Apollo 16 astronauts finish lunar work and head home
John W. Young and Charles M Duke Jr return to orbit with 245 pounds of moon rocks. Thomas K. Mattingly remains aboard Casper as Apollo 16 finishes its Descartes Base exploration and prepares to jettison Orion for an end to the mission.
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Space Center
Houston
UPT
John W. Young
Charles M Duke Jr
Moon
Central Highlands
Thomas K. Mattingly
Lunar
Mission Control
Mattingly
Casper Hartsfield
Lunar Orbit
Young and
Duke
Descartes
Casper
Young
Orion
Communist forces overrun five South Vietnamese bases in Dak To region
North Vietnamese units led by tanks knocked out five government bases in the Dak To area of the Central Highlands and forced South Vietnamese defenders to retreat toward Kontum. The advance threatens Kontum Province and sends thousands of refugees southward as Communist forces press near Saigon. In Cambodia, 10 more miles of Highway 1 toward Saigon fell to the Communists. B52s joined the air war over North Vietnam as fighting intensified.
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Saigon
UPI
Dak To
Cambodia
Thanh Hoa
Hanoi
da Nang
Tonkin Gulf
Kontum
Eigg
U.S
Tan Canh
Dak To Il
Dien Binh
North Vietnam
An Loc
Convention site decision expected this week
GOP leaders hoped midweek to announce whether the August national convention would move from San Diego to Miami Beach. Pressure built over lagging San Diego hall construction and hotel shortages, with reports of increased rent and negotiations at the center of the transfer debate.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Republican Party
San Diego
Washington
California
Florida
Los Angeles Times
Peter Graham
GOP
Ronald Reagan
Pete Wilson
Republican National Committee
U.S
Ed Gurney
Miami
Gurney
Robert Dole
Fontainebleau Hotel
Dole
San Juan
Weekend Weather Outlook with Shower Chance
A shower may occur this morning with dry conditions later through Tuesday. Temperatures rise to upper 50s to mid 60s with low in the 40s tonight. Light winds shift to northwesterly 10 to 20 mph. Tides show highs around 4.1 and 5.2 feet at morning times and lows near 0.4 and 0.8 feet early morning.
Two Teens Injured in Lompoc Vehicle Accidents
In Lompoc two 17 year olds sustained minor injuries in separate crashes late last night. Duane Hamonds drove into a parked car on North Q Street damaging his car heavily while Gary Stamper owned the parked car. Sean McAfee collided with the International Chemical Workers Union Hall on I Street injuring passenger Donald Brownfield. McAfee fell asleep at the wheel, skidded 590 feet, and escaped injury. In a highway crash near Gaviota Pass, Carroll Edwards and passenger James Odom sustained injuries after Edwards’ tractor trailer overturned. Edwards was jailed on drunk driving charges with $1000 bail.
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South I Street
Lompoc
Duane Emory Hammonds
North L St
North Q St
Gary L. Stamper
Hammonds
Stamper
Sean Palmer McAfee
Olive Ave
International Chemical Workers Union Hall
Carroll Devon Edwards
Cabot
Ark
Highway 101
Gaviota Pass
Court Won't Rehear Miranda Ruling In Philadelphia Case
The Supreme Court without explanation denied a rehearing of the 1966 Miranda confession ruling. It reversed a March 20 order to hear arguments in the Ware case, ruling the Philadelphia appeal rests on an adequate state ground. The Ware case involved four robbery murders and the appeal came from Philadelphia authorities via the state supreme court.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
State Supreme Court
Paul D. Ware
Ware
Second lively party may enter Honey hearing
The County Civil Service Commission resumes Joel B Honey appeal as subpoenas target over 100 witnesses including many law enforcement officers. Testimony may address a bachelor party at a Santa Barbara official’s home and a Goleta steak and beer gathering linked to Honey’s misconduct accusations and a 1000 pill theft charge.
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Dick Praul
Joel B Honey
County Civil Service Commission
Honey
Santa Barbara
John W. Carpenter
Lindsey
Gil Chagra
Goleta
Chayra
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Moonwalkers
Misson
Henry Hartsfield
Pacific Ocean
The
M. Pete Frank
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Parsons
Benjamin Stoddert
Carolyn McGraw
Sue Oneto
Gaspare C. Oneto
Lompoc Lion's Club
Lompoc High School
Utica
N.Y
South I St
Donald Leon Brownfield
Calle Quarta
Mission Hills
Union Hall
McAfee
I Street
Willow Streets
James L. Odom
Arkansas
Santa Ynezte Community Hospital
California Highway Patrol
Edwards
Sheriff's
Dennis Merenbach
Robert Prince Jr
Prince
Merenbach
Carpenter
Los Angeles
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