Global New Year Celebrations Across The World In 1974
People worldwide welcomed 1974 with parties and resolutions. In New York Times Square about 50 000 endured rain to watch lights flood the midtown skyline. Skylab 3 astronauts marked holidays in space while Israelis observed the new year in September per the Jewish calendar.
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New York
Times Square
Midtown
Manhatland
Abstonauts
Mission Control
Houston Space Center
Gerald P. Carr
William R. Pegue
Edward G. Gibson
Jerusalem
New York City
Rights to maiden name and muppet details in long beach letters
A reader discusses whether a married woman may keep her maiden name, noting laws in several countries and contrasts with Hawaii. The column then explains muppeteering on Sesame Street, how Big Bird is operated, and mentions CTW. A Long Beach reader asks about airline liability after PSA cancellation. guidance suggests a refund for unused tickets and a possible informal complaint to the California Public Utilities Commission for potential adjustments.
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Hawaii
France
Norway
Sweden
Israel
E.W
Long Beach
Children’s Television Workshop
New York City
James Henson
Muppeteer
CTW
Big Bird
Snuffle-Upagus
KCET
Channel 24
Long Beach Unified
Los Angeles
Fresno
PSA
B.M
California Public Utilities Commission
Commission
Action Line
Public Utilities Commission
Air Carrier Unit
McAllister St
San Francisco
Sixth mutilated body tied to L A area killings
A long Beach area serial killer, described as a sex butcher, is linked to six young male victims across Los Angeles Orange and San Bernardino counties. The latest corpse, found in the San Bernardino Mountains, shows strangling and head trauma with hands severed. Police offer a $2,000 Secret Witness reward for information.
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L.A
Long Beach
Los Angeles
San Bernardino Mountains
Highway 18
San Bernardino
Crestline
Orange Counties
John St. John
Los Angeles Area
San Bernardino County
Leadso
Edward
Daniel Moore
Camp Pendleton
Seventh Street
San Diego
Star Beach
John Dee No
Terminal Island
Wilmington
John Dee
Huntington Beach
John Doe
Sunset Beach
Carson
Seal Beach
Ronnie Jean Weibe
Israel election reshapes government as Labor faces losses
Labour party clings to an uncertain future as Meir loses ground while Likud and religious parties consider coalitions. Voter turnout surpasses 80 percent amid 21 parties contesting. Israel’s Arab vote remains tepid in East Jerusalem, where Teddy Kollek is re elected mayor.
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Defense
Moshe Dayan Fraim
Laborites
Israel
Likud
Religious Party
Labor
Labor Party
Meir
Begin
Washington
Moscow
Gasoline price hike and fatal elevator shaft accident
Standard Oil of California hikes gasoline by 2 cents a gallon and diesel by 35 cents while No 2 heating oil rises 8 cents as Shell and Union Oil post small increases. In Pittsburgh, Sharon Thomas, 17, daughter of former major leaguer Frank Thomas, dies after falling 35 feet in a stuck elevator at the Sheraton North motel in Durban Ross Township.
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San Francisco
Standard di Co
California
W. G. Toland
Wiliam Simon
Toland
Cost of Living Council
Shell Oi
Union Oil of California
Pittsburgh
UPI
Frank Thomas
Durban Ross Township
Sharon Thomas
Sheraton North
Sharon
North Fills Passagant Hospital
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Milwaukee Braves
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
New Yorkers
Dick Van Dyke Becomes Grandfather in Phoenix Birth
Comedian Dick Van Dyke welcomed his first grandchild today as baby girl Jessica Lee arrived at 1:09 a.m. at Phoenix Memorial Hospital. Parents are Caroline Van Dyke and their son Chris tian Van Dyke, residents of Caretree, a desert community near Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Dick van Dyke
Jessica Lee
Phoenix Memorial Hospital
Caroline van Dyke
Christian
van Dykes
Caretree
Here
New Watergate Indictments Expected Early Next Year
Special prosecutor Leon Jaworski said grand juries will likely indict in January and February in a substantial number of major involvements. Names are not disclosed, but several former top aides are targets. The Senate Watergate committee seeks 400 White House documents and tapes, risking court clashes if access is blocked. The House Judiciary Committee weighs impeachment action with a hoped April 1 recommendation, while Republicans push for an early settlement before fall elections. Investigations span White House files, plumbers, campaign finance, and espionage.
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Washington
Leon Jaworski
Peachment
House
Senate
Jaworski
White House
Winds Tear Roofs In De Anza County Club
Furious winds in Southern California during 1974 tore a roof from a house in De Anza County Club and blew out windows in several homes. No injuries were reported as the storm reached up to 60 miles per hour.
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California
de Anza Country Club
Rose Parade Float Winners and Celebrities Parade
Italian born high school coed won St Louis float recognition. parade featured Snoopy to Charlie Brown with a giant circus wagon pulled by four Belgian draft horses. Notables included Lt David Rehman, Bobby Riggs, Rosemary Casals, Randy Williams, Dwight Stones, Lawrence Welk, the Jackson Five, Maria Margarita Moran, and Amanda Jones. Spectators filled grandstands as USC and Ohio State floats drew cheers. Rehman, a former POW, represented freed prisoners.
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Snoopy
Linus
Lucy
Woodstock
Charlie Brown
Davi Rehman
Bobby Riggs
Rosemary Casals
Randy Williams
Dwight Stones
Lawrence Welk
Jackson Five
Maria Margarita Moran
Miss Universy
Amanda Jones
Missy USA
St. Louis
Lunaria
University of Southern California
Ohio State University
Riggs
Miss Casals
Florists Transworks Delivery Association
Rehman
San Diego
Rites for Dead Jurist Honor Oliver D Hamlin Jr
Earl Warren and other judiciary members attended the requiem for Oliver D Hamlin Jr a former Alameda County deputy district attorney judge and appellate court member who died after meat lodged in his throat. The ceremony in Piedmont followed Hamlin's long career in Alameda County and federal courts. In a separate incident Walla Walla Fire Marshal Gabriel Tichi was killed and three firefighters injured when a tavern fire collapsed a five story wall.
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Takland
UPT
U.S
Earl Warren
Oliver D. Hamlin Jr
U.S. Court of Appeals
Ninth District
Warren
Hamlin
Alameda County
District Court
District Appellate Court
Piedmont
Jerrold Kennedy
Walla Walla
Wash
Fire Department
Gabriel Tichi
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Seria
United States
Iskal
Japan
Volkswagen
Bill Barry
Cherry Ave
Tim
F.M
Chick Lister
Midtown Manhattan
Independent, Press- Telegram
P.O
Golda
Meir Kahane
Jewish Defense League
JDL
America
East Jerusalem
Jordan
Teddy Kollek
California State Automobile Association
Watergate
Ellsberg
ITT
Milk Fund
H. R. Haldeman
John D
Ehrlichman
Bae
Borrego
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