Explosions Hit PG&E Substation in San Jose
Three blasts damaged a Pacific Gas and Electric substation just after midnight. Up to 24 000 customers were briefly without power as investigators from the FBI and Santa Clara County sheriff’s office checked the site. The NWLF has claimed similar attacks in the Bay Area since 1974.
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Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Pg&e
Paul Girard
San Francisco Bay Area
New World Liberation Front
Hicks
Girard
FBI
Santa Clara
Jackson charges secret deals with South Vietnam in Senate speech
Sen. Henry M. Jackson accuses the Ford administration of secret agreements with South Vietnam that Congress has not heard of. He calls for disclosure and potential hearings under oath, saying information kept from Congress hampers U.S. foreign policy. Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield rejects the charge.
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UPI
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
United States
South Vietnam
Ford
Jackson
Congress
Senate
Sen
Robert Morgan
D-N.c
Morgan
Mike Mansfield
Lompoc Record to mark 100th birthday with centennial edition
The Lompoc Record celebrates its 100th birthday with a three section centennial edition on Thursday. The issue features replicas of historic front pages and significant historical news photos. The paper began in 1875 with W. W. Broughton as editor and publisher.
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Thieu palace bombing shocks Saigon as pilot flees
A South Vietnamese air force pilot bombed the presidential palace in Saigon injuring four and killing three. Thieu and his family escaped unharmed and vowed to stay in office. A 24 hour curfew was imposed, lifted after six tense hours, military and political leaders deny a coup.
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UPI
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen Thanh Trung
Trung
da Nang
Independence Palace
Ngo Dinh Diem
Vo van Dam
Mekong
North Vietnam
Phan Phung Tien
Tan Son Nhut
Soyuz Launch Failure Discussed by Soviet Official
Soviet space official says old model rocket caused Saturday's abortive Soyuz launch. NASA and UPI sources note the incident won t delay the July joint Russian American mission. Lunney and Bushuyev plan to share details as investigation continues. Proxmire questions safety of joint flight.
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Houston
Moscow
NASA
Lunney-Bushuyev
Bushuyev
Siberia
Bushayev
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Weyand says South Vietnam needs more military aid
Army Chief of Staff Gen Frederick C Weyand testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee that South Vietnam cannot survive without additional military aid. He refused to discuss his private talks or recommendations to President Ford. Also forecast calls for showers and cooler weather with highs in the 50s to low 60s and variable winds.
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UPI
Frederick C. Weyand
Senate Armed Services Committee
South Vietnam
Weyand
Ford
Glimpses of Short School Days During Conference Week
Elementary students enjoy shorter sessions this week as teachers participate in a conference period. Parents are advised of adjusted dismissal times while students engage in guided activities and review sessions.
Huge Pt Conception LNG Facility Application Filed
Federal Power Commission officials say Western LNG Terminal Co plans a 120 acre Pt Conception LNG complex to receive unload store and vaporize liquefied natural gas for El Paso Alaska Co An estimated 1 210 32 billion Btu capacity and 2 81 Bcf per day processing are proposed with related pipeline links to Southern California gas grids The project is part of a trio of Alaska gas terminal plans including Oxnard and Los Angeles Harbor with details on the others not yet filed
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Pt. Conception
Alaska
Federal Power Commission
Western Lng Terminal Co
Southern California Edison Co
el Paso Alaska Co
California
Western Lng
Oxnard
el Paso Alaska T
Bradbury Dam evacuation plan revealed in flood control report
A flood control narrative details an evacuation plan for a hypothetical Bradbury Dam failure at Cachuma Reservoir. About 20 000 people in the northern half of Lompoc could be evacuated with time windows from one minute to nine hours at key points along the Santa Ynez River, with Lompoc and Surf among affected areas. The plan, prepared by the county flood control agency, aligns with state mandates for dam evacuation schemes.
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Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc
Bradbury
Cachuma Reservoir
Cachuma Village
Poc
County Flood Control Agency
Carl Chappell
Special Projects
Cachuma
California
Chappell
Cachuma Lake
Santa Ynez River
Highway 154
Alisal
Solvang
Buellton
Robinson Bridge
South
Vandenberg Afb
Arguello
Surf
Santa Ynez
Flood Control Agency
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Lompoc Valley
San Lucas Ranch
Insurgents Press Phnom Penh Defense Line Near Airport
Communist led forces fighting government troops inch forward along the northwestern perimeter 3.5 miles from Panchentong Airport as government reinforcements arrive. Cambodian commanders mount defense as Kompong Speu shows critical battle conditions and airdrops supply residents and troops.
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UPI
Bangkok
Long Boret
Kompong Speu
Lon Nol
Indonesia
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