North Vietnamese push toward Quang Tri as refugees stream south
North Vietnamese forces drive from Dong Ha toward Quang Tri eight miles south amid 100 tanks in the area. Refugees head south along Highway 1 to Hue as U.S. aircraft battle tanks with Cobras and B52s. Two American Cobras shot down. four PT76 tanks spotted. Cua Viet defense breached. U.S. advisories pulled back to Quang Tri.
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Saigon
UPI
Dong Ha
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Highway 1
Hue
U.S
4Th Cavalry Regiment
Cua Viet
South China Sea
U.S Navy
Stewart Kellerman
Apollo 16 crew in good shape after moon mission
Apollo 16 astronauts John W. Young Thomas K. Mattingly and Charles M. Duke Jr. are en route to Honolulu then Houston after landing aboard the USS Ticonderoga. Medical director Dr. Charles A. Berry reports no major medical issues and notes weight loss is normal for returning spacemen.
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Uss Ticonderoga
UPI
Hawaii
John W. Young
Thomas K. Mattings
Charles M. Duke Jr
Honolulu
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Ticonderoga
Charles A. Berry
Space Agency
Earth
Berry
Young
Duke
Mattingly
U. S
Nixon
Key Biscayne
Fla
Navy
White House
Mexico
Luis Echeverria
Rocco Petrone
Mission Control Center
Petrone
Belfast bomb attack hits shops in Falls and Newry
Bombs exploded in booby trapped cars in Belfast and Newry shopping areas. In Belfast a car bomb damaged paint shops and offices in the Lower Falls district, leaving several hospitalized for shock and one with a heart attack. In Newry a blast outside a pub injured a civilian and a police officer as shoppers were being cleared after a warning. Separately 32 Londonderry Catholic businessmen urged peace and welcomed William Whitelaw’s visit to Bogside.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Newry
Lower Falls
Londonderry
William Whitelaw
Bogside
Masonic Educators Dinner Noted During National Secretary Week
Observers at a Masonic dinner for educators last night marked National Secretary Week with 33 secretaries treated to lunch. Campfire Girls plan a Lake Cachuma weekend outing through Saturday as coastal and inland high temperatures reach 60s and 70s.
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Lake Cachuma
Beautification effort may have damaged sign ordinance reform
A volunteer beautification project on Ocean Avenue and H Street may complicate a planned sign ordinance reform. City Attorney Longtin warned that if the corner is deemed a plaza or mall, it could allow signs that the commission seeks to regulate, tying the issue to city involvement in the planting despite it being a private volunteer effort.
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Vaughn Proctor
Planning Commission
Commission
Ocean Avenue
H Street
James Longtin
Plaza
Longtin
Miami Beach weighs bid for GOP National Convention
Miami Beach, already set to host the Democrats in July, faces reluctance to host the Republican National Convention. City leaders worry about talks with GOP officials and seek to avoid overcommitting after a tense prior attempt. Richard Herman urged the City Council to bid for the convention.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Richard Herman
U S and Soviet Union Agree on Easier Port Access
The United States and the Soviet Union reached a pact expanding port access to 40 ports in each country with four days notice. Countries may see Soviet ships at Baltimore Philadelphia Boston New York Norfolk and others including Miami New Orleans Galveston Los Angeles San Francisco Portland and Seattle. Further talks will resolve remaining details as Igor Averin plans to discuss them in Washington.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Soviet Union
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Norfolk
Miami
New Orleans
Galveston
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
State Department
U.S
Cuba
County supervisors set to hear major agenda items Monday
The Board of Supervisors faces a seven page agenda with key items including reconsideration of the county general plan and a debate over Proposition 9 the Clean Environment Act. Supervisor Clyde and Catterlin question notices while a public hearing on Isla Vista Recreation and Park District formation looms amid anti tax concerns. Allstate appeals a zoning decision for a Goleta Valley regional facility with 500 jobs promised in a contentious rural setting.
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Dick Praul
Board of Supervisors
Joel B. Honey
George H. Clyde
Charles F. Catterlin
Clyde
Washington, D.C
Senate
Allstate
Planning Commission
Allstate Insurance
Goleta Valley
Commission to study water budget deliberations begin
A Water Commission panel led by Virgil Phelps and Emil Scolari will review the city water department budget and a five year capital plan. Fred Bock, with Joe Mixsell and Bill Hansen, says income is likely underestimated and questions about 155000 per year in capital outlays arise. The committee aims to finish in a few weeks while Council weighs a 20 percent rate increase proposal.
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Water Commission
Water Department
Fred Bock
Joe Mixsell
Bill Hansen
Bock
Commission
Virgil Phelps
Emil Scolari Kock
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Via
Lompoc Optimist Club
Kenneth Boyd
James Cobb
Lompoc
Richard DeLong
Art Scott
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Kremlin
Moscow
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