Pilgrims in crossfire near Da Nang amid Vietnam fighting
In Da Nang area a shrine gathering of about 60 000 Roman Catholics at Pra Kieu hamlet was hit by crossfire between North Vietnamese and South Vietnamese forces. One pilgrim died and ten were wounded. U.S. helicopter gunships attacked, and clashes left dozens of enemy dead. Separately, heavy fighting near a hilltop artillery base in the A Shau valley killed dozens of Communists and wounded many South Vietnamese.
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Saigon
VPI
da Nang
Pra Kieu
UPI
Willie Vicey
Para Kieu
A Shau
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
U.S
Nixon to Meet Police Chiefs and Sheriffs
President Nixon plans discussions with top police chiefs and sheriffs to search for ways to curb assaults on officers. He met with Attorney General Mitchell and FBI Director Hoover to discuss recent police slayings and will expand talks to include key associations during the coming session at the White House.
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Thurmont, Md
Gerald L. Warren
Nixon
Mitchell
Hoover
International Association of Police Chiefs
National Sheriff’ Association
Accident injures boy as car hits 5 year old on Laurel Ave
Johnny Faubus age five of 404 A N M St sustained a fractured left leg when struck by John M Regalo age 26 of 427 N M St Friday just before 1 pm in the 500 block of west Laurel Avenue. He was hospitalized at Lompoc Hospital and reported in good condition in traction.
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Johnny Faubus
N. M St
John M. Regalo
West Laurel Avenue
Lompoc Hospital
Pentagon warned over slow Defense Communications System
A congressional report criticizes the Defense Communications System for delays in sending flash messages taking 69 minutes and immediate messages averaging 100 minutes. Rep. Durward Hall calls the situation a mess as the DoD defines five precedence categories with set objective transmission times.
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Washington
UPI
Pentagon
Defense Communications System
DCS
Department of Defense Communications
Durward G. Hall
Rmo
Armed Services
Defense Department
Water budget to be aired by Lompoc panel
Lompoc Water Commission will discuss the 1971 72 fiscal budget, underground water rights, and a Livestream agreement report by Ken Dawson. The 7 30 p m meeting at City Hall will cover the state water plan desalinization and the Lompoc Project with Dawson outlining federal aid programs. A crucial June 10 San Luis Obispo meeting will consider the interim water quality control plan for the central coast basin.
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Vandenberg Village
Vandenberg Village Development Co
Mesa Blvd
Sirius Street
Buena Vista School
Lompock
Water Commission
Ken Dawson
Lompoc
Dawson
Public Works
San Luis Obispo
Central Coast Basin
Laird outlines Europe troop cuts plan this July
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird says administration proposals to trim U.S. troop strength in Europe will be ready by July. The plan, to be shared with allies before action, aims at small cuts tied to mutual Soviet withdrawals and Warsaw Pact arms reductions.
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Washington
UPI
Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Europe
Laird
NATO
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Nixon
Mediterranean
Mier Sr. Services Pending in East Chicago Indiana
Richard J. Mier Sr. 64 died suddenly in Indiana yesterday. He was a city employee and father of Richard J. Mier Jr. of Lompoc. Funeral arrangements are pending from East Chicago.
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E. Chicago
Indiana
Richard J. Mier
Mier
Richard J. Mier, Jr
Lompoc
Nature group shows interest in Hollister Ranch
Nature Conservancy officials said to be "definitely interested" in MGIC Equities Corp. Hollister Ranch holdings west of Gaviota. MGIC seeks rezoning from planned commercial to 100 acre agricultural district to allow selling property in 100 acre parcels. Conservationists note water limits and potential as a National Seashore or Channel Islands HQ site.
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Nature Conservancy Organization
Mgic Equities Corp
Gaviota
Nature Conservancy Group
MGIC
Board of Supervisors
Macco Corp
Newport Beach
Macco
County Planning Commission
Nature Conservancy
San Francisco
Hollister Ranch
Channel Islands National Park
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