Paratrooper Base In A Shau Rescued After Attack
U S air power rescued a U S paratrooper base overlooking the A Shau Valley from North Vietnamese commandos who invaded it. 11 GIs were killed and 40 wounded, 31 Communist bodies found, as Navy dive bombers AC47 gunships and Army helicopter gunships fought the assault. Col Joseph Conmy called the outpost Berchtesgaden, two miles from the Laotian border, and the site was defended with mortar, small arms, and antitank grenade fire.
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Walter Whitehead
Saigon
UPS
U.S
A Shau
Joseph Conmy
Berchtesgaden
Navy
Third Brigade
191St Airborne Division
Evens Crew Face Negligence Claims Over Collision
A joint U S Australian board warned Lt. Ronald Ramsey and Lt. James Hopson they were suspected of negligently hazarding the destroyer Frank E Evans after the June 3 collision with the Australian carrier Melbourne near SEATO waters. Ramsey and Hopson were told no charges yet and Ramsey may seek a further hearing. The Melbourne skipper Captain John P Stevenson blamed Evans for the disaster that killed 74 Americans. Stevenson cited six precautions not followed and disputed Hopson’s claim aboutNavigational lights.
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Patrick J. Killen
Subic Bay
Philippines
UPI
U.S
Frank E. Evans
Evans
J.g
Ronald C. Ramsey
Long Beach
Califand
James A. Hopson
Kansas City
Kaw
Ramsey
Hopson
John P. Stevenson
Melbourne
Horace Robertson
Navy
Frederick
Stevenson
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Vietnam
University of Idaho
Reagan warns leaders to reach youth before they join the mob
In a Commonwealth Club address in San Francisco, Governor Reagan urged leaders to contact college students before they are lost to the mob. He blamed university teaching gaps and explained the Berkeley People’s Park tear gas incident, noting a battlefield helicopter and casualties but defending the action as necessary. He urged teachers to reengage students who seek identity and meaning.
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Reagan
San Francisco
Britain moves toward divorce reform with five year rule
The House of Commons approved a bill allowing divorce after five years separation even without the partner's consent, marking the first reform since 1937. The measure sets irretrievable breakdown as the sole ground and goes to the Lords, with two government bills to follow for financial protections.
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London
UPI
Britain
Casanova
House of Commons
House of Lords
Harold Wilson
Labor
Widening Requested After 29 Missed Turns Endangering Home
Honolulu resident Jack Craig urges the Highway Department to widen a dangerous curve by his property after 29 motorists have veered off the road and onto his front lawn. He notes some improvements after relocating the garage but reports the curve was struck 15 times.
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Honolulu
UPI
Jack Craig
Highway Department
Craig
Balloon Dome Protects DoD Satellites on Ridge
A 110 foot diameter radar dome is built by the 6596th Instrumentation Squadron on a mountainous ridge to house a large satellite tracking antenna. The dome, part of the Air Force Satellite Control Facility, keeps weather out and crews working, using four blowers to circulate 35 000 cubic feet of air hourly.
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6596Th Instrumentation Squadron
6596Th
Tennas
Air Force Satellite Control Facility
Department of Defense
Gail Halvorsen
J. C. Dirickson
Soviets urge talks with China over border clashes
The Soviet Union blames Communist China for recent border fighting and proposes talks in Moscow to resolve issues limited to minor border adjustments. It calls on China to honor historic treaties while reopening consultations within two to three months ahead of a Sino-Soviet commission meeting on boundary navigational matters.
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Dusko Doder
Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
China
Peking
Far East
Mao Tse-tung
Ussr
Khabarovsk
Soviet
Siberia
Central Asia
Unruh proposes bill to halt S B oil drilling
Sacramento UPI Jesse M. Unruh proposes legislation to ban new oil wells on state submerged lands off Santa Barbara coast. The measure mirrors Cranston's bill to end drilling on tidelands leased by the federal government and outer continental shelf. The move follows the disastrous Union Oil spill and aims to empower the State Lands Commission to prohibit drilling where ultra hazardous conditions are found.
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Carl Ingram
Sacramento
UPI
Assembly
Jesse M. Unruh
Santa Barbara
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Unruh
State Lands Commission
Union Oil Co
Robert Lagomarsino
Ojai
Lagomarsino
Lompoc Record Admits Staff and Rate Details
The Lompoc Record lists its legal status as a adjudicated newspaper under Superior Court Decree No. 47065 and provides a full staff roster including President Mrs. Kenneth L. Adam and Publisher J. Donald Adam. It notes a subscription rate of $2.00 per month and its publication schedule as daily except Sundays and Christmas Day.
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Lompoc Record
Lompoc
California
Lompoc Record Publications
Kenneth L.adam
J. Donald Adam
Harry J. Crompe
Gaylen Jackson
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Hue
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Central Highlands
Nea da Nang
An Nhon
Sproul Plaza
Christ Cam Llaime
Vandenberg
People’s Republic
S.B
Congress
Union
Lands Commission
Pt. Conception
Linden
W.C. Ebbert
Village Country Club
Lompoc Theatre
Illustrated Man
Sun
Stalking Moon
Valley Drive-In
Cool Hand
Tom Jones
Howe
Ray Bradbury
Technicolor
Panavision
Warner Bros. Seven 1m
National General Pictures
Gregory - Eva Marie
JR. Matinee
Paul Newman AS
Luke
Tom
Jim Ainsworth
John Alexander
Wesley A. Huffman
E. C. Stevens
Bill Cockshott
Betty Laurent
Vaughn Proctor
Wilma Jack
Dan Duffy
California Newspaper Publishers Association
United Press International
International Press Institute
Inter-American Press Association
National Newspaper Association
California Press Association
Bob Gaston
Connecticut Mutual Life
Lompoc Valley
Bob J. Gaston
H’ St
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