Gunman in canyon home commits suicide as deputies storm compound
Valencia California. A gun man who barricaded himself inside a rustic canyon home for nearly seven hours after a gunbattle that killed four young highway patrol officers shot himself to death as deputies stormed the house. Jack Wright Twinning, 35, made a final remark about preferring death to life on death row. His accomplice was captured earlier in a stolen camper truck.
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Valencia
Calif
UPI
Jack Wright Twinning
Green Beret Camp Besieged In Dak Seang Clash
Allied sources say Dak Seang near the Laos border faces a major siege by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces. The U.S. and South Vietnamese forces have reinforced with multiple battalions as nine Air Force crewmen died in a transport and helicopter losses. Parachute drops were used to resupply the besieged defense.
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Vietnam
Dak Seang
Laos
U.S. Air Force
Kopechne Grand Jury Instructions In Mass Case Backed
A 10 man 10 woman grand jury in Edgartown Mass was told by Superior Court Judge Wilfred J Paquet that its role is to indict only on convinced evidence and to protect the innocent The panel must vote 12 to indict and can return no bill If fewer votes This follows the Kopechne death tied to Edward M Kennedy on July 18 in a black sedan
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Edgartown
Mass
UPI
Mary Jo Kopechne
Superior Court
Wilfred J. Paquet
Paquet
Miss Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Carswell survives move to kill nomination in Senate
Judge G Harrold Carswell won a key Senate vote rejecting a recommittal to the Judiciary Committee by 52 44. Leaders predicted confirmation as 47 opposed to recommittal and 43 in favor with several senators undecided amid debates over his Civil Rights record and a pending confirmation vote.
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Washington
UPI
Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
Senate
Carswell
Florida
Judiciary Committee
Roman Hruska
R-Neb
Hruska
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Nixon
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
U.S. Sth
Mansfield
Scott
Monagan Backs MacGillivray In Lompoc Rally Endorsement
Monagan urged election of more Republicans as he backed Assemblyman W. Don MacGillivray for reelection after a Lompoc dinner. State Senator LagoMarino endorsed MacGillivray. crowd of about 150 paid $3 for chicken dinner and a first look at the freshman who carries the 41st Republican vote. MacGillivray promised a hard fight and broad community support.
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MacGillivray
Robert J. Lagomarsino
Lagomar Sino
Monagan
California
Teamsters Strike At Key Midwest Hubs Amid Labor Tensions
United Press International reports Teamsters in Minneapolis and Chicago along with St. Louis workers striking, halting truck movement at major Midwest distribution points. About 50,000 Chicago area trucks lack coverage under a new agreement as national labor outlook stays volatile. Meanwhile air traffic controllers begin returning to work but absenteeism remains high in several centers. Congress moves to approve a six percent federal pay raise retroactive to Dec 27, while postal stamp debate looms.
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Minneapolis
St. Louis
Chicago
Midwest
Teamsters Union
National Truckers
Twin Cities
St. Paul
FAA
New York
Denver
Oakland
Kansas City
John Shaffer
Cleveland
Congress
Nixon
Gale W. McGee
D-Wyo
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Winton
North Korea brands hijackers uninvited in air piracy case
North Korea labeled nine hijackers from Japan as uninvited strangers after 83 hours of air piracy ended in Pyongyang. The hijackers, linked to the Red Army faction of the Japanese Communist Party, faced possible imprisonment while Japan pledged to respect Pyongyang’s handling and would refrain from repatriation for now.
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Tokyo
UPI
Japan
North Korea
Pyongyang
Red Army
Japanese Communist Party
Moscow
Peking
Shinjiro Yamamura
Yamamura
Shinji Ishida
Red Star
Ishida
Japan Air Lines
Sgt Bill Kelley Wins Second Law Enforcement Trophy
Sgt. Bill Kelley’s team claims a major trophy for the Sheriff's Substation, besting rival law enforcement agencies. Palm trees near the Masonic Lodge receive trimming as a local beautification effort. Weather forecast calls for fair conditions today, with cloudy skies and a slight rain chance tonight and Tuesday. Coastal high near 60, inland up to the 70s. Tuesday highs in the 60s. Tonight lows from the 40s to around 50, with 10 to 20 mph south winds. Tidal data show high tides at 10:56 a.m. and 10:32 p.m., and lows at 4:44 a.m. and 4:20 p.m.
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Bill Kelley
Sheriff's
Masonic Lodge
City council candidates meet in Lompo c event
Eight candidates attend Meet the Candidates Night at Lompoc High School cafetorium with moderator Paul Comer at 7 p.m. Incumbents include Robert D. MacClure Richard Jacoby and Brooks Speight. Refreshments will be served.
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Lompoc
Richard Jacoby
Brooks Speight
E.C. Stevens
Sol Lefkowitz
George Cotsenmeyer
Floyd Dunlap
Henry Ramirez
MacClure
Jacoby
Speight
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Antelope Valley
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Charles Horton
Jim Gooding
Loren DeMoss
Bill Cockshott
Judge Carswell
Spiro T. Agnew
United Press International
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Lemont
McLean
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N. Korea
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