MOL Abort Ends Space Lab Ambitions for 1969
Deputy Defense Secretary David Packard announced the Manned Orbiting Lab program is canceled as Pentagon officials deem its potential achievements insufficient against other defense needs. The program had been a multi billion dollar project aimed at boosting the regional economy with a 1969 launch.
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E.C. Stevens
Manned Orbiting Lab
Department of Defense
Defense
David Packard
Washington, D.C
Packard
Pentagon
Air Force
Johnson
Space
Poles
Sudden Ranch
Vandenberg
Sudden Corp
Alpha Steel Co
Washington
Secretary of Defense
McDonnell-Douglas
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Valley soldier James A. Mardis Jr dies in Vietnam action
Memorial services are set for Pfc. James A. Mardis Jr. 20, who died last Thursday in Vietnam. He was a Cabrillo High School graduate and son of Lt. Col. James A. Mardis Sr. The infantryman served with the 25th Division and had been teaching South Vietnamese forces near the Cambodian border. Details of his death were not released.
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James A. Mardis Jr
Vietnam
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Stuart Fitch
Pfc
Mardis
Air Force
James A. Mardis Sr
Cabrillo High School
Young Mardis
Army
Hancock College
25Th Infantry Division
Cabrillo
North Texas State College
Ricky
Susan
Planners weigh redefining family in Lompoc zoning
Lompoc Planning Commission seeks to redefine the term family in city zoning to curb density in single family areas after discovering nine unrelated adults living together in one residence. City planning director Clinton Sherrod is to draft the ordinance while Commissioner Vernon Copeland opposes the approach calling it misaligned with the problem and noting adults already gripe about forked tongues.
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Lompoc
Clinton Sherrod
Sherrod
Vernon Copeland
Copeland
Liberal Democrats push probe into military spending
A group of 76 liberal House Democrats from the Democratic Study Group formally moved to a full inquiry into military spending. They seek a resolution for an immediate reexamination of all defense commitments and expenditures and aim to cut defense outlays next year without harming security. The move comes as Defense Secretary Laird plans a panel to revise weapons buying practices and as the Pentagon cancels the Manned Orbital Laboratory after $1.3 billion spent.
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Washington
UPI
House Democrats
Democratic Study Group
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Senate Appropriations
Pentagon
Laird
House
Congress
Administration
Hilary Sandoval, Jr
Small Business Administration
Senate
Barry M. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Senate House
MOL program cancelled shocks Coast region
News of the Manned Orbiting Lab program cancellation sent shockwaves through the central coast area today. Officials cited immediate job impacts at Vandenberg and across the nation while contractors receive termination notices and severance actions begin.
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E. C. Stevens
Manned Orbiting Lab
Central Coast
Huntington Beach
St. Louis
Martin
Aerotect
UTC
Vandenberg
South
North
Editorial on cancellation of Manned Orbiting Laboratory program
The piece notes the Air Force DoD cancellation of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory program and cautions readers against quick judgments. It recalls past Vandenberg Base program cuts like Bomarc, arguing for patience while assessments unfold amid local concern and economic impact.
Local businessmen react to cancellation of MOL
Local Lom poc economic leaders react to the cancellation of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory project. D W Ausbrook cites potential effects on the economy while Chris Cass laments the loss of area employment prospects. Harley Craig predicts a quick rebound and Robert Lilley notes a delayed, broad impact. Other local voices foresee mixed outcomes. Weather and tides accompany a brief community update and unrelated notes on a wedding incident.
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Manned Orbiting Laboratory
D.W. Ausbrook
Lompoc
Harley Craig
Johnson
Craig
Robert C. Lilley
Santa Barbara County
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