Today in History January 7 1975 highlights and birthdays
On January 7 1975 history notes 1953 hydrogen bomb pledge by President Truman 1789 first U S presidential election 1968 Lebanon government resignation after Israeli raid 1971 Vietnam war deaths figure 4200 1975 birthdays include Claude Kirk at 49. Thought by Henry Adams.
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Associated Press
Harry Truman
State of the Union
United States
Holy Roman Empire
U.S
Millard Fillmore
Cayuga County
New York
Beirut
Vietnam
Indonesia
United Nations
Cairo
Japan
Florida
Claude Kirk
Henry Adams
Florida town hit by arsons in Collier City
In Collier City near Pompano Beach Florida a string of arsons has destroyed 68 of 105 prefabricated homes. Residents fear further fires as five teenage suspects linked to a group called the Knotty Head are detained by Broward County sheriff investigators.
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Pompano Beach
Fila
Mae Dell Smith
Collier City
Florida
Broward County
General Hospital keeps mystery on murder in soap suspense
Los Angeles AP reports on the General Hospital murder plot where five suspects vie for the killer role. Producers fear revealing the culprit would harm ratings as writers craft unfolding weekly suspense. Actors James Sicking and Emily Young discuss the strategy of delaying the denouement to maintain viewer interest.
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Los Angeles
General Hospital
Phil Brewer
ABC
Emily
Young
Agatha Christie
James Sikking
James Hobart
The
Dobsons
TV Schedule Fragments Detail Evening Lineup
A fragmented listing shows Lucy Show at 5:00 P.M. and Dragnet at 5:30 P.M. followed by Bewitched and Bewitched style entries and various game shows including Hollywood Squares and Beverly Hillbillies. The sequence ends with Adam-12 at 7:00 P.M.
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Dragnet
Hollywood Squares
America
Beverly Hillbillies
FBI
Television Tonight A Busy Mix of Movies and Series
Prime time features include The Dream Makers with James Franciscus, The Day the Fish Came Out with Tom Courtenay, and Banacek starring George Peppard. Also scheduled are Marcus Welby, Perry Mason, Mission: Impossible, Bonanza reruns, and late news.
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Tom Courtenay
Johnny Carson
Wide World
Banacek
George Peppard
Morning TV Schedule Highlights for Wednesday
A fragmented list shows a morning to midday lineup with programs like Sunrise Semester Adelante Sesame Street Captain Kangaroo Batman Speed Racer Mister Rogers The French Line Love of Life Brady Bunch Morning Show Wheel of Fortune and Password among others, plus film Village of the Giants and games such as High Rollers Joker's Wild and The Flying Nun.
Gold prices fall sharply in European trade
LONDON AP reports gold eased to 165.50 per ounce in early Zurich trading as U S Treasury auction failed to draw buyers and bids remained weak. The previous close stood at 173.50, amid extended market unsettled by the auction outcome and shifting demand.
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London
U.S. Treasury
Zurich
Patchwork Shower Curtain From Scraps Saves Money
Hints from readers share thrifty ideas. A patchwork shower curtain uses six inch squares from worn towels to cover holes while plastic lining preserves durability. The patchwork theme can extend to tissue box covers and other small sewing projects.
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Heloise
Gwen Nichols
Durant minister marries 10 000th couple
Rev Beal Nix of Little Dixie’s wed him 10 000th couple in Durant Oklahoma. The groom is Jimmie Wilson of Sherman Texas. Nix began marrying couples in 1965 as a justice of the peace and later ordained as a Church of God minister after Oklahoma ended the JP system.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Justices of the Peace
Nix
Gainesville
Tex
Church of God of Jesus Christ
Catholic Views On Birth Control Stir Debate In Letters
Readers debate whether using contraceptives is a sin amid Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humane Vitae. Jesuit Richard McCormick and priests note the church’s traditional stance while studies show Catholics using contraception at rates similar to other faiths.
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Aas Landers
Boston College
Ann
Massachusetts
Mass
Richard McCormick
Kennedy Institute
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C
Catholic Theological Society of America
Boston
Paul
Cathlic
McCormick
Ann Landers
Milk Price Shift Warns Of Diminishing Dairy Cattle
New Orleans AP report quotes Dr. William H. Alexander at the American Farm Bureau Federation convention. He warns milk could become a luxury if federal pricing rules remain unchanged, projecting a steady decline in milk cow numbers and a possible future with no cows on farms by 2000.
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New Orleans
William H. Alexander
American Farm Bureau Federation
University
4H Club Notes County Clubs Set January Meeting
4 H members and leaders are urged to set goals for the new year. New method demonstrations will debut at district and state contests including Companion Animals, Hand Skills, and Swine Sheep Goat demos. January schedules list club meetings, project group sessions, and committee gatherings at the Agriculture Building.
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Lakeside
Seadrift
Six Mile Clubs
Seabreeze Club
Community Club
Olivia
Floresville
Robstown
Adult Leaders Association
County
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Lucy
Peens Dragnet
Dick van Dyke
Adam
Yu A
Dream Makers
James Franciscus
Barbara Eden
Silvia Pinal
Police Story
Marcus Welby
Barnaby Jones
Ana del Aire
Lilias
Perry Mason
Bonanza
O Zoo Revue
Adelante
Three Stooges
Sesame Street
A.M. America
Jane Russell
High Rollers
Villa Alegre
Tommy Kirk
Bk Cede Restless
All My Children Somerset
Dream of
Jeannie
Guiding Light
Electric Company
Boots Malone
William Holden
Doctors
One Life To Live
Somerset
Munsters
Ernie Kovacs
Popeye
Preparacion Escolar
Merv Griffin
Martin and
Lewis
Eddie
San Antonio
Mike Douglas
Fugitive
Port Lavaca
Calhoun County Times
Wave Publishing Co., Inc
S. Colorado
Gary Smith
Dick Fisher
John Adams Society
Mary Rothband
Mike Lopez
Bill Pack
Rod Moake
Nita Crober
Tim Zolan
Kay Cleere
Tesla Gertner
Mary Ann Franke
Jean Smith
Sammy Garcia
Linda Marek
Reginald Grigsby
Heoise
Germany
Victoria
Mildred Berger
Beauticians
Helen Hoblit
Renice Carper
Mrs
Stephen Nash
OLOR
Green’s Appliances
W. Austin
Sam
P.O
Elgin
Til
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Tra and
Calhoun County Chamber OF Commerce
Lovaco
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