Lompoc Letter Carriers Declare Sympathy Strike
Lompoc branch 3239 NA LC voted 25-6 to strike in sympathy with NYC carriers. Mail delivery halted, post office operations limited, pickups blocked, 26 routes plus Vandenberg base covered by 48 carriers on five shifts. Postmaster warns possible closure if crossovers falter. embargoes affect Philadelphia Doylestown and New York City mail.
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Lompoc
The
National Association of Letter Carriers
New York City
W. Ocean Avenue
Zeren
United States
Perry Martin
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Martin
William Ratcliff
Nixon orders troops to move New York mail
President Nixon announced the deployment of military troops to New York City to restore postal service amid nationwide wildcat strikes. He limited troops to New York for now, warning he will act elsewhere if needed, while urging workers to return to end the illegal stoppage and begin negotiations on pay raises. A Post Office survey showed 168 403 of about 750 000 postal workers were out.
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Nixon
New York City
New York
Winton M. Blount
U.S
Chicago
Cambodia seeks aid to remove Vietnamese troops
Gen Lon Nol announces Cambodia asks Britain and the Soviet Union to reactivate the International Control Commission to end foreign troops on Cambodian soil. He orders removal of Sihanouk portraits and says 40,000 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces camp in Cambodia. Britain awaits request. Soviets veto Laos consultations. Lon Nol says he also consults with Viet Cong.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Laos
Britain
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Lon Nol
Norodom Sihanouk
Cochairmen
Cambodia
International Control Commission
ICC
Sihanouk
India
Poland
Canada
London
Lon i Nol
Geneva
Lon No
US led talks in Phnom Penh aim to win troop withdrawal
US negotiators and North Vietnamese diplomats in Phnom Penh pursue a withdrawal of troops. The discussions center on ending military presence and arranging a pace for forces to depart as part of peace efforts.
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Phnom Penh
Lompoc mental health day center eyed with two week delay
An official of Lompoc Mental Health Association plans to ask the planning commission for a two week postponement of the conditional use permit hearing for a mental health day center at 619 W. Cypress Ave. County officials seek more time to survey alternate sites while $100,000 is in hand for the first year. The commission may continue the hearing or hear testimony then continue it to a later date.
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Lompoc
James Longtin
Longtin
Commission
Rebels crushed in coup attempt near Brazzaville
Kinshasa based Ngouabi said loyal forces defeated a rebel group led by Lt Kikanga that seized the Brazzaville radio. Government tanks ringed the station and Kikanga was killed as the attempted coup to seize revolutionary power was thwarted.
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Kinshasa
Congo
UPI
Marien Ngouabi
Congo Republic
Kikanga
Brazzaville
French Congo
Congo River
Belgian Congo
People’s Army
Ngouabi
Israel Jet Request Rejected as U.S. Aims to Limit Middle East Arms
Secretary of State William P. Rogers said the United States turned down Israel's plea for 25 additional Phantom jets and 100 Sky Hawks while pursuing a vigorous effort to secure a Russia Middle East arms limit agreement. He noted no current U.S. plan would jeopardize Israel's security and that aid would include $100 million in economic assistance. The comments came amid broader U.S. positions on Vietnam Laos and Cambodia.
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Washington
UPI
William P. Rogers
United States
Israel
Russia
Middle East
Rogers
Devel
U.S
Cambodia
Laos
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Vietnam
Gujarat quake kills 23 in Broad City area
An earthquake struck Gujarat during a major Hindu festival killing 23 people including 12 children. Broad City suffered extensive damage with 60 houses destroyed and 250 damaged. Broach, near the Gulf of Cambay, houses 85,000 residents.
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New Delhi
UPI
Gujarat
Broad City
Broach
Gulf of Cambay
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