Riots in Isla Vista End Bank Scorched and Officers Injured
More than 1,000 youths rioted in Isla Vista near UC Santa Barbara, injuring 16 officers and causing extensive damage including a Bank of America fire. Sheriff James Webster led a multi-agency force of 300 plus officers. five Lompoc policemen were hurt. The unrest lasted hours before quiet returned near 5:30 a.m. with National Guard on alert but not deployed.
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Isla Vista
University of California At Santa Barbara
Bank of America
Tri-County
California
Santa Barbara
James Webster
Lompoc
Webster
Gus Dodd
Mark Landry
Amkle
al Cowell
Billie Ziegler
Robert Dollahue
Delbert Trimble
Frank Martinez
Landry
Embarcadero
Bank
Sacramento
National Guard
Perfect Park
Nixon Proposes Economy Act to Trim Government Spending
President Nixon urged Congress to back a Federal Economy Act aimed at eliminating or trimming nonessential programs. He cited potential savings up to 2.5 billion dollars in fiscal 1971, naming items from tea-tasting to scholarships for some wealthy students, and called for reshaping so called sacred cows in the federal structure. He also proposed refocusing Medicaid funds from custodial care to medical treatment to reduce rising costs.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
House
Senate
Presi
Dent
Plot to oust Schrade faces move next week
Senators plot a countercoup to oust President Pro Tempore Jack Schrade as investigations by three district attorneys unfold. Sen. Clark L. Bradley predicts a move next week, while Schrade defends a $5,000 campaign contribution tied to a thrift and loan group.
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Sacramento
UPI
Jack Schrade
Clark L. Bradley
San Jose
Schrade
Senate
San Diego
Tulare
California Association of Thrift and Loan Companies
Tulare County
Mosconi
Bradley
Way
Hugh Burns
Planning commission approves animal kingdom at Buellton
The County Planning Commission approved a 500000 animal habitat proposed by Pea Soup Andersen's in Buellton. The plan includes Siberian tigers bears giraffes and African lions to attract tourists, with setup possible as early as June and contracts to lease from Ted Derby's animal collection.
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U.S. 101
Buellton
Pea Soup Andersen’s of
County Planning Commission
Buellton Parkway
Vincent Evans
Anderson’s
Ted Derby
Peter Batten
San Jose Zoo
Child’s Estate Zoo
Andersen’s
Buelston
Isla Vista confrontation tests sheriff fire units and 1000 youths
In Isla Vista a massive disturbance drew 300 officers including sheriffs, firemen, nurses, doctors, pilots and news crews. Officers planned a sustained sweep to quell the unlawful assembly after a first barrage of rocks and bottles. Poor radio links hindered rapid coordination as authorities sought better lines from Sacramento amid Pompidou's San Francisco visit.
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Webster
Morro Bay
Joel Honey
Isla Vista
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William Kunstler
Chicago
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Lompoc Record
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Heart Fund
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