U.S. accuses North Korea of aggression over spy plane
The United States told North Korea the downing of a U S Navy EC121 reconnaissance plane was a calculated act of aggression. Maj. Gen. Knapp said the incident violated freedom of the seas and airspace and demanded consequences. Debris and two bodies were recovered as search teams scoured the Sea of Japan.
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Panmunjom
Korea
UPI
United States
North Korea
U.S
U.S. Air Force
James B. Knapp
Ri Choon-Sung
Knapp
Sea of Japan
Communist Party
Rodong Shinmoon
Library costs rise as city library expands services
Lompoc Library faces higher operating costs with the new facility and increased services. Total expenses are projected near 151000 dollars to maintain current hours and salaries, despite $131750 from city and per capita taxes plus nearly 7000 in fines and fees. Trustees vow no tax increase and seek county building-fund adjustments.
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South H Street
Lompoc
Paul Thompson
Thompson
Marie Wald
Nixon orders resumption of protected reconnaissance flights
President Nixon announced the resumption of U S recon flights off the North Korean coast with protection and warned they will not be fair game in international waters or air space. He linked the move to the EC 121 downing and said further steps depend on North Korea's response and future events. He also voiced optimism about progress toward Vietnam peace and troop withdrawal conditions.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
U.S
United States
North Korea
Sea of Japan
Vietnam
Paris
South Vietnam
Glick Elected President of Lompoc Valley Safety Council
The Lompoc Valley Safety Council elected officers for 1969 70 at the Chamber of Commerce Building. Donald Glick was named president with Farley Beckett as vice president Mrs George Waudby secretary treasurer and Mrs Donald Saladino publicity and membership chairwoman.
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Lompoc Valley
Messrs. Soper
Ray Robertson
Laurel
Soper
Lompoc
Safety Council
Southern Pacific Railroad
Jay Long
Southern Pacific
Farm workers to have bargaining rights under new bill
Sen George Murphy said he will introduce legislation granting farm workers the right to bargain collectively while protecting farmers from harassment. The plan would not group farm workers with industrial workers under the National Labor Relations Act.
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Fresno
UPI
George Murphy
Calif
Fresno County Farm Bureau
Harvard Votes to Downgrade ROTC Status on Campus
Harvard Corporation moved to treat ROTC as an extracurricular activity after faculty recommendations and student pressure. The body reserved judgment on potential withdrawal of academic credit for ROTC courses and faculty standing for ROTC officers.
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United Press International
Harvard University
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Harvard Corporation
Man pleads guilty in case of wife’s lover killing
Kenneth F. Finch admitted voluntary manslaughter for shooting Leo Zuniga after catching him with his wife Ellen in a Bakersfield cocktail bar. Finch said the victim broke their Wednesday Saturday arrangement, and the Tuesday shooting followed.
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Bakersfield
Calif
UPI
Kenneth F. Finch
Leo Zuniga
Ellen
Finch
Zuniga
Dubcek Ousted as Czechoslovak Leader Sparks Unrest Warning
Czechoslovakia’s unions urge workers not to protest Dubcek’s ouster amid Kremlin backed reforms curbs. Western officials express sorrow or concern, while Prague fears anti Russian riots and further repression.
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Prague
UPI
Czechoslovakia
Alexander Dubcek
Kremlin
Dubcek
Josef Smrkovsky
United Press International
Western Europe
Copenhagen
Vienna
Poul Hartling
Up to jury now on fate of Sirhan meet Monday
The Los Angeles jury convicted Sirhan B. Sirhan of first degree murder in the Kennedy case and faces a penalty phase. Prosecutor Lynn Compton said there is no precedent for political assassins and jurors must decide life or death. Sirhan showed disappointment at sentencing motions as defense voiced requests for experts on the Arab–Israeli conflict. Weather outlook remains overcast to fair, with 60s coastline and 70s inland, and tides listed for April 19.
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Sirhan
Los Angeles
UPI
Sirhan B. Sirhan
United States
Lynn Compton
Newsmen
Robert F. Kennedy
Compton
San Quentin
Superior Court
Herbert V. Walker
Russell Parsons
Grant B. Cooper
Old Jerusalem
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