City worker killed by underground electric cable
An eight year veteran of Lompoc City Utility Department was electrocuted while working on an underground power cable near H Street and Central Avenue. John Pirl, 47, died at Lompoc Hospital at 9 25 am after ambulance crews rushed him there. A witness described co worker Fred Mitchell pulling Piri from the hot cable by his jacket.
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Lompoc
H Street
Central Avenue
John Pirl
Lemon Ave
Fred Mitchell
Piri
Senate limits Nixon bail out loans to 20 million
The Senate voted 75 to 0 to require congressional approval for any government backed loan under the Defense Production Act and set a 20 million cap. The measure also forces certification to Congress that a rescue would not directly and substantially affect defense production before any action to prevent insolvency. The vote sent the bill to the House as a two year extension of the act was approved 69 to 2.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Nixon
Penn Central Railroad
Penn Central
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Harry F. Byrd Jr
D-Va
House
Congress
Proxmire
Israel says it shoots down Egyptian planes in quick Suez clash
Israel reports three Egyptian MIG21s down in a short dogfight over the Suez Canal as its 51st day of air raids continues Egyptian accounts say two Israeli planes were hit and 24 aircraft were involved in the battle in the Qantara region.
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United Press International
Israel
Suez Canal
Egypt
Cairo
Qantara
Canal
Soviet Union
Mayor Scott Heads to Washington for Briefing on Policy
Lompoc Mayor Art Scott will depart Sunday for a four day Washington D C trip for an extensive briefing on American foreign policy. The conference is sponsored by the American Council of Young Political Leaders with U S State Department involvement and by invitation only for mayors under 40. City Administrator Gene Wahlers said a 16 hour daily itinerary is planned and Scott recently spent days in Sacramento on city business including a postponed AB908 appearance before the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, a bill about taxing locally owned electric utilities.
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Art Scott
Washington, D.C
American Council of Young Political Leaders
U.S. Department of State
League of California Cities
Gene Wahlers
Scott
Sacramento
Assembly Ways and Means
Reagan cuts $10 million from California welfare grants
Governor Ronald Reagan announced a $10 million reduction in aid for the aged, blind and disabled and ordered monthly rather than yearly allocations for homemaker and attendant care funds. The move aims to curb state spending and prevent counties from exceeding their allotted funds, while federal funds potential loss looms if compliance falters.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
California
State Social Welfare Department
Reagan
County Boards of Supervisors
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Washington
Iceland Premier Benediktsson and family die in fire
Premier Bjarne Benediktsson his wife and their 2 year old grandson were killed when a fire destroyed their summer home at Thingvellir 31 miles from Reykjavik. A government spokesman said the cause was not disclosed and flags were lowered to half staff. The Rev. Erikur Eriksson reported discovering the blaze at 12 40 a m and alerting the authorities. The house burned before fire engines from the capital could arrive.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
UPI
Bjarne Benediktsson
Thingvellir
Eirikur Eriksson
Troops Seek Wrecked Copter in Heavy Rains Near Cambodia
U S troops labor through torrential rain to reach the downed helicopter of Maj Gen George W Casey on a hill near the Cambodian border. Cambodian sources say Thai troops crossed into Cambodia to defend a border hilltop near Preah Vihear temple. The U S Command cites low combat levels since Cambodia departure 11 days earlier.
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Saigon
UPN
U. S
George W. Casey
Cambodia
Phnom Peh
Preah Vihear
Phnom Penh
Lon Nol
Bangkok
Catholic Bishop Freed by China in Nuclear Release
Hong Kong reports the 79 year old Bishop James Edward Walsh released by Beijing after 20 years in prison on spying charges. Hugh Francis Redmond, a New York City priest, allegedly killed himself in custody on April 13 while serving life for espionage and sabotage.
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UPI
China Today
Hugh Francis Redmond
New York City
Peking
James Edward Walsh
Shanghai
United States
Vatican
New China News Agency
Redmond
U.S. Office of Strategic Services
OSS
Shenyang
China
House Rejects Cooper-Church Cambodia Amendment
The House by 237 to 153 vote refused to accept the Cooper-Church amendment that would bar future large scale military operations in Cambodia. The move pushes the bill to a joint conference with uncertain outcomes as senators warn of a stalemate. President Nixon and White House aides praised the House action, urging conferees to remove the amendment.
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Senate
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Congress
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Michigan
House-Senate
Ford
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Robert H. Finch
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Laos
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Walsh
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