Fake check alert hits Livermore area banks
Local police warn of a forged check ring targeting businesses in Livermore with six fake Industrial Aircraft Corp checks dated December 28 that fooled Crocker Citizens Bank. Detectives note professional printing, false ID cards, and common forgery markers. Victims describe two women, ages 35 to 45, as check passers. The scam could spread to Fremont Union City and Newark, with a pattern seen in Southern California.
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South County
Livermore
Fremont
Union City
Newark
Industrial Aircraft Corp
Len Wicksten
Crocker Citizens Bank
P.O
Grayson
John Gordon
Ers
Po Lyons
California
Washington Township
CALDEA fights driver education power and money
Russell Kirk argues California driver education groups push for monopoly and high costs, claiming CALDEA seeks to control training by lobbying for looser qualifications. He contrasts California with Michigan and notes Texas programs using non-degree staff to lower costs. He cites support from Kenneth Licht of the National Safety Council and critiques educators’ gatekeeping.
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Michigan
California
California Driver Education Association
Caldea
California Teachers’ Association
Bulletin of
Caldea 8
Texas
Hanwick- Tt
Traffic Safely
Kenneth F. Licht
Natonal Safety Council
Mr. Licht
Countdown claims 400000x electron microscope breakthrough
Countdown Red China announces a magnification of 400000 times claiming a leap in electron microscopy Mao plans to make rice portions appear larger Nixon appoints defeated Rep Bush as U S ambassador to the United Nations accepting the post with little delay The move is framed as a strategic shift in foreign policy and domestic messaging
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Red China
Mao
Nixon and press corps in free press debate
Paul Harvey discusses the Washington press corps and President Nixon, arguing free media checks executive power while noting pompous pundits. He compares Nixon's fewer news conferences with Eisenhower, Johnson, and Kennedy, and reflects on the value of televised Q A sessions for public understanding.
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United States
U.S
Washington Press Corps
Nixon
Eisenhower
Johnson
Kennedy
White House
U.S. News and World Report
Coolidge
Snow Tires Debate in Government Guide
A humorous exchanges critique a Commerce Department published 28 page guide on buying auto tires. The dialogue centers on snow tire advice for warm climate residents, highlighting bureaucratic missteps and audience assumptions.
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Commerce Department
Washington
Gridley
First Nixon years y quieted country
Washington column argues Nixon's first two years quieted the nation amid noisy 1970 events. It cites shifts in defense versus human resources, desegregation gains, and reduced draft numbers, contrasting praised achievements with ongoing economic woes and rising prices. The piece questions critics who dismiss Nixon despite measurable progress.
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Washington, D.C
Nixon
White House
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Moynihan
John D. Ehrlichman
South
Clean up pollution or face democracy’s failure, Key West
Holmes Alexander surveys Key West pollution from the city dump and a desalting plant. He argues pollution reflects democratic failing and urges citizen action at local and national levels. He notes desalination can lower water costs, create byproducts, and power purification, urging public indignation over uncleanliness.
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Key West
Fla
Tran
Gulf of Mexco
America
White House
Lindsay
Yorty
Moscow
Ens
Navy
Boca Chica Naval Air Station
Washington
Hubert Humphrey
Leslie Chilleatt
Lee
Westinghouse
Florida
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River
Susquehanna
Wilkes- Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Notable historical events on this date
Hans von Bulow born January 6 1899 Andrew Jackson won New Orleans in 1815 Congress passed suffrage for Negroes in DC in 1867 Wilson presented his 14 points in 1918 to Congress which rejected them 1963 opened the 8th Congress James Russell Lowell quote notes courage in the face of crowd
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Hans von Bulow
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Congress
District of Columbia
Woodrow Wilson
James Russel Lowell
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