Nixon backs Johnson policies as transition period unfolds
President-elect Nixon pledges to speak for both administrations in foreign affairs during the two month transition. He endorses Johnson's Vietnam peace strategy and warns no drastic changes yet while aiming for action in the Middle East and improving U S Soviet ties. Nixon says progress requires other sides to accept the current policies will carry forward.
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ACTION LINE Answers Readers In Long Beach
A reader questions Action Line about a Santa suit for a Vietnam orphanage party donated by Walter Case of Goodwill Industries. Other inquiries cover charm school billing disputes, a paid loan bill misbilling, and obtaining presidential proclamations with notes on Thanksgiving origins.
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Jet fuel runs down fire flooded drain at Heartwell Park
A volatile JP-5 jet fuel ignited in a concrete storm drain at Heartwell Park sending a black smoke plume 500 feet high. The fuel seeped into the runoff channel near Paramount and flowed 12 miles to Long Beach, with fire crews unable to keep up as it spread through the Los Cerritos Flood Control Channel. Firefighters battled a 5 yard long line of flames as spectators clogged nearby streets, while authorities warned a single match could ignite a massive blaze.
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Trainee Foils Nixon Plot in Manhattan
A 19 year old police trainee in Manhattan helped foil an alleged assassination plot against President elect Richard Nixon. He kept a informant on the phone for 45 minutes after the caller claimed to plan Nixon's death. Brooklyn DA Aaron Elliott Golden weighs possible links to the Kennedy assassination and cautions on press details to protect rights and case integrity.
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Dixie Cops Smoke Out Students
About 20 chanting Negro students marched into Hyde County court house to protest welfare cuts as police sprayed smoke grenades and closed the door. A 17-year-old girl was hurt leaping from a second floor window. five people were arrested and a second group disrupted O A Peay High School.
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Caltech Engineer Warns Californians on Earthquake Risks
California Institute of Technology civil engineer George W. Housner warned that modern construction including skyscrapers and aqueducts heightens earthquake damage risk. He urged engineers to design for worst possible shaking to keep critical systems, such as water and power, functioning after a quake.
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Light Rain Clears Smog Over Southland Coast
Occasional light rain from the coast to mountain areas is expected to wash away smog and fog in the Southland. Showers begin by noon in Long Beach and continue into the night with clearing skies later. Temperatures dip to around 67 as the storm brings possible snow to higher elevations.
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Saigon Damaging Victory Chances
In Saigon the boycott of widened talks in Paris spurs strong resentment in the American community toward Saigon officials as the dispute escalates beyond a formal diplomatic argument.
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Six Shots Halt Gf Suspect in Three Holdups
A 21 year old Army deserter accused of trifling three Pico Rivera store robberies within six minutes surrendered to Norwalk Sheriff's deputies after six shots were fired at him during a backyard foot chase. John Power of Spring field Mass is wanted by Army authorities at Ft Hood Texas and was booked on three counts of armed robbery. He allegedly netted 441 dollars in the rapidHoldups of a record shop a clothing store and a fabric shop. Deputies seized 225 dollars and a .22 caliber starter pistol that fires blanks.
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