Guerrilla losses heavy in Vietnam conflicts over Tet period
In weekend clashes from the Mekong Delta to the Demilitarized Zone, U S and allied forces reported multiple casualties. The U S Command cited at least 20 dead and 107 wounded among troops, with more than 200 guerrilla fighters killed and heavy shelling activity across the area ahead of Tet.
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Saigon
UPS
USS
Mekong Delta
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Tam Ky
da Nang
South China Sea
U.S. Airborne
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Nuns Seek Dispensation for Secular Community in Los Angeles
More than 300 Immaculate Heart of Mary sisters announce plans to obtain dispensations from canonical vows to form a lay community of married and single people in Los Angeles. Archbishop Manning said the Vatican would grant dispensations upon request while Sister Anita Caspary emphasized remaining religiously oriented and serving the church.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Anita Caspary
Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters
Vatican
Anita
Lompoc Record Publication Details and Rates
The Lompoc Record, a California corporation, lists officers including Mrs. Kenneth L. Adam as President and J. Donald Adam as Publisher and Secretary Treasurer. Editorial leadership includes Harry J. Crompe as Editor, Gaylen Jackson as VP, and John Alexander as Business Manager. Advertising, circulation, and staff roles are noted with various managers and editors, plus a monthly subscription rate of $2.25 by home delivery or mail. Christmas Day mailing is mentioned.
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Lompoc
California
Act of Congress
Su- Lompoc Record Publications
Kenneth L. Adam
J. Donald Adam
Harry J. Crompe
Gaylen Jackson
Girls return lost coffee fund to base police
Debbie Pelletier and Jo L. Davis found a $32 coffee fund in a shopping cart at the base commissary and notified the base police. The two Girl Scout and Campfire Girl members were praised by SMSgt Ralph Bettinger for honesty that saved morale and earned a reward.
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L. Davis
Debbie Pelletier Beam
Ralph Bettinger
3901St Strategic Missile Evaluation Squadron
Smsgt
Sergeant Bettinger
Debbie
Ssgt
Sam H. Brown, Jr
Tres Condados
Tsgt
Charles L. R. Davis
Lompoc
Nixon unveils 569 million first year anti pollution plan
President Nixon outlines a 569 million first year war on air and water pollution tying the 10 billion program to federal, state, and local funds. The plan funds include 40 million in the current year and 423 million to replace an existing program with federal matching grants for waste treatment plants.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
America
Showdown over liquor license at Earl Warren Showgrounds
Santa Barbara concessionaire Marvin E Grant faces a Board of Supervisors hearing after urging the State Liquor Control Board to deny his on sale general license. County officials oppose citing proximity to Adams Elementary School and local elderly residents. Grant says liquor sales are not conducted at the showgrounds and that events draw significant revenue for the city.
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Earl Warren Showgrounds
Santa Barbara
Marvin E. Grant
Board of Supervisors
Grant
State Liquor Control Board
Joe J. Callahan
Adams Elementary
Las Positas Rd
Samarkand
Nixon Proposes Family Assistance Plan Budgeted At $500 Million
President Nixon earmarks $500 million in the 1971 budget to launch a controversial family assistance program that would replace aid to families with dependent children. The plan aims to provide guaranteed minimum incomes with work requirements, costing $8.1 billion in 1971 and covering about 11 million children and dependents.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Burpee Pushes marigold as national flower
Doylestown Pennsylvania UPI reports botanist David Burpee plans to woo Congress with oversized marigolds to push for the flower as the United States national emblem. Burpee, 76, long championed the cause with late Senator Everett Dirksen since 1959, sending bouquets to First Lady hopefuls and dozens of lawmakers.
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Doylestown
UPI
Congress
David Burpee
Everett Dirksen
United States
Burpee
Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Washington
W. Atlee Burpee Seed Co
Dirksen
Nixon budgets large water projects for California in 1971
The Nixon administration proposes more than 145 million dollars for California water resource construction planning and operation for the next fiscal year, with about 70 million for Army engineers and 73 million for the Bureau of Reclamation. Additional 65.5 million would go to federal clean water grants, though most may not be paid this year under a new formula. The plan also projects a 244 billion dollar federal budget by 1976, with revenue rising to 266 billion by 1975. The CVP and related projects receive specific allocations and studies for future development.
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Nixon
Congress
Washington
UPI
California
Corps of Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
Army Engineers
Auburn-Folsom South
San Luis
Sacramento River
Trinity River
New cold mass hits midlands amid Atlantic chill
A new Arctic air mass drenches the Midlands chilling readings by up to 35 degrees in hours. Tornado activity disrupts Louisiana Mississippi and Florida with injuries and damage from trailer camps to carnival floats as squall rain drifts northward. Unseasonably mild trends linger in parts of the Northeast and Great Lakes with readings in the 30s to 40s.
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United Press International
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Iberia
New Orleans
Lake Charles
Johnson’s Bayou
Biloxi
Miss
Ohio
Oklahoma
Dothan
Ala
Pensacola
Fla
Great Lakes
New England
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