Heavy losses told in Vietnam near Laos and Da Nang
Allied forces report 130 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed over two days near the Laotian border and Da Nang. US casualties 6 dead 20 wounded. The 15 000 strong 1st Infantry Division to be withdrawn by April 15 along with other units. Marines report heavy fighting and several enemy casualties near A Shau Valley close to Laos.
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Walter Whitehead
Saigon
UPS
da Nang
South Vietnam
U.S
Americal
Tam Ky
Dan Nang
Laotin
26Th Marine
Army
4Th Infantry Diiision
Leonard F. Chapman Jr
A Shau
Hue
Planning fees eyed to boost county planning revenue
County Administrative Officer Raymond D. Johnson backs higher planning department charges to align costs with services. Proposed increases would raise annual departmental revenues by about $19 000 and include higher fees for variance applications development plans zoning clearances and processing lot splits.
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Raymond D. Johnson
County Planning Department
Johnson
Planning Department
Board of Supervisors
Planning Commission
Disabled tanker on way to Los Angeles
A disabled tanker carrying 14 million gallons of jet fuel moves slowly toward Los Angeles under tow by the tug Pacific Mariner and Coast Guard cutter Venturous. The S S Connecticut, 676 feet long with 41 crew, had pumps out and water flooding the engine room after 70 knot winds left it in danger of sinking near 170 miles off the Southern California coast. A Coast Guard helicopter delivered portable pumps and two Navy specialists to the vessel.
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San Francisco
UPI
Los Angeles
Coast Guard
Pacific Mariner
Venturous
California
S.S. Connecticut
Japan
Navy
Lompoc Record Details Editorial Leadership and Rates
The Lompoc Record lists its ownership and staff including President Mrs. Kenneth L. Adam Publisher J. Donald Adam Editor Harry J. Crompe Gaylen Jackson and others. It notes publication by Lompoc Record Publications a California Corporation and states a subscription rate of 2.25 per month for home delivery or mail.
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Lompoc Record
Lompoc
California
Lompoc Record Publications
Kenneth L. Adam
J. Donald Adam
Harry J. Crompe
Gaylen Jackson
Seaplane Kills Two in Catalina Harbor Collision
Two men in a 19 foot powerboat were killed when a Catalina Airlines Goose seaplane brushed the craft while landing in Avalon harbor. FAA investigators probe the first such accident since the harbor opened to seaplanes in the 1950s. Victims are Clarence Nurmi of Newport Beach and Robert Hill of Corona Del Mar. Pilot Jackson Hughes, 45, said he pulled up at the last moment but struck the boat.
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Avalon
UPI
Catalina Island
Federal Aviation Administration
Clarence Nurmi
Newport Beach
Robert Hill
Corona del Mar
Catalina Airlines
Grumman
Jackson Hughes
Hughes
Goleta Valley Jail Set for Completion Around April 1
The County Public Safety Authority told directors the 4.2 million Goleta Valley jail will be finished on or about April 1 subject to favorable weather and other unforeseen factors. Assistant Public Works Director Paul Price spoke at the County Administration Building while the board discussed using surplus rail bond revenue funds, delaying any final action until the surplus is established and the jail is completed.
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County Public Safety Authority
Goleta Valley
Public Works
Paul Price
Board of Directors
F. Patrick O’reilly
Board of Supervisors
U.S. 101
Safety Authority Board
County Counsel’s
County Taxpayers’ Assn
Spanish Driver's Handbook Now Available at DMV
California's Driver's Handbook has a Spanish translation available at DMV offices. Governor Reagan said the translation helps hundreds of thousands of Spanish speakers learn driving laws and highway safety procedures.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Department of Motor Vehicles
Ronald Reagan
Humphrey predicts broad Vietnam troop withdrawals by year end
Hubert H. Humphrey says most American combat troops could be home by end of the year and expects Nixon to announce the withdrawal of 50 000 to 85 000 U S troops by end of March. He suggests most combat units may be out by 1970 and notes political implications amid Vietnamization.
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Philip G, Reed Jr
Paul, Minn
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
South Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Humphrey
Vietnam
MacAlester College
MacAlester
Fifth launch attempt for insured Comsat satellite
CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. The Delta rocket and Comsat satellite aim for a fifth launch try now set for Tuesday after a Saturday misfire from a failed wire signal. Engineers say ignition failed due to a misplaced wire, delaying a mission with a 92 percent success record in 74 missions since 1960. The booster shut down but left no damage to the vehicle or satellite.
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AL Rossiter Jr
UPI
Cape Kennedy
Space Agency
Comsat Corporation
Delta
Comsat
Atlantic Ocean
Ex-Marine backs censorship charges on war reporting
Beaverton resident Mike McCusker, a former Marine Corps combat correspondent, supports Army Spec. 5 Robert Lawrence's charge that military censorship shaped Vietnam war coverage in 1966. He recalls editors redlining copy and reporters being barred from depicting atrocities or civilian casualties.
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Portland, Ore
UPI
U.S. Marine Corps
Army
Robert Lawrence
Vietnam
Mike McCusker
Beaverton
Ore
Portland Oregon Journal
Biafra Near Collapse Prompting Western-led Relief Push
Western officials warn Biafran resistance is collapsing after 31 months of war. Foremost issues include mass starvation risk for 3 to 5 million Ibos, prevention of new Ibo massacres by federal Nigerian troops, and Nigeria’s move toward a federal state. Britain and allies mobilize food relief and consider international peacekeeping, while Gowon asserts Nigeria’s sovereignty amid postwar reconstruction concerns.
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Joseph W. Grigg
London
UPI
Biafra
Odumegwu Ojukwu
Nigeria
Britain
United States
Canada
International Red Cross
Yakubu Gowon
Gowon
Hughes deposits on Tonopah mining claims in Nevada
Billionaire Howard Hughes made a $500,000 bid for Nevada mining claims owned by the University of Nevada. The Regents accepted the bid and a $125,000 down payment, but final court approval is needed. Hughes has a large Nevada property and casino interests and now holds hundreds of mining claims.
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Reno, Nev
UPI
Howard Hughes
Nevada
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
University of Nevada Board of Regents
Tonopah
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