Georgia Wins Sweepstakes at 86th Tournament of Roses
Georgia’s entry The Colonial Dream wins the Sweepstakes prize at Pasadena as nearly a million spectators line the 5 1/2 mile parade route. Farmers Insurance Group takes the Grand Prize with Knight of the Forest float. Several cities and Nova Scotia win top prizes. shrine wins Bicentennial Trophy. Officials report two minor stabbings and 241 arrests as crowds total up to 800000. Temperature 45 at start, winds 10 to 15 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Georgia
Farmers Insurance Group
Farmers
Forest
Long Beach
Burbank
San Francisco
Nova Scotia
Canada
al Malaikah Shrine
Temple of
Los Angeles
John Hancock
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Jerry Ferguson
Obstruction on SP rail line near Johns-Manville plant
Authorities investigated an attempted derailment on the Southern Pacific line a half mile north of Johns-Manville Products Co. Four ties and a large boulder blocked a single track as a freight train pushed toward the plant. No derailment or damage occurred. Teamsters and pickets are linked to a labor dispute at J M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Johns-Manville Products Co
Dan Hedge
J-M
Walter Phillips
New Year Dawns Quiet in Valley as Cries and Bombs Fade
New Year 1975 begins with quiet in Lompoc Valley. Israeli commandos raid southern Lebanon early today destroying six houses in two villages and taking five captives for interrogation. No casualties are reported. Nearby, a Swedish call and nostalgic notes from a jailed American touch local lore. Local hospitals report no births at midnight. Barden Base hospital notes several later births. Police report no major crimes. fireworks and bikers mark the night with restrained celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Lebanon
Israel
Lompoc
Vandenberg
Weather outlook through Thursday with mild temps
Fair weather continues through Thursday with little temperature change. Highs stay in the upper 50s to mid 60s and lows in the upper 20s to 30s. Winds shift from mostly north to 10 to 20 mph by Thursday. Tides: high 4.7 ft at 1:20 am and 4.9 ft at 12:55 pm. low 1.0 ft at 6:55 am and minus 0.0 ft at 7:27 pm.
Justice Douglas Suffers Stroke in New Year Crisis at 76
Justice William O. Douglas, 76, the oldest Supreme Court member, suffered a cerebral vascular accident and is listed in serious condition after a stroke while vacationing in Nassau. He was flown to Washington and admitted to Walter Reed Hospital, with Chief Justice Burger and President Ford notified and involved in arrangements.
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Washington
Cathleen
Douglas
Princess Margaret Hospital
U.S
State Department
Warren E. Burger
Ford
Vail
Colo
Ar Air Force
Air Force
Thomas N. Connally
Arlington
Nassau
Connally
Andrews Afb
Homestead Afb
Fla
Walter Reed
Watergate jury asks judge to re read instructions
The Watergate jury asked Judge Sirica for a rereading of perjury and false declarations instructions during the Nixon aides trial. Sirica met the panel and defendants to review the law, cautioning against press access to avoid disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watergate
Washington
UPI
U.S
John J. Sirica
Richard M. Nixon
John A. Hoffar
Sirica
Community views on 1975 in Lompoc
Local residents and officials weigh the year ahead. Jill Collins, eight, contemplates 1975 as potentially good. Senior Citizens leader Mrs. Lehmann warns taxes may bite and inflation linger. Adults like Realtor Ken ONeal and businessman Ben Brown predict improvement, aided by currency changes and politics. Leaders including NOW member Joyce Howerton and El Concilio head Mike Galindo foresee progress for women and Mexican Americans, while Mayor Stevens cautions against inflation and unemployment. Religion, business, and farming perspectives add mixed outlooks for Lompoc in 1975.
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Jill Collins
E. Palmetto Ave
Jill
Karl Lehmann
Lompoc
Senior Citizens Club
Ken O'Neal
Ben Brown
South H St
Ben
Brown
U.S. House
Senate
Joyce Howerton
NOW
National Organization For Women
Mike Galindo
el Concilio
Lehmann
Franklin Raub
FCI
Joe Machado
Highway 246
E.C. Stevens
K Mart
Beattie
River Bottom
Stevens
Jim Burnham
la Purisima Catholic Church
Gil Davis
Cuesta
H Street
Gulf
Davis
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Veterans Memorial Building
Phillips
R.D. Gould
International Chemical Workers Union
Tom McCall
Knesset
Jerusalem
Yigal Allon
Leonid Brezhnev
Cairo
Brezhnev
Sinai Desert
Allen
Dick DeLong
California
Lompoc Valley
Burger
Supreme Court
Louis D. Brandeis
America
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Congress
China
Stan
Tulledo
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