Southern California Braces as Storm Closes Highways
A third major rainstorm unloads heavy rain and up to two feet of snow in the mountains around Los Angeles, blocking I-5 and US 101 with mudslides and snow. CHP restricts mountain passes to chains as residents are evacuated and evacuees seek shelter in motels and diners.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Weather Bureau
San Diego County
Lompoc Valley
California Highway Patrol
Gorman Pass
Interstate 5
CHP
Interstate 15
Cajon Summit
U.S. 101
Ventura
Santa Barbara
Carpinteria
National
California
Los
Nixon Brandt Meet Amid West Alliance Talks At Florida Villa
President Nixon and West German Chancellor Willy Brandt arrive for a summit at Nixon's bayside villa in Key Biscayne. They plan five hours of talks on unity of Western policies and no troop reductions in Europe without Warsaw Pact concessions.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Bayside
Brandt
Longboat Key
Florida
Bay Lane
Germany
United States
Europe
Ronald L. Ziegler
U S air raids press North Vietnam into third day
About 200 American fighter bombers struck North Vietnam on the third day of sustained air raids ordered by President Nixon. The campaign targets airfields, missile pads, and gun platforms as Hanoi reports claims of hospitals hit and U S pilots captured, while Laos sees fighting widen Ho Chi Minh Trail cross-border activity.
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Saigon
UPS
North Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Southeast Asia
Defense Department
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Coral Sea
Constellation
Vietnam
da Nang
Ubon
Udorn
Thailand
Laos
Bolovens
Paksong
Tokyo
Kenneth Richard Johnson
Nhan Dan
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Washington
Dmz
Paris
Pakistan Shelling Across Line of Control Sparks Reinforcements
Reported clashes along the western border as Pakistan troops shell Indian positions near the Line of Control. Indian reinforcements were sent as both sides exchanged fire after a ceasefire violation cited by unofficial sources in Jaipur.
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Pakistan
Iyed Dee
Ane
Trust
Saray
Pon
Rajasth
Jaipur
West Pakistan
PTI
New Delhi
County Grand Jury Declares Narcotics a Major Problem
The 1971 County Grand Jury reports narcotics as the county’s prime social and economic issue. It urges a coordinating official to unify anti drug efforts, pursue outside funds, and expand law enforcement from work furlough to a full crime lab. The panel also proposes consolidating several county departments while keeping the Auditor as a separate office.
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George R. Vance
Lompoc
Superior Court
Charles S. Stevens
Grand Jury
Board of Supervisors
Vance
Veterans ordered to end Statue of Liberty takeover
A federal judge ordered 16 Vietnam veterans to end their two day occupation of the Statue of Liberty. They could remain on the premises during visiting hours if not interfering with visitors. The group complied, removing barricades and leaving as instructed.
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New York
UPI
Statue of Liberty
National Monument
Lawrence W. Pierce
Pierce
National Parks Service
Holiday traffic toll rises to 645 deaths
Traffic accidents during Christmas weekend killed 645 people, 25 more than the Safety Council projection. The figure surpassed last year’s 504 and the 595 toll from the 102-hour Thanksgiving period. NSC President Howard Pyle urged renewed traffic safety commitment for the New Year.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Dayan and Ruth Dayan divorce after 36 years of marriage
The wife of Defense Minister Moshe Dayan obtained an uncontested divorce in Tel Aviv after 36 years of marriage. The ceremony was private at the home of Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren, who said he granted the divorce in great sorrow.
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Tel Aviv
UPI
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Rachel Koren
Jerusalem
Shlomo Goren
Ruth Dayan
Goren
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