Nixon signs credit control measure amid reluctance
President Nixon signed a bill authorizing voluntary and mandatory credit controls though he opposed those sections saying they would push the economy toward centralized control. He cited not plan to use such powers and endorsed only the banks and thrift regulation angle while criticizing broad controls.
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Washington
UPI
Savings and
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Proxmire
Special Christmas Eve rites planned in Valley churches
Lompoc Valley churches announce multiple Christmas Eve candlelight services across First Christian St Marys Episcopal Bethany Lutheran Peace Lutheran First United Presbyterian La Purisima Catholic with mass schedules and child programs. Holy Communion and choral celebrations mark the observance.
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Lompoc Valley
First Christian Church
College and
V Avenues
William J. Denton
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
E. Central Avenue
Stuart G. Fitch
Bethany Lutheran Church
South E Street
Christ
James Meeks
California Concordia College
Oakland
Peace Lutheran Church
Ocean Avenue
Robert Bergman
First United Presbyterian Church
Berkeley Avenue
Kenneth R. Boyd
la Purisima Catholic Church
South Street
Bethlehem Sealed By Israeli Troops For Christmas Observance
Israel enclosed Bethlehem with roadblocks and a security ring from before dawn to keep Arab guerrilla violence away during Christmas Eve. About 10,000 visitors passed the barriers as Roman Catholic Patriarch Alberto Gori led a procession to the Church of the Nativity guarded by over 1,000 troops. Security will remain tight until all pilgrims depart Christmas night.
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Bethlehem
UPI
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Prince of Peace
Jesus Christ
Jerusalem
City assistant administrator Garcia to leave
Lou Garcia longtime Lempe city administrative assistant to the city administrator has announced his resignation effective January 23. He will become assistant city manager and finance director for Pittsburgh California, starting January 26, citing career advancement and challenges in Pittsburg. Garcia, 27, previously served in Upland and holds a BS in police science and a masters in public administration. He and his wife Sue have a four year old daughter, Chris.
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Lempe
Garcia
Pittsburgh
California
Lompoc
Pittsburg
Upland
Los Angeles State College
Burbank
Sue
Chris
Glimpses of Christmas Preparations in Lompoc
A father buys tools to assemble a Christmas toy in Lompoc while Anitha prepares tamales at Snack Shoppe early this morning. Brooks Speight complains about paying postage due on a Christmas card from his wife.
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Lompoc
Anitha
Brooks Speight
Congress split on success and failure in election year
Congress ends session with Gerald Ford calling it a do little year while Mike Mansfield hails it as productive. He cites progress on Vietnam priorities shift to domestic needs. In California, rain and winds threaten a weekend rock festival setup, with small craft warnings and tidal forecasts ahead of the event.
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UPI
House
GOP
Gerald R. Ford
Congress
Nixon
Senate Democratic
Mike Mansfield
San Luis Obispo
Briefs on San Luis Obispo event ban and Libya base exit
Attorneys fight an emergency ordinance banning gatherings over 5 000 in San Luis Obispo County while a restraining order on promotions remains in place. In Saigon, a Christmas truce sees four Americans killed in a mine blast as fighting pauses for 24 hours. The United States agrees to withdraw Wheelus Air Base in Tripoli by June 30, 1970, with talks on equipment disposal ongoing with Libya's new government.
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State Court of Appeal
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API
U.S
Washington
UPI
United States
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Tripoli
Libya
State Department
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