Salinas cooler plants reopen amid farm labor strike
Vacuums across Salinas revived as 300 AFL-CIO allied workers end a 12 day walkout at lettuce coolers. Inter Harvest crews return after a contract dispute with Chavez led UFWOC prompting pickets. Separate report notes new duplicate draft file records to curb attacks nationwide.
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Salinas
UPI
Cesar Chavez
Farm Workers Union
Afl-Cio
Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union
Chavez
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
Inter Harvest, Inc
Chavez’ Union
Teamsters Union
Salinas Valley
Teamsters
California Vineyard
Inter Harvest
UFWOC
Canadian mail halt ends by agreement
Mediator Thomas O'Connor announced a settlement ending a three month postal strike in Canada. The 30 month contract provides 55 cent hourly raises, retroactive to Oct 1, 1969, with staged increases through March 1971, and ratification by 27 000 workers may take up to three weeks. The deal also funds 90 percent of medicare contributions and daily overtime after eight hours for letter carriers.
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Ottaway
UPI
Thomas O'Connor
North Viet premier meets Black Panther leader in cordial talks
North Vietnamese Premier Pham Van Dong held a cordial talk with Eldridge Cleaver, head of the Black Panther party, in a meeting attended by Peace and Freedom Party candidate Robert Scheer. The dispatch notes no date for the talks and quotes Dong praising the American antiwar and civil rights struggles.
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Tokyo
UPI
Pham van Dong
Eldridge Cleaver
Black Panther Party
North Vietnam
Robert Scheer
Peace and Freedom Party
Senate
California
Pham
U.S
Vietnam
Building Permits Fall In Lompoc
The City of Lompoc reports a year over year drop in building activity. August permits totaled 21 with $36,563 in construction, down from August 1969. Fiscal year construction reached $101,801 versus $181,649 a year earlier. Calendar year construction stood at $420,750, far below $812,696 in 1969. Permits included 15 residential alterations, 1 commercial alteration, 3 signs, and 2 miscellaneous constructions.
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Lompoc
Pony Express Relay Race Benefit By Six Local Riding Clubs
A Monday benefit event by six roping and riding clubs in the Bi county area features a two mile Pony Express Relay Race in Santa Maria with four man teams passing a mail sack. Prizes include belt buckles and a trophy for the winning club, followed by a $1.75 barbecue at Nipomo Mesa Riders arena. An open jackpot gymkhana at Nipomo arena offers multiple events with a $1.50 entry per event and a 3 event highpoint jackpot, with proceeds for the San Luis Obispo chapter council for retarded children. Spectators welcome and entry blanks from clubs and local stores.
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Santa Maria
Presker Park
Highway 101
Nipomo Mesa
Council For Retarded Children
San Luis Obispo Chapter
Vandenberg Saddle Club
Arroyo Grande Brush Poppers
Nipomo Mesa Riders
Santa Maria Roping
Guadalupe Riders
San Luis Obispo Riding Club
Community events and club notices for Lompoc Valley
A roundup of local happenings includes Lions Club dinners on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at Village Inn Vandenberg Village, Lompoc Valley Al-Anon meetings, and the sixth annual Lompoc Historical and Pioneer Society dinner September 4. Also listed are Mission Hills barbecue and carnival September 5, Moto Cross at Santa Maria Speedway September 6, Knights of Columbus installations September 8, and future activities from several local groups with dates, locations, and contact numbers. Provisions for reservations, admissions, and honoraries are included.
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Vandenberg
Lompoc
Mission Hills
Burton-Mesa Blvd
Lompoc Slo- Pokes Motorcycle Club
Santa Maria Speedway
California
Lions Inn
Lompoc Valley
Senior Citizens Club
San Francisco Bay Area
City Hall
Juanit Brown
Holland
Germany
Indian river ferry disaster drowns 100 including 90 children
Reports from Mysore state say a ferry sank in the Krishna River near Bijapur while carrying students to a temple festival. The Times of India cites only two survivors from Tangadagi's 92 pupils after the overloaded boat overturned amid storms.
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New Delhi
UPI
Mysore
Krishna
Bijapur
Times of India
Tangadagi
Bombing suspects stopped released in Wisconsin case
Police halted and released two men later named as suspects in the Madison University of Wisconsin bombing. Dwight Armstrong and David Fine, with licenses in hand, were questioned over an hour for a faulty muffler before authorities learned they were part of federal warrants for sabotage and conspiracy. Karleton Armstrong and Leo Burt were also linked to the case in Sauk County warrants and potential substation attack charges. Rural residents spoke of possible Canada crossing as FBI and RCMP joined in the search.
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Little Falls
N.Y
UPI
University of Wisconsin
Dwight Armstrong
David S. Fine
Leo Burt
Utica
Armstrong
Fine
Burt
Karleton
Madison
Ralph Hearn
Sauk County
Wis
Karleton Armstrong
Westchester County
FBI
New York
Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Jet film service to be cut back across the nation
New York United press report says Trans World American and United Airlines will stop in flight movies for morning passengers on trans continental routes to save money. Movies will still be shown on coast to coast departures after noon with service ending Sept. 14 due to economy and morning disinterest.
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New York
UPI
Trans World
American
United Airlines
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Lompoc Record
Lompoc Record Publications
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J. Donald Adam
Harry J. Crompe
Gaylen Jackson
Tim Conner
Clete Lunny
Wesley A Huffman
Ray MccCuen
Mike McCusker
Betty Laurent
Vaughn Proctor
Wilma Jack
Dan Dutty
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Riding Club
Hotline
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Rod Hillman
Guitar
Cleaver Cocktail Lounge
Regent
Knights of Columbus
la Purisima Catholic Church
Father Fitzgerald
Ryan Park
Council Hall
E. Chestnut
West Maple Ave
Emergency Food & Medical Services Program
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women
Miramar Hotel
William Brong
Andrew Mascsak
Queen of Angels Church
Burton Mesa
Rucker Road
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
East Central Avenue
Clarksville
Ind
Colgate Palmolive
George Karl C. Scott
Malden
New York Times
Santa Maria- PH WA
Broadway
Donovan RD
Lompoc Theatre
Darby O'Gil
Sat. Jr. Matinee
Darby O’gill
the Reivers
Peppertree Plaza Theatre
Patton
Esau
the Church of Christ
North O Street
Lhompog Weare
Howlah
Walt Disney
Walt
Darby Ogill
Little
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