City to study jail operation as county may take over
Lompoc officials discussed potential county takeover of jail operations after June 30. County would likely pay more than $1,500 monthly if it runs the facility, while the city may pull out. A 3 member committee will report within 30 days to propose next steps.
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Ray Johnson
Lompoc
Johnson
Santa Maria
County Board of Supervisors
Francis Beattie
Gene Wahlers
Wahlers
Public Employees Retirement System
PERS
Longtin
Water district moves to tap reserves keep eight cent tax
Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District board votes to dip into reserves to hold the current tax rate at eight cents and approve a 1971-72 budget of 44,880, about 6,600 over the current plan. Directors boost the special services fund to 25,000 and add 10,000 to unappropriated reserves to cover potential legal, engineering, and election costs.
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Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District
R.B. McClellan
McClellan
Bureau of Reclamation
Classified raise okayed by personnel commission
The three man commission approved a 6.6 percent cost of living increase for an estimated 286 classified staff with fringe benefits to be decided by the school board. Health insurance remains optional with an annuity alternative, and Friday paid holiday added while New Year’s Eve not included. Saigon reports heavy fighting near Phnom Penh with nine Americans killed and one wounded in three helicopter crashes as North Vietnamese forces advance.
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Karl Braun
Walter Holmdahl
Ronald Carmichael
Lompoc Education Association
Mape
Saigon
UPI
Phnom Penh
Indochina
U.S
Nixon warns Soviets on Egypt pact sparking arms race
President Nixon told reporters the new friendship treaty between the Soviet Union and Egypt could trigger an arms race that endangers peace. He urged Moscow to avoid escalating weapon shipments to Cairo and spoke on UN China seating, heroin addiction, and job programs for teens.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Soviet Union
Egypt
White House
Moscow
Cairo
Innocent Plea Entered in Corona Farmworker Slayings
Juan V. Corona pleaded innocent today to 10 counts of murder in the Feather River killings of 10 of 23 farm workers. A 27 minute arraignment was closed to newsmen and the public for security. a preliminary hearing was set for June 14.
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Yuba City
UPI
Juan V. Corona
Feather River
Corona
Pora
Orona
Roy van den Heuvel
Marysville
Sutter County
Yube City
Weather outlook with mild days and coastal clouds
Fair weather continues through Thursday with variable low clouds near the coast at night and morning. Slightly warmer days with highs in the 60s and lows around 45 to 50. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Thursday tide highs at 3.2 ft 7:32 a.m. and 5.0 ft 7:32 p.m. lows 1.2 ft 1:50 a.m. and 1.6 ft 12:50 p.m.
Council splits vote on Social Security plan withdrawal
With a 2 2 tally the Lompoc City Council failed to pass a measure to start proceedings to withdraw from the social security plan for city employees. The vote delays action for 60 days while long term studies and audits proceed under PERS oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc
George Cotsenmeyer
E. C. Stevens
James Longtin
Longtin
Art Scott
Sol Lefkowitz
General charged with six Vietnam civilian murders
Brig. Gen. John W. Donaldson faces charges of murdering six South Vietnamese civilians and assaulting two others while commanding the 7th Infantry Brigade Americal Division between November 1968 and January 1969 in northern South Vietnam. Lt. Col. William J. McCloskey also faces charges for two March 1969 killings. Donaldson and McCloskey's alleged crimes parallel the My Lai findings involving the same province.
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Washington
UPI
John W. Donaldson
Donaldson
7Th Infantry
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
William J. McCloskey
11Th Brigade
McCloskey
South Vietnam
11Th Infantry
Americal
Fire Army
Ft. Meade
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Boyd Bettencourt
Board of Supervisors
Lisbon
Berlin
Personnel Commission
Russia
China
United Nations
Peking
Hanoi
United States
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Henry Cabot Lodge
National Urban League
National Alliance of Businessmen
The
Urban League
Harold R. Sims
Quarterly Economic Review
Wichita
Kaw
Parks and Recreation Commission
Anaheim
Ralph Patey
Chamber of Commerce
C of C
James Kenna
John Martin
Robert Kranig
Mike Renault
Harry J. Crompe
Robert Lewis
Harley Craig
Terrill F. Cox
Frank Chilberto
John Larsson
Bill Leary
Vietnam
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