Demos call for pullout this year in Indochina policy shift
The Democratic Policy Council unanimously endorsed a plan to withdraw all U S forces from Indochina by end of 1971 and urged Congress to bar war funding after December 31. The action, developed under W Averell Harriman, aligns Democrats against the Nixon administration and mirrors earlier Senate steps.
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Senate Kills SST Program and Jobs Hit
The Senate halted federal funding for the SST amid a 94 to 1 vote on the overall bill, with 17 Republicans and 34 Democrats opposing the SST and 27 Republicans and 19 Democrats supporting it. Boeing and other contractors face layoffs, while California lawmakers Cranston Tunney and Humphrey opposed the SST, warning of economic harm and job losses across aerospace plants in the state.
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Senate rejects SST funding in 46 to 51 vote
The Senate votes 46 to 51 to block further federal financing for the Supersonic Transport. The roll call lists numerous supporters and opponents including prominent senators from states such as Nevada, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, and Missouri, with party lines reflected across the divisions.
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Stroll costs nurse $1300 in wallet theft
Nurse Jean M. Bollec reported a wallet theft after walking to a mailbox from her car in the 5400 block of Long Beach Blvd. She left a purse on the seat, found a $1000 cashier’s check, $289 cash, a driver’s license and a credit union passbook missing.
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Long Beach City College tops California junior colleges in enrollment
A Metro hospital spokesman explains that private patient information remains protected. Long Beach City College leads California by total enrollment with 26 810 students, ahead of Los Angeles Valley 18 269, Los Angeles City 18 053, City College of San Francisco 16 683, Orange Coast 16 622, and Pierce 16 000. The column also notes outcomes of alimony and church property tax cases and Atheism leader Madalyn Murray O Hair's legal efforts.
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Senate panel backs college to university name change
The Senate Education Committee recommended approval of legislation to let Long Beach and other state colleges call themselves universities. The measure, stalled by master plan objections, faces Senate Finance scrutiny after Assembly approval. Barnes asserts many campuses are already universities by definition.
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Watsonville
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Laos action cuts into Laos raid plans and reactions
U S officials say South Vietnamese activity in Laos has been shortened by fierce North Vietnamese retaliation and local Vietnamese assessment of achieving strategic objectives. Friedheim says no imminent new raids are planned. Laird notes potential extended air support would have been needed for a longer stay, while authorities hoped to curb supply routes far south of Route 9.
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Jerry W. Friedheim
Laos
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Friedheim
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Fleeing theft suspect shot by deputy near Hawthorne Hospital
Lee Young 21 of Willowbrook was shot in the back as he climbed a wall near Hawthorne Community Hospital while fleeing deputies. Deputies Brelsford and Young pursued after stopping him for erratic driving. a deputy's gun accidentally discharged during the chase. Young died from his injuries and had been driving a hot wired truck with a 9 mm pistol nearby. He reportedly broke his nose in the scuffle and escaped through a bathroom window before the fatal confrontation.
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Young
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Ed Young
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