Maundy Thursday and Good Friday Services Across Local Churches
Maundy Thursday services are held tonight as congregations join in communion and prepare for Easter. Good Friday services occur in individual churches and a community service from 2:30 p.m. at First Baptist Cypress Ave and St. La Purisima Mission hosts a 5:30 a.m. Easter Sunrise. First Baptist at 6:30 offers Passover feast with unbroken circle dining. First Presbyterian at 7:30 features Tenebral and Lord's Supper with the chancel choir. All Lutheran services are noted.
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Lompoc Valley
Jesus
First Presbyterian Church
Berkeley Drive
Bethany Lutheran Church
S. E St
Peace Lutheran Church
W. Ocean Ave
Maundy
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Mexican Baptist Church
Carlos M. Gurrola
Isidro Carrera
Santa Barbara
Daniel Sanchez
Santa Maria
Donal Mulcahy
Queen of Angels Catholic Church
Mission Hills
Queen of Angels
Ministerial Association
First Baptist Church
Nathaniel Lee
Elwood S. Martin
Richard E. Harris
United Church
Pilate
Kenneth Boyd
William H. Dirks
Valley Chapel
F.A. Ryder
First United Methodist
Judas
Margaret Brett
Mary
Mother of Jesus
Soles
John Sumter
Wayne Hastings
Earl Nimmo
E. Central Ave
Jesus the Christ
Queen of Angels Catholic
la Purisima Catholic Church
Eugene Hannamann
Vandenberg Afb
Robert Bergman
Peace Lutheran
W.B. Petzoldt
Bethany Lutheran
Freed yachtsmen return as two Americans remain in custody
Thirteen people freed by China after being held on yachts off its coast on February 16. Among the returnees are a American woman and girl and two girls with Swedish and American citizenship. Simeon Baldwin and Miss Bes sie Hope Donald remain detained for further interrogation. Christian von Sydow, a Swedish yachtsman, says release of Baldwin and Donald is anticipated. The group includes diversely national passengers from Hong Kong and Colorado Springs.
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Hong Kong
UPI
China
U.S
Macao
Simeon Baldwin
Laguna Beach
Calif
Bessie Hope Donald
Bristol
Christian von Sydow
Baldwin
Miss Donald
New China News Agency
Tokyo
Hector H. Ross
Ross
Carol Pauline Zinky
Colorado Springs
Cole
von Sydow
Joan
Spokane
Wash
Christine
Sarah
Australia
U S planes strike DMZ bunker complex in Vietnam action
U S warplanes and artillery hit the De militarized Zone and destroyed a North Vietnamese bunker complex used to store ammunition. Saigon reports 1,718 Americans and nearly 25,000 Communists have died since the start of the Red offensive.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Korea
Big four powers open Mideast peace talks in New York
In New York the United States Britain the Soviet Union and France began mediated discussions on Middle East peace at 10 30 a m EST in the Park Avenue residence of French ambassador Armand Berard. Security was tight with police outside and reporters barred from entry.
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United Nations
UPI
Middle East
Park Avenue
Armand Berard
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
France
Berard
Israel
Michel Debre
Paris
New York
Lord Caradoon
Leslie Glass
U.S
Charles W. Yost
William B. Buffum
Michael Newlin
Fred Vreeland
Jacob A. Malik
Abba Eban
Jerusalem
U.N
Gunnar Jarring
Hussein
Jordan
Charles de Gaulle
Washington
Nixon
Mahmoud Fawzi
William P. Rogers
U.S. demands troop pullout for Southeast Asia peace
The United States states no lasting peace in Southeast Asia without North Vietnamese withdrawal from Cambodia and Laos as well as South Vietnam and proposes a mutual pullout from South Vietnam. Viet Cong negotiator Tran Buu Kiem rejects progress claims, accusing the U.S. of deceit and mislead public about Paris talks.
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Paris
UPI
United States
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
South Vietnam
Nixon
Tran Buu Kiem
Rezoning OK for New Beach Developments in Gaviota
County Planning Commission approves 15 acre Gaviota rezoning 4 3 to let Macco Corp of Newport Beach pursue a 750000 sea coast village tourist complex. Supervisors must approve the rezoning and precise plans before work starts. first phase includes a restaurant gift shop and service station.
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County Planning Commission
Gaviota
Macco Corp
Newport Beach
Planning Commission
Lompoc Valley Commission
Soviet mystery fleet returns toward Europe after Atlantic maneuvers
British defense sources report a Russian naval buildup in the Mediterranean while the eight submarines and 12 surface ships and support vessels of the mystery fleet sail about 300 miles west of Scotland toward the east after a weeklong North Atlantic passage from Murmansk.
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London
UPI
Soviet Union
Europe
North Atlantic
British
Mediterranean
Defense Ministry
Scotland
Orkney Islands
Murmansk
Atlantic
Search continues for mine victims at Altos Hornos mine
Rescue teams battled new waves of poisonous gas and possible cave ins in Mexico as they search for bodies after explosions. Officials report 43 bodies recovered, 113 men still missing, with fresh gas forcing crews to withdraw three bodies beneath the surface and raising fears of further collapses.
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Barroterran
Mexico
UPI
Kentucky
H. N. Kirkpatrick
U.S
Altos Hornos
Jail escapee caught after high speed chase and crash
Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies chased Paul William Sevier 21 of Santa Maria as he drove a stolen late model car west on Lompoc-Casmalia Road at speeds up to 110 mph. Sevier rolled the car at North Vandenberg and fled on foot but was captured and treated for lacerations before booking on escape auto theft reckless driving resisting arrest and illegal left turn.
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Santa Barbara
North Vandenberg
Paul William Sevier
Santa Maria
Lompoc Hospital
Santa Barbara County
Robert C. Bullock
Sevier
Wye
Lompoc-Casmalia
Bullock
Vandenberg Air Force Base
North
Vandenberg
Black Panther plot to bomb Manhattan stores broken up
Police foiled an elaborate Black Panther plot to bomb five midtown Manhattan stores and carry out coordinated acts of violence aimed at destroying the power structure of the white community. Dist Atty Hogan announced details with 21 suspects including two women. A Polish Airlines turboprop crashed near Cracow killing 51 aboard including Americans Richard Andrews and Jean Irwin.
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New York
UPI
Black Panther
Warsaw
Cracow
Tatra Mountains
Podpolice
PAP
Richard Andrews
Forest Hills
N.Y
Jean Irwin
Los Angeles
Calif
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Andrews
KLM
Kennedy International Airport
Poland
Irwin
Grand Theater
Indictments and arrests amid Easter period panic in New York area
Police indicted twelve suspects on Wednesday with Lonnie Epps, 17, arrested in Queens for robbery and held for arraignment in Manhattan. Authorities warned bombs aimed at Macy’s and other stores could trigger Easter shopping chaos and tied the group to the Black Panthers planning violence. Six suspects remained at large.
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Newark
N.J
Lonnie Epps
Borough of
Queens
Manhattan
Hogan
Macy’s
Bloomingdale’s
E.J. Korvette
Alexander’s
Abercrombie
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Dmz
Gerald W. Johnson
1St
Strategic Aerospace Division
George Pfeiffer, Jr
Paul K. Carlton
Johnson
Barksdale Afb
Second Air Force
Big Four
Mideast
Portland
Maine
Red Mystery
Ryan Park
Pixies
By Wohl
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