Three Americans win Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1969
Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to Max Delbruck Salvador E. Luria and H. Hershey for their discoveries on virus replication and genetic structure. The trio, linked to Caltech Carnegie and MIT, are honored for foundational work on viruses and molecular biology.
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Robert W. Holley
H. Gobind Khorana
Marshall W. Nirenberg
Stockholm
UPI
Max Delbruck
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Calif
Dimeanine Hershey
Carnegie Institution of Cold
Hershey
Owosso
Mich
Lansing
Delbruck
Berlin
Luria
Turin
Italy
Caroline Institute
Germany
Largest antiwar demonstration across the nation ends
United Press International reports the Vietnam moratorium drew hundreds of thousands nationwide and around the White House. Demonstrators filled campuses streets and parks in Boston New Haven Detroit Chicago Los Angeles and more while counter protests occurred. Organizers said the day marked the largest antiwar action in U.S. history with hopes for future moratoriums.
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United Press International
Nixon
White House
U.S
South Vietnam
Washington Monument
Martin Luther King Jr
America
Boston
George F. McGovern
D-S
Manhattan
Atlanta
New Haven
Detroit
Wee
New York University
Greenwich Village
Pittsfield
Mass
Soviet Soyuz 6 returns safely after cold welding test
Russia’s Soyuz 6 with Col Georgi Shonin and Valeri Kubasov lands in the Karaganda area after a five day flight. The mission included a rare cold welding experiment aimed at future space station construction and repairs. Soyuz 7 and 8 remain in orbit.
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UPI
Russia
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Tass
Karaganda
Soviet Central Asia
Georgi Shonin
Valeri Kubasov
Kubasov
Threecraft
North Vietnamese Claim Nixon Shows Contempt at Talks
Paris dispatch reports North Vietnamese negotiator Xuan Thuy accusing President Nixon of contempt amid the Vietnam Moratorium, as Ambassador Lodge reiterates Washington’s insistence on timely talks and withdrawal of U.S. troops from South Vietnam. Thuy cites Moratorium Day as the strongest in U.S. history and repeats demands for rapid troop withdrawal.
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UPI
Xuan
Nixon
Vietnam
Thuy
Henry Cabot Lodge
America
Lodge
United States
Hanoi
U.S
South Vietnam
Ranchers taxes reduced by County Board of Equalization
The County Board of Equalization cut cash values on several ranch properties after a day of hearings. Edward Mang's 776 acres along Highway 1 saw a reduction from 319 to 295 per acre, in a bid to ease losses from cattle operations. Other ranches including Emma Buell’s 600 acres near Buellton also saw substantial reductions, citing scarce water and overassessment.
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County Board of Equalization
Lompoc Valley
Edward J. Mang
Star Route
Lompoc
Mang
Highway 1
Las Cruses
William Cook
Petain
Emma M. Buell
Buellton
Buell
Harold W. Mercer
Santa Rosa
Mets win World Series in fifth game over Orioles
The New York Mets defeated the Baltimore Orioles four games to one to clinch the World Series. Winning pitcher Koosman, losing pitcher Watt. Time of game 2 hours 14 minutes. Totals: Baltimore $88 New York 9.
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NEW York
UPI
New York Mets
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore
Koosman
Watt
Weather Outlook With Rain This Week
Cloudy with rain ending this morning then partly cloudy and showers this afternoon. Increasing clouds tonight with rain likely again Friday. Temperatures steady in the 60s. Tonight lows in the 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to 12 to 25 mph tonight. Friday tides high 5.2 feet at 2:44 pm and low 0.1 feet at 11:14 pm.
Golfer Rain Gear Hinders Big V Team Namaee Scene
Rainy day scenes show Glimpses Golfers in slicker gear as Big V golf team practices. Children tug parents toward a circus tent set up behind the Safeway store, adding a playful contrast to the damp prep.
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Mom
Dad
Safeway
Quiet Moratorium March and Student Protests in Lompoc
In Lompoc yesterday a mixed group marched from City Hall to Lompoc Shopping Center and back, about 40 participants age four months to 50s, ending with a 10 second Silent vigil against the Vietnam War. Cabrillo High and Allan Hancock College hosted peaceful demonstrations and discussions as part of the national Moratorium.
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Allan Hancock College
U.S
William Schwab
City Hall
Walnut Avenue
Lompoc
North H Street
Rene Bauchene
Vietnam
Cabrillo High School
Lompoc High School
Robert Paisola
Ryan Park
West Ocean Avenue
America
de la Guerra
Fewer Communist Troops in Vietnam Behind Battle Lull
UPI reports official sources show 240000 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese in South Vietnam, down from 270000, fueling a two month lull in fighting. Abrams says future moves depend on Hanoi. U.S. deaths last week fell to 82 with 384 South Vietnamese killed and 573 wounded as guerrilla losses totaled 1687.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
South Vietnam
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