Nixon seeks boost to defense budget and weapons research
President Nixon proposed a $1.1 billion hike in the defense budget to $77.5 billion for the coming year and sought $6 billion in new programs. The plan emphasizes Navy expansion, accelerated weapons research into late 1970s and 1980s, and funding for an all volunteer force with higher enlistment incentives.
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Washington
UPI
Navy
Nixon
Congress
Pentagon
U.S
John’ 5S. Foster
Defense Research and Engineering
Revenue sharing plan would erase Democratic programs
President Nixon’s fiscal 1972 budget proposes $9.6 billion in special revenue sharing to loosen federal controls and pool funds from Kennedy and Johnson era programs. Critics warn states and cities would gain leeway while many targeted aids like Model Cities and highway beautification could lose identity. general funding would go to states with fewer strings.
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Nixon
Washington
UPI
Congress
Kennedy
Johnson
Appalachia
Lady Bird Johnson
Budget calls for draft extension and volunteer Army
President Nixon asked Congress to extend the draft for two more years and allocate 1.5 billion dollars to boost military life and pay. He aims to establish an all volunteer force by 1973 and proposes a monthly national lottery to equalize draft liability nationwide.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
Stanford Fraternity Night Leads to Stripping Controversy
Miss Jada performed at Stanford's Sigma Alpha Epsilon as an unwitting accomplice after Phi Delta Theta members moved her to the SAE house from Delta Kappa Epsilon. The incident followed claims of fraternity involvement and a later note on Canada’s size relative to other nations per Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Stanford
Jada
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Dekes
SAE
Diablo Dam town sealed by rock slides amid brutal weather
A Washington town of 250 to 300 people at the foot of Diablo Dam remained cut off as a rock slide blocked the only road. Communication came only via amateur radio. Across the region a major winter storm halted travel, caused outages, and complicated searches for climbers and a plane crash victim.
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Diablo Dam
Washington State
New England
Mt Washington
New Hampshire
Lake Champlain
Burlington
Rafferty to Lead New School of Education at Troy State
Dr Max Rafferty will become dean of the newly established school of education at Troy State University in Troy Alabama. Ralph Adams, Troy State dean, called Rafferty an asset to the institution and the state. Gay George C Wallace praised the pickup.
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N.Y
New York State
Troy. Ala
UPI
Max Rafferty
California
Troy State University
Ralph Adams
Ratterly
Troy
Gay George
C Wallace
Adams
California lifts moratorium on oil drilling near coast
Conservationists call the move by the Lands Commission unfortunate and incredible arguing safeguards are inadequate. The panel approved Standard Oil to drill from a man made island off Seal Beach after assurances of no spill risk, but Chairman Flournoy warned it does not restart coast wide drilling and requires strict containment and safety measures.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
State Lands Commission
Guy Ronald Reagan
Commission
Santa Barbara
Standard Oil Co
Orange County
Seal Beach
Houston
Flournoy
Orange
Pasadena attorney accuses GOP staff of blocking graceful withdrawal
California Republican candidates opened their biennial convention with Clitt Anderson of Pasadena accusing Gordon Luce supporters and GOP officials of denying him the dignity of a graceful withdrawal from the contest for state GOP vice chairman. Anderson said he planned to quit for party unity but charged Luce campaign staff and Tom Reed blocked a graceful exit.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Clitt Anderson
Pasadena
Gordon Luce
San Diego
Anderson
Luces
Republican National
Othello receives standing ovation at AHC theater
Allan Hancock College opened the three act tragedy Othello at the campus Performing Arts Center to a standing ovation. Cast includes Vance Jetfries as Lago William Frankfather as Othello Lea Ciavarelli as Emilia Patricia Wight as Desdemona and Michael Cone as Rodrigo with stage design by Jack Shouse and music by Larry Delinger. Performances run tonight through Feb 6 at 8 p.m. with tickets via the Lompoc Music Box.
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Allan Hancock College
Campus Performing Arts Center
Othello
Venice
Iago
William Frankfather
Lea Ciavarelli
Emilia
Desdemona
Patricia Wight
Cassie
Michael Cone
Rodrigo
Dimwit
Lago
Jack Shouse
Barbara Sellers
Donovan Marley
Larry Delinger
Lompoc High School
Lompoc
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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