Controversy Over Railway Gates Signals at Laurel Ave Intersection
Reports detail repeated near misses and injuries at the North A Street and Southern Pacific crossing in Laurel. Critics accuse malfunctioning signals and delayed gate activation while railroad officials deny fault. residents recount trains and “humping” freight cars raising safety concerns.
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Vaughn Proctor
Wiiter
North A Street
Southern Pacific Railroad
Laurel Avenue
Kiesinger Moves to Halt Mark Revaluation Bid
West German Chancellor Kiesinger acts to end mark revaluation speculation after CDP wins plurality in election. He orders markets closed, with the Federal Bank stopping dollar support and raising nonresident reserve requirements aided by higher import levies to curb expectations ahead of coalition talks with the Free Democrats. Brandt seeks FDP support to oust Kiesinger, while FDP holds 30 seats pivotal to forming a majority.
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Wellington Long
Kiesinger
Christian Democratic Party
Brandt
Social Democrats
Free Democratic Party
Federal Bank
Federal
Germany
Free Democrats
Regional Czech government quits amid purge by central committee
Prague regional government led by liberal Premier Stanislave Razl resigns as part of a nationwide purge that ousts Dubcek allies and reshuffles leadership. A new federal Czechoslovak government under Oldrich Cernik is named to replace the liberal-led regime.
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Jon G
Prague Radio
Czechoslovakia
Oldrich Cernik
Communist Party
Dubcek
Gustav Husak
Husak
Central Committee
Josef Smrkovsky
Wenceslas Square
Prague
North Vietnam denies Laos involvement amid Laos fighting
North Vietnam rejected U S and Laotian claims of armed Laos involvement calling them impudent calumnies. Hanoi accused the U S of trying to step up fighting in Laos in a Paris peace talks statement.
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George Libera
Paris
UPI
North Vietnam
U.S
Laos
Hanoi
United States
House to tackle major military buying bill
The House aims to pass a multibillion dollar military procurement bill in two days mirroring the Senate’s eight week process. The $21.3 billion measure adds antiballistic missile authorization and C5A cargo plane purchases, with limited debate and amendments likely to fail. It also adds $1 billion for Navy shipbuilding and enshrines a 176,000 troop cut by July 1. Nixon plans a Selective Service lottery starting January 1.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Pentagon
Armed Services Committee
Navy
L. Mendel Rivers
U.S
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Glimpses of Golf and Community Fund Activities Today
Glimpses show Glen Greenwood ripping his pants lining up a putt. United Fund workers head to the field for contributions today. Ralph Patey celebrates his birthday. Don Boddy nearly breaks his arm retrieving a cookie from his golf bag.
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Glen Greenwood
United Fund
Ralph Patey
Don Boddy
United Fund splits at Vandenberg under review
Critics in Lompoc urge a new split of large donations collected at Vandenberg Air Force Base with Santa Maria. A joint committee from both cities is negotiating an equitable distribution amid a system that has favored Lompoc at times. Last year Lompoc UF received about $34,000 from base donations and related campaigns.
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Mike Kowalik
Lompoc
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Ryan Memorial Park
Boy Scouts
Lompoc United Fund
United Fund
Santa Maria
Santa Maria United Fund
Lompoc UF
Traffic mishaps injure child and woman in weekend crashes
A year and a half old pedestrian and a Lompoc woman suffered minor injuries in separate weekend accidents. Delise G Christensen, 12, was driving without a license and reportedly without the owner's permission when her motorcycle collided with the child. Darlene M Menelly, 21, lost control of her car at M Street and North Avenue, striking a signal stand and destroying the vehicle. A chain reaction crash on Lompoc Casmalia Road involved three motorists. names include Antonio Mercado Sotero Jr, Donald Kraus, and Michael Meehan, with a Ford station wagon identified as the hit-run vehicle. Two others escaped injury as a third motorist forced in front of them near Lompoc.
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Lompoc
David Brandon Long, Jr
Somerset PI
Delise G. Christensen
Delise
David
Darlene M
Menelly
N St
M Street
North Avenue
H Street
Lompoc Casmalia Road
Constellation Road
California Highway Patrol
Antonio Mercado Sotero Jr
W. Airport Ave
Donald Kraus
N. A St
Apt. A
Michael Meehan
S. Second St
Lompoc-Casmalia Road
Kraus
Meehan
Sotero
CHP
James E. Dobbs
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Lannie Verdher
Milky Way
LompocCasmalia Road
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Lompoc Valley
Nilsen
Czech
Fresno
UPT
San Joaquin Valley
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Coalinga
Mid-Valley Fire Department
Highway 198
Meir
N.Y
New York
Golda Meir
John V. Lindsay
Areh
Liberty
By Preston Kirk
Houston
Goodwill
Apollo
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael
A. Collins
Nixon
Ellington Air Force Base
Mexico City
China
Red China
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Aiken
Gonzalez
United Press International
Gulf of Suez
Suez Canal
Canal
Tel Aviv
Sea of Galilee
Armed Services Panel
Congress
Rivers
Big Air Force Base
AID
Associated InGroup
Vandenberg
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