U.S. Opens Door to Serious POW Release Proposals
Washington officials testifying before Congress state the United States will consider any serious North Vietnamese proposal on freeing prisoners of war. Deputy Secretary Sullivan cites Nixon’s offer as a basis to move talks from battle to the conference table while noting Hanoi’s reluctance to negotiate realistically.
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Washington
UPI
United States
State Department
William H. Sullivan
Nixon
Willin
Sullivan
Paris
Ellsworth Bunker
U.S
South Vietnam
White House
Capitol Hill
Saigon
North Vietnam
House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
Indochina
Aspin
Amnesty International
London
Sean MacBridge
MacBridge
Great Britain
William P. Rogers
Confessed killer McKay given life sentence
Daniel Glen McKay 29 of Lompoc received life in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of murder in a brief Superior Court appearance. Two armed robbery counts were dismissed. The case tied to the deaths of Mildred Greco and Galen Dill, with a third linked homicide under investigation. Parole possibility exists in seven years, though cancer may shorten his life.
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Daniel Glen McKay
Lompoc
McKay
Superior Court
Charles S. Stevens
Stevens
Santa Maria
Galen Arthur Dill
Mildred Greco
Interpol Circulates 12 Most Wanted Paintings List
Interpol issued a gallery of twelve most wanted paintings aiming to aid recovery of stolen art. Secretary General Jean Nepote appealed to newspapers magazines and TV to publish the images so buyers could recognize stolen works. He noted owners often lack photographs and provide vague descriptions hindering police work.
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ST. Cloud
France
UPI
Interpol
Jean Nepote
World
Nepote
Viet Cong propose softer peace plan with prisoner release
The Viet Cong submitted a new peace proposal at the Vietnam talks promising to release all American POWs the day U.S. troops withdraw and to begin negotiations. They urge South Vietnamese armed forces to join Hanoi to force withdrawal and liberate the south and reunify the country.
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Paris
UPI
U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Hanoi
South
Nine candidates named for Lompoc council this April election
Nine candidates including incumbent Mayor Art Scott and Councilwoman Charlotte Benton will contest two open Lompoc council seats in the April 11 election. The list includes Anne Dewberry Steven Cox William Johnson Gaspare Oneto Donald Schuyler Emil Scolari and Ramirez who joined late. A housing authority issue also appears on the ballot seeking approval for a federal assisted low rent project.
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Lompoc
Henry M. Ramirez
Ramirez
Art Scott
Charlotte Benton Scott
Scolari
South A St
Lompoc Utilities Department
Schuyler
South E St
Johnson
North W St
Oneto
W. North Ave
Cox
Dewberry
Scott
Benton
President urges Congress to end West Coast dock strike
President Nixon calls for immediate end to the 116 day West Coast dock walkout amid warnings of over $1 billion in trade losses. Talks continue as unions and shippers seek a quick settlement with a 30 day extension. The emergency measure would force workers back while a three man arbitration panel settles terms within 40 days.
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San Francisco
UPI
Nixon
Congress
West Coast
International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
New York
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
House
Senate
Catholics plan march in Northern Ireland amid violence
Proposals to hold a Belfast Catholic march proceed despite appeals from Prime Minister Heath to call it off. In Londonderry six people were wounded after bombings hit a shop and bus station during lunch hour. A pub bombing killed one and wounded seven, and a later grocery bomb hit Sion Mills as unrest continues after the Londonderry killings.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Edward Heath
Londonderry
Heath
William Conway
All Ireland
Newry
Irish Republic
Colin Baker
Reinecke cites two sites for space shuttle work
Lt. Gov Ed Reinecke says NASA will pick two sites in California and Florida for the shuttle program. He names Vandenberg Air Force Base and Kennedy Space Center as probable locations and says Edwards AFB may be chosen as a test site, with a decision in about three weeks and potential job gains for California. District Attorney David Milner visits en route to a Guadalupe dinner honoring a cattle rustling witness.
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Santa Cruz
UPI
Ed Reinecke
California
Florida
National Aeronautics and Space
Chamber of Commerce
Reinecke
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Kennedy Space Center
Vandenberg
Edwards Afb
NASA
David Milner
Guadalupe
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Viet Cong
Nguyen van Thieu
Los Angeles Times
Paul Thompson
The
Lion’s Club
N. Ireland
Stewartstown
Sion Mills
County Londonderry
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