Defense of United Church Nursery School Letter to the Editor
A Lompoc parent Defends the United Church Nursery School against charges of property damage and mischaracterized behavior. The writer asserts children never leave the yard, goats are part of a charitable project, and church facilities host community groups with no neighbor complaints.
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Sirs
United Church Nursery School
Austin Maness
Sylvia Harris
Maness
Mexico
Robert C. Lilley
Tops Club
United Church
Lompoc
4315th Combat Crew Training Squadron Names Instructor of the Quarter
The 4315th Combat Crew Training Squadron selects Capt. John J. Politi as instructor of the quarter. He is an Operational Readiness Training Instructor in the Minuteman section, praised for lesson prep and presentations. He also analyzed the entire missile crew training program from initial Air Training Command training to final base certification.
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4315Th
Missile Ccts
John J. Politi
SAC
Capt Politi
Minuteman
Politi
Air Training Command
Space and Missile Test Center honors eight SAMTEC civilians
Eight SAMTEC civilian employees received awards under the SAMTEC-Suggestion Program at a ceremony led by Maj. Gen. Clifford J. Kronauer. Lester Gideon and Theresa Stahl earned $120 each for their program participation. Receiving Letters of Appreciation were Arline Brewer, Joe L. Brown, Alfred T. Christensen, Elwin S. Harmon, Joseph S. Krinsky, and Michael Petlansky.
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Space and Missile Test Center
Samtec
Clifford J. Kronauer
Lester Gideon
Theresa Stahl
Comptroller
Arline Brewer
Joe L. Brown
Alfred T. Christensen
Elwin S. Harmon
Joseph S. Krinsky
Michael Petlansky
Weather Wing airman earns Bronze PRIDE Award at Vandenberg AFB
Airman First Class Timothy D. Johnson, Weather Observer at Detachment 30, 6th Weather Wing, Vandenberg AFB, received the Bronze PRIDE Award for March performance. Johnson, a 1967 Washington Senior High School graduate from Luverne South Dakota, entered the Air Force in 1968. Sergeants Oscar H Atwell Jr and Donald W Lee and Airman Walter N Lewis Jr completed a Rocketsonde Indoctrination Course at Detachment 306th Weather Wing.
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Timothy D. Johnson
6Th Weather Wing
Vandenberg Afb
Johnson
Washington Senior High School
Louix Falls
South Dakota
Air Force
Oscar H Atwell Jr
Donald W. Lee
Walter N. Lewis Jr
West Point officers urge federal control over war on hunger
Two West Point officers report to the White House call for national eligibility standards and possible federal take over of hunger aid. They describe mismanaged county programs in Mendocino and Los Angeles, transport barriers, and language and diet issues affecting minorities, with California case studies and county-by-county gaps.
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New York
Mississippi
Missouri
California
George McGovern
Ds.d
Senate
Mendocino County
Calif
Legal Aid Services Foundation
Los Angeles County
USDA
AFDC
Los Angeles
South
Tulare County
Connecticut
Tulare
VAFB awards contracts for base upgrades
Vandenberg Base Procurement Office recently awarded four contracts totaling 378 965. Kyle Rooting Co Inc of Santa Maria received 22 665 for repairing roots of two buildings. Christoft Construction Co of Santa Barbara earned 21 000 to repair Water Treatment Flocculators. R P Richards Inc of Goleta got 20 300 to install a compressor at the Component Cleaning Facility. Redding Cleaning Machines of Los Angeles won 15 000 to maintain base sewage lines.
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Vandenberg Base
Kyle Rooting Co., Inc
Santa Maria
Vandenberg Afb
Christoft Construction Company
Santa Barbara
R.P. Richards
Inec
Goleta
Redding Cleaning Machines
Los Angeles
Nixon orders broad PR spending review to cut costs
The Nixon administration directs all federal agencies to report public relations spending and justify cuts of 25 to 50 percent. Estimated total PR cost runs around 110 million annually, with agencies to list activities promoting programs and operations. Initial reports came in late April amid follow up memos requesting more data.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon Administration
Budget Bureau
Congress
Utah Republican Denied Seat Over Polygamy Claim
Brigham H. Roberts of Utah, elected in 1899 to the 56th Congress, was denied his seat in the House of Representatives because polygamy. Roberts, a Mormon, pressed polygamy, which had been outlawed by Congress in 1887.
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Brigham H. Roberts
Utah
House of Representatives
Roberts
Congress
Bargains abound in auto rentals across major cities
The piece surveys how the standard $12 per day rate has become rare with fierce competition. It details three price-cut forms from big firms Hertz Avis National and local operators plus fly drive plans and cheaper overhead agencies like Budget Thrifty and Econo Car with examples from Milwaukee Portland and Florida offering notably low rates and gas included.
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Hertz
Avis
National
Milwaukee
Budget
Thrifty
Econo- Car
Sacramento District to Eliminate the Word Negro
Sacramento City Unified School District will ban the term Negro in on the job vocabulary. Superintendent Paul B. Salmon will issue a directive directing all staff to refer to persons of African descent as black unless stated otherwise. The move follows student demand and a memorandum prepared for principals.
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Sacramento
Sacramento City Unified
Paul B. Salmon
Salmon
Win at Bridge: Standard Play For Classic Hand
Oswald and James Jacoby present a classic bridge hand analysis using standard play. The article highlights technique, key cards, and strategic tips for improving declarer play. It emphasizes precise card timing and count signals to control the hand.
Classic four spades play explained in bridge column
Jim and Oswald discuss a standard card play where one enemy trump is omitted to reach a slam in four spades. The expert notes heart splits and dummy ruff tricks determine the 11th trick, with 3 3 heart breaks aiding the plan. A Britannica note adds that wide mouthed jars became machine made in 1880 in the United States.
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Oswald
Jim
North
South
East
United States
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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