American Forces Ramp Up Cambodian Push In Vietnam War
Allied commanders sent 5,000 more troops into Cambodia as U.S. armor pressed deep toward COSVN in the Fishhook and Parrot’s Beak regions. By nightfall about 30,000 troops were inside Cambodia with hundreds of tons of supplies seized and 1,952 enemy killed.
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UPS
U.S
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Central Office For
COSVN
Vietnam
UPI
Leon Daniel
Capital
Ba Thu
Nixon
Fishhook
Svay Rieng
Plane with 14 aboard crashes after takeoff from Hamilton AFB
A two engine T-29 Comair with 14 military personnel aboard crashed shortly after takeoff from Hamilton Air Force Base. The aircraft departed toward Fairchild AFB Washington and radio and radar contact was lost almost immediately.
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Hamilton Afb
Upi
Hamilton Air Force Base
Fairchild Afb
Wash
Construction Workers Strike Hits Southern California
AFL CIO Laborers union begins a strike for 35,000 workers in Southern California construction. Pickets will line all projects affiliated with the Associated General Contractors management group.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Grefco Strike Looms as Mediation Begun in LA
Beatrice McComb 10 hurt wrist before Campfire Girls dinner. A federal mediator to meet in Los Angeles to settle the Grefco plant strike in Lompoc as 108 employees walk out after contract rejection. Union cites economics. Little League activities delayed. local trucking firm hampered as plant remains shut.
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Beatrice McComb
Campfire Girl’s International Dinner
Los Angeles
International Union of District 50 Allied and Technical Workers of
United States - Canada
Grefco Inc
Lompoc
Grefco
Ed Hauenstein
Lompoc Valley Trucking Co., Inc
Hauenstein
Kosygin Calls On World To Stop Cambodia Aggression
Soviet Premier Kosygin urged an end to U S aggression in Cambodia during a Moscow news conference. He condemned U S actions as a crude violation of Indochina accords and argued Washington seeks to draw Southeast Asia into military blocs. He urged action over conferences and warned of further international tension.
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UPI
Alexei M. Kosygin
Indochina
Soviet Union
Cambodia
United States
Southeast Asia
Nikita S. Khurshchev
Kosygin
Lenin Hills
Washington
U.S
Laos
Vietnam
Nixon
China pledges support for Red forces in Indochina
Peking Radio quoted an official government statement pledging to back Communist elements in Indochina with all forces after Nixon announced U S action in Cambodia. The text denounced bombing in North Vietnam and condemned U S expansion of the war. Kosygin urged world action against aggression.
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Hong Kong
UPI
China
Cambodia
United States
Indochina
Peking Radio
Nixon
U.S
Moscow
North Vietnam
U S forces end North Vietnam protective strikes
The Defense Department said air strikes at three points in North Vietnam were the last planned and reinforced protective actions. Assistant Defense Secretary Daniel Z Henken stressed no further strikes are planned, while White House and Ziegler say no bombing resumption occurred.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
U.S
North Vietnam
Defense
Daniel Z. Henken
Pentagon
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Martin Marietta strike settled after six weeks
United Auto Workers members at Martin Marietta Corp Vandenberg Air Force Base ratified a new three year contract ending a six week strike from March 24. About 100 workers will return to work as management and union officials say the accord is fair and equitable. A federal mediator aided negotiations.
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United Auto Workers
Martin Marietta Corp
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Corporation
Martin-Marietta
Gary Winsell
United ‘Auto Workers Local 617
VAFB
Martin - Marietta
Kent State U Bandits Clash With Guards. 3 Dead
Gunfire erupted as Ohio National Guardsmen battled about 3000 Kent State University students. At least three people including two guardsmen and a student were killed, and around 15 injured. Stanford faced student unrest. authorities considered losing the campus to outsiders.
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United Press International
Ohio National Guardsmen
Kent State University
Kent
Ohio
U.S
Cambodia
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
Eastern College
Dent
Columbia University
Columbia
Andrew Cordier
New York City
National
Kent State
Coastal Weather Outlook With Mild Inland Clearing
Low clouds or fog along the coast extend inland at night and in the morning with fair conditions otherwise through Tuesday. Cooler today with highs in the upper 60s to 70s and lows around 40. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Tuesday tides include high of 3.9 ft at 11 08 am and 6.2 ft at 10 26 pm. low tides minus 1.1 ft at 4 50 am and 1.5 ft at 4 08 pm.
Mayor to be named at council meeting after new members join
The city council will elect a mayor tomorrow in regular session at City Hall with all nine members present. Acting mayor Charlotte Benton and Art Scott are the incumbents, joined by newcomers George Cotsenmeyer E C Stevens and So Lefkowitz. Also on the agenda are permit procedure changes, park agreement extension to 1971, a Flower Festival street closure, Crestview Drainage Ditch annexation and its withdrawal from county fire protection.
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City Hall
Charlotte Benton
Art Scott
Santa Ynez River Park
H Street
North Avenue
Ocean
Ocean Avenue
O Street
Crestview
Santa Barbara County
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Chestnut Ave
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44Th
Strategic Missile Wing
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USAF
Harry Riddle
Martin- Marietta
Kent University
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