Astronauts Return From Moon Mission to U S Soil
Apollo 14 crew lands in the United States aboard the USS New Orleans and transfers to a C141 jet for a nonstop 12 hour 15 minute flight to Houston. They will enter a 15 day quarantine lab while moon samples and blood are processed. In separate news, two boys find a Rogue crew member’s body near Pt. Sal Beach as the missing fishing vessel Rogue sinks with 20 aboard.
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USS
New Orleans
UPI
Houston
Navy
American Samoa
Fra Mauro Valley
America
David R. Scott
Alfred M. Worden
James B. Irwin
Ruggid Apeninnines
Hadley Rille
Lunar
Earth
Samoa
Hawaii
Pacific
Troops Hit Laos Drive With More Air Drops and Battles
UPI reports 1000 more South Vietnamese troops flown into Laos to bolster the Ho Chi Minh Trail drive as heavy fighting erupts in northern Laos and Cambodia. A USM 7th Fleet Marine group aboard USS Iowa Jima is in standby off the DMZ. South Vietnamese forces linked with armored units to secure Highway 9 near Sepone while battles rage near Luong Kampong Cham and the Parrot Beak sector. Air strikes claim two tanks and two 37 mm anti aircraft guns. two helicopters are lost near The Rockpile.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Cambodia
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Highway 9
Vandergrift
Lang Viet
USM
7Th Fleet Marine
Gulf of Thailand
Route 4
Sepone
North Vietnam
Pham van Phu
Ban Dong
Luong
Phnom Penh
Kampong Cham
Mekong River
Kenneth Braddick
Robert E. Sullivan
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Auditor accuses county administrator of seeking dictatorial control
County Auditor A. T. Eaves Jr accuses Administrative Officer Raymond D. Johnson and aide Paul Floyd of aiming to create a virtual dictator over county finances. He argues Johnson would appoint a finance officer to rubber stamp actions and remove voters from financial oversight, citing Grand Jury criticism and legal duties of the auditor's office. Eaves notes past family tenure in the office and says he will not seek re election in 1975.
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A. T. Eaves, Jr
Raymond D. Johnson
Eaves
Johnson
Paul Floyd
Fresno County
Board of Supervisors
Superior Court
Floyd C. Dodson
Grand Jury
Four day weekend closures for Lincoln Washington holidays
Local government offices county state will observe a four day break with tomorrow and Monday off. Banks and savings institutions keep Friday hours tomorrow but close Monday. Santa Barbara County Housing Authority opens tomorrow only while Lompoc City Hall follows weekend hours. Lincoln and Washington birthday observances shift by federal action.
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Lincoln
Washington
Department of Motor Vehicles
Santa Barbara County Housing Authority
West Ocean Avenue
Lompoc City Hall
Protests Across Cities Over Laos War Action
United Press International reports widespread antiwar demonstrations. A 16 year old boy was shot at Stanford, a flag burned at Boston Post Office, 3 000 peace advocates packed Times Square, and Ann Arbor mayor joined a large march. Police faced clashes at campuses and a national mood shifted with varied responses.
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United Press International
Stanford University
Boston Post Office
New York
Times Square
Ann Arbor Midh
Laos
Free Campus Movement
FCM
Boston Common
Back Bay
Ann Arbor
Robert Harris
City Hall
Detroit
Roman S. Gribbs
City-Hall County
Aftershock Warning Halts Return Home In Quake Hit LA Area
In Los Angeles and surrounding cities 120000 residents stayed from homes and more than 100 schools closed as aftershocks feared. Mayor Yorty orders evacuation of dam danger zone while rescue crews search San Fernando Veterans Hospital for survivors.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sam Yorty
U.S. Veterans Hospital
San Fernando
Sam Thompson
San Fernando Valley
California Highway Patrol
California
John A. Lambie
Yorty
Charles Richter
Communists charge U S troops in Laos at peace talks
At the 102nd session in Paris, Communist negotiators accuse 10 American battalions of operating in Laos. US Ambassador David Bruce rejects the allegations as false distortions and reiterates North Vietnamese troop presence in Laos as root cause.
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Paris
UPI
Vietnam
Laos
David K. E. Bruce
Bruce
Hanoi
Viet Cong
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William Garner
Space Agency
Rogue
Art Mills
Lewis Howlett
James and
Jeffrey Little
Santa Maria
Pt. Sal Beach Road
Lompoc
Ryan Memorial Park
Jim Harmon
Stephen
Harvey Wynne
Ray Marshall
Lompoc High School
University of Washington
Seattle
University of Wisconsin
Kent State University
Cleveland
Buffalo, N.Y
White House
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