City planning chief probes wrecking yard
Lompoc Planning Director Clint Sherrod prepared to seek Santa Barbara County Planning Commission input on a proposed two to three wrecking yards along Highway 1 north of Lompoc. He stressed the request is advisory and centered on scenic route designation and possible screening of yards from the highway. Perry's Auto Wrecking and Roy's Auto Wrecking seek to relocate by Oct 1 to expand from their cramped current sites, with zoning and land needs noted.
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Lompoc
Clint Sherrod
County Planning Commission
Santa Barbara
Highway 1
Sherrod
C-M
Roy
Second Street
Laurel Avenue
Perry
West Laurel
R Street
Central Avenue
Public Works
Ken Dawson
Bill Perry
Israel Claims Four Egyptian Jets in Major Air Battle
Israel said its jets shot down four Egyptian MIG 21s over the Suez Canal in the biggest Middle East air engagement this year. Lebanese border firefights followed as Israeli forces crossed into Lebanon briefly, wounding Lebanese soldiers before withdrawing, with ongoing clashes and regional turmoil.
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Israel
Tel Aviv
Beirut
Aita Ech-Chaab
Lebanon
Bleida
al Kahhab
Amman
McGee Sees Possible Postal Pay Solution Amid Strike Talks
Senator Gale W. McGee after White House talks with President Nixon said a meaningful and constructive solution to the postal workers pay dispute could be reached, though congressional action may take months. He warned against hasty action that could derail negotiations as conferees revisit pay bills and postal unions prepare for a possible nationwide strike if no settlement is reached.
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Washington
UPI
Gale W. McGee
D-Wyo
Nixon
McGee
Senate Post Office Committee
House
Senate
New York
White House
Hiram Fong
Hawaii
GOP
Senate Committee
Congress
City council forum, Jr Alpha Club to host candidates
The Lompoc Junior Alpha Club selects Don Olson to moderate a city council candidate forum Monday at First Presbyterian Church in Vandenberg Village. Eight candidates vie for three open seats with incumbents McClure, Jacoby, and Speight seeking re election.
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Lompoc
Don Olson
Oakwood Court
Vandenberg Village
First Presbyterian
Robert D. McClure
Richard Jacoby
Brooks Speight
E.C. Stevens
George Cotsenmeyer
Floyd Dunlap
Sol Lefkowitz
Henry M. Ramirez
Robert Steiger
Maynard Steffen
Military mail deliveries resume in New York City
United Press International reports that military personnel under President Nixon began delivering mail in New York City today, ending an eight day postal workers strike. Troops will deliver to Manhattan Bronx and Brooklyn businesses and Queens homes as carriers return in large numbers. Nixon ordered 30,000 troops and reservists into the city to move the mails.
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Nixon
New York City
Post Office Department
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens County
National Guard
Market gains as banks cut prime rate to 8 percent
New York banks including Irving Trust and Bank of America lowered the prime rate to 8 percent, sparking a Dow rise of about 10 points and a sharp jump in UPI indicators as trading quickened and advancers outpaced decliners.
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New York
UPI
Irving Trust Co
Bank of America
BAM
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
United Bank of California
Irving Trust
Dow Jones
Strike Hits Martin Marietta Work At Vandenberg Base
Aerospace technicians and material supply workers of the United Auto Workers Union began a strike at Martin Marietta Corp at Vandenberg Air Force Base. About 100 to 115 union members walked off after rejecting a company offer, picket lines surround the base gates, and negotiations stall with no scheduled talks.
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United Auto Workers Union
Martin-Marietta Corp
Vandenberg Air Force Base
UAW
Martin-Marietta
Gary Winzell
Santa Maria
Terrorists balk at terms threaten death to diplomat
UPI reports communist terrorists holding U S diplomat Lt Col Donald J Crowley 48 air attaché at the U S Embassy refused government terms for freeing 21 political prisoners and warned of execution if deadlines are not met. They demanded unconditional release then counter offered safe passage to an embassy. authorities later signaled possible prisoner release with asylum in an embassy.
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FAA
U.S
Joaquin Balaguer
Guillermo Guzman Acosta
National Police
Dominican Republic
Mexico
Nixon proposes death penalty for bombing conspirators
President Nixon said he will seek legislation to impose the death penalty if a fatality occurs in a bombing. He called bombings a source of fear and urged stiff federal penalties for those involved, transporting explosives, or issuing threats.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
North Vietnamese Probes Long Cheng Base Area
Three ground attacks were launched near the Long Cheng U S base near Vientiane. An abortive two battalion thrust failed before dawn with 1,200 guerrillas killed incursions followed by air strikes and artillery. The conflict ranks as the biggest of three attacks in the area, with government forces reporting light losses.
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Vientiane
UPI
U.S
Long Cheng
State lawmakers Lagomarsino and MacGillivray Visit City
The visit of State Senator Robert Lagomarsino and State Assemblyman W Don MacGillivray is noted in the city today. Television star Glen Campbell is playing golf at Vandenberg Air Force Base and visiting Vandenberg hospital. An elderly couple photographed children using a slide at Ryan Park yesterday afternoon.
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Robert Lagomarsino
W. Don MacGillivray
City
Glen Campbell
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Vandenberg Hospital
Ryan Park
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Gene Wahlers
Junior Alpha Club
United Press International
Defense Department
My Lai
Pentagon
Charles West
Chicago
Senate For
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Barker
City Council Forum
Jr. Alpha Club
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Miami
Cleveland
Denver
Volpe
Professional Air Controllers Organization
PATCO
National Association of Government Employees
LaGuardia
Military
Winzell
Crowley
Santo Domingo
Armed Commandos Against Reelection
Waldmar Sanches
Buenos Aires
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