Drop In Center enters fourth year serving area youth
Lompoc's Drop In Center marks its fourth year of operation on April 27 offering 9 AM to 6 PM weekday refuge for 20 to 30 youths daily from Cabrillo, Lompoc High, and Maple Continuance School. Counselor Lew Copeland cites funding uncertainty but notes growing community foothold and a philosophy of accepting youth as they are.
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Drop In Center
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Cabrillo
Lompoc High
Maple Continuance School
Copeland
Air Force
California Council For Criminal Justice
CCCJ
Cal Poly
Britain closes embassy in Saigon as crisis deepens
Britain announces the Saigon embassy will close amid the Communist threat and orders Ambassador John Bushell and staff to Singapore. U.S. evacuation accelerates as thousands flee Saigon while other embassies depart. A bomb explodes in Ham Nghi market killing at least two and wounding several, with authorities unsure of the cause.
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Singapore
U.S
Malaysia
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
South Vietnam
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Bien Hoa
Ham Nghi
Tu Do Street
Tu Do
Leon Daniel
US Shifts Refugee Airlift to Guam in Big Move
The United States moved evacuations from the Philippines to Guam. First group of 219 refugees arrived at Andersen AFB. Officials warned as many as 131,000 evacuees expected through Guam, sparking fears of crowding and food shortages on the island.
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Philippines
U.S
Saigon
Andersen Afb
Ricardo J. Bordallo
Pacific
South Vietnam
Ford
Clark Afb
Clark
Travis Afb
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Californian
State Department
Robert Anderson
Washington
Ford Administration
Anderson
Los Angeles
James Hayes
California
Manila
Ford Warns Congress Cuts Endanger National Security
President Ford told the Navy League convention that further defense reductions would threaten U S security. He warned Soviet naval expansion challenges U S sea power and stressed detente hinges on a strong military balance and open sea lanes. He cited Vietnam era debates and calls to shift funds to social programs as a reason some question defense spending.
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Richard Nixon
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Indochina
Three Die In Plane Crash Near Cachuma
Fresno men William Higgins Barry Radovich and Frank Tudor died in a twin engine Cessna 310 crash southeast of Santa Ynez Peak. Investigators said bodies were thrown clear and died on impact. Rescue teams and agencies responded but no fire occurred. The FAA contends to investigate while authorities assess flight plans and possible bound destination.
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Lake Cachuma
William Allen Higgins
Fresno
Barry Jack Radovich
Frank Tudor
Delano
Tom Nelson
Los Padres Search and Rescue Team
National Forest Service
Santa Barbara County
Sheriff and Fire Departments
Nelson
Santa Ynez
Federal Aviation Administration
Higgins
Sheriff's Office
Dave Moore
Moore
U S reports goal reached for South Vietnam evacuations
Rep Thomas Morgan says the administration has reduced U S officials and dependents in Saigon to under 1 000 with 866 officials and 59 dependents remaining. Senate defeats a motion to cut evacuation funding as Ford extends nonessential evacuations from Saigon to Clark AFB and Guam.
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UPI
Thomas Morgan
D-Pa
U.S
South Vietnam
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House
Saigon
Haskell
Senate
Ford
Clark Afb
Philippines
Guam
Hugh Scott
Harris Grade freeway route rescinded by commission
The California Highway Commission says the Harris Grade four lane freeway project will be unadopted. Public comment is invited within a month, with replies sent to EF Gregory in San Luis Obispo. The proposal faced local opposition and rising costs, leading to the 1971 adoption being rescinded.
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Harriston
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