Rose Parade Is Year Around Job In Pasadena
In Pasadena 400 volunteers in white uniforms from the Tournament of Roses Association prepare the Rose Parade route on New Year’s Day and year round. Members have given over 50 000 hours to ensure the event’s success as the 85th annual parade marks another milestone since its 1890 origins.
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Pasadena
Calif
Tournament of Roses Association
Charles F. Holder
California
Midwest
Valley Hunt Club
Tournament of Roses
Bob Hope
Dwight David Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Shirley Temple
John Wayne
Walt Disney
Charles Schulz
Miranda Barone
Tournament of Roses History and 1974 Parade Preview
A brief history of the Tournament of Roses from its 1890 start funded by the Vehicle club through Pasadena citizens forming the event. It notes rose dominance, football shifting to the Rose Bowl, and 1974 themes and 60 floats 21 bands 200 horses.
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Orange Grove
Unions May Create Unrest Ahead of 1974 Contract Talks
Labor leaders led by AFL CIO President George Meany predicted renewed militancy in 1974 as inflation and energy worries loomed. 1973 saw widespread contracts with low strikes and modest wage gains around 6.3 percent, while unemployment fell below 5 percent amid wage price control debates.
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Robert A. Dobkin
Washington (Ap
Nixon
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Congress
MP Marcus Fox seeks NHS review of breast enhancement pills
Conservative MP Marcus Fox asks Social Services Minister Sir Keith Joseph to investigate NHS funding for breast enhancement operations after a Leeds General Infirmary spokesman notes about six procedures have been done with reported good psychological reasons.
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London
Marcus Fox
Britain
National Health Service
Social Services
Keith Joseph
Leeds General Infirmary
Yorkshire
Amber Originating From Ancient Pine Resin in Europe
Amber is a yellowish brown substance formed from the resin of pine trees in northern Europe millions of years ago. This natural material later became valued for its beauty and use in jewelry and ornamentation.
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Europe
Candle Dinners For Power Set
The power set shows energy conservation through candlelight dinners and reduced heating. In McLean Virginia William Simon and his family limit television use and baths, while New York adviser Dr Charles Lawrence uses mercury lighting to save energy. Other officials like William Becker of Los Angeles and James O Connor in Chicago also cut lights as Christmas decorations dim.
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Dee Wedemeyer
Associated Press
McLean, Va
Federal Energy
William E. Simon
William Becker
Los Angeles
Water and Power
Chicago
Power Company
James O'Conner
Charles W. Lawrence
New York City
Lawrence
Carol Simon
Federal Energy Administration
McLean
Simon
New York
Robert B. Stevens
Consolidated Edison
Beckers
Becker
Winnifred
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NYS
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Interbank
Main St. Childress
Texas
Sir Keith
Bright Savings
Women’s Coats & Jackets
Orig
Jcpenney
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