South Vietnamese retreat amid heavy shelling near DMZ
South Vietnamese forces withdraw under intense North Vietnamese shelling after bases at Sarge and other outposts are evacuated. U S B52 bombers ordered for first time as Dong Ha and Quang Tri face ongoing attacks. An officer predicts a major offensive near the Siegfried Line and DMZ.
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Khe Sanh
Dong Ha
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Quant Tri
Sarge
U.S
DMZ
Siegfried Line
Pedro
University Women monitor government
The local AAUW chapter since 1964 monitors education and government, sponsoring programs like Head Start and Youth Theater, backing equal rights and school integration, and weighing in on local issues such as sign ordinances and Harris Grade freeway battles. They emphasize research, testimony, and petitions over protests while selecting yearly national topics for local action.
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American Association of University Women
AAUW
Cabrillo High School
United Nations
Unicef
U.S
Southeast Asia
Harris Grade
Planning Commission
Valley
Negotiations Extend as Retail Clerks and Employers Trade Proposals
BUENDA PARK UPI Negotiations between the Retail Clerks Union and the Food Employers Council were recessed until Tuesday with a day by day extension of the current contract. The expiring 12:01 a.m. Saturday deadline remains in effect. An FEC wage proposal of 21 percent over three years and a 30 day extension was rejected in Friday talks.
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Buenda Park
UPI
Retail Clerks Union
Food Employers Council
FEC
Pilgrims Stream Into Jerusalem For Holy Week Observances
Pilgrims from around the world gather in Jerusalem on Good Friday to follow Jesus along the Via Dolorosa as Christians mark Easter. Orthodox Jews head to the Wailing Wall while mosques call worshippers to El Aqsa and Omah mosques, noting a day of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim observances. In another note, two people suffer minor injuries in a three car crash on North H Street in Lompoc, with Cheryl Stoppels and Yvette Berroteran treated and released. Connie Berroteran and Margaret Anderson involved in the rear-end collision. Bobby Pellerin, editor of San Jose State College newspaper, visits Lompoe Record.
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Via Dolorosa
Jesus
North H Street
Lompoc
Cheryl D. Stoppels
North L St
Yvette Berroteran
North Z St
H Street
Stoppels
Connie Berroteran
NZ Street
Margaret M. Anderson
Berroteran
Train crash kills 38 in Easter church outing near Johannesburg
Railway police report 38 dead and 174 injured after an express train carrying a church group veered off a bridge and plunged into a gulley. Officials described coaches crushed, many seriously hurt.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPT
Weather outlook with variable clouds and mild coastal tides
Variable high clouds through Sunday with partly sunny days and cooler nights. Overnight lows 35 to 50. Weekend highs 68 to 75 and coastal tides peaking around 2 to 3 feet at typical afternoon times.
Britain boosts Belfast garrison ahead of Easter violence
Six hundred British soldiers arrived in Belfast from Britain to bolster the 14,500 man garrison as Northern Ireland braces for potential unrest over the long Easter weekend. The reinforcement, part of the 3rd Battalion, Queen's Regiment, comes amid ongoing violence that has left nearly 300 dead since August 1969. An arm was blown off a 16-year-old in White Rock Road after a car bomb, amid broader clashes and a Crumlin Road explosion injuring three passersby.
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Belfast
UPI
Britain
Northern Ireland
Queen's Regiment
Ulster
Defense Ministry
London
Ireland
White Rock Road
Crumlin Road
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la Purisima Mission
Maryann Goodwin
Aauw Observer Corps
Glen Wegner
University
Mrs. Binh
Paris
Nguyen Thi Binh
France
Binh
Berlin
United Press International
Japan
Tokyo
Pacific
Washington
Nixon
Allende
Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
ITT
Jerusalem
Jesus Christ
Calvary Hill
el Aqsa
Omah
Bobby Pellerin
San Jose State College
Lompoe
J. Bryant
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