Sandstorm Rips Southern California Highways
Strong winds toppling sandstorms strike the Mojave Desert with gusts to 72 mph. I-40 I-15 and US 395 close to campers while I-10 and I-5 suspend heavy traffic. Freeways reopen for passengers as hospitals report injuries and motorists stranded across the region. The NWS expects winds to ease to 35-50 mph with diminishing gusts tonight.
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Los Angeles
UPS
California
Mojave Desert
Barstow
Arizona Line
Victorville
U.S. 395
Adelanto
Four Corners
Antelope Valley
Lancaster
National Weather Service
Planners Move Public Hearing to City Hall Auditorium
City planners set a public hearing on proposed zoning amendments to abate nuisances on private property. Over 200 signatures oppose parts of the measure as the Planning Commission aims to curb unkempt lots abandoned buildings and visible RV storage. A parking variance for Sam Fox and a home clock repair permit for Robert Stoll also appear on the Monday agenda.
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City Hall
Planning Commission
Fire Department
Will
Sam Fox
Ocean Avenue
Robert A. Stoll
S. G St
South Vietnamese Laos Operation on Schedule Says Official
Vietnamese forces backed by the United States report their Laos advance remains on track with limited visible progress. A spokesman notes the aim is to locate and destroy enemy materiel while methodically clearing and securing the 12 by 16 mile area already occupied.
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Saigon
Vps
Laos
NORAD Mistakenly Issued National Alert Test Misread Tape
NORAD briefly triggered a national alert across U S radio and TV stations when a test tape with the authenticator hatefulness was used. The error caused stations to halt broadcasting until a later cancel message. Broadcasters criticized the mix up and some joked about billing NORAD.
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United Press International
North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
Colorado Springs
Colo
FCC
The
Associated Press
KIXL
Dallas
United States
Immense casualties amid Laotian Saigon offensive clash
Hundreds of North Vietnamese troops besieged Landing Zone Ranger inside Laos as U S helicopter teams evacuated wounded through heavy fire. South Vietnamese forces faced near encirclement with reports of immense casualties and ongoing night combat near Khe Sanh and LZ Ranger.
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Saigon
UPI
Laos
U. S
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
LZ Ranger
U.S
5Th
U.S. Infantry Division
Excon confesses murder of three Texas deputies
Rene Adolfo Guzman and Leonardo Ramos Lopez admitted shooting to death three deputy sheriffs near the Trinity River in Dallas five days earlier. The suspects were captured after a police raid on a Dallas flat guided by a helicopter spotlight. The victims were Dallas County Deputies Samuel Garcia Infante and William Don Reese and Ellis County Deputy A J Robertson.
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Excon
Texas
Dallas
UPI
Rene Adolfo Guzman
al Capone
A.D. McCurley
Trinity River
Guzman
Lopez
Dallas County
Samuel Garcia Infante
William Don Reese
Ellis County
A. J. Robertson
Moises Zuniga Guzman
McCurley
Calley described as feeling fear and hostility before My Lai
Lt. William L. Calley testified he felt fear, hatred, hostility and frustration during his Vietnam service before the My Lai sweep. Defense witness Dr. Wilbur Hamman said Calley discussed his emotions from ship departure to March 17, 1968, after leading a search and destroy mission that killed 102 civilians.
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FT. Benning
UPI
William L. Calley
Vietnam
My Lai
Wilbur A. Hamman
Arlington
Hamman
Calley
Cong
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Washington
Dotti
Windy weekend with showers and cooler temperatures
Gusty winds 15 to 30 mph today slowly decreasing tonight. Fair weather gives way to increasing cloudiness Sunday with a chance of showers late Sunday. Highs 55 to 65, tonight’s lows 33 to 43, and colder tonight.
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Lompoc
Clarence Jones
Cabrillo
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Cabrillo High School
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