Defense Cuts Eliminate 7310 Civilian Jobs Across Bases
The Defense Department announced the elimination of 7310 civilian positions at 60 U.S. bases to save funds. The Army will cut 5037 jobs across 44 installations, Navy 1685 at three facilities and Camp Pendleton, Air Force 567 at Wright-Patterson, and the Defense Atomic Support Agency 21 at Barksdale. Cuts to be completed by July.
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Crash Kills Elderly Man in Downpour Driving Fatal Hit
A 79 year old Long Beach man, Thomas Maguire of 670 Ximena Ave, died after a camper truck hit his car at Los Coyotes Diagonal and Ximeno Avenue. The younger driver, Roger A. Plumlee of 1725 Freeman Ave, told police he braked but slid on slick pavement. Maguire died on arrival at Community Hospital at 4 22 p m. Plumlee was not cited or held.
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M'Arthur to Lose 126 Employees at Fort MacArthur
Fort MacArthur will shed 126 civilian employees in the next two months reducing the post’s civilian staff by about 1 percent. Col Gene N. Castberry, information officer at the San Pedro post, said personnel cuts will be reflected in both Fort MacArthur and Camp Pendleton as part of the same reduction.
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Cold Wave Grips Several Regions As Ice Delays Hit
A Tuesday storm left Prescott Arkansas with water outages after pump gear failed. New wells not ready until Sunday. Oak Ridge Tennessee reported record cold while Dulles Airport hit 7 degrees. Coast Guard in Portsmouth Virginia opened ice breaker convoys for small vessels on the upper Chesapeake Bay. Potomac River portions closed to small craft. Russellville Alabama fell to 4 degrees and Wetumpka saw a gas main break repaired in two hours. Atlanta and South Carolina faced gas line freezes. Miami powered by heat strain saw transformer outages. Miami Beach hit 37 degrees a 19 year record.
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Chicanos Hold Mass of Reparation at City Church
A Mexican American group plans a mass of reparation for a Christmas Eve demon at the city’s oldest church at 1 15 p m Sunday. Celebrant will be Father Joseph Es lava C M F. The service will be offered in the church.
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Judge Rules No Compelling State Interest In Abortion Law
Judge Mast concludes the Theraputic Abortion Act of 1967 lacks constitutionally valid basis. He cites privacy rights and equal treatment concerns, notes vagueness on mental illness, and rejects defining life at conception. He finds improper delegation and geographic disparity, with rich vs poor access differing.
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VA hospital faces $1.3 million shortfall for 1970 71
Cranston notes a substantial funding gap in the VA system. Glotfelty says the facility needs 1.3 million to run its 25 million annual budget and to open four idle wards at the large general medical and surgical VA hospital. The report addresses funding and federalism.
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Indicted Officials in Salt Lake City Bus Firms Face Plea Rules
Grand jury indicted Barratt, president of Salt Lake City Bus Lines, and Gareau, an official of Union Street, parent firm. California Penal Code treats a no contest plea as a guilty plea, affecting criminal proceedings amid the conflict noted.
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Battered L B Child In Critical Condition
Hospital spokesmen say the L B child suffered a fractured skull after an attack. The mother, Hortencia Moreno, 25, of 3306 Adriat street, is identified in the report.
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Tug Pacific Mariner Aids Stricken Tanker Connecticut
A Long Beach tug with pumps and a New York engineer steams toward the stranded 676 foot tanker Connecticut loaded with jet fuel. Navy aircraft aided the effort as engineers pump seawater and air to restart engines amid 60 mph winds and 20 foot swells.
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Girl's Body Recovered From Sea
The body of 10 year old Alta Sexton was recovered from the ocean off El Se after a New Year’s Day boating accident that also killed four family members and two other people.
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Nixon administration vows fight over impacted school aid program
Health secretary Robert Finch denounces the impacted aid program as unfair after a Batelle report. He cites a proposed $24 million budget as the administration’s stance against Congress. Finch warns of a Truman era confrontation over education funds and criticizes compensatory education as an existing, ineffective program.
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