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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1971
Page
1
Sixty officers with a helicopter raid a shabby Dallas apartment before dawn and arrested Rene Adolfo Guzman and Leonardo Ramos Lopez, the two gunmen accused of executing three deputy sheriffs on a Trinity River levee. They were jailed without bond.
North Vietnamese troops launched a heavy attack on a South Vietnamese firebase inside Laos near Sepone as rescue choppers faced intense antiaircraft fire. A relief column battled mined Highway 9 to save the base while U.S. and Laotian forces reported substantial helicopter losses and rising casualties amid the 12 day Laos operation.
Directors of the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District agreed to study Lompoc water rights and meet the City Council to discuss state project water commitments. Mayor Arthur Scott requested the study in a January letter, and a March 9 dinner was set to discuss district and city commitments for state water storage at Lompoc Reservoir and Cachuma Lake.
Senate leaders press President Nixon to set a definite withdrawal date from Vietnam while others urge suspending withdrawals until prisoners of war are freed. Dole favors keeping 285 000 air and support troops after ground forces end to push for release. McGovern seeks an unconditional withdrawal date.
A defense psychiatrist for Lt. William L. Calley was ordered to have his testimony stricken as questions arose about truthfulness. Col. Reid W. Kennedy warned jurors to disregard the testimony, while Calley faced charges over the My Lai massacre including premeditated murder of 102 civilians.
Israeli cabinet aides in Jerusalem weigh an Egyptian offer to sign a peace treaty if Israel withdraws from all territories captured in 1967 and resolves the Arab refugee issue. The move, urged by U N negotiator Gunnar V Jarring, is viewed as a significant yet conditional proposal. The United States seeks Israel to adopt a more flexible stance in Middle East talks.
Arson attempts were made on three cars registered to Soviet diplomats in Maryland suburbs early today. A witness saw a car with passengers flee at 3 a.m. EST. Matches and a glove were found. officers noted abortive fires on the other two cars in Hyattsville. The incidents were linked to the Jewish Defense League, drawing mixed reactions. The Lompoc Cabrillo basketball game was postponed to tomorrow at 3 p.m.
Clearing today with fair skies tonight and Saturday. Highs in the 50s to mid 60s, lows tonight in the high 30s to 40s. Northwest winds 12 to 25 mph in the afternoons. Saturday tides include high tides of 5 feet at 5:26 a.m. and 3.3 feet at 8:20 p.m. A low tide of minus 0.2 feet occurs at 1:20 p.m.
Cabrillo High School students pitch in to wash off the sides of the school following vandals spray painting the building. Area girl scouts prepare for demonstrations and exhibits at Vandenberg Junior High School tomorrow.
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