Gromyko Signals Soviet Interest in Possible Nixon Summit
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko indicated Moscow is open to a possible summit with President Nixon while urging broader U S Soviet talks and a nuclear free zone in the Mediterranean He also called for Vietnam Israel and border issues to be addressed and for an exchange between the Supreme Soviet and the U S Congress.
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Health care crisis looming prompts White House action plan
President Nixon warned of a massive crisis in health care delivery and announced a government and private sector program to curb medical costs. The report blamed expansion of financing for driving demand beyond system capacity, with hospital daily rates rising from 44 dollars in 1965 to 70 dollars currently and projected to reach 80 next year and 100 within three years.
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Soviet task force near Cuba may monitor Apollo
A Soviet warship task force off the East Coast moves toward Cuba and could monitor the Apollo 11 moon shot from Cape Kennedy. Navy sources note two groups, with USS Thomas Gary among ships./VPN
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Apollo 11 booster leak sparks quick fix for countdown
A leak appeared in the Apollo 11 booster rocket during the countdown prep at Cape Kennedy. Technicians climbed into the first stage helium pressurization tank to repair the defect, described by a Space Agency spokesman as the one major concern but containment remained possible.
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Kirkpatrick Named Santa Maria Municipal Court Judge
Santa Maria attorney Richard C. Kirkpatrick, 39, will fill the Municipal Court judgeship vacancy created by Judge Weldon’s Feb. death. Governor Reagan confirmed the appointment, with Kirkpatrick to assume duties between Oct. 1 and Nov. 1 after winding down his private practice. He has led Kirkpatrick and Biely, admitted to the bar in Jan. 1964, and formerly served as LA County sheriff’s sergeant and Superior Court clerk.
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New desegregation tactic targets all white Negro districts
The Nixon administration broadens its legal push on school desegregation with a suit in Ft. Smith Arkansas against Bright Star School District No 6 Miller County Board of Education and Miller County School District No 20. The complaint says the districts run single race schools and are irregular in shape surrounding Negro neighborhoods.
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Good in people aid robbery victim in Tennessee town
Marine Sgt. Thomas Henry Taylor returned from Vietnam to find his family in need after a robbery. Citizens raised funds and a donor sent $900 to cover his mother’s bills, with $400 more in goodwill aid. He plans to place the money in his mother’s account and treat his girlfriend.
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Lompoc’s Junior Miss to represent U S overseas
Klara Pochalonis of Lompoc has accepted an invitation to join the Pearl of the Pacific Beauty Pageant July 21 to 28 in Guayaquil Ecuador. She represents the Lompoc Jaycees and will compete with entrants from 15 Pacific-bordering nations.
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County Eyes Higher Dog License Fee and Penalties
County Health Director Dr. Joseph Nardo proposed raising the annual dog license from four to five dollars at a budget review. Board members debated higher penalties for owners of roaming dogs, while approving the Animal Control Department budget of 155 287 dollars. Santa Barbara criticism drew attention as the county discussed control coverage and Isla Vista dog issues.
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Space monkey Benny dies in space study
Preliminary autopsy links Benny the space monkey’s death to heart failure from weightlessness and immobility during a 9 day return from a 30 day orbit. The report cites cooling of the capsule and re entry forces as contributing factors to organ stress and death.
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Herbert Hoover Jr dies at 65 in Pasadena
Herbert Hoover Jr elder son of the 31st President and undersecretary of state died in Pasadena at Huntington Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was 65 and died of natural causes family says. As a consulting engineer and petroleum expert he earlier aided John Foster Dulles in the Middle East and helped mend Britain Iran oil concession disputes before becoming undersecretary on Oct 4 1954. His father attended the ceremony. Hoover was a Republican.
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Weather Outlook for Lompoc Coast and Inland
Overcast with local drizzle through Friday then fair later mornings and afternoons inland. Coastal highs in the low 60s, inland highs near 80. Lows 50s, NW winds 10 to 20 mph afternoons. Friday tides include high 3.5 ft at 10:32 am and 5.9 ft at 8:50 pm, low minus 0.3 ft at 3:50 am and 2.7 ft at 2:26 pm.
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