Optimism rises over Nixon's Russia trip
Washington reports rising optimism about President Nixon's Moscow visit as U S officials note signals of tacit Soviet and Chinese restraint on challenging the Haiphong blockade. Pentagon says no mines exploded and several outbound Haiphong ships diverted. Some fear delays if Hanoi scores a major victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Nixon
Moscow
Russia
China
Defense Department
United States
Haiphong
North Vietnam
Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedheim
State Department
Nicholas Daniloff
Hue
South
Vietnam
Communist forces push toward An Loc as Saigon struggle escalates
Communist troops breached An Loc, 26 miles northwest of Saigon, in a six hour fight before South Vietnamese defenders repelled them. U S bombers dropped thousands of tons near An Loc while weather briefly hindered air strikes. In Pleiku province civilians were seized and homes burned as North Vietnamese forces advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Vietnam
An Loc
Long Binh
Saigon
UPI
Trang Banh
U.S
Binh Long
Nationwide protests flare across cities against Nixon policy
Demonstrators clash with police in San Francisco and New York while construction workers confront war protesters near the UN. Across the country about 2,500 have been arrested as mobs target government sites, colleges, and bases from Kansas City to Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
San Francisco
California
Ronald Reagan
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
United Nations
Capitol Hill
Washington
Princeton University
Westover Air Force Base
Massachusetts
Missouri River
Kansas City
Nixon
United States
North Vietnam
Financial
Reagan
Powell Street
Union Square
St. Francis Hotel
U.N
Times Square
Chicopee
Mass
Floods Wash Across Texas River Valleys as Death Toll Rises
A foot of rain in one day sent rivers over their banks near New Braunfels and Seguin, washing away homes and trapping residents. Eight bodies confirmed, two more found, including a former mayor’s wife and a former Secret Service agent. Over 4,500 evacuated along 25 miles of the Guadalupe River as water surged to 18 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Braunfels
Tex
UPI
Texas
National Guard
Secret Service
Lyndon B. Johnson
Seguin
Art Mendez
Ft. Sam Houston
San Antonio
Guadalupe River
North Vietnam begins civilian evacuation from Hanoi
A diplomatic source says Hanoi began mid April evacuations of civilians in nonessential services to countryside refugee centers as U.S. strikes prompted renewed safety measures. He notes deserted streets, reestablished wards, and schools to reopen outside the capital in fall alongside ICC observers from Poland Canada and India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Poland
Canada
India
Vietnams
International Control Commission
Indochina
U.S. Command
South Vietnam
Radio Hanoi
Lompoc Faces Bleak Five Year Budget Projections
City finance director Marvin Loney presented a five year outlook showing Lompoc sinking into the red next year with deficits growing each year. By 1977-78 general fund revenues at about 2.33 million while expenditures rise to 2.9 million, with the water and solid waste funds in poor positions. The report, discussed with the city council, notes no tax increase requested but hints at a possible slight rise to address future shortfalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc
Marvin Loney
Loney
General
Library
Lovey
Water Fund
Gene Wahlers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Phnom Penh
Soviet Union
Cutter
Coast Guard
Morro Bay
Pacific
Santa Ynez River
Lou Boucher
Edal Via
Long Beach
Camp David
Mrs. Nixon
Mary Alice Horne
South H Street
Lompoc Plaza
Horne
Kenneth V. Horne
Highway 13
Tarzan
City Museum
Animal Control Shelter
Central Highlands
Plei Hung Khung
Pleiku
Kontum Province
Qui Nhon
University of Kansas
Kansas
Lawrence
Kan
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Citys Financial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!