Cargo planes drop aid to beleaguered camp
U.S. Caribou cargo planes dropped 40 tons of supplies into Ben Het siege near Kontum, using smoke cover to evade ground fire. The camp, held by 650 Allied troops, had endured 52 days under heavy bombardment with no ground assault nearby, while two other bases faced separate attacks.
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Walter Whitehead
Saigon
UPS
U.S
Green
UPI
David Lamb
Highlands
Ale Skyraider
Caribous
Ben Het
Bureau fears impact of state water board ruling on Cachuma yield
U S Bureau of Reclamation officials alerted Santa Barbara city leaders and Goleta County Water District directors about concerns that a State Water Resources Control Board decision could reduce Cachuma Project supplies. The bureau will not petition for reconsideration and asks the County Water Agency to move the Lompoc Project report to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Santa Barbara
Goleta County
Santa Ynez River
Alisal Creek
City
Goleta Water District
Action Regional
H. E. Horton
Bureau
Sacramento
State Board
Cachuma Dam
Lompoc
County Water Agency
Washington
County auctions aid county tax relief in 1969 70
County Purchasing Department auctions net thousands to help hold down the 1969 70 tax rate. Public administrator McMillan plans an auction June 28 at 10 am in the County Administration Building Santa Barbara with miscellaneous household items jewelry artifacts and collectors items. Proceeds go to estates or the general fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Purchasing Department
William Stickney
McMillan
Santa Barbara
McMillen
Lompo Unified School District sees $4 million boost in valuation
Lompo Unified School District, spanning Drum Canyon to the ocean, reports assessed valuation rising to $58.6 million from $54.6 million, a $4 million increase not expected to raise revenues as it was already built into the 1969-70 budget. City assessments drop to $28,610,839 from $28,698,215.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc Unified School District
Lompoc
Drum Canyon
Ocean
Joe Carlin
Finch drops effort to name Knowles to top health post
British Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart told Spain’s ambassador Britain would not surrender Gibraltar despite Madrid pressure. Stewart warned the Spanish government cannot expect Britain to hand over Gibraltar to Spain, amid Spain closing the frontier and ferry links in retaliation for Britain’s stance.
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Finch
Knowles
London
UPI
Michael Stewart
Britain
Gibraltar
Spain
Madrid
Stewart
el Marques de Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
Peninsula
Rock
Algeciras
Morocco
Punta Europa
Washington
HEW
Robert H. Finch
John H. Knowles
Boston
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Nixon
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
American Medical Association
John Knowles
Berkeley Hippie Plan Sparks People's Pad Program
Hundreds of UC students and neighbors near campus launch a People’s Pad to aid kids visiting Berkeley, signaling ongoing commitment to People’s Park despite recent clashes. Mario Savio returns to Sproul Plaza as the Free Speech Movement legacy endures amid protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley, Calif
UPI
University of California
Berkeley
Mario Savio
Sproul Plaza
Savio
Johnson ends silence with Demo prediction
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson ends five months of silence to predict the Democratic party can move mountains again. In a letter read at a Democratic fund raising dinner, he notes scars of dissension but cites monuments to progress and urges preserving gains and finishing work such as healthcare for children and jobs. He recalls Washington days and credits Democratic administrations for progress.
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LBJ
Ramond M. Lahr
Washington
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic Party
United Democratic Party
Southeast Asia
Middle East
Johnson
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
America
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Finch
Dirksen
Knowles
Nixon
American Medical Association
White House
Ronald Ziegler
Canadian
Montreal
John R. Hogness
University of Washington
Richard Wilbur
California
Deadlock at Vietnam peace talks in Paris
Allied and Communist negotiators report the 23rd session in Paris完全 deadlocked with no progress. North Vietnamese spokesman warns time is not on Nixon’s side as U S troop withdrawal plans loom. Harold Kaplan accuses Communists of hard non negotiation while Viet Cong calls for coalition rejection and ousting the Saigon administration.
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Paris
UPI
Vietnam
America
Nixon
U.S
Harold Kaplan
Viet Cong
Saigon
South Vietnam
Lompoc Library Seeks 10 Percent Higher County Support
The Lompoc Library district expects about 1100 more dollars from county opera tonal funds based on a population rise to 562. Zones 1 and 3 recorded no growth or slight declines while zone 2 plans a per capi ta increase from 2.00 to 2.20 dollars. A board of Supervisors vote is needed to approve the proposal. Lou Garcia and other valley representatives attended the meeting in Lompoc, the first held there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc
Lompoc Valley
Board of Supervisors
Lou Garcia
Gail Steiger
William Keyes
Arthur Batty
Nixon visits Seaway site to mark decade of link to Canada
President Nixon flies to Massena New York for ceremonies with Prime Minister Trudeau commemorating the 10th anniversary of the St. Lawrence Seaway. He recalls his 1959 dedication of the International Friendship Monument and teased golf with Billy Casper before departing with family and officials.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
St. Lawrence Seaway
America
Midwest
White House
Billy Casper
Massena
N, Y
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Air Force
Ingram
Richard W. Funk
Mining and Mineral Group
General Refractories Co
Robert MacClure
Francis R. K
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U.S. 5Th Mechanized Infantry Division
Khe Sanh
Gene Huseman
Jaycee
Los Angeles
Massachusetts General Hospital
Philip R. Lee
Kay Wishard
Becky Thompson
Pattie Beattie
Kendra Meindersee
Monica Moran
Dawn Ebbert
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Canada
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