Bridges defies compulsory arbitration on West Coast dock strike
Harry Bridges of ILWU testifies before a House subcommittee against Nixon's emergency bill to force a return to work. He says workers will vote to end the strike by industry wide secret ballot rather than accept government arbitration. The panel moves toward a House vote by Wednesday.
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Warehousemen’s Union
ILWU
Edmund Flynn
The
Pacific Maritime Association
House
Nixon
Bridges
Frank Thompson Jr
D-N.j
Bridges, Flynn
Albert Brundage
Teamsters Union
Thompson
Congress
William Colmer
D-Miss
House Rules Committee
Jobless Rate Drops Slightly as Payrolls Hit Record
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports January unemployment at 5.9 percent with 80.6 million Americans employed after seasonal adjustment. Nonfarm payrolls rose to a record 71.4 million, while December’s rate was revised to 6.0 percent. Nixon aides call the change hopeful.
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Washington
UPI
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Florida White House
BLS
Muskie Attacked Over Nixon Peace Plan Split
Senator Edmund S. Muskie the front running Democratic candidate faced heavy Cabinet level Republican attacks for rejecting Nixon's latest peace proposals and endorsing his own plan. In Wisconsin he was jeered by a student group during a stormy event. Secretary Rogers and Defense Secretary Laird criticized Muskie for preemptively discarding Nixon's offers.
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United Press International
Edmund S. Muskie
Nixon
Muskie
Wisconsin
Maine
William Rogers
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Rogers
Conference onYouth Problems in Lompoc at St Marys Church
A day-long conference sponsored by Lompoc Hotline will be held tomorrow at St Marys Episcopal Church in Lompoc. It starts at 9 a.m. and is open to the central coast community with talks on drug abuse, self harm prevention, parent teen fights, minority group issues, and Hotline training. Key speakers include Rev. Richard Harris of Lompoc and Jo Gonzales from the Santa Maria Methadone Clinic. The final session begins at 8 p.m.
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Lompoc
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Central Coast Area
Richard Harris
Jo Gonzales
Santa Maria Methadone Clinic
Weather Outlook With Showers and Mild Temperatures
Cloudy with a few showers likely today and tonight. Fair Saturday with little temperature change. highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s and lows in the 30s to 40s. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Saturday tides show highs of 4.5 feet at 1 17 am and 2.9 feet at 1 22 pm, lows 1.7 feet at 8 03 am and 18 feet at 6 53 pm.
Eight Candidates Remain In Lompoc City Council Race
Lompoc City Clerk Wilma Thomas disqualified Henry M. Ramirez for insufficient valid signatures on his nomination papers. The April 11 election now lists eight candidates: incumbent Councilwoman Charlotte Benton, Mayor Art Scott, Steven Cox, Ann Dewberry, William Johnson, Gaspare Oneto, Donald Schuyler, and Emil Scolari.
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Lompoc
Henry M. Ramirez
Wilma Thomas
Ramirez
Search for tanker continues off Texas coast
Coast Guard cutters and military aircraft scoured about 20 000 square miles in the Gulf of Mexico for the missing 570 foot tanker W. A. Fog with 40 aboard. A supposed life preserver clue from Texas City Tankers Inc. was discounted as the jacket type and inspection date did not match.
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Galveston
Tex
UPI
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Massachusetts
W. A
Texas City Tankers Inc
Reliance
Corpus Christi
Valiant
Texas
Richard H. Sapp
U.S. Planes Attack Gun Battery as Fighting Flows Near Saigon
A U.S. F4 Phantom crossed into North Vietnam to strike an antiaircraft battery that fired on an unarmed RF4. No damage reported due to smoke. impact on the target unclear. Over 24 hours, six major clashes produced at least 35 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong deaths, with 10 South Vietnamese casualties and 34 wounded. B52 bombers raided Base Area 702 in the Central Highlands. U.S. will hand Phan Rang Air Base to South Vietnam next month while keeping Tan Son Nhut Da Nang and Cam Ranh Bay.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
North Vietnam
Highlands
Tuy Hoa Air Base
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Phan Rang
Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
da Nang
Cam Ranh Bay
FCI visitor limits not expected to affect Lompoc area groups
Federal Correctional Institution policy restricting group visits will not impact Lompoc Valley visitors, says Gary McCune associate warden. UCSB groups had pressed for large visits up to 109 at times, prompting concerns about staffing and safety. weekly visits were discussed to obtain a federal grant.
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Federal Correctional Institution
Lompoc Valley
Gary McCune
University of
California
Santa Barbara
FCI
McCune
UCSB
Ulster Premier in London to discuss Northern Ireland crisis
Premier Brian Faulkner flew to London to meet Prime Minister Edward Heath about the Northern Ireland crisis sparked by a civil rights march planned for Sunday in Newry. Security measures prevented prior notice of his departure. Soldiers from the paratroop regiment, linked to Londonderry killings, were a likely part of the Newry deployment.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Brian Faulkner
London
Edward Heath
Faulkner
Newry
Irish Republic
Londonderry
Nixon rests in Florida before historic China trip
President Nixon isolated at his Florida Key Biscayne home for planned two week China visit starting February 21. He brought briefing papers and aims to immerse in trip details during the weekend. No schedule or visitors expected for the Florida stay.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Upi
Nixon
Florida
China
Ronald L. Ziegler
Peking
Key Biscayne
Nati
Rozelle Rozelle
White House
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Freeport
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Sapp
Beaumont
Norfolk
Ruthie Davis
Pioneer Park
Ruthie
Fillmore School
Lewis A. Davis
Pleiku
Everglades-like
U Minh Forest
Mekong Delta
Ulster
National
Florida Keys
Frosty McPeek
Los Angeles
McPeeks
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