Search for murder suspect continues in Texas
Police pursue Rene Guzman and brother Moises Guzman in the three deputies slaying near Dallas. Authorities say the investigation faces false leads after a man resembling Guzman was detained and released. Relatives branded Rene a "mean man" while a statewide manhunt remains active.
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Fort Worth
Tex
UPI
Rene Adolafo Guzman
Dallas
Allan Sweatt
Sweatt
Guzman
Moises Zuniga Guzman
Rene
Moises Guzman
Rene Guzman
al Capone
Defense concedes Calley shot civilians at My Lai
The defense for Lt. William L. Calley Jr. concedes he shot Vietnamese civilians at My Lai but says he did not feel he was killing humans. The statement, presented to psychiatrists and the court, says he believed he was following orders to kill every living thing in the village.
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FT. Benning, Ga
UPI
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Calley
Paul Meadle
U.S. Reinforcements Rush To Fire Base Scotch Near DMZ
U.S. troops rushed to Fire Support Base Scotch to rescue a 44 man Army platoon under heavy fire from North Vietnamese forces near the DMZ. Airstrikes targeted artillery while sustained battles raged along the DMZ and in Laos with hundreds of enemy casualties reported.
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Laos
South Vietnam
Lang Vei
Legislator Surrenders Per Diem After Duck Hunting Day
Assemblyman Robert E. Badham of Newport Beach gave up the $30 per diem for a day he claimed as legislative business. He had also taken part in a legislature hockey day and received an excuse letter from Speaker Bob Moretti. Badham said he was pleased with the explanation and later agreed to waive the per diem.
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Sacramento
UPI
Robert E. Badham
Assembly
Bob Moretti
Newport Beach
Moretti
D-Van Nuys
Badham
Capitol
San Joaquin Valley
Assembly Journal
Bob
Israel weighs withdrawal amid peace talk push
Egypt signals readiness to discuss peace based on 1967 UN guidelines. Yedioth Aharonoth reports Israel preparing to discuss withdrawal from Arab territories and drawing a map of pullback. Tel Aviv sources note a campaign to blunt Egypt gains in regional peace moves.
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United Press International
Egypt
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Middle East
Yedioth Aharonoth
Tel Aviv
Council lifts moratorium on hiring and expenditures
Lompoc City Council unanimously ended a two week ban on city hiring and capital spending after Councilman Cotsenmeyer received up to date expense and budget status reports. He also ordered monthly reports going forward. The meeting also appointed Jeff Milbourne to the Parks and Recreation Commission.
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Lompoc
George Costsenmeyer
Cotsenmeyer
Gene Wahlers
Lompoc High School
Jeff Milbourne
W. Apricot
Parks and Recreation Commission
Government backed home loan rate trimmed to seven percent
Washington reports FHA and VA insured mortgages cut by half a point to 7 percent effective Feb 18 for new applications. Romney and Johnson announced the move as part of a series of rate reductions, with lenders urged to negotiate lower terms on subsidized loans while honoring existing commitments.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
FHA
George W. Romney
Donald E. Johnson
Veteran Affairs
Romney
Congress Reopens Bills as Appropriations Hearings Start
Congress resumes after the holiday recess with the House Appropriations Committee launching hearings on health and welfare funding. The Senate seeks to address a filibuster, while the Nixon administration pushes for another debt ceiling increase with Elliott Richardson and John Connally testifying.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
92Nd
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Nixon
House
Elliot L. Richardson
Health, Education, and Welfare
Treasury
John B. Connally
Ways and Means Committee
Supervisors back taxing government land for revenue
County Supervisors favor applying property tax to government land to raise revenue for financially stressed counties. Beattie of Lompoc led CSAC backing, citing 47 percent of Santa Barbara County land owned by the government including Los Padres National Forest and Vandenberg AFB. Officials seek statewide and national endorsement with potential action by Congress this year.
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Beattie
Santa Barbara County
Los Padres National Forest
Vandenberg Air Force Base
CSAC
Association of Counties
Hawaii
Southern California
Congress
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