Watergate figures freed on Sirica order
U.S. District Judge John J. Sirica reduced the sentences of John W. Dean III Jeb Magruder and Herbert Kalmbach to time served, paving the way for their immediate release. The three had testified in the cover up trial and were at Ft Holabird Maryland.
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UPI
U.S
John J. Sirica
John W. Dean III
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Herbert Kalmbach
Sirica
Ford
Dean
Richard M. Nixon
Magruder
Kalmbach
Nixon
United States
White House
Ron Nelsen
Daily News
Saigon seeks U S aid to counter Viet Cong offensive
Saigon pleads for U S support to reverse a three week Viet Cong and North Vietnamese offensive thatoverran Phuoc Long Province and threatens Tay Ninh. Government officials blame reduced Indochina aid and warn of expanding Communist control within 35 miles of Saigon.
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UPI
United States
Fersig
Ngo Khac Tinh
Phuoc Long
Phuoc Binh
Washington
White House
Ford
U.S
Indochina
U.S. Navy
Enterprise
Philippines
Softer water on tap as soda ash arrives in Lompoc
Lompoc city officials approved about $40,000 for a half year of soda ash to soften municipal water, bring hardness from 750 ppm down to 150 ppm next week, with a Los Angeles source offering 68 dollars per ton and a total cost near 82 000 dollars annually amid mixed council views. A San Pedro mortician was arrested for allegedly offering a deputy coroner a bribe to secure a county disposal contract for indigent remains.
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Lompoc
Los Angeles
Lompoc City
Gillespie
Strohl
Art Scott
Leroy Scolari
North St
E.C. Stevens
Stevens
Court order Limits Pickets At Johns-Manville Plant
Superior Court Judge Marion A Smith issued a temporary restraining order restricting union pickets to six at a time with a captain and 200 yard buffer from the Johns Manville entrance. A hearing set for Jan 21 seeks a permanent injunction as wage and benefit disputes persist after a lockout and mass-picketing escalation.
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Vaughn Proctor
Superior Court
Marion A Smith
Johns-Manville Products Co
Tom McCall
J-M
Local 146
International Chemical Workers Union
Judge Smith
George Preonas
Los Angeles
McCall
International
John
Chemical Union
Johns Manville Products Co
Miguelito Canyon Road
City Council OKs Increases in Water and Garbage Rates
City Council unanimous approval lifts residential water service fee from 3.25 to 4.25 and raises per 100 cubic feet charges. garbage rates rise to 3 for residential and higher for commercial with a 5 percent yearly increase. A December additional hike and possible weekly garbage trials are noted. The plan includes a new committee to study once weekly collection and potential savings offset by new $8 cans. Public concerns demand belt tightening and clearer city spending.
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Steve LA Rue
City Water
Free City Water
Charlotte Benton
Harley Craig
G St
Gene Wahlers
Charles Johnson
North Sixth St
Harry Troy
E. Airport Ave
Robert Lech
North Second Street
E.C. Stevens
Benton
Stevens
Wahlers
Ford unveils tough economic program for Congress
President Ford plans a hard hitting economic package to restore confidence with potential income tax cut and higher fuel prices at its core. White House said Greenspan warned the economy will worsen before a spring recovery with unemployment easing early 1976. Cabinet sessions hint at leadership changes and Levi considered for ambassador post as Brinegar resigns and Lynn moves to budget director.
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Congress
Nessen
Alan Greenspan
Council of Economic Advisers
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C.H. Reynolds
William B. Saxbe
India
University of Chicago
Edward Levi
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Claude S. Brinegar
Housing and Urban Development
James T. Lynn
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