Best Nigerian Troops Move Into Biafra
Nigerian troops from the 1st Division move into former Biafra to replace units of the 3rd Marine Commando accused of rape theft and terror amid pursuit of rebels. Odumegwu Ojukwu sought asylum in Ivory Coast as Nigeria welcomed U.S. aid and faced foreign criticism.
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Lagos
UPI
Nigeria
Odumegwu Ojuku
Ivory Coast
Ojukwu
Nixon
U.S
William P. Rogers
Africa
Biafra
3Rd Marine Commando Division
3Rd Marines
3Rd Marine
Refugee Crisis and Nigerian War Crimes Report Stirs Gowon
Eye witness accounts allege desertion and brutality by the 3rd Marines against Ibo civilians and refugees. Reports describe starvation, rape, looting, and village attacks near Owerri, prompting international concern and criticism of US official Rogers ahead of a February Africa tour.
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3Rd Marines
Yakubu Gowon
Lagos
Owerri
John Drewry
Canada
Lagos Morning Post
Rogers
Africa
Egyptian bombers strike three locations in Sinai
United Press International reports Egyptian bombers with escorts attacked three sites in the Sinai Peninsula including El Arish, 28 miles west of Israel, the closest strike to Israel in 22 years. Israeli and Arab actions follow near Sodom and southern canal clashes with casualties noted.
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United Press International
Sinai Peninsula
el Arish
Israel
Tel Aviv
Egypt
Cairo
East Kibrit
Al-Shat
Suez Canal
Israeli raid on El Arish dam damages houses injures civilians
Tel Aviv said Egyptian bombs hit three Arab homes and shattered windows after an Egyptian air strike near Duer Suwar and at KilometEr 145 Zone along the canal. Israel blamed one or two Egyptian planes for the raid and noted the operation followed two prior raids on Friday. Dayan framed the moves as part of a broader campaign to disrupt Egyptian military readiness.
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Duer Suwar
Tel Aviv
Israel
Egypt
Shadwan Island
Ismailia
Suez Canal East Bank
Sinai
Moshe Dayan
Gulf of Suez
Dayan
Suez Canal
Emergency airlift delivers 35000 pounds of food to icebound Nantucket
Ice three feet thick blocked Nantucket Harbor stranding 3,800 residents after four days without ferry service. Emergency airlift brought 35000 pounds of food while extreme cold swept the East and Midwest with record lows in New York Watertown 30 below zero and Pellston 19 below.
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United Press International
Nantucket Sound
Cape Cod
Midwest
Nantucket
New York State
Watertown
Pellston
Mich
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese shell 29 allied posts
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese gunners shelled 29 allied posts in stepped up attacks that killed one American and wounded two others. U.S. B52 raids continued in the A Shau Valley as communists build for a lunar new year offensive.
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Saigon
Upi
South Vietnam
A Shau
Tay Ninh
Cambodia
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
25Th Infantry Division
Tay Ninh City
Marie Comstock Competes In California Junior Miss Pageant
Lompoc's Marie Comstock travels to Santa Rosa for the state Junior Miss Pageant. She joins 54 contestants at the kickoff press conference in San Francisco and will compete in preliminary judging, rehearsals, and talent routines through next Saturday's finale with support from local Jaycees and sponsors.
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Marie Comstock
California
Lompoc Jaycees
Bill Cockshott
Jaycee
Dave
Bcret
Center
Miss Comstock
Santa Rosa
The
Marie
San Francisco
Jaycees
Karen Swisher
Santa Maria
Dave Beret
Beattie Motors
Bill Thompson
ARCO
Senate passes anticrime bill but House may stall review
Senate approved the Organized Crime Control Act of 1969 by 73 to 1, with supporters praising it as a major move against organized crime. Two House lawyers plan hearings beginning Feb 18, warning they will not rush unconstitutional legislation. The debate also touched marijuana penalties and provisions allowing up to 30 year sentences for dangerous offenders.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
House
Nixon
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
Judiciary Committee
County group fights sheriff administration building plan
The County Taxpayers Association urged the Board of Supervisors to keep the sheriff's office in the County Courthouse Santa Barbara arguing the functions belong with other courthouse activities and funds could instead aid the Probation Department. The group comments come as the board leans toward a $355 000 sheriff's administration building in Goleta Valley next fiscal year while public safety debates bond revenues for the jail project.
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Board of Supervisors
Goleta Valley
County Taxpayers Assn
Santa Barbara
Association
Santa Maria
U.S. 101
Sheriff's Department
Courthouse Square
Probation Department
County Public Safety Authority
Batty nominated for committee at county library board
Arthur Batty of Lompoc is nominated by Fourth District Supervisor Francis H. Beattie to join the County Library Advisory Committee, succeeding William Ebbert who resigned. Cynthia Laband is recommended for the La Purisima Mission County Advisory Committee.
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Arthur Batty
Lompoc
Francis H. Beattie
William Ebbert
Cynthia Laband
la Purisima Mission
Herbert Diverbiss
Miss Pearl Chase
Santa Barbara
Board of Supervisors
J. E. Lewis
la Purisima Mission State Park
State Office of Architecture and Construction
Sparrow Caught In Police Lobby Referred Jail Bird
In the Record office a sparrow was found inside the police department lobby described as a jail bird by onlookers. Harley Craig is seen near the scene with ants on his hat as officers investigate the odd incident.
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Sparrow
Police Department
Harley Craig
Weather outlook with showers and cooler days
Rain showers likely today decreasing to night and a partly cloudy Sunday with a chance of a shower. Cooler today and tonight with highs 55 to 60 and lows in the mid 40s. Sunday tides include high 5.2 feet at 11:56 a.m and low 2.0 feet at 5:53 a.m. and 0.0 at 5:47 p.m. Monday tides show high 4.7 feet at 11:26 a.m and low 2.0 feet at 5:38 a.m. and 0.4 feet at 6:14 p.m.
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