National Council of Churches Sets Economic and Energy Priorities
The 252 member board urges job creation as the top national priority, with nuclear energy policy and a redefined foreign policy ranking second and third. It calls attention to unemployment’s impact on youth, urges government action, critiques heavy reliance on nuclear power, and advocates a justice grounded foreign policy.
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Washington
UPI
National Council of Churches
Ford
Jimmy Carter
U.S
Interfaith Organization
United States
Shanghai students rally in purge of Madame Mao amid protests
An American visitor reported massive demonstrations in Shanghai with drums, gongs, posters, and loudspeakers opposing Madame Mao Chiang Ching and three radical leaders. Officials aim to rally support for Hua Kuo Feng as purges escalate with millions of participants in the Shanghai area.
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UPI
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Chiang Ching
New Party
Hua Kuo-feng
Mao
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Hua
Chang Chun-chiao
Wang Hung-wen
Yao Wenyuan
Soviet cosmonauts make splashdown after two day space mission
Vyacheslav Zudov and Valery Rozhdenstov completed an abortive two day flight with an unprecedented splashdown in a Central Asian lake as heavy snow and darkness hampered rescue efforts. The two cosmonauts were 34 and 27 respectively.
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Moscow
UPI
Vyacheslav Zudov
Valery Rozh
Philippines vote shows overwhelming support for martial law
Early results from regional and Manila polls indicate about 9 in 10 voters favor continuing martial law and expanding presidential powers for Ferdinand Marcos. Turnout nears 23 million, with Manila showing 82 to 87 percent yes.
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UPI
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Hatch Act warns federal workers to avoid partisan politics
The Civil Service Commission issues an 11 page guide directing federal employees and certain federally funded workers to stay off the political sidelines this year. It clarifies prohibitions on candidacy and active support for candidates under the Hatch Act. The Supreme Court has upheld these limits against free speech challenges.
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UPI
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Supreme Court
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Lompoc Plaza Merchants Offer Week Thought
In closing the Lompoc Plaza Merchants share a weekly thought from 600-700 Block North H Street. They encourage readers to persevere at work and note that large successes rest on many small contributions beneath them.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lompoc Plaza
Lompoc Valley
Lompoc Valley Stationer L
Pico’s
Sporting Goods and Western Store
Dinah Shore
Fays Hobby Shop
Fay’s
Dinah
House of Miniatures
X-Acto
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Vargas
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Kosygin Appears in Public With Soviet Leaders at Airport
Prime Minister Alexei Kosygin, age 72, reappeared in public at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport with Leonid Brezhnev, Nikolai Podgorny and other Politburo members. TV footage showed him greeting Mongolian officials, cracking jokes, and shaking hands in subzero weather, signaling recovery from months of illness rumors.
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UPI
Alexei N. Kosygin
Communist Party
Vnukovo
Kosygin
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Nikolai V. Podgorny
West
Podgorny
Politburo
Yumyagin Tsedenbal
Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party
Tsedental
Security tight for Don Bolles death trial in Phoenix
Officials said the John Adamson murder trial will feature tight security and a bulletproof vest for the defendant. Don Bolles, 47, investigative reporter for the Arizona Republic, was killed by a car bombing after probing land fraud schemes linked to prominent figures. The case ties to a wider pay political mafia and potential political figures in a suspected conspiracy.
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Ariz
UPI
John Adamson
Don Bolles
America
Maricopa County
Sheriff's Department
Bolles
Arizona Republic
Barry Goldwater
Sam Steiger
U.S. Senate
No squeaky seats for William and Mary debate front row setup
Preparations for the Friday presidential debate at the College of William and Mary include oiling more than 500 chairs and lowering vents to cool Ford and Carter. The seating is reduced from 805 to 555 with 220 seats for media and the rest for league members.
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Williamsburg
UPI
College of William and Mary
Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall
Ford
Jimmy Carter
League of Women Voters
Army
League
National League
Winter Storm Sweeps Across Central Rockies Plains
A broad winter system dumps snow across the Central Rockies Dakotas and upper Mississippi Valley with four inches at Bozeman Montana and Marquette Michigan. Temperatures dip near freezing as frost spans Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle and a missing four year old boy is sought in Wyoming.
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