Phnom Penh under threat as blasts hit government district
Communist forces attacked Phnom Penh with a government immigration office blast and street fighting near the Ministry of Defense. A 6 PM to 6 AM curfew was imposed on key boulevards. U S arms were airlifted in as Viet Cong commandos attempted a fuel supply raid near the Tonle Sap River. several guards and civilians were killed or wounded.
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Cambodia
Norodom
U.S
U.S.S.R
Ministry of Defense
Boulevard Norodom
Tonle Sap
Funds dispute with LEA ahead of school board meeting
The Lompoc board will review a surplus funds dispute with LEA over use of 579000 dollars returned by the state. Officials propose 428000 to balance the budget leaving about 150000 for other needs, while LEA seeks more dialogue on earmarking and capital priorities. Meanwhile a bus storage barn project may receive 35000 from surplus funds. Deputies report two 16 year olds arrested in Mission Hills theft case with recovered items including car parts and a stolen tape recorder from Los Berros School.
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Lompoc Education Association
LEA
Glen Wegner
Central Administration
North A
Wegner
Sheritt
Mission Hills
Los Berros School
Three narcotics suspects bound over to higher court
A preliminary hearing in Lompoc Justice Court bound over three defendants arrested in a local narcotics raid on January 5. Michael W. Robinson Cheryl L. Holland and George Allen Lopez face charges including possession and sale of marijuana and LSD with bail status noted for Robinson and Holland while Lopez remains in custody.
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Lompoc
Santa Maria Superior Court
Michael W. Robinson
G St
Cheryl L. Holland
George Allen Lopez
N. E St
Robinson
Holland
Lopez
Nixon's State of the Union calls for a new American Revolution
President Nixon outlines a $16 billion revenue sharing plan to empower states and cities, a $100 million cancer cure effort, health reform, and a large federal reorganization. He promotes deficit spending to cut unemployment and expands environmental and welfare initiatives while aiming for four new departments.
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API
Nixon
State of the Union
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Treasury
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Defense
Agriculture
Labor
Commerce
Transportation
Education
Human Resources
Reagan task force urges sweeping overhaul of education system
A Reagan administration task force proposes a 70 page plan to overhaul California education. It seeks a more political state Board of Education, a statewide property tax, abolition of county superintendents, merit pay, and student work requirements to fund scholarships. It calls for adding the governor and two leaders to the Board and grants political reform to school finance. The governor did not commit, but will study the proposals.
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UPI
State Board of Education
Governors Commission On Educational Reform
Ronald Reagan
Commission
Assembly
Senate
Board of Education
Reagan
University of California Regents
State College Trustees
Egypt presses for new guidelines in Jarring peace mission
Al Ahram reported Cairo told the United States that Middle East talks stalled and urged a united U.S. effort to set new guidelines for Gunnar Jarring. Egypt demanded extended ceasefire talks, urged major powers to back Jarring, and accused Israel of not withdrawing from Arab lands. France and Yugoslavia aligned with the Egyptian position as Libyan, Syrian, and Sudanese officials pledged support for Palestinian guerrillas.
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Egypt
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Middle East
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Mahamoud Riad
Rogers
Jarring
U.N. Security Council
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France
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Libya
Syria
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Joan Ragon
Space and Missile Test Center
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