IRA Bomb Explodes Near Britain's Parliament in Westminster Hall
A suspected IRA bomber penetrated security at the House of Commons and placed 15 to 20 pounds of gelignite in an alcove near the staff canteen. The blast shattered a gas main, sparked a fire that damaged Westminster Hall, injuring 11 people and prompting massive firefighting response.
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Charles I
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Gas price posting on Lompoc City Council agenda
The Lompoc City Council will discuss mandatory gasoline price posting at service stations with a special committee report. A July 16 agenda item is proposed, with proposals including a central phone number for price queries and possible voluntary posting, amid ongoing debate.
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West Walnut Ave
Sol Lefkowitz
Lefkowitz
Scott
Richard Rieke
Police officer stabbed while subduing family dispute
Veteran Lompoc Officer Richard DeLung 34 was listed in good condition with a stab wound to the right chest after restraining Joseph Bordayo 29 during a family dispute at a Walnut Avenue home. Bordayo faces attempted murder charges. fellow Officer John Coday sustained minor injuries.
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Joseph Santos Bordayo
Walnut Ave
John Coday
Coday
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Susan Lee Rodriguez
Maria Guadalupe Rodriguez
Mary Lou Guaderrama
Loretta May Rodriguez
Walnut Avenue
Borda
Burglars hit Moose Lodge home school and shop
Police report weekend burglaries at Moose Lodge 921 W Laurel Ave and Venutius Bradshaw home 515 N A St. Items stolen include 1252 cash plus TV bicycle radio valued 350, two typewriters 295, seven forged payroll checks 525, and 36 checks stolen from Elmer's Paint and TV Co. 917 E Chestnut Ave.
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Eugene Bradshaw
North A St
Miguelito School
Olive Ave
Supreme Court Lets Kerner Conviction Stand
The Supreme Court refused to hear appeals challenging a sitting federal judge’s criminal conviction. Otto Kerner Jr., former Illinois governor and on leave from the 7th U.S. Circuit, was found guilty of mail fraud conspiracy tax evasion and perjury. The court also ruled indigent defendants lack right to appointed counsel on appeal in a separate case and rejected Bible creationist schooling and warrantless car search challenges.
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China and France test nukes on same day report
UPI reports China exploded a one megaton atmospheric device at Lop Nor at 2 a.m. EDT and France followed with a smaller test at Mururoa Atoll. The blasts prompted protests from Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, amid Nixon’s Mideast tour ending in Jordan with a nuclear pact for peaceful use and enhanced Israel ties. Jim Warrick and two others ran six miles before Jim's wedding.
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