Laird forecasts progress in South Vietnam as Cambodia worsens
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird said the South Vietnam war effort was improving and the United States could meet or beat the plan to cut U.S. troops to 284000 by May 1 while Adm. Moorer planned a visit to Phnom Penh to assess Cambodian fighting. Cambodian forces pressed a counteroffensive along Highway 1 and 4 as Lon Nol sought to coordinate operations at Kompong Som.
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Cambodia
Kompong Som
Lon Nol
Jarring returns to brief Arabs at U N on peace plan
U N mediator Gunnar V Jarring briefs Arab negotiators in New York on Israel's proposals for a Middle East peace. Amid Egyptian war threats, heavy fighting continues in Jordan between Palestinian guerrillas and Jordanian forces. Syria threatens intervention as Sadat warns of a new war in five years if progress stalls. He rejects renewing the ceasefire without progress.
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Gunnar V. Jarring
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Hussein
Syria
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New York
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United States
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Nile
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Assis
Egypt
School board maps trustee election plans in Lompoc area
The Lompoc Unified School District board outlines an April 20 trustee election. Terms for John Beattie Jack Helman and Archie Nagle expire June 30 with candidate filings due Feb 25 and statements of qualifications due Feb 19. Also note Edmund Burke’s term expiration on Allan Hancock College District board.
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Lompoc Unified School District
John Beattie
Jack Helman
Archie Nagle
Edmund Burke
Allan Hancock College District Board of Trustees
High Court denies hearing on Santa Barbara channel drilling
The Supreme Court refused to hear California residents seek injunctions to halt offshore oil drilling in Santa Barbara channel. The court left in place 9th Circuit rulings from April 21, 1970, denying a preliminary halt while the city county of Santa Barbara and private owners argue for a public hearing by the secretary of the interior and the Army Corps of Engineers before drilling authorization.
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UPI
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Santa Barbara Channel
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Nixon seeks business tax cut to lift economy
President Nixon plans a rapid depreciation write off to cut taxes for businesses and spur spending and jobs as unemployment reaches 6 percent. Treasury and EAC officials convene to discuss the proposal amid a looming $15 billion deficit and a forthcoming federal budget plan.
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Paul W. McCracken
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Congress
Civil war crisis deepens as Jordan and guerrillas clash in Amman
Heavy fighting erupts in Amman and the Jordan Valley as Jordanian forces clash with Palestinian guerrillas for a fourth day. Israeli airstrikes denied by Tel Aviv sources amid Arab leaders seeking cease fire. casualties reported, including a police fatality and kidnappings. Syrian threat looms as 400 guerrillas are moved to the border and 100 from Al-Saiqa return to Syria.
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Al-Saiqa
Bolivian P51 strafing ends right wing revolt in La Paz
Bolivian air force Mustangs strafed the Miraflores barracks at dawn to crush a right wing military coup led by Colonels Hugo Banzer and Edmundo Valencia. About 50 rebels sought asylum in the Peruvian embassy as forces loyal to Gen. Juan Jose Torres secured the capital.
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Bolivia
UPI
Miraflores
Juan Jose Torres
Spain
Mario Velarde
Peru
Miradores
Hugo Banzer
Edmundo Valencia
Banzer
Military College
Torres
Valencia
Alfredo Ovando Candia
el Alto
Colorados
Radio Progreso
Clay Wins New Hearing Before U S High Court
The Supreme Court granted Cassius Clay now Muhammad Ali a new hearing on his conviction for refusing Army induction. Arguments will focus on his conscientious objection via his Muslim faith. his unrelated alibi of illegal wiretaps was not considered. The March 8 title fight with Joe Frazier in New York remains on track.
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UPI
Cassius Clay
Supreme Court
Clay
Joe Frazier
New York
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al Salerno
Bill Valentine
Mississippi
Harry Markson
Madison Square Garden
Hidden Galaxies Found Near Milky Way
Berkeley researchers from UC Berkeley Caltech and Hale Observatories report two massive galaxies dubbed Matfei 1 and Mattei 2 just three million light years away. The objects were long obscured by interstellar dust and may surpass the Milky Way or Andromeda in size according to The Astrophysical Journal findings.
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Mt. Palomar
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Carnegie Institution
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Paolo Mattei
U S embassy protests harassment of Americans in Moscow
The U S Embassy filed a protest with the Soviet Foreign Office over harassment and vandalism against Americans in Moscow. The response was described as restrained, citing reciprocal safety concerns and a broader tit-for-tat atmosphere.
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UPI
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Thompson R. Buchanan
Konstantin G. Fedoseyev
Foreign Office
Fedoseyevo
United States
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