Lompoc City Council Eyes Freeze Alternatives on Rates
The Lompoc City Council plans a special session to study options for budget adjustments if Nixon’s wage and price freeze affects utility rate hikes. Mayor Art Scott and City Administrator Gene Wahlers seek a hardship exemption from a federal board for electric and refuse increases due Sept and Oct.
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Dozens seek General Plan changes in Goleta Valley hearings
County Planning Commission prepares for November hearings with 12 to 15 General Plan amendment applications from developers and others. Key items include Fred G. Rice two acre rezoning request on Patterson Ave north of Cathedral Oaks Rd from one acre to low as quarter acre, Fred E. Wendel GP determination on 262 acres around Cathedral Oaks Rd, and Jordano supermarket site proposal on Calle Real East of Fairview Ave rezoning from highway commercial to planned commercial awaiting later hearing.
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Allied spokesmen report sharpest Vietnam attacks in three months
Across South Vietnam emergency clashes erupted as North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces staged a surge overnight. Officials tallied at least 38 enemy incidents with Communist forces suffering around 120 dead while allied casualties reached 19 dead and 39 wounded. American units reported two ground clashes with 2 killed and 4 wounded. A shelling near Saigon wounded no one fatally. The 220000-man U S force remained on high alert ahead of Sunday’s national assembly election amid political turmoil from the October 3 presidential vote. Two thousand South Vietnamese troops were held in reserve to bolster Saigon security Friday before the election.
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Thant protests Israel over refugees camps and Gaza actions
United Nations Secretary General Thant sent a note to Israel protesting its drive to clean up refugee camps in the occupied Palestinian and Gaza areas. Israeli officials report Rabin summoned home for consultations as Middle East tensions mount amid plans for the General Assembly.
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Labor leaders plan legal action over Nixon wage price freeze
Organized labor met with AFL CIO and UAW legal advisers to discuss possible court challenges to the 90 day wage price freeze. Leaders voiced concerns about post 90 day implications and debated cooperation amid varied stances by unions.
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Mansfield sees Vietnam pullout plan gain footing
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield says the South Vietnam election collapse to a one man race may help push a U S troop withdrawal date. He backs an amendment for a nine month Indochina pullout and plans to attach it to other bills as the draft fight resumes.
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U.S. Combat Deaths Hit Six-Year Low in Vietnam War
U S command reports 10 American combat deaths last week the lowest in six years along with 14 illness and noncombat deaths. Wounded total 301 359, missing 1 476. South Vietnam suffered 423 dead and 745 wounded as DMZ fighting surged. Communist deaths tally 1 729 for the week.
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Dollar slide deepens across Europe as markets shift
The dollar fell again in European trade with no near end in sight for the decline. Oslo and Swedish banks capped losses while France and Germany moved to support the currency. the pound climbed to 2.4667 dollars as the Bank of England held rates steady.
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