Alioto faces Washington fee-splitting probe and winter storms hit
Washington Attorney General seeks investigation into reports that San Francisco Mayor Alioto paid former Attorney General O Connell over 700000 of a 23 million fee for utility district cases. Gorton warns possible ethics violations and notes audits. Separately heavy snow and ice blanket the Northeast and Midwest, causing hazards, warnings, and multiple traffic deaths across several states.
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Perot Optimistic North Vietnam Allowing Christmas Mission
Promoter H. Ross Perot via United We Stand optimistically expects Hanoi to permit a Christmas aid mission to POWs. Two jets carry 1,400 dinners and gifts for prisoners with Red Cross supervision in Bangkok. A third flight targets Paris for talks through North Vietnamese representatives.
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Manson and followers set for pleas in Tate LaBianca case
Charles Manson 35 and two female followers Linda Kasabian 20 and Leslie Van Houten 20 to enter pleas on murder and conspiracy charges tied to the Tate LaBianca killings. Judge Keene to rule on Manson defending himself as trial date looms with related extradition and plea developments continuing.
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Houston
Armstrong and Hope bring Christmas show to Vietnam GIs
Bob Hope launched his sixth Vietnam Christmas tour at Lai Khe base with 13 000 troops as Neil Armstrong made a surprise appearance. The show featured Connie Stevens and The Golddiggers, with quips about Viet Cong tickets and Space Day jokes.
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Area youngsters to be feted today by Vandenberg's Big Brothers
More than 200 area youths will attend a Christmas party in a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base hosted by its Big Brothers program. Originating as Project Santa Claus at North AFB in 1949 and renamed Project Big Brother at Vandenberg in 1958, the drive began with Michael A. Petlansky raise food for Salvation Army. Each child, ages six to 11, will be greeted by a volunteer airman and receive lunch gifts including shoes stockings a turkey groceries and sweets along with entertainment and care. The effort has grown through fundraising events such as donkey softball cake sales and donations.
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Loewe bequeaths royalties to Eisenhower Center
Composer Frederick Loewe directs that royalties from his famous songs go to Eisenhower Medical Center and Desert Hospital in Palm Springs after his death. The bequest could generate millions. Loewe, 65, a Palm Springs resident and friend of President Eisenhower, owned songs from My Fair Lady Gigi Paint Your Wagon Brigadoon and The Day Before Spring.
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Vote expected on end to West Coast shipping dispute
Union members will vote within two days on a tentative settlement between the Pacific Maritime Association and three unions ending a 31 day work stoppage. If ratified, shipping between Hawaii and the mainland should normalize by year end though unlikely to reach Hawaii by Christmas.
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Mistletoe Warning Issued By Poison Center
In Philadelphia the Poison Information Center warned parents about the dangers of mistletoe around children. Dr. Jane Speaker urged immediate medical care if any mistletoe is ingested, noting it is poisonous and can cause illness or death.
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