South Vietnamese Forces Enter Cambodia in Major Cross Border Drive
Four tank led task forces totaling about 9,000 men moved deep into Cambodia with U.S. air support along Highway 1 and the Parrot's Beak sector. They reported destroying hundreds of enemy bases, bunkers, and supplies while sustaining casualties. Cambodian guides aided the advance as U.S. advisers coordinated artillery and air strikes.
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Saigon
UPI
Cambodia
U.S
Phnom Penh
South Vietnam
Mekong
Kieng Tuong
Phuon Penh
Do Cao Tri
James B. Russell
Highway 1
Tri
Russell
Green Beret
Barney Seibert
Unruh advocates undersea aqueduct as alternative water link
Sacramento assemblyman Jess Unruh calls for an offshore undersea aqueduct to move Sacramento River water to Southern California as a substitute for the Peripheral Canal. He warns the $209 million project could harm Delta fish and increase San Francisco Bay pollution while supporting other options suggested by federal experts.
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Sacramento
UPIL
Jess Unruh
Ronald Reagan
California
Los Angeles County Assemblyman
Sacramento - San Joaquin Delta
State Water Resources
William R. Gianelli
Delta
California Aqueduct
Unruh
San Francisco Bay
Senate delays vote on Blackmun nomination
The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed a vote on Harry A. Blackmun until Tuesday after a three hour hearing where he received broad praise. Sen. Birch Bayh signaled possible voting concerns over potential conflicts of interest in Blackmun's financial records.
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Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Clement F. Haynsworth
G. Harrold Carswell
Senate
Blackmun
Bayh
Haynsworth
Post office to close Saturdays in Lompoc
Lompoc West Ocean Avenue post office will be closed Saturday mornings starting this Saturday as an economy measure. Front counter closed. customers may use back counter bell, lobby vending, mail drops, and locked boxes. Substations in Vandenberg Village and Olson's Drug Store on North I Street remain open Saturdays.
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Lompoc
West Ocean Avenue
Vandenberg Village
Olson’s Drug Store
North I Street
State and City Officials Meet Over Scenic Highway Plans
Glimpse of highway planners from the State Division of Highways and Foster city officials gathering at noon to discuss scenic Route Highway 1. Railroad workers report relaxing duties as automatic signals are operated at the A Street crossing.
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State Division of Highways
Foster
Smoke House
Railroad
Weekend Weather Outlook With Fog Patches
Fair through Friday with night and morning fog in spots. Expect highs in the mid 60s to low 70s today and in the high 60s to mid 70s Friday. Lows will dip to the 40s tonight with northwest winds 10 to 20 mph after noon. Tides: high 4.5 feet at 7 38 a.m. and 5.3 feet at 8 20 p.m. Low tides 1.1 feet at 1 50 a.m. and 0.0 at 1 56 p.m.
Nixon plans discussed with Congressmen in Cambodia memo
White House privately assured key congressmen that Nixon does not plan a long term quicksand operation in Cambodia. The unsigned memo circulated on Capitol Hill argues the Cambodia action aims to save American lives by striking enemy sanctuaries as part of Vietnam operations.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Nixon
United States
Cambodia
Capitol Hill
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Lon Nol
Saigon
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Lompoc Press Club hosts Hart and Terry reopening
Democratic candidate Gary Hart and Republican J Tim Terry spoke at the Lompoc Valley Press Club reopening in a Meet the Press style program. Hart urged U.S. action in Cambodia but rejected impeachment of Nixon. Terry tied his candidacy to the Santa Barbara oil spill and opposed Proposition 8 and withholding tax while favoring a sales tax.
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Lompoc
Gary Hart
Congress
J. Tim Terry
Assembly
Lompoc Valley
Vaughn Proctor
Hart
Terry
U.S
Cambodia
Presi
Dent Nixon
Santa Barbara
Goldwater
Kennedy testimony challenges in Edgartown inquest findings
Judge Boyle says Kennedy probably drove negligently while returning Mary Jo Kopechne to Edgartown after a party, and the inquest record raises possible, though unlikely, criminal action. Kennedy disputes the judge’s report claiming the conclusions are not justified.
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Boston
UPI
James A. Boyle
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Mary Jo Kopechne
Kennedy
Miss Kopechne
Kopechne
Robert F. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Mass
Boyle
Edgartown
Duke Road
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Paris
North Vietnam
Pathet Lao
Hanoi
Communist Party
Peking
Prince Norodom Sihanouk
David Culmer
Nazarene Nursery
St. David
St. Lompoc
Keith Bobb
David
Roger Evans
Ronald Reid
Flower Festival
Sharon Jennings
Cabrillo High School
The
Moose Lodge
Arnold Jennings
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