Scientist faults ABM choice amid Safeguard defense debate
Dr. Harold Agnew, Los Alamos director since 1943, says the United States is stuck with a cobbled up Safeguard ABM system due to a major early blunder. He supports Safeguard as the only workable current option while noting Hardsite would be cheaper and sturdier but years from production.
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Washington
UPI
Harold Agnew
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
Defense Department
United States
Agnew
Sen. Symington
Harold
Meals on Wheels committee to meet at Mrs. Miller home
The finance committee of Meals on Wheels will meet at 3966 Rigel at 7 30 p m on February 29. All committee members are urged to attend. LA VERNE COLLEGE reports completion of its Daily Record first year and opens registrations for the second year first quarter through March 13 for 16 courses. New term starts March 13. Students at Los Berros School in Mission Hills will participate in a campaign.
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Meals On Wheels Finance Committee
John Miller
Rigel
Los Berros School
Mission Hills
Bomb scare halts City Hall search as police investigate call
A distraught woman’s 1:17 p.m. telephone tip forced Lompoc City Hall evacuation while firefighters and police searched the building for explosives, finding none. Investigators have few leads, while other local items note bicycle safety efforts and a government office open hours. Vandenberg AFB awards a $59,575 contract to Humes Electric to repair 12 kV lines.
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City Hall
Lompoc City Hall
Carol Smith
Fire Department
Vandenberg Afb
Humes Electric, Inc
Taft
Mars soil proves poor heat conductor says Tass
Moscow based Tass reports Mars 2 and Mars 3 probes show soil beneath the surface heats little day or night and conductivity is low. Temperature at several dozen centimeters depth remains steady despite day night cycles and seasonal changes. Radio contact with probes remains stable from 151 million miles away. In another item, a bandit used a watergun to rob Citizens Savings and Loan in Claremont NC taking 3000 at around 2 pm.
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Moscow
UPI
Red Planet
Tass
Earth
Allocation study meetings set for county hearings
The County Cities Area Planning Council approved public hearings for phase two of the County Public Services Allocation Study. Arthur D. Little Inc. conducts the survey identifying 22 communities with sessions to gather citizen views on service adequacy and potential government changes. Meetings run Jan 22 in Lompoc to Mar 8 in New Cuyama at 7:30 p.m. with venues in Lompoc, Santa Maria, Goleta Valley, Solvang, Santa Barbara, Los Alamos, Carpinteria, Montecito, and New Cuyama.
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County Cities Area Planning Council
Arthur D. Little, Inc
San Francisco
Alcohol major drug problem in the U S
HEW reports alcohol as the major drug problem citing about 9 million with alcoholism or problems, 28 000 traffic deaths yearly, and a $15 billion annual economic loss. An ad campaign endorsed by the liquor industry will run on TV radio and print.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
U.S. Diplomat Arrested for Espionage in Egypt
An American woman diplomat was arrested last September in Egypt for spying, according to Hassanein Heikal of Al Ahram. Heikal calls it a gigantic espionage case with links to a CIA agent, while Washington withholds the name and confirms no release information.
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Cairo
UPI
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Hassanein Heikal
al Ahram
U.S
Heikal
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Washington
U.S. State Department
Mahmoud Riad
William P. Rogers
Hughes seen in Managua spurs Corn Island real estate scramble
Billionaire Howard Hughes travels unseen to Managua and rumors spark a real estate rush on Corn Island near Nicaragua. President Somoza reportedly favors a casino and Hughes Tool Co. officials have visited lately, renewing offshore investment chatter after the US relinquished the island lease.
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Managua
Nicaragua
UPI
Howard Hughes
Anastasio Somoza
Republic
Somoza
Hughes Tool Co
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Lompoc
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Allan Hancock
Kellogg School
Goleta Valley
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Solvang
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Carpinteria
Montecito Community Hall
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Com
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Christ Cam
Tatal Baptist Church
Vandenberg Village
Ema Ea
Santa Ynez
Buellton
Hickory Avenue
Private Licensed Beverage Institute
the Advertising Council
Morris E. Chafetz
National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Chafetz
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Scramble For
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