Valley hosts large Fourth of July celebration in Lompoc area
Thousands join the national holiday as Valleywide plans quiet private gatherings. Fireworks are banned for personal use with a public display at Huyck Stadium at dusk, tickets 1.25 for adults and .75 for students. Elks picnic at Miguelito Park draws 2,500 with State President Jim Spence and wife attending, followed by a Royal Coach Restaurant dinner. Local parks, pools and museums see varied attendance while Boys and Girls Clubs and Lom poc Valley Museum close for the day.
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Huyck Stadium
Elks
Miguelito Park
Jim Spence
Berniece
Royal Coach
Gandhi moves to widen control as parties banned
New Delhi reports Indira Gandhi's government bans 26 political parties and allied groups as part of the emergency crackdown. The action targets extremist organizations while excluding major national opposition. officials say arrests may follow. Gandhi defends emergency as temporary and pledges no police or one party state claim.
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UPI
Indira Gandhi
India
Jayaprakash Narayan
Morarji Desai
Atal Behari Vajpayee
Narayan
Desai
Ananda Marg
Blissful Path
Communist Party Marxist-Lenist Party
Naxalities
Jamat-E-Islami
Press Trust of India
PTI
United States
Garbagemen End New York City Strike To Resume Work
New York sanitation workers return to duty at time and a half for shifts and double time on Sundays after a three day walkout over budget cuts. The city rehired most laid off staff as lawmakers approved $330 million in extra taxing power amid riots and fires in poor neighborhoods.
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New York
UPI
Albany
Paul O’dwyer
Bomb blast kills 14 in crowded Jerusalem square
A refrigerator hidden bomb exploded in a busy downtown square in Jerusalem, killing 14 and injuring 75. Witnesses described bodies flying, shattered storefronts, and chaos as authorities arrested dozens of Arabs for questioning and beefed security in the Old City and East Jerusalem.
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Old Jerusalem
Jerusalem
UPI
Beirut
National Radio
Shlomo Hillel
East Jerusalem
Old City
Conciliation fails in Lompoc teacher pay talks
After 13 hours of negotiations led by Bill Drohan, a state conciliation effort failed to bridge the gap between the Certificated Employe Council and Lompoc Unified School Board. The parties must wait 30 days for a three member fact finding panel, while each side kept its offers and counteroffers on salaries and fringe benefits.
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Lompoc
Clarence Bloom
Mel Wilde
Joe Carlin
CEC
Milligan
Yates
Americans mark start of 200th anniversary
Americans mark the 200th anniversary of the Revolution with forecasts of highway fatalities and injuries during the Fourth of July weekend. President Ford would visit Baltimore for a reenactment of the 1814 Ft. McHenry battle, while fireworks and bicentennial cakes feature in Florida and other states.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
President Ford
Baltimore
Ft. McHenry
Francis Scott Key
Old Fort
Gov
George Wallace
Cornelia
Cypress Gardens
Lakeland
Fla
U.S
James Garfield
Abraham Lincoln
William McKinley
John Kennedy
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