Communists threaten attacks as Nixon heads to Peking
UPI reports Pathet Lao and Viet Cong radio threaten major city attacks in Laos and South Vietnam. U.S. command cites 10 new B52 strikes and 139 fighter sorties against Communist build ups. Saigon analysts warn of major offensives by Monday when Nixon arrives in Beijing.
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UPI
Laos
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Plain of Jars
Nixon
Peking
Pathet Lao
Nixon rests in Hawaii before China trip at Kaneohe
President Nixon and Pat arrived at Kaneohe Marine Air Station Hawaii for a two night rest before departing for China. He planned talks with Kissinger and Rogers en route and the itinerary to Shanghai includes a week of meetings with Chinese leaders.
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Oahu
Hawaii
UPI
Nixon
China
Pat
Washington
White House
Victor A. Armstrong
Honolulu
Nixons
Guam
Shanghai
People’s Republic of China
Kaneohe
Mokatu
Kamehameha the Great
Henry A. Kissinger
William Rogers
Taiwan
Coal miners press for bigger pay after court of inquiry
A British Court of InquiryRecommended a 20 percent pay rise averaging $293.8 million for 280000 striking coal miners, but miners say it is not enough and have not formally rejected it. The proposed boosts would vary by job type, with surface workers rising to $59.80 weekly, underground workers to $65, and coal face workers to $89.70 weekly.
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London
UPI
Britain
National Coal Board
Board of Inquiry
Robert Carr
House of Commons
Court of Inquiry
Wegner Advocates Self Disciplined Education Approach
Final installment on Supt Glen Wegner outlines discipline beyond quiet obedience. He favors self discipline, organized yet child friendly schools, smaller secondary classes, and making schools attractive to counter perceptions of permissiveness while citing global attention to Lompoc Unified.
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Glen Wegner
Wegner
Lompoc Unified School District
Photographs From Police Radio Game Become Collector Items
Lompoc Jaycees seek strong backing for their POW MIA luncheon tomorrow at Lions Inn at noon. The event supports veterans and honors prisoners of war and missing in action with community turnout encouraged.
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Lompoc Jaycees
Lions Inn
Weather outlook with clouds and fog across the region
High clouds through tonight with patchy night and morning fog. Increasing clouds Saturday with a chance of rain in the afternoon. High today 65 to 72. Low tonight 38 to 45. Light winds today. Cooler Saturday. Tides include high 5.4 feet at 12:32 a.m. and 3.5 feet at 1:15 p.m. Low 0.5 foot at 7:20 a.m. and 1.4 feet at 6:41 p.m.
California Supreme Court to rule on death penalty today
California Supreme Court is expected to strike down the death penalty, announcing at noon from San Francisco. The state houses 106 inmates on San Quentin’s death row, with notable inmates including Sirhan Sirhan and Charles Manson.
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San Francisco
UPI
California Supreme Court
United States
U S
Colorado
U. S. Supreme Court
San Quentin
Aaron Mitchell
Mitchell
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Charles Manson
John Linley Frazier
Santa Cruz
Daryl Chessman
California
Folsom
POW MIA luncheon honors Capt Hanson and Cmdr Southwick
A POW MIA Week luncheon will be held at Lions Inn at 12 30 p m Saturday honoring Captain Stephen Hanson and Commander Charles Ev Southwick with Mrs Carole Hanson as featured speaker. Attendees include local officials and lawmakers, with tickets 3 50.
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Stephen Hanson
Charles
Southwick
Lion’s Inn
Lompoc Jaycees
U S
Carole Hanson
Pope Paul VI
Indira Gandhi
Hanson
National League of Families of American Prisoners and
Southeast Asia
Pow-Mia International, Inc
Royal Saving
Charles Southwick
Charles Seegar
Charles M. Teague
Robert J. Lagomarsino
Don MacGillivray
Lompoc Shopping Center
John Hannah
Jaycee
Lompoc Valley
Lompoc Study Sees Benefit For Adjacent Communities
County and city leaders will review an Area Cities Planning Council study on government efficiency. The report suggests creating areawide districts, larger units, and potential annexation of Mission Hills and Vandenberg Village while stressing citizen control and fair cost sharing. Public meeting aims to highlight findings and errors.
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Area Cities Planning Council
Lompoc
Mission Hills
Vandenberg Village
Arthur D. Little Inc
San Francisco
Gene Wahlers
Wahlers
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