08 Feb 1969
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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1969
Page
1
Reports from Saigon detail Viet Cong attempts to strike police HQ and a jet runway at Tan Son Nhut, with multiple U.S. helicopters and aircraft lost. Separate coverage notes a Santa Barbara offshore well leak halted by cementing mud, with federal drilling curtailments and broad coastal impact.
South Vietnam Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky returns to Saigon amid reports of renewed private discussions between American and North Vietnamese negotiators to revive bargaining. Observers say behind the scenes talks shift focus from public sessions to substantive deal making.
UPI editor Roger Tatarian called for labor courts to compulsory arbitrate disputes in essential industries to prevent strikes harming welfare. He cited transit and teaching strikes in New York and urged new attitudes in hospitals schools police fire and transit to safeguard the public interest.
President Nixon orders a review of the $4 billion supersonic transport project. An intergovernmental committee will assess feasibility and economics and decide by March whether to proceed with construction or more research. FAA aims to approve the latest Boeing design for a 300 passenger craft.
A 1:30 p.m. hearing in Santa Barbara before the Central Coastal Regional Water Quality Control Board will review surface and ground water uses and waste discharges in the Lompoc River Basin. Officials note raw sewage has entered the river since storms disabled the city sewer plant. The session is open to the public and will lay groundwork for policy and objectives. agenda also covers San Luis Obispo County conditions and oil-field discharges in the Lompoc area.
President Nixon stayed in a semitropical Florida setting at Biscayne Bay with Secretary of State Rogers and Henry Kissinger. They planned informal talks through the weekend on Vietnam and the Middle East as he prepares a European tour beginning February 23.
Soviet made artillery and mortar shells struck an Israeli unit patrolling the west bank of the River Jordan. Israeli troops returned fire across the river against Arab positions with no Israeli casualties reported. Jordan reported no casualties near Damiya Bridge, and about 22 miles north of the Dead Sea. Earlier a 1,000 strong Arab demonstration occurred in Jerusalem. Internationally, there were signs of easing as Nixon agreed to big power talks on the Middle East. Al Ahram in Cairo moderated US support for Israel while warning of annexation moves and reiterating Egypt’s Suez Canal sovereignty.
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