Nixon backs prohibition of troops in Southeast Asia
The Senate approved an amendment restricting defense funds from introducing ground troops into Laos or Thailand. President Nixon supported the measure as alignment with policy to avoid a new Vietnam war. The vote, 85 to 4, could be altered in conference with the House bill.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Laos
Thailand
Senate
Hugh Scott
United States
Southeast Asia
House
Appropriations Committee
Mike Mansfield
Korea
Vietnam
South Vietnamese losses rise in intensified combat
Saigon reports show South Vietnamese forces suffering four times US losses in 10 weeks. On Monday Saigon troops killed 170 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese, with 14 South Vietnamese dead and 56 wounded. A 50 minute battle near the Cambodian border saw 51 guerrillas killed alongside American troops.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Cambodian
Reagan seeks return of Tate murder suspect Watson
California Governor Ronald Reagan asked Texas to extradite Charles D. Watson 24 to Los Angeles to face murder charges in the Tate slayings. Hearing set Jan 5 in Austin. Watson jailed in McKinney Texas. extradition contested by his attorney.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Ronald Reagan
California
Miss Tate
Watson
McKinney
Texae
William Boy
Texas
Tate
Dies
Reagan
Smith
Susan Denise Atkins
Charles Manson
Los Angeles
Miss Atkins
Atkins
Collin County
Farmersville
North Texas State University
California State College
Crewcut
Tom Montgomery
Local fog and showers with mild temps through Wednesday
Weather forecasts show cloudy nights and mornings with variable clouds later and a chance of showers today and tonight. Highs in the 60s, lows upper 30s to low 40s, southerly winds 5 to 15 mph. Tides high at 5 26 am and 5 56 pm reaching 5.3 and 3.5 feet, low 1.1 feet at 12 14 pm.
Teachers accuse Reagan of firing union members in state colleges
San Francisco union leaders charge Gov Ronald Reagan and state education officials with political repression over the dismissal of 70 teachers. Erwin Kelly claims activists were targeted at San Francisco State and other campuses including San Jose Chico Hayward and San Fernando Valley. He cites SF State President Hayakawa as pushing to remove 21 faculty including Kelly, who says the firings aim to silence innovative, outspoken educators. A legal effort to overturn the firings is announced.
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UPI
Ronald Reagan
Erwin Kelly
San Francisco State Local
Reagan
State College
Glenn Dumke
Kelly
San Francisco State
San Jose State
Chico State
Hayvard State
San Fernando Valley State
S. F. State
S. I. Hayakawa
Hayakawa
Nixon Warns of Red Infiltration Amid Vietnamization Plan
President Nixon announced plans to withdraw 50 000 American soldiers from Vietnam while warning of increased communist infiltration. He cited a critical period through April 15 and said Hanoi and the Viet Cong do not yet show capability for a major offensive.
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Nixon
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Stewart Hensley
UPI
Washington Upi
Hanoi
Torrijos Reclaims Power in Panama after coup attempt
Brig. Gen. Omar Torrijos returned to power in Panama after a brief palace coup by National Guard colonels Ramiro Silvera and Amado Sanjur. Loyal guardsmen and outside backing, including Nicaragua's Anastasio Somoza, propelled Torrijos back to Panama City from David. The capital relaxed as gunfire faded and shops reopened amid Christmas shoppers.
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Panama City
UPI
Omar Torrijos
National Guard
Torrijos
Mexico City
City of
David
Anastasio Somoza-Debayle
Nicaragua
Canal Zone
Cols. Ramiro Silvera
Amado Sanjur
Boris Moreno
Laird outlines 50,000-strong drawdown cutting draft calls
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird said the 50,000 troop withdrawal from Vietnam would reduce 1970 draft calls by about 10 percent, from 250,000 to 225,000, with possible further cuts if U.S. forces fall. He will visit Vietnam in February with Gen. Earle G. Wheeler to assess new infiltration and advise on protecting U.S. forces.
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Malaya
Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
Washington
UPI
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
U.S
Laird
Pentagon
Nixon
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Museum Lompoc Valley Museum aims for child friendly story
State parks official urges simple narratives in the Lompoc museum. Mike Merkle, supervisor of interpretation in the fifth district, calls for rotating exhibits that convey a theme in moments. Leonard Penhill of Morro Bay State Museum also spoke at the associates meeting.
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Lompoc Valley
State Parks
Museum
Mike Merkle
Fifth District
State Parks and Beaches Division
Leonard Penhill
Morro Bay State Museum
Museum Associates
Knights of Pythias
Valley Museum Tour Highlights Flexibility and Plans
Valley officials and Gene Forbes toured the museum on South H Street with local leaders. They discussed moving the Pop Ruth Indian artifacts to the old Carnegie Library in January and delaying public opening for several weeks. The associates report $107 in the bank as 20 attendees are urged to a Jan 20 meeting. A slide show by Earle Calvert capped the session.
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Ing
South H Street
Gene Forbes
Associates
Pop Ruth
Carnegie Library
Forbes
Lompoc Valley
Jaycees Seek Man of Year in Lompoc Community
The Lompoc Jaycees form a committee led by Al Walker to nominate the outstanding young man in the city aged 21 to 35. Nomination blanks become available from local Jaycees as the Distinguished Service Award winner from Lompoc advances to state and national contests. The 1970 DSA winner will be announced at Bosses Night January 19 1970 at the Lompoc Valley Club with Drew Froelich as speaker.
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Lompoc
America
Lompoc Dsa
Jaycees
Karl Braun
DSA
Lompoc Valley Club
Drew Froelich
California Jaycees
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