Working cabinet oath marks Nixon's early push
President Nixon swore in 11 cabinet heads in a quick morning ceremony to launch a working cabinet. Walter Hickel did not take part in the oath but joined later. Senate debate on his interior secretary nomination continued as Democratic leaders warned a vote could slip to Thursday.
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UPI
Nixon
Walter Hickel
Earl Warren
Hickel
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Ronald Ziegler
White House
Andrew Jackson
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
The
United States
Robert Finch
California
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Sierra Club
Pueblo commander surrenders to avoid crew slaughter
Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher testified at the Navy Court of Inquiry that he surrendered the USS Pueblo without a fight after a North Korean subchaser shelled the vessel off Wonsan. He said crew burned classified material as smoke filled the central section and the ship retreated toward port while torpedo boats kept pace.
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Coronado
Calif
UPI
Lloyd M. Bucher
Pueblo
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Wonsan
Navy
UPI Briefs Report Air and Sea Incidents In Vietnam
Communist ground fire downed three U S Air Force F100 jets in South Vietnam and a patrol boat sank 45 sampans off the northern coast. One pilot killed others parachuted to safety. The same dispatch notes a jury selection delay in Sirhan Sirhan’s trial and flood disaster aid approvals in California.
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Saigon
Ten drown fleeing storm in Los Padres canyon
Ten persons including six youths were swept from a rescue bulldozer when it stalled while crossing Sespe Creek in Los Padres National Forest. A sole survivor, Scott Eckersley, described how the group sheltered in a camper, then vanished as floodwaters rose. Authorities declared all presumed drowned.
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United Press International
California
Los Padres National Forest
Sespe Creek
Ronald Reagan
Santa Paula
Calif
UPI
Ventura County Sheriffs Office
Canoga Park
Here
Scott Eckersley
Live Oak School
Ojai Valley
Eckersley
Robert Samples
Rose Valley
National Forest
Navy
Robert Seasis
Chester Larson
UC radicals picket for third world college
Berkeley students began a strike to demand a third world college as police prepared to keep the campus open. Chancellor Heyns warned he would use police if needed while praising minority achievements and seeking broad support.
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Berkeley
Calif
UPI
University of California Today
Roger W. Heyns
Teachers’ Union
San Jose State
Heyns
San Francisco State
City approves five year street improvement program
Public Works Director William S. Barrett unveils a 828,537 dollar five year plan funded by gas tax and city funds. The 1969 phase covers construction and repair projects and a 50,000 dollar add on for South I Street linked to Miguelito Road upgrades. I Street width debate remains with the county.
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Public Works
William S. Barrett
Barrett
Council
I Street
Miguelito Road
City Council Backs Section 23 Housing for Seniors
City Council endorses Section 23 Leased Housing to aid area seniors and large families with housing, including trailers, apartments, and houses. The resolution allows flexibility to use various dwelling types, as community leaders stress immediate need and broader options.
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James Longtin
E. C. Dudgeon
Community Action Commission
Richard Mires
County Housing Authority
Lompoc
City Council
Delbert Price
Senior Citizens Club
Council
Arthur Scott
Deputies arrest man and two youths for narcotics
A 23 year old Vandenberg Village man, Adelbert Castagnoli Jr., was jailed on marijuana sale charges after deputies seized about a lid of suspected marijuana in the Village shopping area. Two 16 year olds were taken into custody and turned over to juvenile authorities. The narcotic was reportedly bought with a $20 bill and traced to Santa Barbara.
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Adelbert Frank Castagnoli, Jr
Uranus Ave
Lompoc
Dave Willems
N. E St
Willems
Los Prietos
Santa Barbara
Valley dries as new storm approaches
After 3.5 days of heavy rain in Lompoc Valley the area shows improvement with clouds still lingering and forecasts predicting more rain tomorrow. Totals include 3.50 inches in Lom poc, 5.21 inches in the southern hills, and near 10 inches at Lake Cachuma as water levels rise but subside from peak flows.
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Lompoc
Lake Cachuma
Santa Ynez
Salsipuedes Creek
East North Avenue
Joe Cabral Jr
San Julian Road
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