Senate debates defense bill and Vietnam pullout proposal
Congress weighs a $20.5 billion defense funding package with major spending on B 1 bomber research and Trident program while amid debate over ABM limits. The Mansfield plan seeks U S troop withdrawal from Vietnam by Oct 1 in exchange for POW MI A restorations and missing in action accounting.
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Washington
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Nixon
Washington, D.C
Armed Services Committee
Stennis
House
Senate
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Vietnam
Mansfield
Southeast Asia
Howard W. Cannon
D-Nev
County Fair Opens With World of Oz Theme in Santa Maria
The 1972 Santa Barbara County Fair opens tomorrow at noon in Santa Maria with a World of Oz theme featuring life size tinman scarecrow and lion displays. Pattie Olszewski 18 of Santa Maria plays Dorothy the 1971 Maid of Santa Barbara County. Nearly 70 000 visitors are expected. Highlights include 4 H horse show with 110 entries 21 classes judges before opening, Junior Auction Friday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Calf Beauty Contest and daily art and photography exhibits plus puppet shows and theater rounds. Senior Citizens Day Wednesday offers free admission for those over 50.
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Scarecrow
Dorothy
Pattie Olszewski
Santa Maria
Santa Barbara County
Orcutt
Harry Phillips
Lompoc
Don Hixon
Wyndell Banister
FFA
Minetti Arena
Theater
UC Santa Barbara Department of Dramatic Art
Commedia Dell’Arte
Dr. Faustus
W. Don McGillivray
William M. Ketchum
Salaries Dominate City Budget In Yearly Review
City budget notes salaries remain the main driver of expenditures with raises set on a calendar year basis from January 1, not fiscal July. Increases range mainly from about 5 to 7 percent, with higher pay brackets gaining over a thousand dollars annually. Continued vacancies and replacements affect year-to-year spending and timing.
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Ray McCuen
NASA's ERTS Satellite Launch Reaches Polar Orbit
ERTS finally reached polar orbit aboard Delta 89 despite three delays due to first stage engine issues. The one ton Earth Resources Technology Satellite deployed its solar arrays after spring separation and entered a 570 mile high orbit at 10,000 mph with NASA officials calling it NASA's most important unmanned flight.
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Hughes Aircraft Company
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Earth
General Electric Earth Resources Technology Satellite
ERTSA
MSS
Earth Resources Technolo
Delta
Thor
South Vandenberg
Robert Stanbury
Delta 89
Antartica
South Africa
Johannesburg
Tananarive
Madagascar
ERTS
John Clark
Clark
McGovern seeks unity for Democratic Party
Senator George S. McGovern pledges to spend August mending rifts within the Democratic Party after securing the presidential nomination. He is joined by Senator Thomas Eagleton and Basil Paterson in promoting a unity effort and aims to meet party leaders including Lyndon B. Johnson and possibly Meany of the AFL-CIO.
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George S. McGovern
McGovern
Thomas F. Eagleton
Basil Paterson
Democratic National Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
George) Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
Labor Federation
Eagleton
Jon
Paterson
New York
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Blacksville
W. Va
UPI
Blacksville No. 1
Sheriff's Deputies
Lompoc-Casmalia
Vandenberg Village
Democratic Party
United Press International
Party Unity
Abc-Tv
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Anchorage
Alaska
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