Space Shuttle support urged by Central Coast leaders
The 18 member Space Shuttle Coordinating Committee in Lompoc and Santa Maria, now the Central Coast Coordinating Committee for the Space Shuttle, pressed for full state backing. They moved to brief Governor Reagan, appoint a task force, and request state funding for immediate and broader promotion, with sub committees to be named by Mayors Scott and Hobbs.
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Space Shuttle Coordinating Committee
Lompoc
Santa Maria
Lions Inn
Central Coast Coordinating Committee For
Space Shuttle
Ccccss
Ronald Reagan
Art Scott
George Hobbs
Reinecke
Scott
California
Cranston
George Smith
Curtis Tunnell
E. C. Stevens
Vandenberg Junior High's We Care project expands to Swaziland aid
Vandenberg Junior High students raise 650 for a Swaziland village school through the Peace Corps and plan a second annual carnival for January 30. The drive funds roofing, timber and school buildings for about 150 children, with a matching child adoption program and ongoing correspondence between Matutseni and Vandenberg students.
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Vandenberg Junior High
Care
Gene Lynch
Peace Corps
Africa
Matutseni
Swaziland
Vandenberg Jr. High
Republic of South Africa
Mozambique
Peace Corps Committee
Susan Neuman
Susan
Peace Corps Project
Vandenberg Jr. High School
B. R. Williams
County official warns of tight budget for 1971 72
County Administrative Officer Raymond D. Johnson warns that the 1971 72 budget must sharply change priorities to keep taxes from rising again. He notes high debt and rising costs from state mandated programs while valuations grew only slightly and building slowed. The Board plans an informal session next Tuesday to map fiscal policy.
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Board of Supervisors
Raymond D. Johnson
Johnson
Lompoc High Beats Santa Maria in Gridiron Losses
Mayor Hobbs of Santa Maria laments back to back football defeats as Lompoc High School triumphs on the gridiron, casting a pall over local sports sentiment.
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Lompoc
Terrill F. Cox
Frank Steve Garza
Ft. Ord
LeRoy Blickenstatt
N. Z St
Santa Maria Superior Court
Hobbs
Santa Maria
Lompoc High School
Nixon urges Congress to finish unfinished business now
President Nixon asks 92nd Congress to wrap up items from the 91st including 40 proposals and a $1.5 billion request to aid school desegregation. He repeats calls for welfare reform, airline and highway tax increases, and then outlines future messages on draft reform volunteer army emergency strikes social security bail reform and aid to education. Weather outlook shows 60s to 70s with cooler nights and tidal information.
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Nixon
Congress
Washington
UPI
92Nd Congress
91St Congress
House
Senate
Soviets say Venus 7 landed and operated on Venus
Tass reported Venus 7 landed on Venus December 15 and operated on the surface, sending scientific data. The craft measured about 887 degrees Fahrenheit and 90 times Earth pressure. The event coincided with a lunar probe broadcast, marking dual-planet data transmission.
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Moscow
UPI
Venus 7
Venus
Tass
Central Asia
Earth
Phnom Penh seals city to block Communist infiltrators
Phnom Penh authorities closed all city entrances from the countryside to block infiltrators amid Tet crowds. Five days of bombings continue as civilians are wounded and reinforcements brace for a potential Tet offensive with guards including city military police, infantry brigades, paratroopers, and old French tanks on Boulevard Monivong.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Boulevard Monivong
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