Reds tighten pressure on Laos Cambodia supply lines
Communist troops increased hits on supply routes in Laos and Cambodia. North Vietnamese forces reportedly crossed from Laos into Thailand last week. U S bombers struck near the DMZ and a southern base area in South Vietnam as Hanoi presses operations below the DMZ. Officials cited bridge destruction and disrupted highway links as part of broader moves to move troops across the Mekong into Thailand.
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UPI
Laos
Cambodia
Vientiane
Thailand
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
South Vietnam
Thongphan Knockly
Laos Defense Ministry
Ban Huei Poon
Savannakhet
Pakse
Mekong River
Reagan Inaugural Address Sees Fiscal Reform Push
Reagan plans a state-of-the-state speech amid a $150 million deficit and welfare costs spike. He opposes new statewide taxes while proposing welfare reform to preserve dignity. In Southeast Asia Cambodian shelling near Sre Ambel kills about 100 on Christmas Eve as fighting persists near Phnom Penh.
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Reagan
Sre Ambel
Phnom Penh
Midshipman Andrew aids Naval Academy info drive
Annapolis based Midshipman Stewart R. Andrew son of Navy retiree and Mrs Buford R Andrew used Christmas leave to join the Naval Academy Operation Information now in its 15th year He and 200 plus Midshipmen explained admission procedures and facts about Annapolis to high schools civic groups and audiences in Lompoc Calif Cabrillo High School graduate notes the effort aimed at guiding qualified youths toward service path.
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Annapolis
Stewart R. Andrew
Navy
Buford R. Andrew
Spica Way
Lompoc
Naval Academy
Andrew
Cabrillo Senior High School
Obituary for Francisco Gomez at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery
Francisco Gomez 72 died Christmas day at Lompoc District Hospital. Graveside rites Wednesday 9 a.m. at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery with Father John Fitzgerald officiating. Born March 18 1898 in Mexico he worked as a laborer. Survived by sister Marie Pedrego and niece Theresa Trego. Also note Navy Petty Officer Third Class Danny L Withrow from Route 1 Lompoc returned to San Diego aboard USS Buchanan after five months in the Western Pacific.
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Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery
Francisco Gomez
Lompoc District Hospital
John Fitzgerald
la Purisima Catholic Church
Mexico
Gomez
N.t
Marie Pedrego
Aqueprieta
Theresa Trego
Flagstaff, Ariz
San Diego
Danny L. Withrow
Bill L Withrow
Lompoc
Buchanan
Western Pacific
U.S
Seventh Fleet
Shangri-La
First Babies Born at Vandenberg AFB and Lompoc Hospital
Two newborns greet 1971 in base and district hospitals. Anjanette Sterling, daughter of AIC and Mrs. Barry Sterling, weighs 7 lbs 15 oz at 12 27 pm. Patrick Wayne, son of Capt Charles H Zaharako and wife, weighs 6 lbs 11 oz at 9 pm. Lompoc District Hospital records John Peter Anderson, born 5 30 am, weighing 9 lbs 9 oz.
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Vandenberg Afb Hospital
Anjanette Sterling
AIC
Barry Sterling
Miss Sterling
Patrick Wayne
Charles H Zaharako
Aspen
Vandenberg Afb
Lompoc District Hospital
Dick Anderson
Agena Way
John Peter
Planned Parenthood Santa Maria Center to Stay Open
Patricia Osborn announces the Planned Parenthood Santa Maria Center will remain open to serve North County. Facing a 1971 budget shortfall of 5000 dollars, advance gifts have reached half the 1970 Fund Drive goal, allowing continued services and the planned fundraising timeline.
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Planned Parenthood
Santa Maria Center
North County
Patricia Osborn
Osborn
Santa Maria
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Af — International van Lines, Inc
Shook’s
Edwards Brothers van and Storage
Bear van Lines
Navy chief praises liberalization easing Navy rules
Navy Secretary John H. Chafee lauds Adm. Zumwalt Jr for loosening rules such as long hair and beards and barracks beer sales. He argues these changes will boost fighting ability by keeping skilled sailors, while noting the Navy may gain a larger defense share as Nixon-era defense policy evolves.
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Washington
UPI
Navy
John H. Chafee
Chafee
Adm
Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr
Zumwalt
Naval Operations
Chatee
Nixon
Smoke at City Police HQ Prompts Fire Over Antismoke Law
Chicago report by UPI states inspector Thomas McNulty found John J. Haley burning drugs inside downtown police headquarters. McNulty issued a summons for a potential $100 fine under city antismoke ordinances, noting the operation was claimed to follow a court order and occurs monthly.
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Chicago
UPI
Thomas McNulty
John J. Haley
McNulty
Paul Duellman
Car Crash Near Santa Rosa Injures Two
Enrique Ochoa 44 of San Miguel suffers a deep facial cut when his southbound car crosses the center divider and crashes into an embankment on Highway 101 south of Santa Rosa Road. Passenger Alfredo Gonzales 23 of Baja, Mexico reports lower back pain.
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Enrique Ochoa
San Miguel
Highway 101
Santa Rosa Road
Alfredo Gonzales
Baja
Mex
California Highway Patrol
Ochoas
California Senate and Assembly leadership battles reshape party lines
In a Senate caucus marked by splits, Mills leads with an overall Democratic vote while Collie and Walsh exit early. Teale withdraws to promote party unity as Moscone and Teale positions shift the pro tem race. Assembly GOP factions clash over Priolo and Stull, with leadership posts contested and committee seats reassigned amid post election realignments.
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Mills
Randolph Collie D-Yreka
Stephen P Teale
Rail Road Flat
Senate
Collier
Lawrence Walsh
Chuntington Park
Alan Short
Stockton
George Zenovich
Fresno
Teale
Reagan
Schrade
Young Turks
Burns
Old Guard
Assembly
GOP
Monagan
Prioe
W. Craig Biddle
John Stull
Leucadia
Stull
Priolo
Republians
Eugene Chappie
Cool
Newton Russell
Tujunga
Assembly Rules Committee
Robert Burke
Huntington Beach
Ray Johnson
Chico
Ernest Mobley
Sanger
Frank Murphy
Santa Cruz
Dixon Arnett
Redwood City
Sen
Joseph Kenrick
Senate Rules Committee
Mervyn Dymally
Los Angeles
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Paktha
Muong Soui
Plain of Jars
Democrats
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Lilley
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H' Street
Defense Department
Metromedia
United States
Soviet Union
Rohrbaugh and Co
Constellation Road
Alcoa
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Dupont Ss
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Eastman Kodak
Ford Motor
Johns Manville
Lear Siegler
Litton Indus
Lockheed
McDonnell Douglas
PenmCentral
Phillips Pet
Purex
RCA
Rapid American
Rapid Amer
Wts
Dart
Safeway
Sears Roebuck
Cal Edison
Southern Pacific
Calif
N.J
Telex
Texaco
Textron
Times Mirror
TransAmerica
Union Oil
United Aircraft
Westinghouse
Woolworth
Daily Record
Lompoc Music Association
Lompoc Senior High School
George Moscone
San Francisco
Bob Barnes
Simmons
King's Furniture
Ocean Ave
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