Lompoc Grower William Zvolanek to Receive Top Award
William Zvolanek of Lompoc Valley will be honored with the Henry Eckford Memorial Medal by the National Sweet Pea Society of England at a Tuesday Luncheon at the Lion's Inn. James Unwin will present the award. Other local growers and Zvolanek family members will attend as Zvolanek, 79, is credited with origin of the Multi Flora Sweet Pea and has long led the seed business with his family.
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Flower Festival Offers Wide Food Booths At Avon Park
The 19th annual Flower Festival at Avon Park features numerous booths offering meals and drinks from groups such as G I Forum LDS Church Mission Hills Council Catholic Daughters and more. Local clubs sports groups and youth organizations run games and snacks including burgers chili dogs cotton candy sno cones and ice cream from diverse sponsors.
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Soviet trio extends spaceflight record on Salyut
In Moscow UPI reports cosmonauts Georgy Dobrovolsky Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev aboard the 25 ton Salyut space station continued their mission surpassing the prior 17 days 16 hours and 59 minutes mark. The crew aims to study dizziness weight loss and bone weakening to improve long duration spaceflight while no end date is given.
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Hunger strikes erupt among Jews seeking emigration to Israel
More than 80 Jews in Moscow and Riga staged public hunger strikes to press for exit permits. Nine Jews in Kishinev faced seven years for similar protests and nine were on trial for disseminating anti Soviet material tied to Israel emigration. Four tied to a Leningrad hijack attempt were implicated.
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Los Angeles Water Project Faces Deep Tunnel Blast
The California Water Project, a 444 mile system with 20 dams and 700 miles of canals, suffered its third major accident today after a deep tunnel explosion. The venture has long faced earthquakes, budget strains, and opposition from Northern Californians who fear loss of natural resources for Los Angeles and southern farms.
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South Vietnamese base Fuller overrunned by Communist assault
About 1500 North Vietnamese forces attacked Combat Base Fuller five miles south of the DMZ, overrunning the stronghold after a barrage of rockets and mortars. North Vietnamese gained control of three 155mm howitzers as Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Lam and U S counterpart Lt. Gen. Welborn Colvin monitored the situation. casualty figures cited include 250 South Vietnamese troops killed or missing over four days. In Phnom Penh, Cambodian troops claimed a separate victory over North Vietnamese command post east of the capital, with 187 Communists reported killed.
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Senate moves toward two year draft extension amid Vietnam limits
The Senate poised to approve a two year draft extension until June 30, 1973, with a nine month withdrawal timetable from Indochina and ceilings on draftees and active duty. The measure, passed by the House, also raises pay to attract an all volunteer army and ends student deferments. Senate vote 65 to 27 ends filibuster talk.
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