Naval pact reached in Moscow and Washington talks
Sessions in Moscow last October and Washington last month produced a naval agreement reaffirming existing high seas traffic rules and testing signals to prevent fleet collisions. Nixon not present for signing by Warner and Gorshkov. officials toasted with champagne as Ziegler called it a significant start toward U.S.-Soviet military relations since World War II.
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Moscow
Washington
High Seas
Nixon
Warner
Gorshkov
Ronald L. Ziegler
White House
Soviet Union
Defense lines hold strong as N Vietnam attacks Hue area
U.S. Marine advisers report North Vietnamese forces strike at three points along the My Chanh River defense line north of Hue. Fresh offensives target Kontum and coastal areas of Quang Tri Province. Marines repel early assaults. naval air and 7th Fleet support noted.
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Saigon
UPS
My Chanh
Hue
Kontum
Dmz
Highway 1
Quang Tri Province
Water Project Workers Off Job In California Dispute
California Water Project workers remain idle amid a strike led by the California State Employer Association. A temporary restraining order directed workers to return to duty, while CSEA defends the action as largely effective. The case heads to a June 5 hearing.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
State Department of Water Resources
California State Employer Association
CSEA
Jim Bald
Walter W. Taylor
Capitol
Dallas bandit surrenders after airport hostage drama
Virgil Lee Fuqua III of Dallas, a young robber who kidnapped Meredith Roberts of Waco at Dallas Love Field, surrendered to police after a nine hour spree. Officers coerced him to drive to headquarters where he allowed the hostage to go and gave up. He faced robbery and kidnapping charges in Waco.
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Mary Jean Beard
Sol Lefkowitz
American Legion
Miss Beard
Flanders Field
Dallas
UPI
Meredith Roberts
Waco
Tex
Dallas Love Field
Frank Dyson
Virgil Lee Fuqua III
Jimmy Roberts
Love Field
Braniff International
Dyson
Paul Townsend
Lompoc Spends Heavily on Street Tree Trimming
Assistant City Administrator Dustin Griffith presented a preliminary report to the Parks and Recreation Commission showing Lompoc spends over 30 dollars per street tree annually with five trimmers for 9 000 trees. He contrasted county and Campbell figures and noted potential over service and frequent off schedule trimming as factors.
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Lompoc
California
Santa Barbara
Dustin Griffith
Parks and Recreation Commission
Griffith
Campbell
Telephone links drainage committee in sole meeting
A drainage committee in a city uses a telephone relay to include Morris Sobhani, absent due to illness, via the voice box instrument. For two hours the group debated the drainage ordinance with Sobhani speaking from home and responses in City Hall. The incident ends with Sobhani confirming doctors advised removal of his tonsils.
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Morris Sobham
James Stubbner
Sol Lefkowitz
Sobhani
Six killed as blast hits munitions plant in Kiln Mississippi
A blast at a munitions plant in Kiln Mississippi killed six women workers and sparked a fire that threatened a power shed and a shed with artillery shell caps. Authorities said additional explosions were highly unlikely and plans to drop fire suppressant were canceled. An Army demolition squad inspected the site as firefighters battled brush fires overnight.
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Kiln
Miss
UPI
Air Force
Army
Bay St. Louis
Holmquist retiring from county assessor post
Veteran county official Harry W. Holmquist files retirement with the Board of Supervisors effective July. He endorses William Cook as his successor, noting Cook’s close work history and qualifications. Other longtime county officials including A. T. Eaves Jr, Walter S. Cummings, Marcus E. Cravens, William Arnold, and Patrick O'Brien are also leaving or stepping down.
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Old Guard
Harry W. Holmquist
Board of Supervisors
Holmquist
William Cook
Cook
A. T Eaves Jr
Walter S. Cummings
Marcus E. Cravens
William Arnold
Santa Barbara-Goleta
Patrick O'Brien
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Wagner
Taylor
Bandit
Matt Howerton
Parks Department
Sylvan Ladner
Ladner
Third Street
Flo Smith
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