential Commission on Campus Unrest prepares to publish its final report amid partisan dissent. Critics claim the Nixon administration bears responsibility for campus violence while supporters warn against a whitewash and insist the findings will address root causes.
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