Hoover doubted JFK murder conspiracy and Cuba links
FBI records released under FOIA reveal J Edgar Hoover after Kennedy's death labeled Oswald "in the category of a nut" but 20 days later warned against ruling out a conspiracy possibly involving Cuban ties. He cited letters from Cuba to Oswald and urged caution on evidence for the Warren Commission.
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Washington
UPI
John Kennedy
J. Edgar Hoover
Lee Harvey Oswald
Hoover
FBI
Justice Departent
Lyndon B. Johnson
Oswald
Cuba
Justice Department
Warren Commission
Fidel) Castro
State Department
American U2 spy plane crash kills five at Cyprus base
A US Air Force U2 spy plane crashed on takeoff from Akrotiri Royal Air Force Base near Limassol Cyprus blowing into the meteorological office. Five people died including the pilot and four Cypriot civilians and seven were injured, with conditions ranging from serious to not serious. Witnesses reported flames and smoke for hours.
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Limassol
Cyprus
API
Royal Air Force
Akrotiri
Library fund decision postponed for Lompoc library dispute
Lompoc city council postponed a decision on seeking 292000 from county funds for Lompoc library. The dispute centers on a verbal agreement to repay city construction contributions with capital improvement funds annually, with potential impacts on Santa Maria and Santa Barbara areas and future library needs.
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Lompoc
Buellton
Vandenberg
County Library Advisory Committee
Alan Davidson
Fourth District
Robert Hedlund
Santa Maria
Santa Barbara
Davidson
Santa
City
Stella Reed
Civic Center Fund
Reed
Demands of council post explained as filing nears
The article notes council service offers modest pay and limited perks while inviting public scrutiny. It cites a $150 monthly allowance for Lompoc leaders, partial life insurance, retirement options, and group medical coverage as incentives, with eight candidates in 1976 and twelve seeking three seats in the March 7 election. Nomination papers become available at City Hall.
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Hen
Jimmy Carter
Lompoc
Public Employees Retirement System
Blue Cross
City Hall
Lompoc Council Entering Election Fueled by Local Stakes
Charles Carmichael plans a new law office with an associate while incumbents Lefkowitz and Stevens seek re election. Realtors and lawyers discuss the time, money and demands of city service as Valencia Benton Ward and others weigh the burdens and politics of local government.
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Charles Carmichael
Elinor Lefkowitz
E.C. Stevens
Tom Green
Lefkowitz
Charles Ward
Ward
Benton
Valencia
Lompoc
Alberta Morgans
Stevens
Sadat Expels Soviet Critics Amid Peace Initiative
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat expelled Soviet and East European officials who criticized his peace initiative in a surprise move. The action closed Soviet bloc cultural centers and consulates outside Cairo while consulates in Cairo remained open, as Vance supported Sadat’s Cairo conference and regional mediation unfolded.
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United Press International
Anwar Sadat
Cyrus Vance
Sadat
Cairo
Israel
Syria
Iraq
Libya
Algeria
Yemen
Hussein
Jordan
Arived
Damascus
Egypt
Vance
Europe
Middle East
Mamdouh Salem
Soviet Union
East Germany
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Ocean Avenue plan motions approved
Lompoc City Council passed two resolutions on Ocean Avenue improvements. One seeks Caltrans to widen five blocks from A to F Streets to 76 feet for four lanes and parking, while the other urges incorporating the Ocean Avenue Improvement Committee's recommendations into the upcoming repaving project.
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Ocean Avenue
Lompoc
Caltrans
Elinor Lefkowitz
Rocky Fluhart
Ocean Avenue Improvement Committee
Gene Wahlers
Fluhart
Charles Ward
Ward
F Street
Robert
John McCarthy
McCarthy Real Estate
E. Ocean
Council
Joy Browder
Browder
Wahlers
Fund shortage threatens split of Santa Barbara County panels
Dwindling state funds imperil three county formation review commissions, including the Santa Barbara split panel. The revolving fund has shrunk to 42300, with two to three months left, prompting calls for urgent legislative support and possible extensions.
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Santa Barbara
Los Padres County
Santa Maria
Helen Pedotti
Los Angeles County
Weather Outlook with Mild Temperatures Through Thursday
Fair conditions continue with little temperature change. Highs range from 65 to 73 degrees with lows in the 40s. Tidal forecasts show high tides of 6.4 feet at 7:28 a.m. and 4.1 feet at 8:46 p.m. Low tides are 1.4 feet at 1:11 a.m. and minus 0.8 feet at 2:35 p.m.
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Him
Los Padres
State Department of Health
Keith Doughty
Amy McMillian
Alicia Whitlock
Charlotte Barnard
Council Post
America
U.S
Germany
Joe Valencia
James P. Sweeney
By Vaughn Proctor
Mary K. Wright
John Patton
John D. Kay
Patton
Commission
Santa Barbara City College
William Parsons
Board of Supervisors
North
Parsons
W. Mark Durkley
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