Nixon approves five point five billion shuttle program
President Nixon authorized a five point five billion shuttle program to develop a reusable space vehicle for manned and unmanned payloads. NASA designates Houston center as lead with six year development and end of decade operation target.
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B52 raids reported near Khe Sanh and DMZ areas
UPI reports new B52 strikes near Khe Sanh and along the DMZ with targets including bunkers and storage sites. South Vietnamese marines say 10 North Vietnamese were killed in DMZ fighting, while Viet Cong attacks produce civilian casualties near Saigon and clashes around Tay Ninh and Hau Nghia.
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Pay Board rejects 12 percent aerospace wage boost
The Pay Board voted 9 to 5 to reject a 12 percent raise for 250 000 aerospace workers in a closed session and cited contracts signed in 1968 as outside its jurisdiction while labor and industry members clash over the payout. The board also weighs inflation guidelines as Weather notes: sunny warmer days with highs near 65 to 69 and Thursday near 70.
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Massive heroin haul seized in Miami from South America
Federal agents seized 238 pounds of European white heroin valued at about 47 million dollars and arrested eight people in a two week narcotics probe. Arrests occurred at a Miami airport and a Miami home, with heroin found in suitcases. The suspects face U.S. magistrate hearings.
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City approves calendar year pay raises negotiation basis
Assistant City Administrator Dustin Griffith says increases apply on a calendar year basis not fiscal year and are not yet applied to individuals. The press release aligns the 5.5 percent rise with Nixon's National Pay Board. No agreement yet with the Lompoc City Employees Association for clerical and miscellaneous workers.
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Muskie enters race with call for a new beginning
Senator Edmund S. Muskie formally announces his Democratic presidential bid from Maine, pledging a new beginning and a fight against poverty discrimination and disease. He criticizes the current administration's leadership and vows a campaign focused on unity, international influence, and domestic peace.
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Mrs Nixon Leaves Liberia on West Africa goodwill tour
Mrs Richard M Nixon ends Liberia stop and heads to Accra Ghana on a seven day goodwill tour across three West African nations. She arrives in Accra near noon and will tour the Ashanti region before visiting Ivory Coast. She attended Tolbert's inauguration and joined Gospel Evangelist Billy Graham service and Liberian folklore dance at the president's residence.
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City Council approves assistant engineer post in Lompoc
Lompoc City Council approved recruiting for an assistant city engineer to handle a major capital program. A part time engineering aide was also approved while a proposal to add another assistant civil engineer failed 2 to 3.
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