Police warn on ice to curb skids and crashes
Columbus Chief John Ingold cites accident reports showing drivers misjudge stopping on ice and snow. He shares National Safety Council findings on glare ice and ninefold stopping distances, urges slower speeds, longer following distances, gentle braking and steering, and use of traction aids and studded tires.
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Columbus
John Ingold
Ingold
National Safety Council
Hese
International Association of Chief of Police
NEA accuses govt of shorting federal aid to schools
The National Education Association says federal funding for public schools fell for the second year, while state and local contributions reached record levels in 1969 70. NEA president George D Fischer criticizes Nixon for cutting education aid and prioritizing military programs, noting total school revenues rose but federal aid declined.
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UPI
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George D. Fischer
NEA
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Nixon
House
Senate
No New Clues In McKay Kidnapping Case
London police probing the weekly disappearance of Mrs Muriel McKay reported no new clues and heightened concern she may have been murdered The priest urged prayer for the kidnapper as officers questioned friends and motorists were stopped near the McKay home to spot her during key hours
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UPI
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Clifford W Smith
Alex McKay
McKay
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Woman complains bread changed after gas switch in Stratford
Mrs. Eive Wyatt says her bread has never been the same since switching to natural gas. She claims 12 years of perfect loaves ended and has pressed the local gas board for an explanation, saying no one has figured it out.
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Stratford-On-Avon
England
UPI
Eive Wyatt
Retired director stabbed to death in Goleta burglary
Santa Barbara Calif UP A Robert B Sinclair a retired Broadway movie and TV director was stabbed to death at his Goleta home after apparently surprising a burglar over the weekend Authorities arrested Billy Hunter 23 in connection with the case Sinclair who worked on Broadway in the 1930s directed The Philadelphia Story Pride and Prejudice The Postman Always Rings Twice Babes in Arms Bodsworth and later joined MGM directing Mr and Mrs North Woman Against Woman and Down in San Diego He also directed the TV series Mr District Attorney
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Calif
UPA
Robert B. Sinclair
Billy Hunter
Goleta
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Bodsworth
Metro- Goldwyn - Mayer
San Diego
Kremlin reevaluates arming Arabs after radar station raid
London based sources say the Kremlin fears advanced Soviet gear given to Arab states could fall into Western hands after Israel seized a seven ton P12 radar station from Egypt in a Gulf of Suez raid. The loss marks a fourth major Soviet equipment setback for Arab forces since 1967, with $1 billion in equipment misplaced.
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Egypt
Kremlin
Gulf of Suez
Soviet Union
Feliciano seeks British dog quarantine rule change
Jose Feliciano, the blind guitarist, plans to petition the Queen via the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to alter Britain’s six month dog quarantine law. He traveled without his guide dog Trudy in hopes of easing mobility for blind visitors.
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UPI
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Britain
Trudy
England
Feliciano
Hilda
British Isles
Royal Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Puerto Rico
Two Cent Deterrent At Minehead Social Club
In Minehead England a doctor urged a local social club to ban a cider drink after claiming it harmed two patients. The club directors refused a ban but raised the price by two cents to deter patrons.
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Minehead
England
UPY
Subzero Span Grips Rockies to Midwest
Subzero temperatures under clear skies grip most of the nation from the Central Rockies through the Midwest and into the Northeast. Readings drop below zero with 25 below expected in the Dakotas and Minnesota, while the Deep South and Far Southwest stay milder. Snow flurries dust the Upper Great Lakes and Northern Rockies. Hancock Michigan reports four inches, Brownsville Texas records light showers. Four college students are missing on Mt Cleveland in Glover National Park Montana as temperatures plunge to 15 below zero in Montana. National extremes range from 25 below in Alamosa Colorado to 65 in Key West Florida.
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United Press International
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Midwest
Dakotas
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Wester Plains
Hancock
Mich
Upper Peninsula
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Tex
Texas
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Glover National Park
Montana
Alamosa
Colo
Key West
Fla
Plant panda closer to raccoon than bear
A study of the plant panda reveals that despite its bear like exterior the animal is more closely related to the raccoon in its anatomy showing a surprising taxonomic link between the two species.
Severe quake rocks remote Burma near China border
UPI reports a severe earthquake recorded early today in Northern Burma near the China border. Center near Myitkyina, epicenter given as rugged sparsely populated area. No damage or injuries reported. Magnitude eight on the Richter scale.
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UPI
Seizmographic
Asia
Burma
China
Lo 2
Meteorological Agency
Myitkyina
Burma Road
Royal Observatory
Picketing at Nixon’s Coast Home by GOO Protesters
Three seagoing protesters from the Get Ol Out organization picketed President Nixon’s Santa Barbara coast home Sunday. They delivered a petition with 175,000 signatures calling for an end to drilling in the Santa Barbara Channel, which has suffered oil leaks since June 28. The group anchored 68 feet off the coast after failing to reach any White House aide.
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Calif
UPI
Santa Barbara
Nixon
White House
Bill Bolwright
GOO
Las Vegas sets record with 47023 marriage licenses in 1989
Clark County issued 47023 marriage licenses in 1989, up more than 2500 from the prior high. August saw the peak with 6034 licenses, while divorces totaled 5253. licenses outnumbered decrees nine to one.
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Nev
UPI
Clark County
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