Float entries rise for 1971 Lompoc Flower Festival
13 organizations have committed to floral floats for the 1971 Lompoc Flower Festival Parade, nearly double last year's number. The event, chaired by Bob Gaston, is expected to reach about 20 floats by parade day June 26 with a $500 prize for the Sweepstakes winner and a Fairy Tales in Flowers theme.
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Lompoc
Lompoc Jaycees
Bob Gaston
Jaycees
Jaycee
Gaston
Lompoc Valley
John Larsson
Rosedaouth
Southland
Huntington Park
Trudeau and Kosygin extend talks in Moscow on disarmament
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau returns to the Kremlin for detailed discussions with Premier Alexei Kosygin on a balanced reduction of NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in Europe. Queries on emigration of Soviet Jews to Israel are also expected and Trudeau may relay an appeal from Canadian Jews for laxer emigration rules.
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UPI
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Canada
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Alexei N. Kosygin
Europe
Trudeau
Barnett Dawson
Israel
Margaret
Soviet Union
Kosygin
NATO
Steel strike looms as talks begin amid wage row
United Steel Workers and steel firms opened contract talks amid high demands for substantial wage increases and slumping profits. I W Abel says workers seek gains to match living costs, while firms resist, fearing inflation and higher unemployment ahead of a likely July 31 contract expiry.
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UPI
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I.W. Abel
Council of Economic Advisers
Abel
Reagan calls for coast protection by state and locals
Governor Reagan outlined a coast protection compact between state and local governments, opposing a state takeover. He urged zoning to preserve beaches and parks along the 1000 mile coast, criticized a federal hearing on Rural Legal Assistance, and weighed a local park fence issue at People's Park.
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Ronald Reagan
California
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Ecology Corps of Conscientious Objectors
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University of California Regents
Daily
Californian
People’s Park
Highway Patrol
Berkeley
University
Assembly
Joe Gonsalves
D-La Mirada
Bombers Shield Allied Flank In A Shau Valley Fight
UPI reports American B52s bombed a suspected Communist troop concentration six miles south of the DMZ as the A Shau Valley offensive continues. Over 90 tons of bombs hit the area while 3,500 tons have cratered the northwest Vietnam since April 14.
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UPI
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Dmz
A Shau Valley
South Vietnam
A Shau
Rail strike reveals the nation’s rail reliance
United Press International reports a two day strike showed railroads' vital role as industries faced shutdowns. Chrysler, GM, Ford cut output and jobs while food, steel, and bulk-shipping sectors bottlenecked. Reagan urged SST funding amid California economic impact. Texas constitutional privileges include land rights and five state subdivision limit.
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Twinsburg
Ohio
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Ford
Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
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