California flood toll exceeds 90 as rains ease
Amid mud and debris in Southern California, the disaster toll reached 92 dead and over 10,000 homeless after nine days of heavy rain. Evacuation, looting patrols, and SBA loans accompanied widespread destruction across Santa Barbara to Riverside counties.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California
Sheriff's Departments
Santa Barbara
Ventura
San Bernardino
Riverside
Nexon
Small Business Administration
Himes
Santa Paula
Santa Barbara County
U.S. Weather Bureau
SogBy
Lake Arrowhead
San Bernardino Mountains
Rea Asks If Paycheck Became Receipt for Deductions
The question humorously notes that paychecks often reflect deductions more than earnings, suggesting workers see their net pay as a record of withholdings rather than income. It invites readers to consider payroll transparency and financial management.
Ambassador Arthur Ainslinger sworn in to UN post
False. The item is presented as a news quiz on page 15 asking whether Arthur Ainslinger was recently sworn in as United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
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Arthur Ainslinger
United States
United Nations
IRS Tax Help Column Starts In Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram begins a weekly question and answer column with the Internal Revenue Service to aid readers filing their 1968 federal income tax returns. It will run every Monday, starting on Page 2, explaining common questions in non technical language.
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Internal Revenue Service
Chronicle-Telegram
Cable Basket Rescues Flood Victims Near Topanga Creek
Rescue workers used a cable and basket to evacuate several families stranded by the swollen Topanga Creek along the canyon near the Pacific Coast Highway in California. Deputies guided the basket as Wes Armand handed his 16 month old daughter Thea to a officer during the crossing.
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Topanga Creek
Cali
Fornia
Thea
Penfield barn fire destroys prize cattle
Thirty four head of registered Holstein cattle died when a barn on the Michael Yarosh farm on White Head Road burned in near zero morning temperatures. Firefighters from Wellington Spencer and LaGrange saved the milking parlor and an adjacent barn four feet away.
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Penfield
Michael Yarosh
Whitehead Road
Yarosh
Wellington
Spencer and LaGrange
Bill Weber
Pueblo sister ships equipped with better destructive gear
The Navy says improved destruction equipment was installed on Pueblo class ships after the Pueblo’s January 1963 capture. Cmdr. Bucher testified two requests for swift destruction gear were denied for money and time. The court of inquiry says the subject is under review.
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Pueblo
Washington
Navy
North Korea
Lloyd M. Bucher
California
Court of Inquiry
Bucher
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
House
McNamara
Councilman pushes immediate Elyria income tax passage
Councilman Malcolm D. McDonald pledges to urge immediate council approval of Elyria's 1 percent income tax after its February defeat. He aims to gain backing from finance committee members and push for a third reading on February 3. Local unions plan to petition for 6000 signatures.
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Elyria
Malcolm D. McDonald
McDonald
Kenneth A. Krueck
D-2
Edward A. Robinson
Leonard P. Reichlin
Lorain County
Joseph J. Mitock
Lodge and Ky hold session on Paris talks strategy
Chief American negotiator Henry Cabot Lodge met with South Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky for a working session to map the initial phase of the Paris talks and prepare position papers for Thursday’s bargaining. Separate staff meetings preceded the session as plenary talks opened amid efforts to curb propaganda.
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Paris
UPI
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nguyen Cao Ky
Vietnam
Lodge
Oberlin youth dies after car slams into pole
An 18-year-old Oberlin youth, Ray M. Furline of Hale Road, died after his car veered left of center and struck a utility pole in the 200 block of East Lorain Street about 1 a.m. His death marked the city’s first fatal accident since March 28, 1965.
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Oberlin
Oberlin Allen Hospital
Ray M. Furline
Hale Road
East Lorain Street
Furline
Billy Rogers
East College St
Municipal Light Company
Rogers
Jewel
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Sherif
Armand
Varesh
Kenneth
Meyer Goldberg
John Kenney
BAEN
National Liberation Front
U.S
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