Sacramento backs $4.3 million experimental steam car project
The state approves a $4.3 million plan to produce two compact steam cars aimed at reducing urban smog. Spearheaded by Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti, the project will feature speeds up to 70 mph and lower pollution than 1975 federal standards, with contracts to Aerojet Liquid Rocket and Steam Power Systems.
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Community events and performances in Lompoc and Santa Maria
Local groups announce events including a thrift shop open Saturday at 517 North H Street, a community chorus and orchestra rehearsals, Thespian Troupe 779 presenting Beauty and the Lonely Beast at Lompoc Senior High, and ticket sales at Lompoc High School. Also upcoming free boating classes, Disneyland private party night on March 3, and a General Membership Luncheon honoring Col. Dowell with OSHA-70 talk by Robert Boyd.
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U.S. Seeks International Pact to Sanction Hijackers
About 15 nations back a U.S. proposal for an international accord to sanction countries that do not extradite or prosecute airplane hijackers. Washington also expands anti hijacking efforts with new inspection program at airports and a push in Congress for mandatory death sentences in air piracy and assassination cases.
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Soviet MIG25 reportedly under development as newer jet fighter
European sources say the Soviet Union has developed a new supersonic fighter based on MIG21 and 23 designs. The MIG25 would have longer range and heavier armament, but precise details remain secret and production not confirmed. Prior MIG21 upgrades reach Egypt and other nations. The MIG23, once fastest beyond the F4 Phantom, remains on a secrecy list. Diplomatic chatter notes Cairo sought the planes but Moscow did not supply them.
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Bomb scare on Trans World 747 lands safely at Ellsworth
Passengers on the Madrid to New York flight of a Trans World Airlines Boeing 747 were told a bomb would explode if the plane dropped below 3200 feet. After a 4,500 mile flight diverted to Ellsworth Air Force Base, a search found no device as the jet landed safely at 3:20 p.m. EST with 236 aboard.
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First official U.S. East German talks seek relations
U.S. and East German officials held their first ever official contact at the United Nations. A U.S. spokesman said Washington is prepared to meet East German envoys to discuss diplomatic relations, with dates to be arranged. Horst Grunert met George Bush in a cordial 45 minute session and floated talks in Washington.
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Protestant officer shot dead in Stratharran near Belfast
Gunmen killed James Hood a 48 year old captain in the Ulster Defense Regiment at his home in Stratharran 55 miles northwest of Belfast. The killing raises Northern Ireland violence toll to 680 in a year long wave blamed on religious fanatics.
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Gunman kills four in California shopping center attack
A man wearing a bullet proof vest killed two sisters at Los Cerritos Shopping Center in Westminster California. He then fled home and opened fire on three sheriff's deputies with a submachine gun, killing two of them before being critically wounded by a shotgun blast from an Orange County deputy. Rosemary Vasquez 20 and Cecilia Vasquez 17 were among the victims with the sisters initially shot in the parking lot and rushed to hospital.
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Second sailor guilty in Kitty Hawk riot case
Airman Cleveland Mallory, the second of 19 black sailors tried for rioting aboard the carrier Kitty Hawk, was found guilty of assault and rioting by a California special court martial. The decision was delivered without deliberation by Judge Bobby D. Bryant.
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First 73 Pops Concert at Allan Hancock College
Allan Hancock College presents a Pops concert by the Studio Band and vocalists directed by Chris Kuzell in the Performing Arts Center at 7 30 p m on Sunday. Donations accepted for the band fund. The program spans pop jazz rock and country western numbers. Featured are Dot Dash and Colored Lights by the Studio Band and soloists Cynthia Evans Joy and Jan Johnson. Additional pieces include A String of Pearls Born Free and Misery Have a Beer on Me by Don Uglem.
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Lompoc
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Dave Hasting
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Richard Green
Sean Landers
Bruce Wiley
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Don Uglem
Navy freezes officers promotions until June
The Navy has halted officer promotions through June due to a budget squeeze. A lighter but present pause also affects enlisted personnel, Navy spokesman said Wednesday.
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