Britain takes control of Northern Ireland after violent turmoil
Britain formally assumes rule of Ulster as Parliament passes legislation ending Protestant dominance. Four gunmen clash with police near Rosslea in a major border battle. bomb blasts rock Belfast. Londonderry sees an assassination attempt. Premier Faulkner resigns and William Whitelaw becomes Northern Ireland Secretary with troops increased for Easter.
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Belfast
UPI
Britain
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Londonderry
Elizabeth II
Brian Faulkner
Ulster
Northern Counties
William Whitelaw
Faulkner
Whitelaw
Belleak
Rosslea
Ivan Cooper
Stormont
Supermarkets pledge price review after White House talks
A dozen large chains agreed to scrutinize operations to keep food prices down after a session with Treasury Secretary Connally and other officials. They expect meat prices, especially beef, to fall in coming weeks due to lower wholesale costs, not changes in retailer profit policies. Washington will receive weekly price reports from grocers.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
John B. Connally
Connally
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Commerce
Peter G. Peterson
White House
William Mitchell
Safeway Stores Inc
Grocers
Mitchell
Good Friday closing times for local offices and banks
Banks and savings institutions will close at noon on Good Friday along with many governmental offices and some businesses closing from noon to 3 p.m. City Hall Post Office and County Housing Authority keep regular hours while County Building on South D Street and DMV close at noon. The Record Business office closes noon to 3 p.m. Major markets stay open Friday and Saturday, closed Sunday. Public Library maintains regular hours Friday and Saturday, closes Sunday.
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County Housing Authority
County
South D Street
Department of Motor
Tyon
Record Business Office
North I Street
East North Avenue
Lompoc Names New Chairman For Drug Abuse Council
Jack Hansten elected chairman of the Lompoc Valley Drug Abuse Coordinating Council replacing Harry Crompe. Rev. Richard Harris named vice chair, Ann Hope secretary, Charlotte Benton treasurer. Lewis Copeland to be executive secretary. Drop-In Center expected to open April 15.
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Jack Hansten
Lompoc
Lompoc Valley
Richard Harris
Ann Hope
Charlotte Benton
Lewis Copeland
Council
Copeland
Hanstein
Bridges to wait and see on dock contract rejection
Longshore leader Harry Bridges adopts a wait and see stance after the Pay Board rejects a West Coast dock workers contract. He urges patience while ILWU defers any strike decision until the board rules on East Coast tentative agreements. Bridges notes talks with East and Gulf coast officials and AFL CIO President Meany who left the board in protest.
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San Francisco
UPI
Harry Bridges
Bridges
ILWU
Dispatcher
International Longshoremen’s Association of the
East and Gulf Coasts
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Secret gunship downed by Communist missile
The U S Command said 14 Americans were missing and presumed dead aboard a secret C130 gunship shot down by a Communist missile in Laos. Front reports described heavy Communist artillery and ground attacks along the DMZ as battles continued at nightfall.
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Saigon
UPS
Laos
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
South Vietnam
Indochina
U.S
North Vietnam
Siegfried Line
Dong Ha
Alpha 2
Alpha 4
Charlie 2
Camp Carrol
Sarge
Nui Ba Ho
Holcomb
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Holy Land fills with tourists for Easter and Passover
Thousands of visitors flood Israel for Easter and Passover as hotels and hostels reach capacity. A Tourism Ministry official cited about 75,000 tourists in the country, with Horatio Veste of the American Colony Hotel saying rooms are completely booked and space is unavailable.
Glimpses of a Sunny Afternoon in the City
Citizens on Ocean Avenue near a service station faced fuel shortages as gas ran low yesterday afternoon. Two telephone crew workers on F Street paused from a street project to play horseshoes. Passersby shaded themselves and fans circulated as the sun warmed the day.
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Ocean Avenue
F Street
Weather outlook with coastal low clouds and tides
Fair conditions continue through Friday with patchy night and morning low coastal cloudiness and warmer nights. Today and Friday highs near the 60s, lows tonight mid 40s, northwest wind 10 to 20 mph. Tides: high 3.9 feet at 10 50 a.m. and 5.2 feet at 10 28 p.m. Low tides 0.0 at 4 42 a.m. and 1.3 feet at 4 17 p.m.
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Gene Wahlers
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NATO
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Wausau
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George S. McGovern
Milwaukee
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Rockford
Ill
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Gordon Banner
Charles Turner
John Law
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Sener Sadi
Ismail Surucu
Niksar
Quang Tri
Hue
A Shau
Holy Land
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