Protesting War Family Buys Full-Page Ad in Detroit
The Millichamps paid 500 for a quarter page ad to protest the Vietnam War and blunt telegrams about Pfc John D Millichamps injuries. The telegram detailed multiple fragment wounds and leg amputations amid a broader plea for peace.
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Justin Bavarskis
Detroit
UPI
Pfc
John D. Millichamp
Vietnam
Millichamp
Edgar L. Millichamps
Warren
Les
Sarah
John
Paris
Wayne State University
United States
Alcatraz Still for Sale After Six Year Debate
The city debates Alcatraz fate with a possible Feb. 11 board decision to buy the 22 acre island. Once a feared maximum security prison housing famous inmates, it was abandoned in 1963 and declared surplus. A UN memorial plan was proposed but rejected by the State Department.
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Wiley Maloney
San Francisco
UPI
Alcatraz
America
Board of Supervisors
Bay
Coast Guard
United Nations
State Department
Devil’s Island
Pulsar photographed flashing beam brighter than 50 suns
UC astronomers at Lick Observatory captured a pulsar in the Crab Nebula flashing its beam with extraordinary brightness. Pulsars, first found in 1967, are highly regular light on off sources thought to be neutron stars weighing millions of tons per spoonful. The Crab Nebula lies about 6 500 light years away.
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Santa Cruz
Calif
UPI
University of California
Cambridge University
England
Milky Way
UC Staff
Crab Nebula
Tay Ninh
Saigon
Cambodia
Ground fire downs 1000th U.S. chopper in Vietnam
Ground fire downed the 1000th U.S. helicopter lost in South Vietnam as U S. forces report high personnel deaths last week On the offensive a B 52 bombing campaign hit four regions and Communist losses rose to 3190 with 198 Americans killed and 1549 wounded in the week ending last Saturday
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U.S
Jack Walsh
Saigon
UPS
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Air Force
Tax refund called absurd by California officials
Finance Director Weinberger dismissed as absurd a Democratic push to return the state budget surplus to taxpayers. He warned it would hinder Gov. Reagan’s plan to boost school aid and mental health funding, and pave the way for a tax increase next year.
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DE van L. Shumway
Sacramento
UPI
Caspar W. Weinberger
Weinberger
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
County planner defends views on agricultural preserve legality
County Planning Commission members discuss the counties farm preserve program with Richard M. Clare of Santa Maria denying a personal stance on constitutionality. Robert Lilley of Lompoc questions potential confiscation if tested in court as the commission approves Bourdet 2,679 acre preserve on Cat Canyon Rd despite opposition from Clare Hassander and Henry. A vote change on procedures follows to approve preserves before rezoning.
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County Planning Commission
Richard M. Clare
Santa Maria
Clare
Commission
Robert C. Lilley
Lompoc
Lilley
Susan Trescher
North County
Louis E. Bourdet
Cat Canyon Rd
M.K. Hassander
Michael Henry
Andrew T. Petersen
Petersen
Post Office to use competitive exams for jobs
President Nixon proposes replacing patronage with open competitive exams for postmasters and rural carriers. Top three scorers would be certified for appointment, with Postmaster General selecting among them. Plan aims to curb political influence, drawing mixed reaction from Congress and delays on Johnson era nominations.
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Norman Kempster
Washington
UPI
Ben Franklin
Post Office
Nixon
Congress
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Franklin
Post Office Department
Winton M. Blount
Lyndon B. Johnson
Blount
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Value Showdown Nova cuts price on 69 model year
The ad markets a 1969 Chevrolet Nova with nearly identical equipment to the prior year at $78,000 less than the 68. Featured upgrades include Powerglide, power disc brakes, standard head restraints, 200 hp V8, anti theft lock, better insulation, and quieter engines. It claims many buyers switch from foreign cars to the Nova during the Value Showdown. Pricing reflects manufacturer's suggested retail price with taxes and prep.
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Xi Lambda Iota
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Gene Doud
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Ymca Big Gifts
Loop’s
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Mekong Delta
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Jess M. Unruh
Senate
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D-Yreka
Assembly
Frank Lanterman
R-La Canada
Collier
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Unruh
Moscone
TATA
James L. Schermerhorn P.O
Ujmpoc Record
California
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John Alexander
Wesley A. Huffman
E. C. Stevens
Bill Cockshott
Betty Laurent
Vaughn Proctor
Wilma Jack
Dan Duffy
California Newspaper Publishers Association
United Press International
International Press Institute
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