Nixon Disbarred by New York Over Watergate Actions
Former President Richard Nixon was disbarred by the New York State Bar Appellate Division for attempting to obstruct an FBI investigation and for misconduct linked to Watergate. The ruling cites improper actions around the Watergate break in at Democratic HQ and related coverup efforts. Nixon had previously resigned from the California bar and faced no criminal conviction, but cannot practice law in New York.
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New York
UPI
Richard Nixon
White House
City Bar
Hunt
New York State Bar
State Supreme Court
U.S. Department
Lewis Fielding
Xavier C. Riccobono
Daniel Elisberg
California
Nixon
Riccobono
Los
President Angeles
Daniel Ellsburg
Pentagon
FBI
Democratic National Committee
Mudge, Rose, Guthrie and Alexander
Howard Hunt
Fierce Beirut clashes kill over 600 in new Lebanon battles
Civil war battles across Beirut and northern mountains kill more than 600 with near 1,100 wounded as clashes rage in Chekka Amioun Nabaa and surrounding areas. Leftists and Christian forces clash amid stalled Arab League peace efforts and a scrapped Safar summit.
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Lebanon
UPI
Chekka
Amioun
Abdel Salam Jalloud
Damascus
Arab League
Eva Stahl
Nabaa
Chiah
Jounieh
Sidon
Blida
Aitroun
Safar
Salsipuedes project stirs little farmer interest
Lompoc Valley farmers show pragmatism as the Salsipuedes Creek water reclamation plan draws limited attention. County farm adviser George Goodall briefs the Lompoc Water Commission on expected agriculture water needs and potential impacts on underground basins. He notes a near timetable decision and offers to explain water economics without leading farm mobilization. Public steps include Lompoc’s flood flow capture application to recharge underground aquifers.
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Vaughn Proctor
Salsipuedes Creek
Lompoc
Lompoc Valley
Lompoc Water Commission
George Goodall
Goodall
Salsipuedes
County Water Agency
Alan Davidson
Santa Ynez River
Ed Rodgers
Davidson
Feather River
Santa Barbara County
State rejects fire proposal in county protection plan
State Division of Forestry refused to assume structural fire protection for county areas while offering to take over life and property protection only in rural zones near Santa Ynez Los Alamos Sisquoc and New Cuyama. County supervisors criticized the limited plan and planned to discuss it at their next meeting.
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State Division of Forestry
State
Larry F. Richey
Santa Ynez
Los Alamos
Sisquoc
New Cuyama
Brown
Afl-Cio Firefighters’ Union
Lompoc Valley Chamber Set For Fete And Awards Banquet
A large crowd is expected for the annual installation and awards banquet at the Royal Coach Restaurant with social hour at 6 30 p m Ken Stillman will relinquish the presidency to Al Lindeman and new officers and directors are named including Kirk Edwards Keith Wright Fran Spanne Francis Beattie Jr and Terrill F Cox Maj Richard Klein Ray Ruh Rennie L Adam plus holdover directors Harley Craig Bill Leary and John Martin Highlight awards include man and woman of the year airman of the year and a special award to Joe Herron for chairing the 1976 Flower Festival.
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Lompoc Valley
Keith Wright
Fran Spanne
Francis Beattie Jr
Terrill F. Cox
Maj
Richard Klein
Ray Ruh
Rennie L. Adam
Harley Craig
Bill Leary
John Martin
Joe Herron
Queen Elizabeth II Begins Second Day in Washington
Thousands greet the queen as she and Prince Philip attend the dedication of the Washington Cathedral nave with President Ford and Mrs. Ford. The ceremony follows the unveiling of the foundation stone for a new chancery at the New Zealand Embassy.
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Washington
UPI
New Zealand
Prince Philip
Ford
Kenya brands Amin sadist in harsh rebuke
Kenya accuses Uganda's Idi Amin of being a sadist and the world's greatest dictator in a sharp government statement. The denunciation follows deteriorating East African ties after Israel's Entebbe raid. Kenya says it has lost patience and warns Uganda's military government.
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Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
Uganda
Idi Amin
Israel
Entebbe
Sadist Amin
Atascadero teachers must punch clock policy
Atascadero Unified School District trustees require teachers to work a full 40 hour week and punch a time clock for the fall term. A dress code was also adopted. Superintendent David C. Gray calls it fair, while teachers association president Michael Byrne argues it will hurt morale and clock watching.
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Atascadero
UPI
Atascadero Unified School District
David C. Gray
Michael Byrne
Atascadero Teachers Association
AFS Seeks Host Family for German Brazilian Exchange Student
The American Field Service seeks an immediate host family for a Brazil born senior girl for the 1976 77 term after the planned German student canceled. Interested families should call Marsha Wicks or Mary Braun for details and application.
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American Field Service Committee
Marsha Wicks
Mary Braun
Budget promises tax cut as county set to adopt Monday
Santa Barbara County faces adoption of the 1976 77 budget on Monday as county supervisors resume sessions. Auditor-Controller William Parsons says staff will finalize revenue estimates and fund balances before determining a potential tax rate cut from the 3.31 levy. The budget enables capital projects and new positions, with final rate possible by Sept. 1 once state utility roll and estimates are complete.
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Dick Praul
Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara
New County
William Parsons
Paul
Floyd
Parsons
Lompoc Schools Get State Budget Funds Boost
Lompoc Unified School District will receive an estimated half million dollars more under the new state budget. District official Joe Carlin said funding amounts to about 37 dollars per student based on an estimated 11 000 ADA. The final figures may rise as other budget factors are added and a July 20 board meeting was set to review the budget. In a separate note, two Soviet cosmonauts began activating experiments aboard a space station after a one day earth orbit.
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Edmund G. Brown Jr
Lompoc Unified
Joe Carlin
Carlin
Moscow
UPI
5 Space Station
Tass
Boris Volynov
Vitaly Zholobov
Earth
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