Train carries lethal gas through Pennsylvania to New York
A Denver to Lockport shipment of phosgene, loaded on 30 flatcars, moved at 30 mph through Ohio into Western Pennsylvania. The crew carried a neutralizing agent amid ICC safety rules. Gov Rhodes warned of danger while officials defended compliance with regulations.
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New Castle
UPI
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Denver
Lockport
N.Y
Pennsylvania
Youngstown
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
U.S. Army
U.S. Department of Transportation
Canada
Detroit
United States
Niagara Falls
James A. Rhodes
Richard D. McCarthy
D-N.y
McCarthy
John McElroy
Rhodes
California approves $134 million one time school aid boost
Governor Reagan signed a $134 million one shot addition to California's $1.3 billion school aid program. The measure blends $95 million in the current budget with $40 million surplus funds and sets aside up to $30 million for junior college construction if surplus grows. It also extends the voter approval requirement for school tax rate increases.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Victor Veysey
R-Brawley
Robert Burke
Huntington Beach
City Council to review routine agenda and park center plan
Lompoc City Council meets to discuss Ryan Memorial Park community center development plans with landscape architect Richard Taylor. Mayor MacClure to present certificates and new parks commission members to be appointed. Police leaders to receive training certificates. water works exam certificates to be awarded. Resolution on property tax revenues totals 404410 dollars at a tax rate of 1.24 per 100.
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Lompoc
City Hall
Ryan Memorial Park
Recreation and Parks Commission
Richard Taylor
Robert MacClure
Parks and Recreation Commission
Ray Robertson
Jim Smith
Harold Crawford
Frank Whelan
Renewed Belfast Bloodshed Drives Reinforcements
In Belfast, Catholic protests and Protestant clashes escalate as gunfire, snipers, and arson ignite streets near protected zones. British troops may surge to 600 more soldiers by sundown to restore order amid a week of deadly rioting. Authorities report eight dead and 336 wounded, with a ninth death in Armagh, as Ireland mobilizes reserves along the border.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Armagh
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Gates Closed In Vandenberg Traffic Cutback
Vandenberg officials announce permanent closure of the Coast Gate at Surf Railroad Station effective midnight August 18 and the Rancho Gate off Lompoc Casmalia Highway effective August 19. Entry will shift to the South Gate, Titan Gate, or Main Gate as advised due to reduced traffic.
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Vandenberg
Surf Railroad Station
South
NASA
Rancho
Lompoc-Casmalia
Titan
Guerrillas Killed in Israeli Army Clashes
Israeli troops killed seven Arab guerrillas in separate clashes in the north Jordan valley and the southern desert. An ambush near the Lebanese border wounded a border patrolman. Israeli spokesmen in Tel Aviv reported continued Arab Israeli clashes and rejected Soviet intervention for now.
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United Press International
Jordan Valley
Tel Aviv
Middle East
Interest rates raised for California veteran loans
The California Veterans Board voted 5-2 in Eureka to raise Calvet loan rates from 3 3/4 percent to 4 1/4 percent, effective December. About 125,000 loans are affected. 2,400 will pay 6 1/4 percent. The change lengthens terms but does not raise monthly payments for most holders.
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Sacramento
UPI
California Veterans Farm
California Veterans Board
Eureka
Johnson
California
10 Americans dead as Reds shoot down helicopter near Da Nang
North Vietnamese troops downed a U S helicopter delivering soldiers near Da Nang killing all 10 Americans aboard. In related fighting near the Cambodian border U S and South Vietnamese forces killed over 100 Communist soldiers as B 52s bombed jungles around Saigon in heavy raids.
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Saigon
UPS
U. S
da Nang
U.S
Binh Long
Tay Ninh
Duc Pho
South Vietnam
Nixon and Lodge may meet next week at San Clemente
President Nixon, moving toward another Vietnam troop withdrawal decision this month, is expected to meet with Paris peace negotiator Henry Cabot Lodge next week at his California estate. Lodge flew to Boston and may discuss the talks with Secretary of State Rogers in Washington. A quiet weekend was planned amid antiwar demonstrations slated near the estate.
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San Clemente
UPI
Nixon
Vietnam
Paris
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Boston
William P. Rogers
Washington
Pacific
Charles G
Bebe) Rebozo
Key Biscayne
Fla
Pacific Coast Highway
Oceanside
Calif
Nixon Estate
White House
Peace Action Council
Medín a man arrested for attempted murder in domestic dispute
Emilio Medina, 23, was booked in Lompoc Jail on attempted murder charges following a domestic quarrel that left Antonio Hernandez, 22, with a broken wrist. Medina posted bail of 3125 dollars and was taken into custody after the fight moved from 40A N St to 327 N J St. Hernandez was treated at Lompoc Hospital for a broken wrist and a chin cut before release. Further details were being compiled.
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Emilio Medina
Lompoc
Antonio Hernandez
Medina
N. K St
N. J St
Hernandez
Union Oil sets new date to repair blocked line
Union Oil expects to complete a repaired beach water line at Ocean Park by August 29 after assembling 600 feet of new pipe on Surf Beach. Work will start early August 28 and proceed with the final placing on the 29th, weather permitting.
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Union Oil
Union Oil Company
Ocean Park
Don Dunlap
Orcutt
Surf
Pacific Ocean
Dunlap
Lompoc
Santa Ynez River
Rucker Road
Beach
Union
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