Mass Soviet Demonstrations Against Chinese Actions
Tens of thousands of Muscovites, amid a snowstorm, protest alleged Chinese killings of Soviet border guards. Demonstrators march six abreast outside the Peking embassy, with placards praising frontier troops and condemning Mao Tse tung. Police and troops secure the scene as tensions rise after televised reports of Chinese aggressions.
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Moscow
UPI
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Frieday
Lenin Hills
Pravda
Peking Radio
Foreign Office
Ussuri
Chen Pao Island
Apollo 9 Moonship fliers enter halfway point and photo session
Apollo 9 crew McDivitt Scott and Schweickart reach half way of their 10 day earth orbit mission and begin earth photography. They relax on lighter workload, joke with ground control, and anticipate splashdown aboard the Guadalcanal after a 26 hour day.
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AL Rossiter JR
UPI
Space Winter Space Center
Houston
America
Earth
James A McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
Guadalcanal
Schweickart
Christopher C Kraft Jr
Scott
al Worden
Worden
Former Valley woman killed during robbery
Frankie Lou Leeka, 40, wife of Vernon J. Leeka of FEC, longtime Vandenberg Village resident, was killed in an execution style slaying during a jewelry store robbery at Hammond Jewelry in Duarte. Husband Robert Hammond wounded. investigators say Mrs Leeka visited relatives in Duarte. funeral plans pending.
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Federal Electric Corp
Vandenberg Village
Duarte
Frankie Lou Leeka
Vernon J. Leeka
FEC
Hammond
San Gabriel Valley
Leeka
Robert Hammond
Leekas
Ferrel St
Arroyo Grande
Constellation Rd
Hammonds
Los Angeles
Weather and Spaceflight Notes Mix Forewarned Weekend
Clear to partly cloudy forecast with a shower chance and temperatures in the 50s. Light NW wind 12 to 25 mph. Tides listed for March 9 10 with high and low readings. NASA announced the Apollo crew Scott McDivitt Schweickart paused rest, prepared for a moon landing mission this summer and tested a multispectral camera to study Earth's crops forests and resources from orbit.
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Scott
Space Agency
McDivitt
Schweickart
America
Pat McDivitt
Atlantic
Earth
Robert Colwell
University of California At Berkeley
Army engineers to survey area flood damages
Army Corps of Engineers officials will survey flood damages in the Lompoc Santa Ynez area from March 17 to 28. James M. Stubbhner and James Schooler of the corps lead the effort with local support from the County Flood Control District. The team will map farm boundaries and ownerships and may request office space and phones in Lompoc and Solvang buildings.
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Charles M. Teague
Lompoc
Santa Barbara
Ventura County
Washington
Ralph J. Patey
James M. Stubbhner
Army Corps of Engineers
Santa Ynez
Stubchaer
James Schooler
Schooler
Solvang
Stubbner
Corps
George Hutson
Fourth District
Francis H. Beattie
Vandenberg Afb
Lake Cachuma
New City Library Featured in City Pages Spread
A two page photo spread on pages 5 and 6 previews Lempoc’s new city library on East North Avenue. The public reception is tomorrow at 2 p.m. Dan Duffy’s photographs portray the $605,000 library’s services including adult and juvenile divisions and the multipurpose room. Paul Thompson, library director, leads the preview.
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Lempoc
New City
East North Avenue
Dan Duffy
Paul Thompson
Open talks urged with Viet Cong in Paris talks
North Vietnamese officials said the United States must engage in direct talks with the Viet Cong in Paris. They argued Washington will not achieve peace unless the NLF is recognized and the four party talks address American aggression first. They called U S bombing a cause of civilian casualties and a path to defeat.
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Paris
UPI
United States
Vietnam
Viet Cong
Washington
National Liberation Front
NLF
South Vietnam
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tran van Huong
Hanoi
U.S
Melvin Laird
Nixon
HLF
U. S
North Vietnam
Nixon weighs ABM deployment amid White House review
President Nixon studies pro and con papers on the Sentinel anti ballistic missile system as he prepares a decision on deployment. He plans to announce next week, likely Tuesday, after weekend briefings and consultations with top advisers and lawmakers.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Washington
Nixon
Capitol Hill
Soviet Union
Senate
Mike Mansfield
White House
John Erlichman
H. R. Haldeman
Dwight Chapin
Central Intelligence Agency
Car rollover injures Bakersfield couple on Lompoc road
Sam Polios and his wife Tota suffer minor injuries when their car rolls over on Lompoc Casmalia Road. Investigators cite malfunctioning rear wheels causing a curb strike and overturn. Police also report a drunk in public charge after a chain reaction crash involving multiple vehicles and property in Lompoc.
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Sam Polios
Tota
Bakersfield
Lompoc
Casmalia
Polios
Pine Canyon
Guadalupe Guerrero
S. G St
Edward Alfred Ramirez
N. V St
North V Street
Buford Wayne Benham
V Street
Rosendo Velasques
N. C St
City planners to review plans for county land purchase
Lompoc Planning Commission Tuesday will review a county bid to acquire land on South E Street for expansion of the county building facing D Street and Cypress Avenue. The panel must opine under the State Planning Act and will hear about river channel straightening near Santa Ynez Airport.
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Lompoc
W. Ocean Ave
Los Angeles
Glimpses Girl Scout cookie sales underway
A frosty morning ushers in Girl Scout cookie sales as Lompoc residents prepare for a trip toward snow country. Local crews report brisk purchases and a growing demand for favorites like Thin Mints and Samoas.
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Snow Country
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Lompoc Valley
Valley
Army Engineers
N. Viets
Pixies
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