Combined federal drive total tops $49 thousand in 1969
Final report by Col. R. J. Coggin shows Vandenberg civil and military personnel contributed $49,014.75 to the Combined Federal Campaign, with $2,926 from the Lompoc Federal Institution and NASA. 56 percent supports United Fund of Northern Santa Barbara County, 12.1 percent to welfare groups, 31.4 percent to National Health agencies.
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Vandenberg
R. J. Coggin
Federal Correctional Institution
Lompoc
United Fund
Santa Barbara
Inter Service
B. R. Barrett
1St
Strategic Aerospace Division
Christmas Eve Snow Strands Midwest as Storm Rages
A winter storm piled heavy snow from the Midwest to the Ohio Valley on Christmas Eve, triggering accidents and travel chaos. Chicago faced 11 inches and O’Hare delays with runway closures while other cities reported multiple deaths from shoveling and crashes. A second system lashed the Northwest, with warnings across the East and South. Temperatures turned warm in the South with Brownsville hitting 81.
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United Press International
Midwest
Ohio Valley
Northwest
Chicago
O’hare
Iowa
Illinois
Springfield
Ill
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Michigan
South Bend
Ind
Cleveland
Toledo
Akron
Ohio
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
New York City
California
Washington
U.S. Weather Bureau
Brownsville
Tey
Nixon grants post offices day after Christmas off
Washington UPI reports President Nixon declares a post Christmas day off for all government employees. No regular postal delivery or service Friday will occur though special delivery and mail collection will be provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Nixon
Pilot ejected before Miramar jet crash destroys hangar
A Navy F8 Crusader plowed into the Miramar hangar at 225 mph, killing 11 and injuring 12. Lt Cyrus M. Riddel, 27, ejected and was ordered not to discuss the case while investigators review the incident. The crash damaged three other jets and destroyed five F4 Phantoms with about 25 million dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
UPI
Navy
Miramar Naval Air Station
Cyrus M. Riddel
Cranston seeks immediate oil drilling moratorium off Santa Barbara
Senator Alan Cranston of California demands an immediate moratorium on oil drilling in the Santa Barbara Channel. He wrote Interior Secretary Walter Hickel blaming unwarranted haste misguided policies and inadequate planning for a new oil slick in the channel.
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Washington
UPI
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Santa Barbara Channel
California
Cranston
Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Safety Council in Yuletide prediction
The National Safety Council projects 800 to 920 highway deaths during the Christmas holiday period and 35 000 to 40 000 serious injuries over the four days from 6 p m today to midnight Sunday. Council President Howard Pyle urges no drinking and if drinking to allow at least one hour or a 12 ounce beer between drinks.
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Chicago
UPI
National Safety Council
Council
Howard Pyle
Pyle
Indians plan Alcatraz pow wow before Christmas
Indians from across the nation sail to Alcatraz to meet island residents in a pre Christmas gathering described as crucial since Ghost Dance times. Delegates discuss turning Alcatraz into an Indian cultural center while lawmakers push to transfer the prison to Indigenous control. Grace Thorpe attends as a panelist and volunteers plan gifts for the island children.
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San Francisco
UPI
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
Alcatraz
Washington
George Brown
Calif
House
Nixon
Brown
Wounded Knee Creek
Indian Center
Earl Livermore
Blackfeet Tribe
Indians of All Tribes
Grace Thorpe
Jim Thorpe
McDonnell Douglas lands $8 billion F15 contract
The Air Force picked McDonnell Douglas of St. Louis to build the F15 jet fighter in a contract that may total eight billion dollars over five to seven years. Initial development and testing funding totals eighty million dollars, with production planned at up to seven hundred jets, largely built in St. Louis and offset by subcontracting to California and other states.
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North American Rockwell
Fairchild Hiller
St. Louis
James S. McDonnell
California
Los Angeles
Alioto details $2.3 million antitrust fee in Washington case
San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto outlines a $2.3 million fee earned for an antitrust suit by Northwest communities seeking funds for electrical products. Washington officials probe potential conflicts of interest with former attorney general John O Connell, who set a 15 percent share and may have influenced audits. Alioto faces a separate $12 million libel suit against Look Magazine.
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San Francisco
UPI
Joseph Alioto
Washington
Slade Gorton
Alioto
John O’connell
New York
Gorton
O’connell
Tacoma
Groton
Washington State
Robert V. Graham
O’ Connell
O'Connell
Look Magazine
Underworld
County seeks Yule feast from federal surplus aid
Thousands in Stanislaus County await the first delivery of nearly four million pounds of federal surplus food after a court order to release aid. Officials say 10,400 people face hunger this Christmas as food caravans and a Sacramento warehouse stockpile move to distribute turkey, milk, lentils and peas to the needy despite prior sanctions tied to a food stamp program.
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Modfsto
UPI
Stanislaus County
U.S
Robert F. Peckham
Department of Agriculture
California
Steve Haberfeld
Sacramento
Stanislaus County Supervisors
Haberfeld
California Rural Legal Assistance Organization
Names of 132 U.S. POWs released by peace group members
San Francisco report says two women from Women’s Strike for Peace identified 132 American prisoners of war after visiting Hanoi. They disclosed 138 letters received and mailed, and named three prisoners, noting policy shifts on mail including one letter per month.
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Donald B. Thackrey
San Francisco
UPI
Hanoi
Cora Weiss
New York City
Madeline Duckles
Berkeley
Calif
Ethel Taylor
Philadelphia
Mark Gartley
Greensville
Paul Gordon Brown
Newton
Mass
Bill Mayhew
New Manchester
W. Va
Women’s Strike For Peace
United States
State workers to work Friday after Christmas holiday clash
Sacramento UPI reports state government employs 186000 will work Friday despite federal four day Christmas break. President Nixon declared Friday a holiday for federal staff, while Governor Reagan on vacation in Pacific Palisades maintains Friday as a regular workday for state employees.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Nixon
Reagan
Pacific Palisades
Black Panther Aide Hilliard Sentenced for Loaded Gun
Berkeley UPI reports Black Panther Chief of Staff David Hilliard received six months in prison and a $500 fine for carrying a loaded gun in a public place after a jury found him guilty on that charge. A second charge of carrying a concealed weapon reached a deadlock. A new trial date was set for January 5 on the concealed weapon charge. Hilliard was released on $1,000 bail pending appeal.
California reaches 20 million population mark says expert
Sacramento. Population expert Nels Rasmussen of the state Department of Finance says California passed 20 million residents around Dec 24 based on net migration and natural increase. He notes the exact 20 millionth person is unknown until the June census.
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Dennis J. Opatrny
Sacramento
UPI
California
Nels Rasmussen
State Department of Finance
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
Rasmussen
New York
Ronald Reagan
Manson declines to trust lawyers in self defense bid
Charles Manson 35, accused of seven murders, met with court appointed attorney Joseph Ball in County Jail. Ball said he advised Manson on self representation while the court noted Ball would only help evaluate the pros and cons of representing himself.
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Jack V. Fox
Los Angeles
UPI
Charles Manson
Manson
Joseph A. Ball
State Bar
Ball
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R. J. Meier
R. J. Meier Ltd
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Peace Group
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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