Peace Congress draws world figures amid Indochina clash
Brezhnev pledges help to Indochina in its struggle against the U S while Tass accuses Washington of stalling peace talks. Delegates from 75 countries attend the Paris congress including Jane Fonda and Ronald L Ridenhour. The U S delays next Vietnam talks citing congress interference as the French indoor event proceeds. A U S vocations group hails the postponement as progress.
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Paris
UPI
Leonid I. Brezhnev
World Peace Congress
Indochina
Tass
United States
U.S
Jane Fonda
Ronald L. Ridenhour
My Lai
Stephen Ledegar
Congress
Mine attack in Northern Ireland kills two British soldiers
A homemade mine exploded under a British Army Land Rover near Cullyhanna, 50 miles south of Belfast, killing two soldiers and wounding two others. A prior booby trap near Coalisland wounded two more. a 67 year old woman was slightly injured by shots in Belfast. The army blames the IRA and sees a shift from city to rural attacks.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Coalisland
Republic
Cullyhanna
Irish Republic
Irish Oe Army
IRA
Lower Falls
US expands air strikes as Coral Sea trip canceled
U S bombers intensified strikes in South Vietnam while the Coral Sea mission was canceled to keep planes available against a possible Communist offensive. Ground fighting persisted with heavy action in the central highlands and along Highway 1, as U S and Vietnamese forces reported casualties and raids into Laos and Cambodia. The move leaves three large carriers in the Gulf for an extended period.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Coral Sea
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Laos
Cambodia
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Navy
Singapore
Tonkin Gulf
Constellation
United States
Gulf
U.S. Command
Weather and Marine Actions Reported Near Vietnam War Front
Weather: fair through Saturday with patchy fog at night and morning. Highs 60 to 70, lows 35 to 45, light wind. Tides: high 5.9 feet at 7 48 a.m. and 4 feet at 9 25 p.m.. low 2.2 feet at 1 41 a.m. and minus 0.9 foot at 2 53 p.m. near An Bao. Military: Viet Cong casualty toll 40 killed, 12 South Vietnamese militiamen killed and 15 wounded. Ambush on Highway 1 southeast of Tuy Hoa. convoy pinned four hours until U.S. helicopters. One American wounded, two trucks damaged. Second convoy from Phu Bai near Hue attacked on Highway 1 northwest of Da Nang. one truck damaged, helicopters opened fire and Communists fled.
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An Bao
Saigon
U.S
Highway 1
Tuy Hoa
South China Sea
U.S. Phu Bai Air Base
Hue
da Nang
Air Force to court-martial veteran over espionage charges
Master Sergeant Walter T. Perkins, 37, intelligence chief at the Air Defense Weapons Center, faces court-martial on charges of unlawfully taking national defense information. He has been in custody at Tyndall Air Force Base since Oct 18 and is accused of trying to deliver classified material to a Soviet attache in Mexico City.
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Defense Department
Air Force
Perkins
Mexico City
County advances motorcycle site in Lompoc Valley
At the County Park Commission meeting Fred Eggimann outlined talks with Union Oil Co about leasing a large tract between Vandenberg Village and Vandenberg AFB for a motorcycling area. The county would provide liability insurance. the oil company would retain the land with a possible buyback clause. Vandenberg AFB may be eyeing the property for shuttle system space needs.
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Lompoc Valley
County Park Commission
Fred Eggimann
Union Oil Co
Vandenberg Village
Vandenberg Afb
Lompoc
Eggimann
Joe Gray
Oil Company
Irving claims he never met Howard Hughes in autography case
The Los Angeles Times cites sources claiming Clifford Irving admitted to U S attorneys that he did not meet Howard Hughes for his alleged autobiography. Earlier plans said Irving interviewed Hughes over 100 times in motels and parked cars, a claim now disputed. U S Attorney Whitney North Seymour continues probe into possible mail fraud.
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New York
UPI
Los Angeles Times
Clifford Irving
Howard Hughes
Irving
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co
Hughes
Hemisphere
District and City Plan Cooperative Soil Initiative in Lompoc
Lompoc soil district outlines a cooperative plan with the City of Lompoc to share data, review subdivisions, advise on erosion control, provide engineering flood data, and aid land use decisions. City Council may sign an agreement with district chairman Max Wilson. input sought from council.
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Lompoc
Soil Conservation District
Max Wilson
Hayward
Bob Long
Long
Miguelito Channel
Jalama Beach
Lompoc Boys Club Banquet Honors Keystone Award Winner
The Lompoc Valley Boys Club hosts a 6:30 banquet at the Elks Lodge in Lompoc with J. Donald Adam receiving the National Boys Club Keystone Award. Bill Grabarkewitz of the Los Angeles Dodgers headlines as featured speaker with Terry Dorsey presiding.
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Lompoc Valley
Elks Ge
J. Donald Adam
The
Lompoc Record
Boys’ Club
Bill Grabarkewitz
Los Angeles Dodgers
Terry Dorsey
Gene Wahlers
Bob Lewis
Lindblad Explorer Runs Aground In Antarctic Blizzard
The Norwegian cruise ship Lindblad Explorer ran aground in a Antarctic blizzard. One hundred passengers and 68 crew members were ashore on a bleak island with 75 mph winds. Most aboard were Americans on a luxury tour from Usuahia to Punta Arenas.
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Chile
UPI
Antarctic
Oslo
Usuahia
Argentina
Punta Arenas
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National Welfare Rights Association
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Tes 41
Richard R. Suskind
Chelsea
Whitney North Seymour
U. S
Southern District of
Jim Smith
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