Air Force seeks Congress OK to fire Minuteman missiles
The Pentagon said the Air Force will ask Congress for permission to launch eight Minuteman missiles over the continental United States from Malstrom AFB Montana. Four missiles would be fired next winter and four the following winter toward the Pacific after congressional approval and a $27 million test budget.
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Oregon
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Malstrom Air Force Base
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Malstrom
Planes get boost in fuel allocation
Energy chief William E. Simon issued fuel allocation rules increasing jet plane quotas while cutting large apartment building quotas by about 6 percent. The plan shifts refinery output toward fuel oil and notes a 20 percent gasoline shortfall. Airlines receive 95 percent of 1972 needs, up 10 percent. the military gets 100 percent.
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Washington
UPI
William E. Simon
Simon
Atomic Energy Commission
Federal Energy Office
Glimpses of Lompoc Valley in Westways current issue
Westways magazine highlights the Lompoc Valley region with a feature on scenery, local culture, and points of interest. The piece surveys landscape, community life, and tourism prospects in this California area.
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Westways Magazine
Lompoc Valley
Local Weather Drift and Tidal Highlights This Weekend
The forecast calls for morning drizzle with afternoon sun and warmer temperatures in the low to mid 60s. Tonight and Saturday bring fog and low clouds with a chance of drizzle, plus Saturday and Sunday tides with highs around 4 feet. Simon discusses factors influencing oil and gasoline use amid imports, heating demands, and refinery inventories, noting potential weekly 10 gallon targets may reduce consumption by 25 to 30 percent.
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Simon
Nixon withholds Watergate tapes details from public release
Washington reports President Nixon decided not to publicly release transcripts or summaries of the Watergate tapes to avoid public perception of involvement. The White House will limit access to the House Judiciary Committee despite Senate pressure.
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Senate
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Rpa
John Tower
R-Tex
Congress
Grand Jury Report Filing Delayed Amid Absences
The 1973 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury faces delay in filing its annual report due to the absence of court administrator Allen Abersman and foreman R. P. Richards. Abersman plans to return after New Year’s. the panel serves 18 months to July 1974 and had previously aired controversial recommendations including clerk’s office changes.
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Santa Barbara County
Allen Abersman
Grand Jury
Planners approve school transfer in Lompoc
The Lompoc Planning Commission approved transferring a school for mentally retarded children from 127 North D Street to 123 North D Street. Bill Schuyler of Schuyler Motor Center objected that off street parking was not provided as required. Mrs Grinnel said costs blocked the previous condition but parking is available at the new site and a request to remove curb markings is filed.
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Stan Tulledo
North D St
Lompoc
Schuyler
al Autry
Jacqueline Grinnel
Snow Warnings and Flooding Across Regions
West warns of heavy snows with advisories from northern to central Rockies and Cascade Sierra areas. Yakima Washington reports 11 inches on the ground after six hours, while Ukiah California records under half an inch in six hours. Flooding persists in upstate New York as rivers overflow and broader cloud cover dominates the northern half of the nation.
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Egyptian Israeli generals in Geneva reach Suez front peace principles
Geneva talks yield consensus on principles for separating armies along the Suez Canal front as Egypt seeks this for resuming peace negotiations. Both sides report truce violations amid renewed tension. Egypt claims destruction of Israeli planes. Israel denies and cites Egyptian army build up of road links and armor movements. Egypt later says missiles fired at Israeli planes were not confirmed as hitting.
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Sinai Peninsula
Food strike talks resume in Los Angeles amid tense charges
The 24 day Southern California food strike continues as federal mediator Dick Hughes brings four unions and the Food Employers Council back into session. Over 23,000 workers idle, 60 stores affected, shortages growing and a cost of living clause blamed for delays in reaching a settlement.
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UPI
Dick Hughes
Food Employers Council
Washington, D.C
Afl-Cio Federation of Labor
California
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