Carswells nomination hit by testimony from NAACP
NAACP claims Judge Carswell has racial bias in record and should be rejected for the Supreme Court. Clarence Mitchell testifies that Carswell’s history includes white supremacy ties and anti civil rights rulings, while supporters cite Senate momentum for confirmation.
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Carswells
NAACP
Washington
UPI
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
Clarence Mitchell
Senate Judiciary Committee
Carswell
5Th Circuit
Griffin
Mitchell
Tallahasse
Fla
Golan fighting and air strikes widen regional conflict
Reports say fierce fighting continued between Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights for a second day while Israeli aircraft struck targets deep in Egypt along the Mediterranean coast and Nile region.
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United Press International
Golan Heights
Egypt
Mediterranean
Nile River
Cairo
Juveniles Arrested on Marijuana Charges Near Lompoc
Three youths aged 15 and 16 were taken into custody by Sheriff deputies on Badger Hill Road south of Lompoc on marijuana charges. A small quantity of marijuana and hashish was seized. They were released to their parents as juvenile authorities prepared to question them.
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Sheriff's
Badger Hill Road
Lompoc
Nixon seeks 2.2 billion in new taxes to curb deficit
President Nixon asks Congress for 2.2 billion dollars in higher taxes and fees to balance a record budget and fight inflation. He signs the 200.8 billion proposal and stresses shifting priorities from war to peace while cutting defense and space outlays.
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Darrell Garwood
Washington
UPI
Nixon
Defense Department
Congress
Norman Kempster
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Vietnam
Lompoc Project Feasibility Report Timeline Outlined
R J Pafford regional director of the Bureau of Reclamation says the completed Lompoc feasibility report could be submitted to the Santa Barbara County Water Agency by mid March with processing extending to Congress for final authorization. The report envisions a 245000 acre foot reservoir on the Santa Ynez River and notes delays for flood control studies and an economic reappraisal due to rising costs and higher interest rates. Local officials will review the letter and discuss steps at a city council meeting.
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Lompoc
R. J. Pafford
Bureau of Reclamation
Santa Barbara County
Water Agency
Reclamation
Congress
Pafford
Santa Ynez River
Narrows
Ronald Reagan
Central California
Monterey Bay
Los Angeles County
Lompoc Council to weigh five acre park purchase
The Lompoc City Council will consider buying five acres along O Street north of La Canada Elementary School for a proposed park. The price is about 10 000 dollars with potential for a 50 percent urban development grant. The owner would sell at 2 000 dollars per acre. A drainage channel on the site may affect development.
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Lompoc
O Street
la Canada
City Hall
Gene Wahlers
Clint Sherrod
Sherrod
Record
Jack Anderson
Parks and Recreation Commission
Williams Brothers
West
Ocean Avenue
Santa Barbara
Train crash blamed on signal error near Benavidez Station
Police blamed a signal error at Benavidez Station for a Buenos Aires express slamming into a crippled local train. About 154 bodies moved from wreckage with unofficial tolls around 200 to 300 injured. President Ongania visited the site as officials investigated the calamity.
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Daniel Droscof
Buenos Aires
UPI
Col
Iduado Anibal Nava
Benos Aires
Benavidez
Argentina
Buenos Ar
Fernando Romeo
Crowded Express
Juan Carlos Ongania
Nava
Juan Carlos Demarchi
Benavidez Sia
Two weekend traffic accidents injure four Lompoc residents
Four Lompoc residents were injured in two weekend crashes. Roger Hudson, 34, and Sandra Hudson, 27, were treated at Lompoc Hospital after a collision with Cecil Helsel, 63, on Highway 246 two miles east of Cebada Canyon Road. Helsel’s passenger A St. Perecia Helsel, 53, refused aid. In a second crash, Roy Bobbitt, 41, was minorly injured when his pickup ran off Highway 246 east of Cebada Canyon Road and was treated at Vandenberg AFB Hospital. Investigators cited temporary blindness from oncoming headlights. A third incident on Harris Grade left Tom and Gertie Dodson injured. both were taken to Lompoc Hospital.
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Lompoc
Roger
Sandra Hudson
S. C St
Lompoc Hospital
Cecil Helsel
Perecia Helsel
Highway 246
Cebada Canyon Road
California Highway Patrol
Hessel
Hudson
CHP
Roy Bobbitt
E. Cherry Ave
Bobbitt
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Tom
Gertie Dodson
Harris Grade
Court approves giant rail line merger creating western empire
The Supreme Court unanimously approves a five rail line merger, forming a rail network spanning 17 states and two Canadian provinces on 26 500 miles of track. The decision overrules Justice Department antitrust objections and upholds ICC authority to regulate the merger. The court also rules state authority over CATV rates and service and upholds Nevada FCC joint regulation. It declines to compel immediate back pay for Powell in a congressional dispute.
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Sam Fogg
Washington Upi
United States
Justice Departm
Interstar Commerce Commission
ICC
Northern Lines
Nevada
Federal Communications Commission
U.S
George L. Hart Jr
Washington
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
D-N.y
Hart
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San Clemente Island
Norma Stillman
Stillman Cleaners
Surf Beach
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Goleta
University of California
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