French Remember 1918 Armistice In France Across Generations
In Reims and towns across France, veterans and schoolchildren mark November 11, 1918 the day World War I ended. Charles Fidel, 72, recalls the gas shells and the 5 am armistice at Compiegne, amid rows of wartime graves and memories of American and French troops.
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Reims
France
UPI
Charles Fidel
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Vietnam
Ferdinand Foch
Compiegne
Fidel
2 Marne
Young mother to stand trial on narcotics charges
Carol Ann Gavin 26 a divorcee from Bell Gardens ordered to arraign in Norwalk Superior Court Nov. 24 after a preliminary hearing. Neighbor reported drug activity at Gavin home near an elementary school and the girl Dawn 5 allegedly spoke of selling drugs. Gavin held on $3,125 bond denying the accusations.
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Gavin
Sheriff's Deputies
Marine imposter to be sent home unless charges filed
San Diego officials say 16-year-old Ledell Parker who posed as Marine Pvt. Robert A. Jenkins will likely be sent home to his mother if the Marine Corps does not press charges. He surrendered to police in October and later escaped from a hospital after arrest for impersonating a sergeant near the women’s barracks. He faces possible impersonation and assault charges.
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San Diego
UPI
Ledell Parker
Marine Corps
Robert A. Jenkins
Indianapolis
Ind
Camp Pendleton
Here
Parker
Anderson
Jenkins
Los Angeles
Indians surrender Alcatraz in peaceful departure
A group of 14 college student Indians occupied Alcatraz Island over the weekend to press a claim under an 1848 treaty. They offered $24 in beads and cloth for the 16 acres, then left with Coast Guard escort as officials consider future use of the island.
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San Francisco
UPI
San Francisco Bay
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz
Manhattan Island
U.S. General Services Administration
Coast Guard
Interior Department
Highway repairs slow as slope slides close Monterey coast
The State Division of Highways reports road slides on Highway 1 along the Monterey coast 26 miles south of Big Sur have closed the route. Until the slide control project finishes, a detour via Route 68 to Salinas and Highway 101 to San Luis Obispo is the only passage from Monterey to San Luis Obispo. An early storm delivering nearly two inches of rain delayed work by about a week.
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Monterey
Big Sur
State Division of Highways
San Luis Obispo
Salinas
Boy 14 Attempts Delta Hijack After Rome Incident
Cincinnati police report a 14 year old, David Booth, tried to hijack a Delta DC9 at Greater Cincinnati Airport by seizing an 18 year old passenger at knifepoint. He aimed for destinations including Sweden and Mexico before being talked out before takeoff.
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Rome
Cincinnati
UPI
California
David Booth
Greater Cincinnati
Delta Airlines
David
Gloria Jean House
Miss House
Sweden
Byron Kinman
Absentee Ballot Rules For Lompoc USD Election Dec 2
Absentee ballots are being processed for the Lompoc Unified School District election set for December 2 to approve selling bonds at up to seven percent interest, with applications accepted in person or by mail until November 25. Ballots must be returned by December 1 at 5 p.m.
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Lompoc Unified School District
Cathedral Oaks Road
Santa Barbara
Veterans Day Gains Stature From Presidents Appeal
President Nixon's Nov. 3 appeal and a planned antiwar march in Washington spurred heightened Veterans Day observances nationwide. Rallies, flag displays, and wreath ceremonies marked the day as supporters and opponents of Vietnam policy staged demonstrations. Omar Bradley, Gov. Maddox, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower attended events, while nationwide parades and memorial rites underscored the holiday's significance.
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Nixon
Washington
Vietnam
Washington Monument
John Tower
Rtex
Arlington National Cemetery
Veterans Hospital
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Northampton
Mass
National Unity
Hanoi
Minneapolis
Minn
American Legion
Chicago
State
Madison
New York City
Fifth Avenue
National Committee For Responsible Patriotism
America
Omar N. Bradley
Los Angeles Coliseum
United States
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Atlanta
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Lompoc Record
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Harry J. Crompe
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Prine BF
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Metro- Goldwyn Mayer
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Gayle Hunnicut
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Paso Robles
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St. Lompoc
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Cembine
SEA Dunes Service
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Price
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Grand St
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