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I thought my 1972 GE was old! You need to have it serviced by an elderly gas appliance technician. The pilot jets and thermocouples and hoods can be cleaned by you, but nothing else. It also needs testing for the gas pressure in your house, using an old liquid manometer and adjusting accordingly..
There's usually a small flat screw on the control or near the head of the pilot light. You turn it to change the size of the flame. Before you make and changes, make sure the pilot is clean, most of the time its partially clogged with ash, food etc. That will cause it to burn much smaller or keep going out. If you need to adjust it, do so with small steps.
There are small screws on the manifold that control the pilot fame. They could be accessed by removing the top panels or sometimes they can be accessed from the front , Some of the front panels snap off. remove the burner tops and trace the tubes back to the valve manifold and you should see a screw on a small valve. Turn these and the pilot lihght should go up or down.
It sounds like the problem is either the safety valve (the reset button) or the oven thermostat (the assembly behind the oven temperature knob). Both parts can be rebuilt (if they are original parts) and replacement parts are still made for 1940's and 50's Wedgewoods.
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