Local school board candidates discuss taxes and sex education
Five candidates for two school board seats faced questions at the Press Club. They all agreed the district pays too little. no solution to the financial crisis emerged. On sex education views varied with emphasis on home instruction and careful classroom approach.
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E.C. Stevens
Marjorie Thomas
George Vance
Neva Boyer
Dorothy Dial
DeWayne Holmdahl
Thomas
Holmdahl
Boyer
Holmdall
Vance
Weather Outlook for April 12 to 13
Clear fair through Saturday with overcast nights and mornings. Highs in the 60s to mid 70s. Lows tonight and tonight in the mid 40s to low 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph in the afternoons. Tides: high 5.0 ft at 6:44 am and 4.8 ft at 7:56 pm. Low 1.6 ft at 12:56 am and -0.6 ft at 1:26 pm.
Midwest Rivers Flood Threatens Four States
Flooding across Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and South Dakota drives more than 3500 people from homes. Rivers rise as Minnesota and Mississippi flood. Cherokee Iowa reports eight days of cresting water and cleaner floodwaters. Army engineers and volunteers race to save homes and key facilities. Gov Levander seeks federal disaster declaration. three deaths reported in Minnesota.
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United Press International
Sioux Falls
S.C
Humboldt
Iowa
la Crosse
Wis
Cherokee
Minnesota
Mississippi
Army
Civil Defense
Little Sioux
Harold Levander
Nixon
Army Corps of Engineers
Sea seal deaths questioned by curator in San Miguel Island
San Jose curator Peter Batten said oil encrusted seals reported dead or dying were in a comatose sleep and that some animals lie around naturally. Biologists found all sick seals vanished except one, unclear if washed away or swam off.
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San Jose
UPI
San Miguel Island
Santa Barbara Channel
Peter Batten
San Jose Zoological Gardens
Batten
State Department of Fish and Game
Nimbus launch rescheduled for Missiles debut at Vandenberg
The Nimbus weather satellite launch from Vandenberg AFB was postponed to allow the Minuteman III ICBM debut. The Minuteman flew from an underground silo at 12:55 a.m. After the brief delay, the Nimbus aims to reach orbit to provide meteorological data for forecasts.
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Vandenberg Afb
General strike paralyzes Italy across nation
A three hour nationwide general strike shut trains and buses in Italy and disrupted long distance telephone service. The protest by the three largest unions targeted policy brutality in Battipaglia where two people died and 123 were injured in riots on Wednesday.
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Rome
UPI
Italy
Battipagalia
Nixon hosts NATO ministers in private view exchange
President Nixon met with 15 NATO foreign ministers at the State Department for an informal exchange on making the alliance more unified and capable of promoting social progress. He planned to expand on ideas from a NATO anniversary speech and urged adapting to a post Cold War environment.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
NATO
State Department
Minuteman II Debuts With Vandenberg Launch
A Minuteman IIIB? no Minuteman II launches occur. The Minuteman III, a 60 foot ICBM, debuted at Vandenberg AFB at 12 55 a m in an all new solid fueled system with enhanced third stage. The launch was described as completely successful with a test warhead impact near the Marshall Islands.
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Vandenberg Afb
Minuteman
Ralph Lapp
United States
Soviet Union
Imum
6595Th Aerospace Test Wing
Vandenberg
Boeing
Wesley D. Woodruff
John T. Capone
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Marshall Islands
Pacific
Air Force
Cape Kennedy
Fla
ABM Debate Gains Party Policy Significance
Washington reports that opposition to deploying an antiballistic missile system has effectively become Democratic policy. The Democratic National Committee calls ABM the top issue in Demo Memo and cites the party platform urging a Soviets talks framework to reduce arms including a treaty to halt ABM deployment.
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Washington
UPIL
Democratic Party
Democratic National Committee
Senate panel approves 20 percent pay boost for California lawmakers
The Senate Finance Committee endorsed a bill by Sen. James Wedworth to raise legislator salaries 20 percent to 19 200, effective Jan 4 1971, matching cost of living. Administration says the increase aligns with inflation and previous approvals.
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Sacramento
UPI
Senate Finance Committee
James Q. Wedworth
Hawthorne
Roy Bell
A. Alan Post
Red gunners destroy Tay Ninh in heavy shelling
Communist gunners bombarded Tay Ninh office town in Vietnam with rocket and mortar fire destroying ammunition dumps and 50 houses. Nine civilians killed, 90+ soldiers wounded, 50 missing as the city of 150000 faced a night of 45 shellings and a rare quiet dawn.
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Saigon
UPI
Tay Ninh
Marge Thomas Receives Dictionary Before Florida Flight
Glimpses show Marge Thomas receiving an English Spanish dictionary as a going away gift before her flight to Florida. City police introduce new push bumpers on patrol vehicles. Lompoc Senior Citizens plan a Friday tour of Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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Marge Thomas
Florida
Lompoc
Vandenberg Air Force Base
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Senate Finance Unit
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