Missile Combat Competition Set at Vandenberg AFB
The SAC Missile Combat Competition kicks off at Vandenberg AFB on April 6 with 230 competitors from nine bases. Lt. Gen. Carlton will open the nine day event, featuring awards for top wings and crews, and a final ceremony with Gen. Holloway the principal speaker.
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Strategic Air Command
Vandenberg Afb
Vafb
Paul K. Carlton
15Th Air Force
Bruce K. Holloway
SAC
Holloway
Air Force
Vandenberg
Artichoke frost kiss worries Salinas market
Agricultural chief Dick Nutter says frost damage in the East could mean lower shipments and possible losses, as Eastern buyers reject frosted artichokes while Western markets see mixed demand. Governor Reagan faced a Fresno County disaster request opening loan aid options for farmers.
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Salinas
UPI
Dick Nutter
Monterey County
Nutter
Ronald Reagan
Fresno
US tightens smallpox watch on Yugoslav travelers
Health officials monitor travelers from Yugoslavia entering the United States for smallpox risk. The CDC checks arrivals within 14 days of exposure, tracks those without vaccination or with ineffective vaccines, and places 50 to 100 travelers daily under surveillance. The last US case was 1949.
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Atlanta
UPI
United States
Yugoslavia
National Center For Disease Control
CDC
Nixon invokes Railway Labor Act to avert rail strike
President Richard Nixon invoked the Railway Labor Act to delay a potential rail shutdown for 60 days. The measure covers Penn Central train crews and sheet metal workers nationwide, creating three member panels to study disputes and seek settlements while Congress may impose a settlement if needed.
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Penn Central Railroad
Congress
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Prosecution Zeroes In On Soledad Brothers Plot Claim
In a San Jose trial of Angela Davis the prosecution targets a conspiracy to free the Soledad Brothers as jurors recount the Marin County Courthouse seizure. Witness Maria Graham testified Haley was shot and McClain demanded the Soledad Brothers be freed, while other captives heard or did not hear the words.
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San Jose
Calif
UPI
Angela Davis
San Rafael
UCLA
Jonathan Jackson
James McClain
Marin County
Harold Haley
Gary Thomas
Miss Davis
Maria Graham
Albert W. Harris Jr
Soledad Brothers
Doris L. Wittmer
Norene Morris
Talks Resume to Avert Southern California Grocery Strike
In Los Angeles talks resume to avert a strike by about 55 000 retail clerks at Southern California supermarkets. The Food Employers Council offers an 21 percent wage and fringe benefits increase, while the Retail Clerks Union reviews the proposal.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California
The
Food Employers Council
Retail Clerks Union
Robert K. Fox
Ken Edwards
Merced travel agent charged in extortion plot against Hughes Airwest
Talbot A. Gregory 29, of Gregory Travel Agency Merced, arrested by FBI on six counts of violating the Federal Extortion Statute and the Hobbs Act. He allegedly threatened to bomb Airwest planes to obtain money, identified as the "Marty" who extorted $64,000 in 1970 and $125,000 in 1972, with prior communications to Airwest officials and a 1970 cassette mailing.
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Merced
UPI
Talbot A. Gregory
Hughes Airwest
Gregory
Gregory Travel Agency
FBI
Marty
Merced County
Charles N. Hiner
San Francisco
Airwest
Hiner
Edwin N. Altman
Longshoremen and shippers to discuss contract terms
In San Francisco the Longshoremen's Union and West Coast shippers plan talks today on a contract reduced by the Federal Pay Board. Previous talks Thursday yielded no details. The 134 day strike ended Jan 17 with a 20.9 percent wage rise, later lowered to 14.9 percent by the Pay Board, while ILWU members still work under last June terms.
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San Francisco
UPI
Federal Pay Board
Pacific
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s
ILWU
Harry Bridges
West Berliners Flood Wall for Easter Reunions
Tens of thousands of West Berliners crossed the Berlin Wall for Easter visits with relatives in the East. People entered by foot, car, subway, and train as the East opened the border two hours early to handle the rush. Long lines and 40 minute waits marked the crossings.
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Berlin
UPI
Berlin Wall
West Germany
Drewitz
West Berlin
Cary Grant Wins First Round In Custody Dispute
Actor Cary Grant won a round in his custody case with ex wife Dyan Cannon. A Superior Court judge limited removing their 6 year old daughter Jennifer from California while Cannon films in New York. Grant and Cannon agreed on visits and daily dog visits during the four to six week filming period.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Cary Grant
Dyan Cannon
Miss Cannon
New York
Jennifer
Grant
Superior Court
Jack T. Ryburn
California
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