Jordan and Palestinians End Civil War After Tank Battle
King Hussein with Sudanese mediator Gaafar El Numeiry announced a joint ceasefire plan ending seven days of civil war after a decisive tank clash drove Syrian forces back into Syria. The accord follows seven days of heavy fighting that reportedly killed up to 15,000 people.
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Syria
Gaafar el Numeiry
Amman
Cairo
Habes Ali Majali
United States
Israel
Middle East
Jordan
Britain
Russia
Mideast
Numeiry
Bahi Ladgham
Tunisia
Sadd Alabdulla Assabah
Kuwait
Mohammed Sadeh
Majali
District files countersuit in building controversy
The Santa Maria area school district seeks $124 319 in a counter claim against M L Strate Construction Co for delays in the central administration building project. A cross complaint targets Strate along with Aetna Casualty and Surety Co and others over insurance coverage. The suits were filed Sept 16 in Santa Maria Superior Court.
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M.L. Strate Construction Co
Santa Maria
Strate
Aetna Casualty and Surety Co
10 John
United Pacific Insurance Group
Santa Maria Superior Court
Pierre Claeyssens
Arrow Glass and Mirror
Dan Duffy
Cabrillo High School
Archie Nagle
Lompoc Chamber Adopts Regular Monthly Meetings
The Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce sets regular monthly general membership meetings starting tomorrow at noon at the Valley Club. President John Martin says the sessions will update members on activities and invite floor comment and suggestions. A key item is a Community Action Calendar to pre plan major yearly activities for better business presentation and shopper benefits. Dick Meier notes pre planning lets businesses and shoppers arrange in advance for effective promotions.
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Lompoc Valley
Dick Meier
Lompoc
Cost of living rise slows to lowest since 1968
The UPI report from Washington notes the August consumer price index rose 0.2 percent, the smallest since September 1967, signaling inflation containment. Food costs edged up 0.1 percent while clothing and services climbed, with notable price shifts in eggs potatoes tomatoes lettuce and coffee.
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Washington
UPI
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Nixon
Joel Popkin
Albany Labor Department Shooting Leaves Four Women Dead
A state worker returning from sick leave opened fire in the Albany Labor Department on the office campus, killing four female secretaries and then taking his own life. The gunman, Joseph W. White, 25, used a 30.06 Remington rifle carried in a box wrapped with Christmas paper.
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UPI
Labor Department
Division of Employment
Joseph W. White
State Labor Department
White
Sandra L. Peterson
Amsterdam
Linda D. Willis
Waterford
Patricia Chromik
Mary Ann Reinisch
Proskin
Apollo complaint arrived too late to stop NASA cuts
House Space Committee Chairman George P. Miller told 40 scientists that their protest letters against Apollo cutbacks arrived too late to help. He noted if their views had reached NASA and Congress a year earlier, the situation might have been prevented. The scientists warned that reduced flights could thwart the program’s aim of advancing understanding.
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Washington
UPI
House Space Committee
George P. Miller
Dcalif
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Congress
Miller
Federal mediator predicts rail strike settlement today
A U S federal mediator expected a nationwide rail strike to be avoided with an agreement in the works in an 11 year dispute over locomotive firemen. Negotiations resumed after emergency board proposals included combining fireman and brakeman jobs on diesel freight locomotives and seniority based placement.
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Washington
UPI
New York
Fred Livingston
W. J. Usery
United Transportation Union
Livingston
White House
Congress
Power shortages surge as outages hit East coast cities
Emergency measures spread across five states as New York City reports its worst power crisis this summer with complete outages in some areas. Mayor Lindsay urges conservation while utilities cut voltages 5 to 8 percent. Orioles Tigers game postponed to Thursday due to the outage. Washington and Baltimore areas affected as Con Edison and Potomac Electric reduce power to manage demand.
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United Press International
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New York City
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Orioles
Detroit Tigers
Capitol Hill
Washington
New York
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Penn-Jersey-Maryland
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
District of Columbia
Consolidated Edison
Potomac Electric Power Co
Washington Area
Orioles Tigers
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
Cambodian Troops Reach Toward Tang Kauk Under Heavy Resistance
Cambodian forces pushed toward Tang Kauk within a few hundred yards as North Vietnamese troops held the town. The Cambodian High Command said more than 60,000 pro communist combatants have been killed in six months since Sihanouk’s ouster. A battalion reinforced Tang Kauk drive. paratroopers reached three miles northeast, deepest penetration to date.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Tang Kauk
Norodom Sihanouk
U.S
Saigon
S.S. Amerigo
Cam Ranh Bay
Chau Doc
Mekong Delta
Kompong Thom
Weekend Weather Outlook With Mild Coastal Breezes
Fair conditions prevail through Thursday with cooler temperatures Thursday. Expect highs in the 80s inland and 70s near the coast, winds from the northwest at 10 to 15 mph in the afternoons, and lows in the 50s. Tides run high at 4.1 feet at 8:44 a.m. and 5.1 feet at 7:08 p.m. Low tides reach 0.3 feet at 1:44 a.m. and 2.9 feet at 1:26 p.m.
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Betty) Dickard
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Wapner
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Albany County
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Ken Palmer
State Assembly
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Press Club
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Sacramento
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Husband
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