Israel renews air assault on Egyptian posts near Suez
Israeli jets returned to strike Egyptian army posts along the Gulf of Suez amid accusations of cease fire violations. The United States and Soviet Union planned talks at the UN with Rogers and Gromyko, while Egypt warned of continued attacks and expected retaliation.
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United Press International
Egypt
U.S. State Department
Middle East
Russia
Suez Canal
Cairo
State Department
William P. Rogers
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations
General Assembly
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Gromyko
Moscow
Moshe Dayan
Golda Meir
Deficit found in license proposal prompts changes
The Lompoc City Council faces an $11 311 revenue deficit in the current business license tax proposal. The finance staff and committee add flat rate taxes for rentals, contractors, itinerant sellers, and others to offset losses and drop mid year refunds pro rating. The city collected 50280 in license fees last year.
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Lompoc
Jim Longtin
Longtin
Lompoc City Council previews housing element plan
In a forthcoming meeting the City Council will review a preliminary Housing Element that outlines steps to reduce substandard housing and accommodate all economic segments while integrating the plan into the General Plan. The article marks the first of a multi part series by Vaughn Proctor.
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Vaughn Proctor
Planning Commission
Clinton Sherrod
Sherrod
89 killed in crash of light plane and Allegheny jetliner
An Indiana tragedy unfolded as a Piper Cherokee struck the tail of an Allegheny DC9 near Indianapolis Weir-Cook Airport. The collision tore the tail away, sending both planes down into a soybean field and killing 83 people. The smaller plane flew by a student pilot with 10 hours flying time. Federal authorities recovered black box recorders and investigated the incident, the third Allegheny fatal crash in nine months, with prior Bradford, Pa., crashes totaling 31 deaths.
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Hortense P. Myers
Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
Alleghany
Indiana
Robert Carey
Carey
Weir-Cook Munic
Ipal
Federal Aviation Administration
Bradford
Navy Carrier Debate Winds Through Senate Over Tradition
Senate opponents compare Navy carrier advocates to defenders of horse cavalry and battleships. Mondale seeks to halt keel work on CVAN69, arguing tradition over reason, while Jackson defends carriers as essential for global air power. vote expected Friday or next week.
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Washington
UPI
Navy
Senate
Sen
Walter F. Mondale
Dminn
Mondale
Henry M. Jackson
Wash
Jackson
United States
Cease-fire Ends Amid Quiet Aftermath in Vietnam
The three day cease fire in memory of Ho Chi Minh expired at 1 a.m. with Vietnam largely quiet. The U S and South Vietnam did not join the truce but deescalation actions were ordered. Communist commandos attacked a Marine base near the northern coast, eight attackers breached wire, were repelled. one Marine wounded, one Communist captured.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Marine Corps
Attendance Up Slightly in Lompoc Unified School District
Lompoc Unified reports 13 873 total students for the first four days of the 1969 term, up 89 from the opening four days. Officials note potential continued rise with new transfers and say all classrooms have teachers but a speech therapist and a musician for instrumental music are still needed.
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Lompoc Unified School District
Final rites for Dirksen held in Washington
Thousands attended the Capitol and National Presbyterian Church funeral for Everett Dirksen, with President Nixon present. Dirksen, 73, died Sunday and will be buried in Pekin, Illinois. The Senate adjourned as 99 members attended, and services avoided media coverage per the family's request.
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William B. Mead Washington
UPI
Everett M. Dirksen
U.S. Capitol
Nixon
Senate
National Presbyterian Church
Dirksen
Capitol
Illinois
Edward L. R. Elson
National Presbyterian
Pekin
Dr. Elson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ephesians
Everett
Belfast Wall to Separate Combatants in Belfast
British troops prepared to erect a Belfast Wall of barbed wire and wood to divide Catholic and Protestant areas. Catholics hoisted the Irish Republic flag and vowed to defend their barricades as the government ordered dismantling. Residents of the Catholic ghetto and Shankill Road faced a tense stand with soldiers watching.
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Donal P. O’higgins
Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Two Square Mile
Belfast Wall
Civil Street
Shankill Road
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