MOL cancellation shocks Valley economy and space plans
The Department of Defense scrapped the Manned Orbiting Lab program for economic reasons and to favor smaller projects. The ruling hits Vandenberg, McDonnell Douglas, Martin Marietta, GE, UTC, Aerojet and 80 contractors, though local impact may be less than feared as Titan and other projects proceed.
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E.C. Stevens
Department of Defense
Manned Orbiting Lab
Defense
David Packard
NASA
DOD
McDonnell Douglas
Martin Marietta
UTC
Aerojet
Vandenberg
Philadelphia
Denver
Martin
Huntington Beach
South Vandenberg
Packard
North Vandenberg
Charles M. Teague
Lompoc
Vandenberg Afb
Teague
Minuteman II costs rise by nearly 4 billion in overruns
Pentagon official Barry J. Shillito told a Senate subcommittee that the Minuteman II missile program will cost about 4 billion more than early estimates due to increased sophistication. He cited a 2,700 percent rise for a deep diving rescue submarine and defended against claims of systematic underestimation.
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Washington
UPI
Pentagon
Barry J. Shillito
Defense
Senate
House Economy In Government
Shillito
Armed Services
Congress
Gordon W. Rule
Navy
William Proxmire
D-Wise
Subcommittee
Proxmire
Air Force
Portuguese Pentecostal celebration in park this Sunday
The annual Portuguese Pentecostal celebration proceeds from a Saturday Chamarita dance at the Veterans Memorial Building to a Sunday parade starting 9 a.m. at Veterans Hall, then to La Purisima Church for a 10 a.m. Coronation Mass officiated by Father Andrew McGrath, followed by a dinner at Miguelito Park with sopa, meat and beans served 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Local merchants donate items for a post dinner auction. festivities include queens Joanne Machado and Sharon Luis, with regional queens from Santa Maria, Arroyo Grande and San Luis Obispo.
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Joanne Machado
Miss Machado
Veterans Memorial Building
South H Street
Miguelito Park
Veterans Hall
H Street
Cypress Avenue
I Street
la Purisima Catholic Church
Andrew McGrath
Big Queen
Sharon Luis
Santa Maria
Border clash between Soviet troops and China escalates
Reports from Peking Radio claim Soviet forces crossed into Sinkiang near Lop Nor and oilfields, with China warning of grave consequences and stating the Soviet Union would be self punished if border provocations continue.
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Hong Kong
UPI
China
Peking Radio
Sinkiang
Lop Nor
Dzungarian
Soviet Union
Budget calendar approved for Lompoc district budget
Lompoc Unified School District trustees approved a 1969 70 budget calendar with expenditures of 9.8 million dollars. The plan relies on a 2.62 tax rate and 1.14 permissive override. tentative budget on June 24. public hearing August 5 at 3 30 p m in North A Street. official adoption following.
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Lompoc Unified School
North A Street
Lompoc Council Approves Largest City Budget Ever
Lompoc City Council approved a record budget totaling 4,136,591 for the upcoming year at a 1.24 per 100 tax rate. The vote trimmed minor items in two sessions while a single taxpayer criticism targeted sewer charges as 1.18 of 2 would cover operation costs. Mayor and administrator defended use of funds and reallocation of 18 cents from sewer construction, with some citizens voicing concern. The body also cut 30,000 from a water plant property purchase and adjourned without the sale.
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Lompoc
Gene Wahlers
Ed Rodgers
Citizens Committee
Wahlers
Santa Ynez Water District OKs Hold-the-Line Budget
Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District directors approved the 1969-70 budget totaling 31,005 with an eight cent tax rate. The board cut the special services fund proposal to 12,000 and reserved about 70,000 in reserves. They also discussed studies on Lompoc Project productivity, gauging stations along the Santa Ynez River, salt balance in the Lompoc Plain, and potential Bureau of Reclamation actions. The eight cent rate would raise about 28,000 against an estimated 35.5 million valuation.
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Santa Ynez River
Phelps
Special Services Fund
Boyd Bettancourt
Lompoc
Bettancourt
Agriculture Extension Service
Cachuma Dam
Santa Ynez
Bureau of Reclamation
State Water Resources Board
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Minuteman II
A. Ernest Fitzgerald
Wire News
Pompidou
Paris
French Public Opinion Institute
FOP
Georges Pompidou
Alain Poher
France - Soir
Paris- Presse
Poher
White House
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Nixon
Ronald Ziegler
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
United States
Norodom Sihanouk
East Germany
Mol
University Park
George Cotsenmeyer
Council
SY Water District
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