Freezing Weather Grips Nation From Cold Wave
United Press International reports a severe Arctic air mass freezing much of the United States. Wind chills reach 32 below in Chicago area as subzero temps spread from Idaho to Michigan with warnings from Maine to Florida and freeze advisories across multiple states. Power outages hit Chicago heavily while Minnesota towns report locked service and residents seek car starts despite plans for the All American Dog Sled Races in Ely.
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United Press International
Chicago
Minnesota
Rockies
Great Lakes
Idaho
Michigan
Oklahoma Panhandle
Maine
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Lincoln Park Zoo
International Falls
Bemidji
Ely
Near mid air collision feared between German jet and Eastern Air Lines plane
An Eastern Airlines 727 narrowly avoided a West German Air Force 707 while returning Willy Brandt to West Germany after a Nixon meeting. The 33 000 foot altitude close call 65 miles northeast of Jacksonville prompted FAA and union review with the controller's last minute warning credited for the evasive action.
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UPI
Willy Brandt
Robert Sturgill
Professional
Eastern Airlines
Brandt
West Germany
Nixon
FAA
Sturgill
Jacksonville
Fla
Sturgil
Communist Attacks Hit Three Northern Coast Towns in Vietnam
Communist guerrillas attacked Tu Nghia Duc Pho and Mo Duc along Highway One in Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh provinces early Saturday. Government forces repelled the assaults, killing 12 enemy fighters while reporting two soldiers dead and five wounded. An American aircraft also destroyed a North Vietnamese missile site endangering South Vietnam bases.
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UPI
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Highway One
Quang Ngai
Binh Dinh
Tu Nghia
Duc Pho
Mo Duc
U.S. Americal
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
ARV
Quang Ngai City
ARVN
Quang Nam
Quang Tin
Prison Bureau silent on heavy Lompoc allegations
Weeklong efforts by the Lompoc Record to verify rumors about the high profile investigation at the Lompoc Federal Correctional Institution yield only official releases. Names tied to San Diego financiers and Beverly Hills circles surface, while officials deny charges and await hearings and possible appeals.
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Lompoc
Lompoc Federal Correctional Institution
Bureau of Prisons
Federal Correctional Institution
Sam Yorty
New Hampshire
John Alessio
Yorty
Santa Barbara
San Diego
Gary Dunlap
Goddard
Santiago
Dunlap
Alessio Brothers
Solvang
Caliente
Alessios
Bureau of Prison Rules
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Friedman
FCI
Las Vegas
Alessio and
Department of Justice
Civil Service Commission
NEA says 1.7 million teachers to receive 300 million back pay
The National Education Association announces 1.7 million teachers will get 300 million in retroactive pay from pay raises delayed by Nixon era wage controls. NEA cites Pay Board ruling and urges local boards to pay promptly while negotiating lump sum versus installments.
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Washington
UPI
National Education Association
NEA
Nixon
Robert H. Chanin
Prices Jumped 0.8 Percent in December Wholesale Prices Rise
UPI reports December wholesale prices climbed 0.8 percent, the steepest in ten months, prompting mixed views. Herbert Stein, new CEA chairman, called the rise small and manageable, while Sen. Proxmire criticized the Nixon program as dramatic and disappointing.
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UPI
Herbert Stein
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
Stein
William Proxmire
Dwis
House
Senate Economic Committee
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