Controllers strike disrupts US airline service nationwide
PATCO members walk off the job for a sixth day causing up to 700 Sunday flight cancellations mainly on the Chicago New York Washington route. FAA reports 1405 controllers off duty while reductions at O Hare affect New York area flights and result in hours of delays across several cities. President Nixon praises remaining controllers for keeping traffic moving.
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Chicago - New York - Washington Triangle
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization
PATCO
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Chicago
O’ Hare International
New York Area
New York
St. Louis
Des Moines
Pittsburgh
Honolulu
Cleveland
Portland
Seattle
O’hare
San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco
F. Lee Bailey
Nixon
John H. Shaffer
Son of Lompoc Woman Killed in Viet Nam Crash
First Lieutenant Toby Richard Gritz son of Coral MacKenzie of Lompoc was killed when his Marine Corps helicopter collided with another near Marble Mountain Air Facility in Quang Nam Province on March 25 1968 He would have been home in three months Survived by his wife Tanya of Meridian Mississippi a one year old son and his father Paul Gritz of Saugus plus two brothers and several relatives Funeral services planned in Jacksonville Florida and burial at the National Cemetery others listed include Capt John Gritz Paul Gritz and Rock MacKenzie.
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Marine Corps
Lompoc
Vietnam
Toby Richard Gritz
Coral MacKenzie
Marble Mountain Air Facility
Quang Nam
Gritz
United States
Bob
Tom MacKenzie
Tanya
Meridian
Miss
Paul H. Gritz
Saugus
Vancouver
Wash
California
Ohio
Hawaii
Fillmore High School
Ventura College
Jacksonville
Fla
National Cemetery
Capt
John Gritz
Fort Ord
California Highway Patrol
Paul Gritz
San Diego
Rock MacKenzie
University of California
Quakes Continue to Rock West Turkey and Death Toll Surges
Western Turkey endures aftershocks as Gediz Creek overflows near Gediz nine miles from the devastated city. Officials report hundreds dead, thousands injured, and further tremors complicate rescue efforts amid rising fear of disease. A separate Albany incident involving a bomb making death occurs as a CUNY student faces homicide charges.
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Turkey
Gediz
Akcaalan
Uprising Flares Across Seven Cambodian Provinces
Anti government uprisings backed by the Viet Cong erupt in seven border provinces near Vietnam. Lon Nol appeals to the United Nations for observer help as street clashes kill and wound dozens. Phnom Penh remains secure with tanks and troops patrolling key sites.
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UPI
Vietnam
Cambodia
Defense Ministry
Mekong
Kampong Chang Province
Lon Nol
United Nations
U.N
International Control Commission
Long Noi
National Assembly
Kim Phoun
Sos Saun
Pressure for judge charged by Cranston over Carswell letter
Senator Alan Cranston accused the Nixon administration of pressuring Charles Wilson an EEOC deputy chief conciliator to draft a letter supporting Supreme Court nominee G Harrold Carswell Wilson reportedly opposes Carswell and told friends he did not support the nomination The charge adds to the controversy over the Carswell nomination in Washington.
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UPI
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Nixon
Supreme Court
G. Harrold Carswell
Cranston
Charles Wilson
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC
Carswell
Weekend Weather Outlook With Mild Temperatures
Fair weather continues through Tuesday with highs in the 60s to 70s. Tonight brings lows in the 40s. Small craft advisory remains for north winds 15 to 30 knots, easing tonight and Tuesday. Tides show highs of 4.8 feet at 4 26 a.m. and 3.7 feet at 7 14 p.m. A low tide of minus 0.4 feet occurs at 12 14 p.m.
Israeli jets resume strikes on Egyptian targets across Suez Canal
Reports say Israeli warplanes hit military targets along the southern and central Suez Canal after a two day pause. London sources claim 12 000 Soviet advisers are aiding Egypt's air defense and SAM3 missile sites.
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Egypt
Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
London
Soviet Union
Middle East
Forum Tonight Brings Eight Lompoc Council Candidates
Lompoc residents can see all eight city council hopefuls at a candidate forum at the First Presbyterian Church 1600 Berkeley Drive. Moderated by Don Olson of the Village Rotary, the event opens with candidate statements then audience questions and brief rebuttals. Incumbents Richard Jacoby Robert MacClure and Brooks Speight compete with EC Stevens Henry Ramirez Sol Lefkowitz Floyd Dunlap and George Cotsenmoyer for the April 14 election seats.
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Lompoc
Richard Jacoby
Robert MacClure
Brooks Speight
Stevens
Henry Ramirez
Sol Lefkowitz
Floyd Dunlap
George Cotsenmoyer
Secretary of State Frank M. Jordan Dies at 81
Venerable Republican Frank M. Jordan died at his Sacramento home after a stroke last May. The longtime official oversaw elections archives and corporate filings and will be succeeded by a temporary appointee until the November election. His widow Alberta, 56, seeks the post with other GOP and Democratic contenders fielding nomination bids.
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Sacramento
UPI
Frank M. Jordan
Jordan
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Alberta
George Milias
Gilroy
Hugh Burns
Fresno
Edmund G. Jerry Brown Jr
City Eyes Easter Bonnets and Parade Warm Weather Draws Crowds
Glimpses show fancy Easter bonnets yesterday with children in a back to school parade planned today. Warm weather boosts attendance at city parks and coastline beaches as residents take advantage of the holiday stretch.
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Bernard A. Godwin
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East Village
Ed van Kan
Tram Kiri
van Kan
Lompoc Valley
Veterans Memorial
C. L. Graybill
Helen North
Richard Hoyt
United Press International
Los Angeles
Highway 154
Paradise Road
Bunny Charles Rehdorf
CHP
Cachuma Lake
Andrew Jefferson Ford, Jr
S. G St
Paul Daniel Ray
Santa Barbara
Ford
Lompoc Hospital
Ray
Alexandria
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