Reagan budget triggers California budget tug of war
California Governor Reagan proposes a $6.48 billion budget with slight education funding increases and welfare boosts while keeping overall austerity. The plan, advancing 5 percent raises for 175,000 state workers and extra health premium support, faces partisan pushback as the GOP defends a hold-the-line stance and Democrats urge more spending.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
California
University of California
Reagan
California State Employes Association
Lompoc Council Awards City Vehicle Bids Amid Split Votes
The Lompoc City Council awarded all vehicle purchase bids to local dealers after four controversial motions. Beattie Ford won police cars at 2679 each, Sunset Chevrolet landed compact cars at 1999 each, and a Sunset Chevrolet half ton pickup bid at 2351.47. Out of town bids were rejected for warranty concerns, and a deciding vote by Mrs. Benton favored proven warranty and local service.
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Lompoc
City Hall
Beattie Ford
Sunset Chevrolet
Santa Barbara
Chrysler-Plymouth
Santa Maria
Brooks Speight
Polic
Robert MacClure
Speight
MacClure
Art Scott
Charlotte Benton
Richard Jacoby
Scott
Jacoby
Benton
GOP leader says Nixon troop plan irreversible
Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott testified that Nixon will not reverse troop withdrawals from Vietnam and that the process is irreversible. He said responses to increased communist activity would be by other military means and stressed withdrawal momentum and peace aims. President Nixon also ordered federal installations to meet antipollution standards within three years under a $359 million program.
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John Hall Washington
UPI
Senate
Hugh Scott
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Scott
Hanoi
Washington
Woman 22 fatally struck on Highway 101 south of Santa Maria
Suzzanne Faye Hohensee, 22, of Arroyo Grande, died after stepping in front of Francisco Molina’s car on Highway 101 five miles south of Santa Maria. CHP said she waved for help as she stalled, and a passing truck driver saw Molina’s vehicle hit her. A separate Lompoc collision injured two drivers, Patricia O Neill and Gerald Hayes.
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Suzzanne Faye Hohensee
Arroyo Grande
Santa Maria
Valley Community Hospital
Francisco Molina
Atascadero
California Highway Patrol
CHP
Molina
Lompoc
Patricia Ann O'Neill
N. Seventh St
Gerald Flake Hayes
N. E St
South I Street
Hayes
Allied powers to reply to Kosygin proposal on Middle East crisis
The United States Britain and France plan early replies urging a peaceful settlement and likely an arms embargo. Britain backs an embargo if feasible while the US cites aid limits and Nixon says military equipment may be supplied to allies. France seeks faster consultations among the big four to avert further Middle East trouble.
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K. C. Thaler
London
UPI
United States
Britain
France
Alexei N. Kosygin
Middle East
Kosygin
Egypt
Michael
Nixon
Israel
State Department
Paris
Mid East
U.S. says 41 bombing targets hit in North Vietnam
U.S. sources claim 41 North Vietnam targets were bombed since bombing halt over 15 months ago. Nine manned aircraft shot down. North Vietnamese troops attacked a jungle outpost near the Cambodian border as Tet cease fire approached. Americans repelled the assault and reported 43 killed. Reconnaissance flights continued with armed fighters protecting unarmed craft, under orders to strike anti aircraft sites if fired upon. Officials noted only major North actions and significant South actions are disclosed.
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Walter Whitehead
Saigon
UPS
U.S
United States
North Vietnam
North
South
Mayor proposes brief Tuesday council meetings
Mayor Robert MacClure proposed that the city council hold meetings on the first four Tuesdays of each month with shorter agendas to end by 10 30 p m. He noted past meetings often ran past midnight delaying alert decision making. Initial council reaction varied with a suggestion to meet at 8 a m. The council now meets on the first and third Tuesdays and often adds special sessions.
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Robert MacClure
Satellite tests new electronic propulsion in near perfect orbit
The SERT II satellite designed to test electric propulsion for deep space voyages reached a near perfect circular orbit around 623 miles high at apogee and 619 miles at perigee. Launched from Vandenberg atop a Thorad Agena stack at 6 49 p m PST, it carries two ion engines intended for at least six months of operation each.
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Vandenberg Afb
API
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Lewis Research Center
Cleveland
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UCSB
Goleta
Russell Buchanan
University of California At Santa Barbara
William L Allen
Allen
Vandenberg Launching Pad
Social Welfare Department
Medi-Cal
Verne Orr
Department of Motor Vehicles
East Walnut Avenue
DMV
Beard Motors of
GOP
Stewart
Parliament
N. Vietnam
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