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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1969
Page
2
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, briefed in Honolulu by Pacific command leaders, hears that Nixon's Vietnamization program is working and the Tet Offensive may begin around Feb. 10. Apollo 10's Eugene Cernan to receive military honors in Guam.
Storm reports tied to strong winds sending debris into power lines and blocking roads while travelers urged to carry chains and antifreeze. Forecasters expected a dry Santa Ana pattern for the Southland with mostly clear skies and a 66 degree high, but mountain snow showers possible and winds easing from Friday’s gusts.
Edward Falk 43 of Newton New Jersey remains stable two days after receiving a combined heart and lung transplant from a 50 year old woman at New York Hospital on Christmas Day. The donor's kidneys and corneas were also recovered for transplant with one kidney sent to Mount Sinai. This marked the second instance of a heart and lung transplant in one patient, following a 1968 Houston case. None of the prior nine recipients at New York Hospital survived.
Patchy morning sprinkles along the southern coast with variable clouds across the region. Strong winds near the canyons and mountains, with gusts up to 30 to 38 mph in desert areas and 14 to 16 mph along coastal plains. Highs generally in the mid 60s, cooler near the valleys, with light flurries possible in higher elevations.
A post Christmas storm dumped up to three feet of snow in New England while up to 18 inches fell in Colorado and the Midwest. The blizzard closed highways, caused outages, and prompted evacuations. at least 17 deaths were linked to the storm across New England and New York.
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