Action Line answers frost questions and recalls Finn twins saga
Action Line shares frost temperature basics with John Frazee of the Weather Bureau and recounts the Finn twins notorious Bangkok venture and past clashes with U.S. officials. It also resolves a Long Beach refund case with Barker Bros and explains how highway safety stickers are issued by CHP offices and checkpoints.
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Greg Taylor
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LBJ Urges Restraint on Prices and Wages Amid Report
President Johnson urged labor and management to resist higher prices and wage boosts and pressed for a tax increase to slow the economy. In his annual economic report to Congress he announced a cabinet level committee to set general standards for wages and prices, while avoiding a wage price guidepost. Initial labor reaction signaled the new panel faces a tough task.
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Excessive TV Radiation Reported by Public Health Service
Washington (UPI) The Public Health Service found excessive radiation from various model television sets. James G. Terrill Jr, director, National Center for Radiological Health, testified before a House Commerce subcommittee that about 1200 sets from many makes were examined and the issue is not limited to one manufacturer. Last year GE large screen color sets also showed excessive radiation, but most have been corrected.
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President may ask Congress to aid Pueblo seizure
President seeks congressional action and broader military assistance as South Korea situation unfolds. Page references indicate related coverage on national security and era tensions.
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Injured as Train Piles Up Near Wenatchee
In Wenatchee Washington a Great Northern Western Star passenger train derailed in a snowy canyon. Thirty one of the 950 aboard were hurt, none seriously, as a broken rail caused the wreck four miles west of the city. Rescue was hindered by deep snow.
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Clyde Ballard
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Odaytees Ees You Know Your Children Are Growing Up
A reflecting note on parenting stages as a daughter begins wearing lipstick and a son quickly removes it, signaling growing up and shifting family dynamics. It captures small daily moments that hint at adolescence and parental awareness.
Reagan Rejects Interest in 1968 VP Spot
Sacramento reports Gov. Reagan says he remains uninterested in the presidency but would consider the second spot on the Republican ticket to boost party unity. He stresses he is not a candidate for president and foresees the convention drafting him only if he’s the last man on earth. He declines campaigning in Oregon and questions Romney’s viability versus Nixon, Rockefeller, and others.
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Jet Clips Power Line Lands OK in Indianapolis
A Trans-World Airlines Convair 880 clipped a radio nose cone on power lines near Chicago, then landed safely at Weir Cook Airport in Indianapolis with all 29 passengers and seven crew unharmed. A 15 foot cable section remained snagged in the tail as Capt. Meredith Ham completed a careful landing amid light rain.
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Nixon declares in New Hampshire bid for Republican nomination
Richard M. Nixon announced in an open letter to New Hampshire citizens that he would seek the Republican presidential nomination. He framed the race as beyond party differences and urged that peace and freedom at home and around the world depend on the next president and new leadership for America.
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Weather Tonight and Friday Forecast
Tonight and Friday LB area expect clear skies and warmer conditions with a high around 70 and a low near 49. Mountains will see locally gusty winds but remain clear with a 48 high and 27 low. Deserts stay clear and slightly warmer with a 72 high and 30 low.
Getaway Thugs Take Two Hostages in Vail
In Vail Colorado two gunmen bungled a car theft and holdup, taking five hostages including the town police chief as they fled toward Denver. It marked the second bungled hostage chase in Colorado that week after a seven hostage incident earlier Monday ended after a 256 mile pursuit with some injuries.
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Bigger Raids on Way
US troops and tanks moved through Saigon wiping out pockets of Viet Cong near Van Son Nhut airbase. Communist attacks widened along a 600 mile front as Hanoi claimed initiative. Westmoreland warned the worst is yet to come and Johnson vowed no halt to bombing North Vietnam.
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Johnson weighs call up of individual reservists
President Johnson considers asking Congress to authorize calling reservists with special skills individually rather than by unit amid North Korea tensions and Viet Cong escalation. Senate leaders and officials note possible new reserve callups and a review of U S troop ceilings as Defense Secretary McNamara reports.
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Mike Mansfield
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Congress to Allow Lincoln Day Speeches by GOP
Washington The House plans an unofficial midweek recess on February 9 to let Republican lawmakers deliver Lincoln Day speeches as part of party activities. The move aims to showcase GOP policy stances and celebrate the historic era.
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Mexico Moves to Bar Foreign Hippies
Mexico City authorities act to prevent an alleged influx of foreign hippies amid rumors of a world flower children convention in Cuernavaca or Acapulco. The Interior Ministry directs immigration officials to keep hippies out of the country.
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