City Wins Roses Parade Prize Amid Rain and Tragedy
The 85th Tournament of Roses saw the city of St. Louis claim the sweepstakes prize for its wintery Happiness Is theme float. Heavy rain drenched the route as a spectator, Dennis Allen of Canoga Park, was fatally stabbed in an early-morning scuffle. Police reported 34,000 spectators lined the parade, with 2.5 million along the route and 110 million watching on television.
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Meir Government Shaken by Ballot Box Setbacks
In Jerusalem forces of Golda Meir face an unsettled coalition as unofficial returns from about 40 percent of civilian precincts show Labor with 48 seats and Likud at 41, signaling a fragile majority. Soldiers’ votes from Syria and the Saex fronts could alter the balance ahead of a new Knesset. Begin claims a potential majority including Religious Party backing.
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Action Line aids readers with name changes and rights
A reader asks if a wife must use her husband’s name and how to keep a maiden name. Legal experts note no universal requirement, but agencies like Social Security and DMV often push used by law, while civil liberties groups contest such practices. answers emphasize no fraud and consistent signatures.
Notre Dame Tops Alabama for Sugar Bowl Crown
Notre Dame defeated Alabama to capture the national football championship in the Sugar Bowl. The victory secures the season’s top honors as fans celebrate on campus and in regional outlets.
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Road toll dips below predictions
United Press International reports New Year holiday traffic deaths ran well under experts forecasts. The National Safety Council projected up to 570 roadway deaths over a 42 hour weekend, but 310 so far by Sunday afternoon. Officials cited gasoline shortages and energy conservation as factors reducing travel.
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Long Beach youth killed on freeway tragedy
BALDWIN PARK UP reports a wrong way driver Suvanne Rossney 19 of Monte got on the San Gabriel Freeway at Ramona Boulevard traveled about 200 feet before a head on crash with Robert G Roberts 19 of Long Beach. Two passengers in Roberts car David Meyers 13 and Nancy Ruth Marlin WH suffered severe injuries and were hospitalized.
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38 Killed as Italian Jet Crashes on Approach
A twin engine Fokker 28 jet of a Malian domestic airline crashed near Turin Caselle Airport in rain and fog while approaching for landing. Of 42 aboard, 38 were killed and four survived including a mother and her son. The plane broke apart as landing gear struck scaffolding and a wing hit a farmhouse. no one on the farmhouse was reported killed. The airliner was operating from CALA aiavarid vast to Geneva, with a crew of four.
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Wind and rain cut power to dozens in Tins Altos area
High winds felled a tree. Southern California Edison reported 0 to 700 homes without electricity in the Tins Altos area near Anaheim Street west of the Cerritos Channel. Service was restored by 9:41 a.m. after an 8:21 a.m. outage. Early New Year showers hit Long Beach and Pasadena with gusts to near 40 mph and a forecast of more showers later.
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Weather Update for Tonight and Wednesday
Tonight in the AKO area shows fair conditions with a low of 48 and high of 80. Mountains expect cloudy skies with scattered showers and a chance of snow down to 2,500 feet, low 15 and high 3. Desert regions forecast variable clouds and a low of 36 with a high omitted.
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