Younger generation wins historical dress awards at Pioneer Days
Winners from the younger generation wore pioneer costumes and claimed best historical costumes at a Lions Inn breakfast during Pioneer Days in Lompoc. Pete Kammerer won the men’s category in a candy-striped coat and straw hat, while Mrs. Stanley Golab won the women’s in a navy blue dress.
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Lion’s Inn
Stanley Golab
Buellton
Lompoc Valley
Pete Kammerer
Lompoc
Clara Westrope
Security Pacific Bank
Golab
Pete Kammeier
Kay Musgeferd
Kammeier
Lions Inn
Britain deploys 600 more troops to Belfast amid riots
Prime Minister Harold Wilson ordered British combat units into Belfast to end four days of Protestant Catholic rioting. The 600 reinforcements joined 5,600 troops already on duty as violence spread to the Falls Road area. Dublin mobilized 2,000 reservists and 1,600 troops along the border. Police used armored cars while Catholics seized buses and a movie house in demonstrations linked to the IRA.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Harold Wilson
England
Dublin
Irish Republic
Emerald Isle
Falls Road
No Man’s Land
Soviet China border clash sparks public ire campaign
Moscow disclosed new details of Wednesday border fighting with Communist China, aiming to stir up public indignation. Beijing launched its own campaign to arouse public outcry over the dispute.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
China
Peking
Nuclear war unlikely but possible warn Sino Soviet clash sources
Diplomatic sources in London report the Sino Soviet border fighting could escalate to nuclear warfare if kept unresolved. Both sides threaten use of weapons while public statements claim readiness, amid accusations of border incursions and propaganda rallies in China and the Soviet Union.
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London
UPI
Soviet Union
China
Moscow
Far East
Peking
Asia
Campbell seeks board moratorium on assessed value hikes
Veril C. Campbell former county supervisor asks the Board of Supervisors to declare a moratorium on recent assessed valuation increases, aiming to hold taxes at 1968 69 levels until protests are clarified. He says patience is slim and notes Assessor Holmquist must obtain approval for corrections except clerical errors. Protests have surged after a large reassessment south and east of Lompoc amid stormy meetings. notices urge filings by August 26 with the local Board of Equalization.
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Lompoc Valley
Veril C. Campbell
Board of Supervisors
Campbell
Harry Holmquist
Lompoc
Los Alamos
Board of Equalization
New Offensive Could Slow U.S. Vietnam Withdrawals
White House officials warned intensified enemy offensives in Vietnam may affect plans to withdraw more U.S. troops. President Nixon had planned a withdrawal of 125000 personnel, leaving about 400000 in Vietnam, and aides said the NSC discussion did not address timetables but the situation is being watched closely. The pace will still depend on enemy activity progress in Paris talks and South Vietnamese capability to assume combat roles.
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San Clemente
Calif
UPI
Vietnam
U.S
White House
Nixon
National Security Council
By the Sea
Ronald Ziegler
Ziegler
NSC
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Paris
Four U S Bases Hit as Vietnam War Campaign Rages
In Cambodia border fighting, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attacked four U S bases, with 2 200 enemy dead reported. American losses included 35 attackers killed and 18 wounded, plus seven Americans dead in a helicopter downing.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
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Mmes
Vivian Shanklin
Lillie Huyck
Bill Schuyler
Pioneer Society
Samuel Westrope
Alpha and Community Women’s Clubs
Eastern Star
Grange
Emma Coker
Taft
Stalker
Earl Calvert
Lompoc Valley Historical Society
Chamber of Commerce
H and I
Chestnut
Lou Garcia
Charlie Kendall
Steve Larsen
el] Capitan
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Wilson
Government of
United Kingdom
U.K
Londonderry
Catholic Falls Road
Russia
Kazakhstan
Sinkiang
Red Star
Trud
Victorios
Moscow Radio
the Lion’s Inn
A. C. Kammeier
Kay Musgierd
Hardware
Zond
Tass
Blaiberg
Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Canberra
UPS
Melbourne
Frank FE. Evans
Evans
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
South China Sea
Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Bernard C. Brominski
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennnedy
Brominski
Luzerne County
Washington
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