Shadow war in Laos kept by Senate ban on combat troops
Senate approval blocks use of U S combat troops in Laos within a $69.3 billion defense bill. The covert Laos war continues with air support, logistics and covert operations, amid concerns it will escalate despite the ban. The measure stops combat funding but does not halt bombing or clandestine activity.
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Jack Walsh
Bangkok
UPI
Senate
U.S
Thailand
Laos
America
Southeast Asia
Kingdom of
United States
Vietnam
North Vietnam
CIA
U.S. Senate
FBI raids in Newark area arrest 50 in gambling crackdown
FBI agents arrested 50 people in the Newark region in a major operation aimed at Mafia controlled gambling rings tied to allegedly corrupt New Jersey officials. Five suspects remained at large as investigators pursue further indictments amid a broader probe touching judges and city officials.
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FBI
Newark
N.J
UPI
New Jersey
J. Edgar Hoover
U.S
Simon ‘Sam
de Cavalcante
Servicemen Injured in Mission Hills Car Crash
A Fort Ord private and a Camp Pendleton marine were injured in a Mission Hills crash on Rucker Road near Lompoc Casmalia Road. Pvt Sherman Cornett 21 suffered a fractured leg and other injuries, initially listed as critical. Pfc Larry Pelroy 22 had a broken leg and was in good condition at Vandenberg Hospital. The vehicle struck a tree after losing control on a curve. Pelroy was ejected and Cornett remained with the car as officers documented the sequence.
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Fort Ord
Camp Pendleton
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Mission Hills
Army
Sherman Cornett
Larry Pelroy
Rucker Road
Lompoc
Casmalia Road
California Highway Patrol
Cornett
Pelroy
Army Lt. Calley witnesses order under review
A military judge asked the Justice Department to determine if five news organizations violated a court order prohibiting interviews with potential witnesses in the upcoming court martial of Army Lt. William L. Calley Jr. in Benning Georgia.
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Benning
UPI
Justice Department
Army
William L. Calley Jr
Saigon hit as Viet Cong shelling rises and infiltration expands
Viet Cong shelled Saigon for the first time in four months and officials report North Vietnamese infiltration doubling since the fall rainy season. A rocket struck a housing complex, killing four civilians, while 17 South Vietnamese soldiers were killed in a separate ambush 51 miles southwest of Saigon. The U.S. responded with six waves of B 52 raids against infiltration corridors 80 to 92 miles north of Saigon.
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Saigon
UPI
Mekong
Delta
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Nixon
Vietnam
Open door for up to 17000 claims against oil firms
U S District Court in Los Angeles allows filing of up to 17000 or more claims against Union Oil and three other firms stemming from the Santa Barbara channel spill. Judge Albert Lee Stephens Jr settled the first phase of the class action, listing eligible claimants and setting a filing deadline of April 6, 1970.
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U.S. District Court
Los Angeles
Union Oil Company
Union Platform
Santa Barbara Channel
Albert Lee Stephens, Jr
Santa Barbara
Schramm, Raddue and Seed
Council and commission to study proposed neighborhood park
Lompoc officials plan a joint 6:30 p.m. meeting at City Hall with the Parks and Recreation Commission to study a northeast neighborhood playground and to consider federal funding eligibility before January 1, 1970. Council debates cost cuts and multiple neighborhood options.
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Lompoc
Parks and Recreation Commission
Richard Jacoby
Gene Wahlers
Robert MacClure
Brooks Speight
Speight
Crestview
la Canada
Jacoby
Commission
City Hall
Ryan Park
James Longtin
Craig Hines
Hines
Tennis courts approved by Council in Ryan Park
Lompoc City Council voted 4-1 to build tennis courts in Ryan Memorial Park after debate. Councilman Jacoby initially disputed placement but backed the plan. Brooks Speight opposed as a specialized facility. Bid rejections led to a city force build at about $10,864 vs bids over $24,000.
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Ryan Memorial Park
Lompoc
City Public Works Department
Richard Jacoby
Jacoby
South N Street
Robert MacClure
Charlotte Benton
Art Scott
Ryan Park
Brooks Speight
Doug Soper
Gene Wahlers
Foreign aid outlay approved by Senate committee
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved just over 2.1 billion dollars in foreign aid for the fiscal year. It included 50 million for modernizing South Korea's armed forces and deleted 54.5 million for a Nationalist China jet squadron. The outlay was approved before the authorization bill, as both measures are being moved due to preadjournment business.
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Washington
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