Mosquito Control Drive Under Way in Lompoc Valley
County and state officials launch a preventive mosquito control program targeting culex tarsalis in Santa Barbara County. The project aims to finish by October 1 with potential extension, backed by federal funds and state cooperation.
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Lompoc Valley
Santa Barbara County
Edward Everett
Everett
Mos
California
Santa Barbara
Lompoc
Carpinteria
Nixon eyes 260000 U.S. troops out of Vietnam by end of 1970
President Nixon told a news conference he hopes to withdraw about 260,000 combat troops from Vietnam by year end 1970 if peace prospects improve. A Defense Department spokesman clarified the 60 percent ground force share and noted air and support units would stay longer. Mme. Nguyen Thi Binh countered that complete withdrawal plus materiel removal is required for peace. The Saigon report said the first 900-man unit slated to depart would be a group of short timers returning within two months.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Defense Department
Paris
Mme
Nguyen Thi Binh
Saigon
Crowning of Festival Queen at Lompoc Flower Festival
The 17th annual Lompoc Valley Flower Festival will crown a Queen by 10 p.m. next Wednesday after a 7:30 p.m. competition at the Lompoc Theater. Eight finalists compete on beauty talent poise and personality with KNEZ DJ Jim Carey as host.
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Lompoc Valley
Judy Yamchuk
Kiwanis Club
Village Hills Little League
Lompoc Valley Jaycees
Paamco Food Service
Elks Lodge
American GI Forum
Lompoc Lions Club
Loyal Order of the Moose
Rainiers
Ben Bowman
Becky Thompson
Lompoc High School
Lompoc
Allied troops drive back Red forces in heavy battle
In Tay Ninh and surrounding areas heavy combat pits U S and South Vietnamese forces against North Vietnamese and Viet Cong. More than 400 attackers killed as shelling and ground assaults continue near Saigon with air strikes and losses reported on both sides.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Tay Ninh
Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry
Randing
Ike
Duan Loc
Mosquito Control Program To Use Helicopters In Warmer Months
Officials outline a mosquito control plan using helicopters for areas unsuitable for fish. Chemical treatment timing hinges on warm weather as mosquitoes breed faster. Authorities assure chemicals pose no danger to humans. Encephalitis or sleeping sickness affects man and horses, with wild birds acting as a virus reservoir and mosquitoes as transmission vectors.
Floral Fete grand marshal status in doubt after arrest
The 1969 Lompoc Flower Festival Parade grand marshal candidate Myron Pottios of the Los Angeles Rams faced arrest in Long Beach after a park chase incident. He was released early with a hearing set for June 24. Festival organizers will decide after reviewing all facts.
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Lompoc
Long Beach
Myron Pottios
Los Angeles Rams
Pottios
Clay Denson
Ecuadorian warships seize six tuna boats near San Diego
Early today Ecuadorian naval craft strafed the Neptune and five other tuna clippers off the California coast and towed them to Salinas Ecuador. The ships were 22 miles offshore and all were San Diego owned, though two sailed from Puerto Rico.
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San Diego
Calif
UPI
Neptune
Salinas
Edward Silva
American Tunaboat Association
Endeavor
Silva
Ecuador
Rockefeller cancels Uruguay trip amid riot threat
New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller postponed his Uruguay visit due to a threat of major rioting in Montevideo. Tupamaro militants set fire to a General Motors plant, destroying a factory, cars and offices as leftist students protested Rockefeller's mission and U.S. policy.
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Rockefeller
Uruguay
Asuncion
Paraguay
UPI
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Montevideo
General Motors
Alfredo Stroessner
South America
Tupamaros
Uruguyan
Stroessner
Latin America
Nixon
Beattie denounces gloomy budget talk over county finances
Supervisor Francis H. Beattie urged optimism as he blamed some county officials for a negative budget mood. He warned against diverting funds from fines, bed tax, or public safety to balance the budget, citing rising welfare payments after a Supreme Court ruling.
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Francis H. Beattie
Beattie
U.S. Supreme Court
Santa Barbara
County Taxpayers Association
Supreme Court
Lompoc Library Trustees Approve 1969-70 Budget
The Lompoc Library Board adopts a 1969-70 budget totaling 153 696 with 7 percent raises for 11 staff. Funding comes from a 15 cent library tax, county 1 90 per capita share, fines and misc funds. No staff expansion despite larger circulation and space. Flower Festival events and youth camp plans noted.
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Lompoc
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Cindy Titus
South Vietnam
Long Tau
National College
Catholic University
Standard Oil Co
Library Board
Texas
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