Park liquor ban fizzles at city commission meeting
A 3-3 vote and an absent commissioner blocked a plan to draft an emergency city ordinance banning liquor in parks. The dispute followed a report on youth disorder at City Recreation concerts, with concerns over enforcement, costs, and the impact on most law‑abiding park users.
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Parks and Recreation
Marjorie Thomas
Gene Forbes
Cindy Hieber
Ryan Park
Hieber
Jack Anderson
Jim Smith
George Cotsenmoyer
Sol Lefkowitz
Charlotte Benton
Avon Park
Smith
Huyck Stadium
Lefkowitz
Joe Valencia
Rail unions plan additional nationwide pickets and strikes
The United Transportation Union with 180000 members plans to strike at least two railroads Friday over work rules, targeting Union Pacific and Southern Railway and possibly Chicago & North Western. AT&T telephone workers started a second day of a 500000 strong strike, with no talks scheduled, amid broader labor disruptions in copper, shipping, telegraph, and farm equipment sectors. Weather: overcast to fair inland through Friday, highs near 60s, lows in 50s.
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United Press International
United Transportation Union
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
At&t
Washington
Union Pacific
Southern Railway
UTU
Chicago & North Western Railway
C&nw
Chicago
Joseph A. Beirne
United Steel Workers
Anaconda Copper
Helena
American
San Francisco
Kennecott Copper
Salt Lake City
Utah
Phelps Dodge
U S proposes cease fire at Paris Vietnam talks
In Paris the United States offered a new approach to restart the Indochina peace conference by seeking a cease-fire throughout Indochina including Laos and Cambodia. David K E Bruce reported the Communists offered no constructive response and urged a restricted meeting to discuss their seven point plan.
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Paris
UPI
United States
Vietnam
Indochina
David K.E Bruce
U.S
Nixon
Bruce
Laos
Cambodia
Xuan Thuy
Thieu
Ellsberg case under advisement in Boston
A federal magistrate deferred ruling on Dr Daniel Ellsberg’s bid to dismiss a government motion to transport him to California for trial on Pentagon papers leaks. Magistrate Peter W. Princi said he needed more time to review Ellsberg’s claim that evidence was obtained via illegal electronic eavesdropping and postponed the hearing to July 23 for rebuttal by the U S Attorney.
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Boston
UPN
Daniel Ellsberg
Ellsberg
California
Pentagon
Peter W. Princi
Elisberg
Princi
Lawrence Cohen
Wahlers rescinds library tax hike after county funds approved
City Administrator Gene Wahlers told the council new county library funds allow dropping the proposed 8 cent hike to 7 cents and eliminating part of the library tax increase. The plan would raise the general fund by 44 thousand and adjust rates for parks, retirement, electric utility, and waste disposal.
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Wahlers
Gene Wahlers
County Board of Supervisors
George Cotsenmeyer
Cotsenmeyer
Board of Supervisors
Lompoc
Library
Parks and Recreation
Connally outlines strong but uneven economic comeback
Treasury Secretary John B. Connally, Nixon’s chief economic spokesman, said the economy is rebounding from the recession with a broad, deep expansion though some soft spots remain. He warned of mixed bad and good news in coming months and kept to forecasts of unemployment down to about 4.5 percent by mid next year. He suggested inflation may stabilize this year, noting current rates around 3 percent rather than the May 7.2 percent peak.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
John B. Connally
Connally
Parks Commission Chair Opposes Summer Meeting Moons
Parks and Recreation Commission chairman Larry Flip kingshelt announced plans for a July meeting after learning that commissioners had agreed to a single summer session. Rob Holmsambeck of Vandenberg AFB is slated to appear on the Dating Game TV show.
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Parks and Recreation Commission
Larry Flipkingshelt
Rob Holmsambeck
Vandenberg Afb
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