Tragedy on Nuclear Carrier Kills 20 on Flaming Decks
Pearl Harbor report describes the nuclear carrier USS Enterprise scarred by a fiery disaster that killed 20 and injured many, as it sits heavily damaged near ships sunk in the attack that drew the U S into WWII.
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Bruce A. Cook
Edward N. Mouye
Pearl Harbor
UPI
Enterprise
United States
Jerry Dennard
Warner Robins
Kent L. Lee
Piedmont
Calif
Samuel B. Lancaster
Memphis Tenn
Vietnam
Larry Upchurch
Dallas
Tex
Kahoolawe
Honolulu
Navy
Hickel defends Interior appointment amid conflict fears
Alaska Governor Walter J. Hickel told the Senate Interior Committee he would assume major responsibilities for the wise use and conservation of the nation’s natural resources as Interior Secretary. He promised to dispose of any potential conflicts of interest and distinguished duties of governor from those of secretary. Critics pressed him over past oil ties and a earlier remark downplaying conservation. He maintained emphasis on population studies and recreation in future planning.
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Hickel
Roy McGhee
Washington
UPI
Walter J. Hickel
Senators
Nixon
Alaska
Senate
Interior Committee
Richard M. Nixon
Interior Department
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Anchorage
Jackson
Johnson budgets record 195.3 billion to fund minimum needs
President Johnson unveils a 195.3 billion budget for 1970 aiming to meet minimum domestic and international needs. He challenges Nixon and Congress to cut spending without harming security or the economy, forecasting an 11.9 billion tax package tied to a 3.4 billion surplus.
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Johnson
Nixon
Washington
UPI
America
Richard M. Nixon
Congress
Key Biscayne
Fla
White House
State of the Union
Glimpses of Santa Claus on doorway and boat shed
In a small town scene on E Locust Avenue Joe Johnson boats a sailboat after rain while a large Santa face hangs at a doorway. The text includes a fiscal table showing 1969 and 1970 revenues and outlays with a small surplus, and notes optimistic peace talks alongside military budget assumptions for U S troops in Vietnam through June 30, 1970.
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Santa Claus
E. Locust Avenue
Joe Johnson
Paris
Johnson
U.S
Vietnam
Lompoc Trustees Move to Sue State Over Funds
Lompoc Unified School District trustees voted to join a regional lawsuit to recover state funds withheld from district aid. The action seeks federal PL 874 monies and possible relief for about 532000 current dollars plus up to 2 million withheld over several years, with filings planned in San Diego and Sacramento and an injunction sought by January 16.
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Lompoc Unified
State of
California
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Lompoc
Robert D. Curiel
Record
San Diego
Curiel
Sacramento
Curie
Santa Barbara County
Oxnard
Oakland
Virginia
Woman 24 faces burglary charges in Lompoc
A 24 year old woman was arraigned in Lompoc Justice Court on five burglary counts. Susan Louise Clem of 405 E Cypress Ave was booked at 5 55 am with bail set at 15625. A basket of clothes and items matched to Darlene McGraw 3055 S E St was found. McGraw reported items missing valued at 123. Police did not name other homes involved.
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Lompoc
Susan Louise Clem
E. Cypress Ave
Clem
S. F St
Darlene McGraw
E St
Johnson’s final State of the Union address to Congress
President Lyndon B. Johnson urged Congress to extend the Great Society programs and increase funding for housing medicine and social security. He acknowledged the nation’s grief and asked Congress to support his successor, Richard Nixon, while receiving a warm, enthusiastic reception from lawmakers.
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Washington
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Capitol Hill
Labor dispute delays city library project on East North
A $600000 city library build on East North Avenue faces delays due to a labor dispute between a non union Los Angeles furniture firm and the carpenters union. The conflict centers on who should assemble factory furnished items. City officials say a picket line could halt work, affecting electricians and other trades. The project already lagged two weeks, with glass breakage and delivery issues adding to the hold up. Bid notices for landscaping with an estimated $12000 value will be released, with bids opened Feb 4.
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New City Library
East North Avenue
Los Angeles
Lompoc
Carpenters Union
Furniture Company
Dan Duffy
Carpenters’ Union
Furniture
Southland
Four Soviet cosmonauts prepare for space station rendezvous
Four Soviet cosmonauts rode Soyuz 5 into orbit near Soyuz 4 as Vladimir Shatalov watched from his craft. Ground contact was lost at nightfall, with no link-up achieved by Thursday morning. If linked, it would mark the first two manned vehicles joining in space and potential crew transfer.
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Ly Dusko Doder
Moscow
UPI
Vladimir Shatalov
Shatalov
Soviet Academy of Science
Morzhovets
Nevel
Gulf of Guinea
West Africa
Vladimir Komarov
Northwest
Atlantic
Gemini
Tass
Au Revoir
Outer Space
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