Record of 7.9 Quake Hits Tientsin and Peking Cities
A powerful 7.9 quake struck northeastern China near Tientsin and Peking causing major building collapses and casualties feared in the port city. An aftershock followed 15 hours later with extensive damage and外国 residents described fleeing in night clothes.
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China
Hong Kong
UPI
Alo Itg
Peking
Tientsin
Hopeh
Golden
Colo
National Earthquake Information Center
U.S
New York
Time
Foreign Ministry
Tokyo
Gough Whitlam
Tangshan
Guest Hotel
National Council For U.s.china
Tentative cannery pact ends strike in California
Federal mediators announce a tentative three year contract to end a wave of California cannery worker strikes that idled about 55000 workers. The accord sets overall cost but not details and aims for workers to return by week end. Ford and U.S. officials welcome the breakthrough amid tomato crop concerns.
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Washington
UPI
California
James F. Scearce
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Canners
Teamsters
Therr
Fred Sanchez
California Council of Cannery Workers
Ford
Agriculture Department
Kern County
Calif
Capitol
Canning Industry
Mediation Service
Fred Starrh
Scearce
Labor
W.J. Usery
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Usery
Wilde
Education Commission of the States
Clarence Bloom
Allan Hancock College
Miguelito School
Miguelito
la Mesa
Hapgood
Clarence Ruth
Buena Vista
Los Berros
la Canada
Ocean Avenue
V Street
Citizens urged to voice support for 13 more convalescent beds
Lompoc residents are urged by Frank Signorelli to back 13 additional intermediate care beds for the Lompoc Convalescent Care Center. A public hearing is set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Solvang Municipal Improvement District building, with district officials noting the state plan may block approval. The center has 74 beds and a 110-person waiting list. adding the beds could free skilled nursing beds and reduce costs for patients and Medicare.
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Lompoc
Lompoc Hospital
Frank Signorelli
Solvang Municipal
Signorelli
Jane Flaherty
Mike Palmer
Ventura-Santa Barbara
Flaherty
Miners Ignore Court Order in Coalfield Strike
United Press International reports wildcat miners in four Appalachian states defied a federal court back-to-work order and a $50,000 fine against a United Mine Workers Local. About 60,000 miners idle. city of Muncie, Indiana sees a sick‑in among municipal workers with over 100 of 400 not at work and trash collection canceled.
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United Press International
United Mine Workers
Appalachian
UMW
Muncie
Ind
Teamsters and FEC reach tentative two year labor pact
Teamsters Local 381 and Federal Electric Corp reached a tentative two year contract covering about 430 employees at Vandenberg Air Force Base and Pillar Point near San Francisco. Ratification vote by employees was set for 4:30 p.m. today with salaries and fringe benefits among top topics under discussion. Representatives reached agreement at 10 p.m. yesterday in Santa Maria, the first contract after employees chose the union several months ago.
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Teamsters Local 381
Federal Electric Corp
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Pillar Point
San Francisco
Santa Maria
Teamsters
Viking digs a beautiful trench on Mars surface
Viking 1 began its life search by digging a trench in the Martian soil and dumping samples into its biology detectors. An artificial sun lamp activated as planned, confirming soil presence for analysis and marking the first step toward detecting organic molecules on Mars.
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Pasadena
UPS
Viking 1
Mars
Earth
Viking
Gentry Lee
Government says leading indicators rise 0.3 percent in June
The Commerce Department reports the composite leading indicators index up 0.3 percent in June, the smallest gain in seven months. May was revised to 0.7 percent, with the second quarter showing a 2 percent rise as 11 indicators were available for June.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
LUSD approves reduced graduation requirements for 1977
Lompoc Unified trustees approve a revised graduation plan after five months of work by a task force led by Dick Greening. The plan lowers social science from seven to six semesters and adjusts attendance rules, science options, and diploma requirements.
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Lompoc Unified
Mel Wilde
Wilde
Dick Greening
Richard K. Jacoby
Gail Steiger
Steiger
Jacoby
Ray Oakes
Oakes
Senior citizen transit grant faces imminent expiration
A federal grant of almost 100000 to fund senior transit in Santa Maria Orcutt Santa Ynez Valley and Lompoc expires July 31 with no quick fix in sight. CAC official Anabel Demetrius warns of shutdown. Lompoc city ready for public transit, while Santa Maria and Santa Ynez face funding gaps. Contingency funds and SB 325 allocations are explored, with monthly needs listed: Santa Ynez 1780, Lompoc 1644, Santa Maria Orcutt 2500 for driver, dispatcher, and vehicle costs.
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Dick Praul
Santa Maria-Orcutt Santa Ynez Valley
Lompoc
Community Action Commission
CAC
Santa Barbara
Anabel Demitrius
Leland Steward
Board of Supervisors
Santa Maria
Santa Ynez Valley
Demetrius
Steward
Santa Peter
Santa Maria-Orcutt
Czech airliner crash kills 65
A Czechoslovak Ilyushin turboprop airliner with 70 aboard failed two engines while attempting an emergency landing at Zlaty Piesky Lake near Bratislava. Sixty five died and five were seriously injured. no Americans aboard. Witnesses said the craft struck a structure and broke apart.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
UPI
Bratislava
Ccak
CSA
Zlaty Piesky Lake
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