City Water Rates Face Backlash At Special Meeting
The City Council raised all water rates by 20 percent against a commission recommendation for no general increase and a cut in free water. Some Water Commission members oppose council handling of depreciation funding and expect discussion on Lompoc Project and Salt Balance studies.
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Vaughn Proctor
City Water Commission
Commission
Record Today
Water Department
Ken Dawson
Public Works
Lompoc
Mars Show a Water Question After Volcano Photos
Mars likely had molten core activity as Mariner 9 images of a 25 mile wide volcanic crater suggest. If water formed from rock heating, scientists now ask where that water went and whether Mars once had oceans or lakes.
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Pasadena
UPI
Mars
Mariner
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
U.S. Mariner 9
Red Planet
Earth
Advisers See Broad U.S. Economic Gains in 1972
Washington advisers forecast 1972 will bring rising output and falling unemployment with inflation easing. They expect higher spending by business and consumers, but wage price controls may persist until inflation cools. The forecast, tied to the fiscal 1973 budget, projects about 100 billion in GNP growth and a 6 percent real output rise.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
Congress
Council
Capitol Hill
United States
Herbert Stein
Ezra Solomon
Paul W. McCracken
Stein
Solomon
U.S
White House
AFL-CIO seeks Boldt ouster as Pay Board chair
The AFL-CIO urged the Senate Banking Committee to remove George H. Boldt from his role as Pay Board chairman. They argued Boldt lacks needed labor management expertise while the panel sits under confirmation hearings for his post under the 1971 Economic Stabilization Act.
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Tripartite Board
Two phase peace plan offered to end Vietnam war
The United States and South Vietnam presented an eight point peace package calling for a basic treaty now and a final pact later to settle all issues and permit U S troops to withdraw. Communists asked questions and said they would study the plan while signaling potential acceptance of aspects.
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Paris
UPI
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
William J. Porter
Porter
Saigon
Pham Dang Lam
White House
Thuy
Lam
Washington
Village Greens condo project cleared after final hurdles
The 77 unit Village Greens at Burton Mesa and Sirius in Vandenberg Village won county approval after a water quality dispute raised by retired Air Force Col. W N Harris. Harris argued the water source failed state standards, while staff maintained the plan conformed to the prior approval. Commission supporters cited substantial conformity and lack of water danger to residents.
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Vandenberg Village
County Planning Commission
Ebberts, Inc
Burton Mesa Blvd
Sirius Ave
Air Force
W.N. Harris
Planning Commission
Harris
M.V. Duncan
Lompoc
Robert Lilley
Fighting grows in Vietnam highlands amid anticipated offensive
Reports from Saigon describe intensified clashes across the Central Highlands and outer defenses. Allied sources warn of Viet Cong infiltration toward Saigon, while air strikes target the Ho Chi Minh Trail to choke communist supply lines. US and South Vietnamese forces remain on high alert ahead of Tet and Nixon’s China trip.
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Porter
South Vietnam
Pham Dang Lam
Nixon
Saigon
UPI
Central Highlands
Thailand
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Mekong Delta
Cambodia
Vietnam
China
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Third candidate files for City Council seat
Steven Cox filed nomination papers for the City Council as one of two seats up for election on April 11. Ann Dewberry and incumbent Charlotte Benton also filed while several others have taken out papers but not yet filed. Mayor Art Scott had not stated his intentions. Candidates must file by noon February 3. Youths practice on outdoor courts and archaeologist Larry Spanne surveys Vandenberg hills for ancient Indian sites.
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Steven Cox
North N St
Anc
Cox
Ann Dewberry
Charlotte Benton
Donald E. Schuyler
South E St
William W. Johnson
North W St
Larry Spanne
Vandenberg Hills
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Seattle
Wash
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Nguyen van Tien
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