Outspoken DA Minier in Lompoc press club appearance
Santa Barbara County District Attorney David D. Minier spoke to news media in Lompoc, defending the grand jury system while criticizing proposed changes. He commented on jury composition, judges' influence, and his own consideration of libel charges, plus criticism of the probation subsidy program.
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Vaughn Proctor
Santa Barbara County
David D. Minier
Lompoc Valley
Milner
Milier
Grand Jury
Santa Barbara
Superior Court
Floyd C. Dodson
Minier
Dodson
Laos Premier seeks U S bombing resume over ceasefire breach
Premier Souvanna Phouma said Communists launched a general offensive and urged the United States to resume air strikes to stop the attack. U S officials in Pakse reported mercenary forces under heavy pressure from Pathet Lao, with contact lost with two battalions. Souvanna vowed to retake lost positions with U S air support and criticized the other side for violations since the cease fire. He planned to lodge a protest with the ICC and meet Pathet Lao negotiator Phoumi Vongvichit to discuss violations and possible end to incidents.
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Vientiane
UPI
Souvanna Phouma
United States
U.S
Mekong
Pakse
Pathet Lao
Souvanna
Pathet Lao Radio
North Vietnamese
Laos
Phoumi Vongvichit
Columnist files suit to reveal Hitch's contract
Sacramento United Press International reports syndicated columnist Earl G. Waters has filed a Superior Court suit to compel disclosure of University of California president Charles J. Hitch's employment contract. Former U.S. Attorney John P. Hyland, representing Waters, warns the case could test public record laws and affect contracts across local governments. A March 9 hearing was scheduled.
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Sacramento
UPI
Earl G. Waters
Superior
University of California
Charles J. Hitch
Waters
Lompoc Record
U.S
John P. Hyland
Hyland
Four Die in Austin Gas Station Explosion
A leaking gas pumping station exploded near Austin injuring four others and killing four. The blast melted two stalled cars and sent flames 300 yards into the air. Local residents recalled the mushroom cloud of 1946 as power lines failed and tides rose nearby.
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Austin, Tex
Elroy
Drop-In Center in Lompoc Faces Funding Deadline
In its first of a three part series editor STEVE LA RUE examines the Lompoc Drop-In Center as funding ends in April. The aging frame house at 112 East Walnut Ave houses Lew Copeland a credentialed counselor who guides about 30 youths daily through informal sessions, confidential talks, and peer council meetings.
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Steve LA Rue
Lompoc
East Walnut Ave
Lew Copeland
Copeland
Second peacetime U.S. fatality in Vietnam identified
Spec 5 James L. Scroggins of Mulberry Grove Illinois died in Okinawa after severe burns from a CH47 Chinook shot down near An Loc on Feb 16 while on a supply mission for the Joint Military Commission. Investigations face procedural delays as terms of the cease fire stay disputed.
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Saigon
An Loc
Joint Military Commission
JMC
Nixon and Egyptian aide discuss Middle East peace
President Nixon told Egyptian foreign affairs adviser Mohammad Hafez Ismail that the United States will push for lasting peace in the Middle East. He said instant peace is unlikely but the administration aims to reduce tensions permanently, with frank talks planned.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Mohammad Hafez Ismail
United States
Middle East
Ismail
Anwar Sadat
U.S
Golda Meir
White House
Brent Scowcroft
Henry A. Kissinger
Hafiz Ghanem
William P. Rogers
State Department
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Itate
H Street
Chestnut Avenue
Braves
Los Angeles
David Minier
Pak Song
International Control Commission
ICC
Vietnam
Columnist
Hitch
G.W Moffett
Austin
Bob Thompson
Valley
U.S. Army Hospital
Scroggins
Mideast
Egypt
Sadat
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