Planner accuses director of overstepping authority
City planning commissioner George Barnes condemned Community Development Director Al Autry for overstepping his authority by opposing a county rezoning referral before the city planning commission reached a decision. Barnes called Autry’s statements to the county planning commission strongly worded and improper.
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al Autry
George Barnes
Autry
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Barnes
W. R. Dildine
Hogg Brothers
Lompoc
Bloody inch by inch fight for Quang Tri citadel
Reports say South Vietnamese marines closed to within 100 yards of the Citadel in Quang Tri city amid rugged combat. North Vietnamese rocket strikes hit Da Nang and a nearby U.S. airbase, killing 27 civilians and one airman, as jet bombers targeted the Cao Nung railroad bridge.
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Paratroopers Stand By Near Nixon Nomination Rally
About 2,000 82nd Airborne troops occupied a tent city near Miami preparing for possible action as demonstrators at Flamingo Park threaten disruption of the Republican convention. Demonstrators estimate up to 10,000 may gather to protest Nixon’s renomination with plans for civil disobedience during his acceptance speech.
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Flamingo Park
Washington
Defense Department
Jerry W. Friedheim
Florida Sun
Hijacker shot during Seattle airliner hijack drama
A Reno to Seattle Boeing 727 hijacked by a masked bicyclist with a rifle ended after FBI pilots surged the craft. The hijacker, paid a $2 million ransom in cash and gold bars, was shot in the back neck and leg and captured. He claimed the money was for Vietnamese war victims.
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Lompoc Fire Chief Don Johnson resigns his post
Lompoc Fire Chief Don Johnson resigns after 14 months with the city to become Fire Department Director for the City and District of Littleton Colorado effective October 1. Assistant Chief Ron Boggs to serve as interim chief until a permanent appointment. Johnson cites his family’s climate needs in his letter.
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Colo
Gene Wahlers
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Wahlers
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GOP platform endorses Nixon Vietnam policy
GOP platform writers enthusiastically back President Nixon's Vietnam approach in a draft plank. They criticize Democrat George McGovern as surrender minded and reject begging for POW release as betrayal. Delegates will consider the plank next Tuesday at the Miami Beach convention center.
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