Wholesale farm prices surge in 26-year one month rise
The Labor Department reports wholesale farm prices jumped 6.8 percent in December due to weather damage. Grains led gains while fruits and vegetables fell. year over year, grains rose 44.1 percent and eggs 25.8 percent. The rise marks the largest since 1947 for farm products and 1951 for overall wholesale prices.
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Neil Gilbride
WASHINGTON _ (AP
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon Reflects on 60th Birthday and Future Hopes
President Nixon marks his sixtieth birthday with a restrained interview about future goals. He recalls key life decades from college to World War II, and notes he will celebrate with family and close associates in Washington and Florida.
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World News In Brief Summary
The briefing covers military and political updates from Hanoi bombing and U.S. strategy. Admiral Moorer supports the bombing's effect on North Vietnam's South land battle and notes no figures to counter civilian casualties claims. Nixon's wage price control decision looms, while egg prices stay steady amid poultry losses. No fault auto insurance returns to the legislative agenda as California debates reforms. A two-week Australian bombing boycott ends, with broader union actions noted. California forestry law overhaul proposed, and Governor Reagan nominates William P. Clark Jr. to the State Supreme Court.
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Australian Council of Trade Unions
U.S
White House Staff Cuts Reported By 14 Percent
Frank Cormier reports Nixon intends further reductions in White House professionals since announcing a reorganization. White House figures show 23 professionals leaving for private life and 13 moving to other posts, with about a 14 percent cut noted.
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Washington
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White House
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Kissinger and Tho Hold Second Paris Vietnam Talks
Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho met six hours in Paris for the second session of Vietnam peace talks. Hanoi warned negotiations show no signs of results while North Vietnamese and American delegations kept a strict news blackout amid a tense, chilly atmosphere following recent bombing raids.
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Paris
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le Duc Tho
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North Vietnam
Tho
Kissinger
Haiphong
Dog Damage Hearing Set By Senate Resource Committee
Livestock and wildlife depredation by dogs will be the subject of a public hearing in Sacramento on Thursday Jan 18. Dale Borrer of Tehama County Farm Bureau asks ranchers to prepare loss resumes and submit them to 712 Ash St Red Bluff for forwarding to the hearing director in Sacramento.
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State Senate Committee On Natural Resources and Wildlife
Sacramento
Dale Borrer
Tehama County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Ash St
Red Bluff
Red Bluff Man Sentenced for Escape in Tehama County
Fred Wolfe, 59, of Red Bluff, got six months in jail and a $650 fine after a Red Bluff Justice Court found him guilty of misdemeanor escape. He escaped custody during transport to a laundry detail at Tehama General Hospital on December 6. Also fined were Jeffrey Lynn Null $125 for carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle, Johnny F. Bradley $302 for a suspended license, and Gayle Patricias Hiskey $360 for drunken driving.
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Fred Wolfe
Red Bluff
Wolfe
Sheriff's Department
Tehama General Hospital
Jeffrey Lynn Null
Johnny F. Bradley
Stockton
Gayle Patricias Hiskey
Nixon approves strikes on North to aid B52s in limited range
U S sources report Nixon authorized fighter escorts to hit North Vietnamese MiGs or SAM sites above the 20th parallel if they threaten B52 missions below the limit. Claims of drone recon and contingency plans for resuming bombing in the northern heartland are noted along with reported air activity near Thanh Hoa and Hoa Binh.
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Haiphong
Ice and Snow Spark Sixteen County Auto Accidents
Sixteen traffic mishaps were reported in Tehama County by the California Highway Patrol and Red Bluff Police Department. Ice and snow caused all in one day with ten on city streets and six on roads outside the cities. One six-car pileup occurred on Interstate 5 near Cottonwood Creek Bridge, injuring Phyllis Ruth Stephens who refused aid. Others involved include Robert J. Hohenwarter and David A. Fonseca in a sideswipe on I-5, Michael D. Nuckols’ logging truck overturn on SR 36 with no injuries, and Linda Joe Tow with minor injuries from a collision with Marjory H. Laurence on I-5 near Red Bluff.
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Tehama County
California Highway Patrol
Red Bluff
Interstate 5
Cottonwood Creek
Shasta
Phyllis Ruth Stephens
Anderson
Robert John Hohenwarter
Escalon
David Anthony Fonseca
Maxwell
Hohenwarter
Michael Duane Nuckols
Nuckols
Linda Joe Tow
Gerber
Marjory Helen Laurence
Weather outlook with rain showers and cooler temps
Rain and showers decrease today then partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. A 30 percent chance of showers tomorrow with highs in the upper 40s to low 50s and low tonight in the mid 30s. Winds southeast 10 to 20 mph, then diminish. Outlook Thursday for occasional rain. Temperature highs yesterday 34, low 33 this morning. River stages listed for Lake Red Bluff, Bend Bridge, Tehama Bridge, Woodson Bridge. Sunset at 5 01 pm, sunrise tomorrow 7 31 am PST.
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Unconscious Woman Found In Van In Rest Stop
An 18 year old woman Susan McDonald from Vernon Washington was found unconscious in a van at a rest stop north of Red Bluff and reported in critical condition at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. Her sister Sherry McDonald 25 was pronounced dead by the Tehama County Coroner's office. A hibachi was found in the van and authorities believe asphyxiation occurred. Three of the dogs were found dead and several other dogs in cages were still alive.
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St. Elizabeth Community Hospital
Susan McDonald
Vernon
Wash
Sherry McDonald
Tehama County
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