State Lands Commission approves Santa Barbara Channel drilling restarts
The State Lands Commission in Long Beach authorized resuming oil drilling in the Santa Barbara Channel after securing Atlantic Richfield to purchase 10 million dollars in spill insurance and agree to a claims processing plan. The move ends the 1969 moratorium and allows platform Holly operations on a per well basis while Atlantic Richfield must meet safety and mediation obligations.
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Roy Bell
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Pendleton Prepares to Handle Up to 60,000 Vietnamese Evacuees
Camp Pendleton mobilizes to house as many as 60,000 Vietnamese evacuees, with tents and facilities readied to add 2,700 refugees daily to reach 18,000 by next week and 60,000 capacity. Kissinger says Congress will be asked for funds to support resettlement, with projected costs around 500 million dollars over a year.
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Nixon letters claim US would retaliate over Paris accord
Former President Nixon allegedly pledged swift and severe US retaliation if North Vietnam violated the Paris peace treaty, a claim disputed by the White House as possibly secret assurances. Saigon official Nguyen Tiem Hung released copies of two letters to Nguyen Van Thieu to argue these pledges influenced South Vietnam's agreement and urged congressional awareness of such assurances.
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End of Saigon Confirms U S Promises Questioned
Ambassador Graham Martin said the Saigon evacuation might have been avoided if the United States had kept its commitments. As Communist forces entered Saigon, tanks rolled, the Viet Cong flag flew atop the presidential palace, and Ho Chi Minh City was proclaimed. The city’s defenders fought as Saigon’s government collapsed and many fled.
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U.S ships rescue 18000 Vietnamese refugees off Vietnam coast
Pentagon said 14000 fleeing Vietnamese have been picked up by U S Navy ships from sampans rafts and boats. many were undocumented and not cleared as eligible for entry. Ships stay beyond three miles off coast in international waters heading toward Subic Bay while officials weigh options for those not in permitted categories.
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UPS
Pentagon
Vietnam
Joseph Laitin
Third Onion
Saigon
Thesday
Laitin
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Laltin
Subic Bay
Philippines
State Department
Nurses Shot at Kaiser Hospital in West Los Angeles
A hospital orderly fired at Kaiser Permanente Hospital wounding nursing supervisor Jane Wulfeck and killing Diane Richardson after an argument with Diane Richardson. Armistrong surrendered hours later at Southwest Division police station with his mother and was booked on suspicion of murder.
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Los Angeles
Nethaniel Armstrong
Southwest Division
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Glendale
Armstrong
Miss Richardson
Jane Wulfeck
Westchester
Ford delays oil tariff hikes as Congress delays energy plan
The White House said President Ford will postpone the second one dollar per barrel oil tariff until the end of May to allow Congress more time for a national energy program. Public hearings will start on gradual decontrol of domestic oil prices over two years, potentially adding 5 cents per gallon by mid year. If Congress acts, the plan could proceed. otherwise Ford may proceed with the second levy and decontrol.
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White House
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Congress
Federal Energy
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Firebombing kills two girls in Firestone Park home
Early morning blast at 1520 R S Fifth Street ignited a second floor Firestone Park apartment. Demetria Johnson 1 and Tammie Johnson 4 died inside the living room. Their mother Yvonne Johnson 25 and a sibling escaped. another child was rescued semiconscious. Deputies reported gunshots prior to the explosion and a man seen fleeing. Fire damage estimated at $2,000.
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Demetria Yvette Johnson
Tammie
Yvonne Johnson
Priscilla
Michael
St. Francis Hospital
Lynwood
Scence
James Clowe
Johnson
Yesus Peers
Doctors' walkout hits Northern California in protest
In Northern California doctors begin a walkout over malpractice insurance costs forcing hospital chiefs and unions to negotiate. The action aims to highlight rising rates and patient care concerns as facilities adjust staffing and operations during the dispute.
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