Governor vows tuition plan. flood areas declared statewide
The symposium notes the Governor will push a tuition plan for UC and state colleges. Disaster proclamations cover Merced and Mariposa Counties after floods, bringing designated counties to 27. State Controller Flournoy reports first half 1968 69 expenditures near 1.2 billion, revenue short by 3219 million.
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St. Mary’s College
Moraga
University of California
Mariposa
Houston I. Flournoy
Senate
Cal Poly to vote queen finalists for Poly Royal
Cal Poly selects five finalists from twelve for the Miss Cal Poly Queen of Poly Royal title. The Poly Royal Queen pageant Feb 4 at 8 p.m. in the theater, with five judges and public access. Entertainment includes Cal Poly Collegiate Quartet and Majors and Minors ensembles. Rob Dailey to serve as master of ceremonies.
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Poly Royal
Associated Students, Inc
Warren Burgess
John Lucin
Karen Goebel
Alex Madonna
San Luis Obispo
Leonore Smith
Rob Dailey
B 52s strike Mekong Delta in heaviest raid of year
American B52 bombers carried out six missions over the Mekong Delta near Can Tho dropping more than a million pounds of bombs. U.S. troops discovered and destroyed a large underground communist hospital complex 60 miles north of Saigon, with five operating rooms and six wards for up to 3,000 men.
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Jack Walsh
Saigon
UPS
Vietnam
Mekong
U.S
Can Tho
Delta
Snow Camp Postponed Over Snow and Road Conditions
The February Snow Camp for Feb 1–2 is postponed due to lack of snow and bad roads. 4 H members needing refunds should write to Sandy McLaughlin 1292 High and Rd Santa Ynez 93460. The Westside 4 H Club meets Feb 3 at 7 30 p m at the Grange Hall Lumpoc.
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High and Rd
Santa Ynez
Westside
Lumpoc
Record of Crazy Weather Across United States
The nation sees an unusual winter with heavy snow in Seattle and Portland, prolonged cold and ice storms in the north, and rare hail in Hawaii. Southern California reports atypical weather and Oahu residents cite hail as surprising amid ongoing winds and cold.
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Trains Collide in Snowbound Korea Deepening Death Toll
In Chonan Korea a Blue Dragon express slammed into a stationary passenger train in a blizzard. Rescue teams recovered 35 bodies and 102 injuries were reported. The engineer allegedly failed to halt at a signal obscured by snow as passengers described the crash and wreckage. Both trains were heading toward Seoul.
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Korea
UPI
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Pollution alarm from floods hits Santa Ynez River
Dr Esther Byberg deputy County Health Officer warns floods damaged three sewage facilities and raw sewage flows into the Santa Ynez River. Residents of Lompoc and Santa Ynez Valleys are advised to contact Health Department offices for water and sewage guidance.
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Santa Ynez
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Health Department
Lompoc
Asian flu epidemic shows signs of waning nationwide
The Asian flu has killed at least 5 828 in the U S since last fall but appears to be peaking and diminishing in most regions. NCDC reports 48 states plus D C showing decreasing activity while outbreaks linger in the District of Columbia and numerous states including Maine New Hampshire Georgia and California.
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Nixon signals cutting federal funds over desegregation
The Nixon administration vows to cut off federal aid to districts failing to present an acceptable desegregation plan. HEW already halted funds for five southern districts, offering retroactive release only if they desegregate within 60 days. President Nixon warns against federal agencies or courts acting as local school boards.
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UPI
Nixon
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National Airlines jet hijacked to Havana with 63 aboard
A passenger brandished a gun at a stewardess and forced National Airlines Flight 44 to divert from San Francisco to Havana. The DC8 carried 55 passengers and eight crew. it landed at Jose Marti Airport near 7 a.m. This marked the 11th hijacking in 1969, with more than 900 people aboard hijacked flights to Cuba this year.
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Safety department chief appointed at Vandenberg
Samuel S. Tucker a Martin Marietta systems safety engineer at Vandenberg Operations has been promoted to manager of the firm’s new Safety Department at Vandenberg Air Force Base. C E Carnahan notes the department will stress safety in both manned and unmanned space launch programs to be conducted in the early 1970s at Vandenberg.
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Samuel S. Tucker
Martin Marietta Corporation
Vandenberg
Vandenberg Air Force Base
C. E. Carnahan
Corporation
Kosygin Illness Rumors Denied by Soviet Foreign Ministry
The Foreign Ministry spokesman said Premier Kosygin is on vacation near Moscow and will return to work soon. He dismissed Western press rumors of illness as groundless and noted Kosygin did not attend the recent Soyuz mission ceremony.
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UPI
Alexei N. Kosygin
Foreign Ministry
Kosygin
Kremlin
Smothers Brother Faces Divorce Over Mental Cruelty
Linda Smothers sues comedian Dick Smothers in Santa Monica for divorce charging mental cruelty. She seeks custody of three children Susan Lynn 8 Richard Remick Jr 4 and Steven 3 plus reasonable alimony and child support. Tom Smothers divorced Stephanie two years earlier.
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Calif
UPI
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Smothers Brothers
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Susan Lynn
Richard Remick Jr
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