Three-Mile Oil Slick Threatens Beaches
Offshore winds push a viscous oil slick toward Catalina and Newport Harbor while onshore shifts threaten sandy and rocky beaches. Officials warn cleanup may be futile on rocky shores, with potential harm to marine life if shores are reached. The line rupture from Wilshire Oil Co. disrupted discharges at Huntington Beach.
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Shoup Ends Long Marine Commandant Career
Washington to Greene as new Marine commandant. Lt Gen Wallace M. Greene takes over from Gen David M. Shoup who retires after 33 years of service and a War in the Pacific. Shoup bids farewell at the Marine Barracks after four-year term as commandant.
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Jailed for Beating Poodle to Death
Santa Monica sentence for Jack Drummond 37 to 25 days in county jail after he allegedly beat a poodle to death with a tire iron following a dog fight involving his own dog. Jury or court records note cruelty and felonious intent in the incident.
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Douglas-Home Plans Great Britain Tour Amid Election Year
Sir Alec Douglas-Home prime minister and Conservative leader will tour Britain early next year. His schedule starts in Wales on January 20 and spans three months through the industrial Midlands Scotland Northern Ireland and southern England with stops across major regions.
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Viet Guerrilla Attack Wounds Gen Stilwell
Gen Stilwell wounded in a Viet guerrilla attack. The incident occurred as the U S forces fought in Vietnam era. Reports describe the general recovering at a Saigon hospital while his wife resides in Central Valley. Military operations continue with helicopter missions and medical treatment ongoing.
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Silwell Son Dies in 1946 San Francisco Return
Fragmentary notes honor Stilwell 8 the son of Sen Joseph W Silwell a World War II veteran who died in 1946 in San Francisco while a brief item mentions helicopter observations and a Silver Lake Wis fire department thawing a $15,000 engine that broke through ice into a Take river during public skating.
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U S Forces in Japan Rebalance As Plans Cut Assets
A joint Japanese American statement details reductions in Japan, including the removal of about 48 B57 Canberra jets from Yokota, replacement by F105 Thunderchief squadrons, relocation of the F105 wing from Mazze to Yokota, and the return of 14 F100 jets to the United States. Additional changes involve moving C124 aircraft from Chiba to the U S and shifting 16 to 24 aircraft between bases, reflecting Japan’s growing defense role and the broader mutual defense posture.
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Traffic toll falls below normal New Year travel
A New Year traffic count shows fatalities far below a typical day. By 2 pm the tally stood at 10 deaths after 14 hours of counting since midnight EST, with the 48 hour holiday period ongoing and the total expected to rise by sundown.
Alabama girl crowned 1964 Maid of Cotton
A Memphis based contestant, Carolyn Adan, a 20 year old blonde from Memphis, wins the 1964 Maid of Cotton title. Sue, 21, Alabama College home economics major, serves as alternate. The winner will travel globally for cotton fashion promotions, including a New Year appearance at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas and fittings in New York.
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Pair Given 40 Yrs. for Smut Sale
Two California men, ex-torvier and former minister, were sentenced to a total of 41 years for distributing the obscene book Sex Life as a Cop in Michigan. Sanford Aday, 46, of Fresno, and Wallace de Ortega Maxey, 62, of San Leandro, were officers of West Coast News Co., Inc. U.S. District Judge Noel P. Fox imposed the penalties. The case marks a potential obscenity landmark, according to U.S. Dist. Ally. Gemrpe Hill.
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LBJ Signs Major Defense Budget Cut Promise
President Johnson signs and outlines a defense budget about 51 billion dollars, signaling cuts after White House projections. Top military leaders push for cost reductions while Turkey missiles and long range systems remain unsettled as civil defense and strategic programs are adjusted.
Fires Claim Lives of 23 Nine in Nashua Fire Deaths
A Nashua tenement fire killed three children aged 3 to 5 of Mr and Mrs Eugene Ricard and injured six others. Fire Chief Albert L Tanguay said the blaze started from a stove explosion in an adjacent apartment. The victims were Euelide Ricard Theresa Ricard and Denise Ricard. The parents and another child Margaret 1 month old were hospitalized.
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Kaifer Kills Motorman on N Y Subway
New York passenger attacks a subway motorman after being told to stop kicking the door during a Seventh Avenue Express run. Frank Milano 38 of the Bronx died after a knife wound at the 23rd Street station as police identify the attacker as a 20 to 30 year old man who had continued to harass Milano.
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Train derailing injures five near Hutchinson Kansas
A Santa Fe Chief derailment left two diesel units and a Pullman car off the tracks at the curve on the east edge of Hutchinson injuring five. About 200 to 250 aboard en route from Chicago to Los Angeles. Injured include John Cook and Ruby Burton and three crew members. cause listed as brake failure.
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Rates to rise for many California homeowners insurance
San Francisco reports higher premiums for fire and extended coverage on many small homes in California starting Wednesday while houses valued at 85000 and above see decreases. The Pacific Fire Rating Bureau announced new schedules with increases up to 340 annually and reductions over 850, affecting most company rates though homeowner package policies remain unchanged for now.
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