Mayor halts sewer plant spending over prison participation
Lompoc Mayor George Cotsenmeyer orders a stop to engineering expenditures for the regional wastewater system as federal prison participation stalls. The city has spent about 9000 on soil analysis with total project costs near 9.1 million and a 1.5 million bond awaited state and federal grants.
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Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc
George Cotsenmeyer
Bureau of Prisons
Federal Correctional Institation
Cotsenmeyer
Gene Wahlers
Washington
Stevens
Vandenberg Village
Mission Hills
Nixon Says Nation Sound and Full of Promise
President Nixon told Congress the country remains sound and full of promise and urged leaner government and more reliance on individuals to make hard decisions. He outlined aims to hold down taxes, control inflation, promote growth, and give local leaders more say through revenue sharing while seeking cooperation with Congress.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
Vietnam
Unemployment Rate Falls to 5 Percent in January
UPI reports the United States unemployment rate dropped to 5 percent in January the lowest since July 1970 marking a decline from 5.1 percent in December after seasonal adjustment. The number of jobless rose to 4.7 million while the seasonally adjusted total eased to 4.4 million. President Nixon had aimed for 4.5 to 5 percent by 1972.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Nixon
Ten Laos POW List Yields Few Names for U.S. Soldiers
Pentagon officials released a Laos prisoner roster showing ten living prisoners, seven U.S. servicemen, two American civilians, and one Canadian. The list drew mixed feelings amid 1,274 missing in Southeast Asia and 53 possibly captured alive, with no deaths reported among the Laos captives. Some families learned their men were not on the list, offering limited relief.
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Washington
UPI
Laos
U.S
Southeast Asia
United States
Pentagon
North
South Vietnam
Defense Department
Jerry W. Friedheim
Friedheim
DA seeks Grand Jury report on pathologist case
The State District Court is asked to order Judge Floyd Dodson to unseal a 1972 County Grand Jury report on resigned pathologist Dr. Lawrence McAlpine. District Attorney David D. Milier seeks a writ of mandate to release sealed Grand Jury documents and to reinstruct the 1973 Grand Jury and plans to move the case to appellate court in Los Angeles.
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State District Court of
Hepa
Floyd Dodson
Lawrence McAlpine
David D. Milier
Dodson
Minier
L.A
POW talks delayed as Thieu blasts JMC over cease fire
The four party Joint Military Commission postponed first discussions on POW repatriation until Sunday amid sharp exchanges. Thieu accused Poland Hungary and Vietnamese Communists of stalling cease-fire efforts while urging greater compliance with armistice orders. The JMC agreed to address POW release after U S delegate Woodward’s criticism of delays.
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Saigon
UPI
Joint Military Commission
JMC
Nguyen van Thieu
Poland
Hungary
Thieu
International Commission For Supervision and Control
ICCS
Gilbert Woodward
U.S
Woodward
South
Paris
State Board Adopts $265 Million Clean Water Priority Plan
California Water Resources Control Board adopts a plan allocating 265 million dollars in clean water funds for local sewage treatment projects. It prioritizes Lompoc regional disposal with 8.349 million in grants potential, and 27 million earmarked for Sepulveda water reclamation. Final EPA approval pending after staff evaluation.
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Sacramento
API
State Water Resources Control Board
Sepulveda
Judge seals Regan case transcript in bribery dispute
Superior Court Judge Charles Stevens orders the Grand Jury transcript sealed until Regan's trial to ensure a fair jury. The 66 year old is accused of attempting to bribe County Supervisor Frank Frost over a rezoning matter. Bail set at 10000 with trial expected to last ten days or more.
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Superior Court
Charles S. Stevens Jr
Phil Regan
Regan
Frank Frost
Frank Crandall
Crandall
Thomas Sneddon
Stevens
Sneddon
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E. C. Stevens
Dustin Griffith
State OF
California
Lompoc Valley
Department of Motor Vehicles
Chris Cass
Jim Northrop
Easton
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
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