North Vietnamese drive breaks through northern defense line
North Vietnamese infantry with heavy artillery broke through a corner of South Vietnam's northern defense below the DMZ driving government troops from three bases. Four bases fell earlier this week as fighting spread to six bases in the Central Highlands. U.S. helicopters aided defenders at Quang Tri and reports say four U.S. helicopters were shot down since Tuesday with one American killed.
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Saigon
Big
Quang Tri
U.S
Central Highlands
Dmz
Whitelaw Takes Northern Ireland Post Amid Rising Violence
William Whitelaw arrives as secretary of state for Northern Ireland as British forces plan another 600 troops within 24 hours. The region faces renewed bombings and shootings, with 39-year-old Martha Crawford among the dead and 33 injured in Belfast as protests and sectarian clashes continue.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Britain
William Whitelaw
Whitelaw
Martha Crawford
B52 Bomber Crashes Near McCoy Air Base Killing Seven
A B52 jet bomber making an emergency landing at McCoy Air Force Base crashed into a residential area north of the base. Seven crewmen were killed and seven charred bodies were found. The crash set homes ablaze and overburned areas scattered wreckage over a quarter mile as burn victims flowed to area hospitals.
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Orlando
Fla
UPI
McCoy Air Force Base
Carl Langford
Strategic Air Command Base
Air Force
Southeast Asia
McCoy
Driscoll
Silver Beach
Lompoc Valley Slaughterhouse Plan Faces Rezoning
An Ontario firm Hogg Brothers seeks rezoning to C-2 heavy industrial and a conditional use permit for a cattle slaughterhouse on 9.51 acres west of State Highway 246 near Sweeney Road in Lompoc Valley. Applicant Warren Hogg. current zoning is single family and suburban agricultural restricted. A public hearing is set for May 3 at 10 a.m. in the County Planning Commission room in Santa Barbara.
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Ontario
Lompoc Valley
Hogg Brothers
Warren Hogg
Sweeney Rd
County Flood Control Department
County Planning Commission
Santa Barbara
Residents Appeal Lompoc lot split amid flood plain concerns
Preserve Lompoc's Unique Surroundings files a formal appeal of March 15 actions granting a three lot subdivision in the Santa Ynez River flood plain west of Lompoc.PLUS chair Beverly Smith cites flood risk and environmental implications while realtor Harley A. Craig backed the plan before planners.
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Lompoc Valley
County Planning Commission
Santa Ynez River
Lompoc
Beverly Smith
Board of Supervisors
UMW President Tony Boyle Convicted in Political Funds Case
Federal jury finds United Mine Workers leader W. A. Tony Boyle guilty on 13 counts of illegally funneling union funds to political campaigns. Co-defendants John Owens and James Kmetz also convicted on multiple counts. Humphrey donations cited.
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UMWA
John Owens
James Kmetz
Boyle
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Deputy Sheriff Cleared in Hospital Shooting Incident
Sheriff John W. Carpenter announced an internal affairs probe cleared Deputy C D Smith of improper firearm use after he shot at Vincent Herrera 27 during an escape attempt at the County hospital. Herrera was recaptured. Smith is recovering and back on duty. A separate meeting in Los Angeles aimed to place California’s death penalty on the November ballot with District Attorney Joseph Busch and state officials leading the initiative.
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John W. Carpenter
Vincent Herrera
C.D. Smith
Carpenter
Herrera
Smith
Los Angeles
UPI
California
Joseph Busch
Evelle Younger
Los Angeles County
Younger
George Deukmejian
Long Beach
Pal Busch
Pollution fight costly but worth it says EPA head
Los Angeles based report cites $105 billion in costs over 1970 to 1975 plus 125000 potential job losses and a drop in GNP. EPA Administrator William Ruckelshaus argues benefits will exceed costs as cleanup reduces pollution and improves quality of life.
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Los Angeles
UPI
William D. Ruckelshaus
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Ruckelshaus
Council On Environmental Quality
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Florida
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Debbie Stewart
Lot
UMW
Charles R. Richey
Arthur Hilland
Geraldine Reberhard
Kmetz
Owens
Labor
Joseph A
Jock
Yablonski
Washington
Labor Department
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