Lompoc City Council approves $2500 shuttle project push
The Lompoc City Council voted to spend 2500 on promotional work to land the space shuttle project for California, following Santa Maria’s action. Mayor Art Scott said a briefing with Governor Reagan is planned for Feb 10, and the council urged budget status reports while pursuing capital expenditures and hiring moratoriums.
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Lompoc
California
Santa Maria
Art Scott
Ronald Reagan
George Cotsenmeyer
Cotsenmoyer
Lompoc Teachers Back Master Contract Move
Lompoc teachers vote 464 127 in favor of pursuing a master contract covering salary and working conditions. Turnout 591 ballots with 92 percent of 600 plus teachers voting. legality contested by county counsel with possible court action.
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Lompoc
Lompoc Education Association
Teachers’ Representative Council
Robert D. Curiel
LEA
Representative Council
Curiel
Don Lisle
Lisle
Security blackout over major Viet offensive continues
United Press International reports a large-scale push by 25 000 South Vietnamese and 9 000 American troops to clear the northwestern corner of South Vietnam of North Vietnamese forces. Officials refuse to reveal progress while Laos border crossing claims remain unconfirmed.
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Administration
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Laos
United Press International
South Vietnam
White House
State Department
Pentagon
U.S
Saigon
Washington
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Khe Sanh
Izvestia
Viet Cong
Demilitarized Zone
City council debates new environmental commission in Lompoc
Council orders further study on forming an Environmental Quality Commission to oversee the Lompoc Valley environment. The Beautification Committee would be dissolved, with a planning commission expansion and a subcommittee to study the ordinance. Mayor assigns Stevens and Lefkowitz to the study group.
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New City Environment Commission
Lompoc
E.C. Stevens
Lompoc Valley
George Cotsenmeyer
Sol Lefkowitz
Lefkowitz
Planning Commission
Stevens
Council
Apollo 14 Enters Moon Gravity Amid Ship Praise
SPACE CENTER Houston reported Apollo 14 sped into the moon’s gravity with astronauts calling the craft immaculate and on schedule for Friday’s third moon landing. Alan Shepard Stuart Roosa and Edgar Mitchell woke to a sticky valve on the waste system but resumed tasks after mission Control considered a battery test.
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Edgar D. Mitchell
Earth
Moon
Mission Control
Shepard
Mitchell
Lander
Egypt Eyes Unofficial Truce As Cease Fire Expires
Cairo officials say Egypt will likely observe an informal pause when the current cease-fire ends Friday, without a formal extension. Meanwhile the UN urged restraint and Thant appealed to avoid renewed fighting, while Israel and Egypt disagree on the expiry time and Thant’s extension note. Abba Eban lobbies Security Council nations to extend the truce as canal zone troops remain in bunkers and broadcasts urge calm.
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United Press International
Cairo
Egypt
William P Rogers
Mahmoud Riad
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
United Nations
Thant
Israel
Abba Eban
Security Council
Ten month high in Viet fighting reported by UPI
UPI reports a ten month high in fighting across South Vietnam with 50 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed in the past 24 hours. Cambodian spokesmen say over 300 guerrillas have rallied to the government side as more are expected to follow.
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UPI
U.S
South Vietnam
Nha Trang
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