North Dakota Wings Lead in SAC Missile Combat Competition
The sixth annual Strategic Air Command Missile Combat Competition saw Grand Forks AFB crews post 540 points on day two, keeping the 321st Strategic Missile Wing ahead for the Blanchard Perpetual Trophy. Individual and unit awards were closely contested across multiple wings and bases.
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North Dakota
91St Strategic Missile Wing
Minot Afb
N. D
381St
Strategic Missile Wing
McConnell Afb
Kan
390Th Strategic Missile Wing
Davis-Monthan Afb
Ariz
McConnell
Arizona
90Th Strategic Missile Wing
F. E. Warren Afb
Wyo
351St Strategic Missile Wing
Whiteman Afb
44Th
Ellsworth Afb
S. C
341St Strategic Missile Wing
Malmstrom Afb
Mont
321 Strategic Missile Wing
381 Strategic Missile Wing
Titan
390 Strategic Missile Wing
AFA Titan
AFA Minuteman Operations
351 Strategic Missile Wing
AFLC
Titan Logistics
390
Minuteman Logistics
381
Power Cutoffs Possible In Los Angeles Brownouts Loom
Los Angeles faces rotating power curtailments as a fuel oil shortage threatens 8.7 of 18.9 million barrels needed for 1973 74. Officials urge voluntary cuts and warn brownouts could begin as early as September. Gasoline supplies for government vehicles also at risk with Shell bid rising 50 percent.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Department of Water and Power
Robert V. Phillips
Debate Over Universal Seat Belt Rules Faces Practical Hurdles
The piece criticizes Assemblyman Don MacGillivray’s bill to require seat belts for all private vehicle occupants. It argues enforcement difficulties and contrasts private cars with buses and taxis. The column cites safety studies and cites previous failed attempts to mandate belts on school buses and for other transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Don MacGillivray
MacGillivray
John Miller
Smallest quintuplet in critical condition in Portland
The smallest of five quintuplets born to Diane and Eric Anderson of Brush Prairie Washington remains in critical condition with respiratory problems. Doctors voiced cautious optimism as the other four siblings, three boys and two girls, all in stable condition, receive formula and sugar water. The birth occurred on Mrs. Andersons 28th birthday after six prior miscarriages and following fertility pill use last July and August.
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Portland
Ore
UPI
Fred Colwell
Diane Katherine Anderson
Eric Anderson
Brush Prairie
Wash
Plane runs out of gas as Coast Guard escorts crash at sea
A light Cessna 150 en route from Reed Hill airfield in San Jose to Visalia ran out of fuel and crashed into the sea 35 miles southwest of San Miguel Island after being guided by a Coast Guard plane. Ray Sloan, 47, of San Jose, was rescued and hospitalized in Goleta in good condition. his unidentified companion is missing.
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Santa Barbara
UPI
Coast Guard
San Miguel Island
San Francisco
Ray Sloan
San Jose
Goleta
Sloan
Reed Hill
Visalia
County searches for gas bids as prices rise
Los Angeles County cannot secure bids for its 12.5 million gallon gasoline contract and may buy far less than usual. Supervisor James A. Hayes says Shell Oil has raised its bid by 50 percent, increasing the price to about 27 cents per gallon, costing up to 765000 more than current purchases.
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Shell Oil Co
James A. Hayes
Shell
Los Angeles
UPI
Hayes
Shell Oil Com
Santa Monica
Glendale
Burbank
Inglewood
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SAC
Phillips
C. Erwin Piper
Warren Lintz
E.G. Waters
Miller
World Trade Center
Manhattan
Empire State Building
Center
LA County
Shell's
Starbuck
McPeek
Merth H Street
Clark & Larsson
Volkswagen
East Ocean Avenue
Lompoc
THE
Golden Spud
Cnedal
H’ St
Northside Shopping Center
Founders Club
First Valley Bank of
North
Walnut Avenue
ISI
T.V
Adar
Lompoc, Calif
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