Electronic missiles help blunt Communist assaults in Kontum
U.S. command reports a third day of massive air strikes on Haiphong and says electronic missiles disrupted a Communist assault on Kontum, destroying 13 tanks. Heavy fighting continues in Kontum as forces repel two attacks on the airfield and sappers are cleared from the city.
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UPS
U.S. Command
Haiphong
Kontum
My Chanh
Hue
Highway 1
U.S
North Vietnam
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Chicago
Midway
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Nixon
Ben Thuy
Dat To
UPI
Arthur Higbee
Special Memorial Day services planned in Lompoc
Lompoc's American Legion Post 211 plans Memorial Day services Monday at 10 a.m. in Evergreen Cemetery with Chaplain Lt. Col. Vancil V. Gibson of Vandenberg AFB as guest speaker. Wreaths to be placed by the Legion Auxiliary and the Daughters of the American Revolution. firing squad provided by Vandenberg AFB. Public invited. offices closed for a three day weekend. many stores open.
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Lompoc
American Legion
Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery
Vancil V. Gibson
Vandenberg Afb
Legion Auxilary
Daughters of the American Revolution
Confusing drill at City Water Plant on East North
Fire and police rushed to the East North Avenue water treatment plant yesterday but found no emergency. Officials said the plant's alarm system is designed to summon help for various threats to ensure safe drinking supplies.
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East North Avenue
James Walker
Walker
Environmental report on Harris Grade freeway project approved
State highway officials filed a final environmental statement for the 7.5 million dollar 5.7 mile Rt. 1 freeway over Harris Grade between Lompoc and Santa Maria. The plan notes user and time savings but warns of earthwork scars and temporary loss of Bishop Pine stands.
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Dick Praul
State Division of Highways
Harris Grade
Lompoc
Santa Maria
Board of Supervisors
Water project strike ends as California workers return
California state workers end the first strike by state employees after approving a 12.5 percent pay raise. CSEA and the Water Resources Director signed a nonpunitive return agreement, ending the walkout at the $2.8 billion project. Gov Reagan welcomed the move as workers resume duties under new pay terms.
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UPI
California
California State Employes Association
CSEA
Walter Taylor
William R Gianelli
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Nixon Signs Historic Nuclear Arms Treaty With Soviet Union
In Moscow President Nixon signed for the United States and Leonid Brezhnev signed for the Soviet Union on a landmark SALT treaty limiting offensive and defensive missiles. The accord freezes ICBMs, bans new missile-launching submarines, caps ABM sites, and includes a separate trade commission agreement.
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UPI
United States
Soviet Union
Helsinki
Vienna
Nixon
Ziegler
Troika
Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Kremlin
U.S
Gerard C. Smith
Vladimir S. Semenov
Wallace shows improvement after abscess drainage at hospital
Wallace, recovering from the May 15 shooting, is said to have a marked overall improvement and can sit up in a regular chair for the first time since the attack. Doctors report reduced abdominal discomfort after draining pus from two sites and note increased activity may begin today.
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Silver Spring, MD
UPI
George C. Wallace
Holy Cross Hospital
Medical Bulletin
Von Braun retires from NASA to join Fairchild Industries
Dr Wernher von Braun, the German born rocket expert who led Saturn V development, retires from NASA and will become corporate vice president for engineering and development at Fairchild Industries. He leaves after 12 years with NASA and 60 years old, amid budget pressures and the upcoming final Apollo mission.
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UPI
Wernher von Braun
Moon
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
von Braun
Fairchild Industries
Marshall Space Flight Center
Alabama
Deve
James C. Fletcher
NASA
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England
Tme
Peenemuende
United States
White Sands
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