Million-plus view Rose Parade opens New Year in Pasadena
Americans welcomed the new year with a two hour floral parade dedicated to The Good Life. More than one million lined Colorado Boulevard while up to 100 million watched on TV. Glendale won the Sweepstakes Award for the best float, and Eastman Kodak led Grand Prize winners for a butterfly migration themed float. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans led as grand marshals amid clear skies that defied early rain forecasts.
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America
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Lakewood
Nova Scotia
Mexican Ministry of Tourism
St. Louis
Arcadia
American Society of Civil Engineers
Florists Transworld Delivery Association
International House of Pancakes
Dr. Pepper
Cal Poly Universities
Burbank
Rand McNally and Co
Rand
Capitol Dome
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
Colorado Boulevard
New Year Celebrations Across Nations Amid Cold Weather
United Press International reports a global splash of NYE festivities from Times Square to Colorado peaks and Peoria feasts. In Taipei Yen Chia-kan vows no talks with Communists, while Minnesota revelers toast with coffee at AA events. Cold snaps set records from Brainerd to Nashville, with traffic deaths noted in Memphis.
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Taiwan
UPI
Yen Chia-kan
China
Ralph
Alcoholics Anonymous
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Augsburg College Community Center
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Tennessee
Memphis
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Huntsville
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New Orlean
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Georgia
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Adaman Club
Colorado Springs
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Stenson
Forest Lawn
California
Britain Extends 200 Mile Fishing Zone Under Joint Policy
Britain’s 200 mile fishing limits took effect with 11 warships and nine other vessels enforcing. The 270,000 square mile zone bars Iceland, Bulgaria, Romania, Japan and Cuba as patrols watch for violators. Britain controls 60 percent of the waters under the Common Market plan. Iceland faces cod war history but is not expected to clash immediately.
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Weather roundup for Redlands and Yucaipa
Temperatures today reach highs of 44 in Redlands and 47 in Yucaipa with overnight lows near 39 and 37. Rainfall tallies show 0.04 inches in the past 24 hours, 0.49 inches in storms, season total 6.15, last year 1.55. Friday forecasts Redlands 58/46 and Yucaipa 54/42 with sun and a few showers near the mountains. San Bernardino Valley predicts fair tonight and Sunday with highs 60 to 65 and 40s lows, as partly cloudy skies and a slight shower chance persist across Southern California.
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Carter backs Puerto Rico statehood pause until wish is clear
President elect Carter urged Congress not to act on Puerto Rico becoming the 51st state until residents express a desire. He cited a 60 percent opposition in a poll and said he would support statehood if Puerto Ricans vote for it. Ford proposed admission hearings and a bill to make Puerto Rico a state, with a process including a state constitution vote and presidential declaration by Carter.
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Ford hosts New Year in Vail as Medal of Freedom list grows
President Ford welcomes 1975 with friends in Vail Colorado and plans to return Sunday for Rose Bowl viewing. He plans to award the Medal of Freedom on Jan 10 to 20 notable Americans including Lady Bird Johnson Irving Berlin Omar Bradley and James Michener. The list, the largest yet, includes Georgia O Neale John Bardeen Norman Borlaug and James Watson among others.
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New York
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Wolf Trap Park
Washington, D.C
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Cold Spring Harbor
N.Y
Queen Elizabeth
England
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Argo Merchant Sunk By Coast Guard Cannon Fire
The Coast Guard used 20mm cannon fire to sink the Liberian tanker Argo Merchant off Nantucket Shoals after it ran aground. An oil slick 150 miles long and 60 wide followed, as U S officials announced a new marine safety task force led by Donald Bliss to review tanker incidents with a preliminary report due Jan 8.
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Los
North Korea rejects new American settlement plan
In a New Year address from Pyongyang, Kim Il Sung rejected a U S proposal that would have Korea remain divided. He pledged to seek support in socialist and Third World countries to thwart any permanent division while noting economic strains and a 1977 readjustment in North Korea’s economy due to lower mineral prices and debt.
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