Withdrawal complete as advisers return from Cambodia
UPI reports that a small group of American advisers and air controllers came back to South Vietnam to finish the U S troop withdrawal from Cambodia. Saigon says it pulled 5 000 troops from Cambodia while 34 000 remained and US combat troops left earlier. U S aid shipments to Phnom Penh surged as the battlefield quieted.
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UPI
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Cambodia
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Maudling seeks law and order in Northern Ireland crisis
British Home Secretary Reginald Maudling arrived in Belfast and urged peace after four days of violence that left six dead. He pledged full support to the Ulster government as troops rise to 11 000, while Bernadette Devlin from Armagh called for an end to the fighting.
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Northern Ireland
UPI
Home
Reginald Maudling
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James Chichester Clark
Britain
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Armagh
Bernadette Devlin
Ivan Cooper
Miss Devlin
House of Commons
Lompoc hospital to build a small chapel
Lompoc District Hospital Board of Directors authorizes a non-denominational chapel near the surgical department after a request by the Lompoc Valley Ministerial Association. Kenneth Wicks says the seven by ten foot space will be a stepping stone to larger quarters once funds allow. completion awaits talks between the board and the association.
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Lompoc District Hospital
No Census Recount Feared by County Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors dismisses a federal census recount, noting only mass calls alleging missed residents could trigger action. They cite Lom po c negotiations with federal reps over the head count at a newly annexed Federal Correctional Institution area. County planners expect little change from a recount, as federal estimates show 260 299 people, about 5 500 fewer than county estimates, affecting future state subventions.
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Francis H. Beattie
Lompoc
Federal Correctional Institution
Bureau of the Census
Moon landing highlighted in Huyck Stadium Fourth of July show
Fire department presents a patriotic Spectacular at Lompoc High School’s Huyck Stadium with a Moon landing pyrotechnic display and other scenes like Iwo Jima flag raising Smokey the Bear and Niagara Falls. Admission is $1 for adults 50 cents for children and students with cards. Baker says larger crowd control and fundraising will support next year’s show.
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John Baker
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Niagara Falls
Lompoc High School
Baker
Senate limits presidential war powers over Cambodia
The Senate approved a measure to prohibit Nixon from sending troops into Cambodia without congressional approval. The 58 to 37 vote rallied 16 Republicans and 42 Democrats, ending a historic clash over war making authority between Congress and the White House.
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UPI
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Cambodia
Nixon calls for negotiated peace as US completes Cambodia pullout
President Nixon declares total American withdrawal from Cambodia and urges Hanoi to seek an honorable peace. He says 32,000 U.S. ground forces are out, while bombing raids remain and South Vietnamese troops will withdraw to border areas without advisers if communists revive sanctuaries.
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Police chief wears new tie clasp during city visit
Assistant Police Chief James Smith showcased a fashion statement today as he arrived in the city. A car backed into a vertical parking space on South H Street, drawing attention to the scene.
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Weekend Weather Outlook Coastal and Inland Temperatures
A fair pattern continues through Wednesday with morning low clouds. Daytime highs range from the 60s at the coast to the mid 70s to low 80s inland. Nightly lows near 50. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph in the afternoons. Tides on Wednesday include high tides of 3.5 feet at 10 50 am and 6.3 feet at 9 14 pm, with low tides of minus 0.8 feet at 4 08 am and 2 50 pm.
California Assembly stalls record $6.59 billion budget plan
In Sacramento, Assembly Democrats delay passage of a $6.59 billion spending plan as the Senate set debate while Republicans prevail 50 23 on a prior version. The bill needs 54 votes. four more Democrats are hoped to join. The compromised 1970-71 budget adds 102 million in school aid but omits Reagan’s 5 percent faculty pay raise.
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Sacramento
UPI
Assembly
Ronald Reagan
Senate
John J. Miller
Reagan
University of California
Assemblyman
Frank Lanterman
R-La Canada
Apollo 14 flight postponed to January 1971
NASA Chief Paine announced Apollo 14 will launch no earlier than January 31 1971 after a review found ignition hazards from Apollo 13. The plan adds a third oxygen tank and changes to command and service module systems with estimated costs of 10 to 15 million dollars, delaying Apollo 15 accordingly.
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Washington
NASA
Thomas O. Paine
Senate Space Committee
Moon
James A. Lovell Jr
Fred W. Hatse Jr
John L. Swigert Jr
4A Moon
Paine
Zodiac killer claims 12th victim as letter cited
San Francisco detectives say the Zodiac's latest letter to the Chronicle is unreliable. They continue to pursue ex-convict Joe Wesley Johnson for the Radetich incident and regard the coded map task as a taunt rather than a confession.
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San Francisco
UPI
Zodiac
San Francisco Chronicle
Richard Radetich
Joe Wesley Johnson
Radetich
Mount Diablo
San Francisco Bay Area
Valley law officers graduate from Allan Hancock College academy
Five members of the Valley’s two law enforcement agencies graduated from the police reserve academy at Allan Hancock College. Roy Costello Edgar Graves William Mock Marvin Nottbohm from the Lompoc Sheriff’s substation and Robert Dollahue of the Lompoc Police Department received certificates last Friday. Judge Richard Kirkpatrick of the Santa Maria Municipal Court addressed the ceremony, attended by scores of friends and relatives. Instructional coordinators included Brian McBride and four Valley officials from Lompoc Police Department Deputy Bill Harris and Sgt. Paul Muspratt.
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Police Reserve Academy
Allan Hancock College
Roy Costello
Edgar Graves
William Mock
Marvin Nottbohm
Lompoc Sheriff’s
Robert Dollahue
Lompoc
Richard Kirkpatrick
Santa Maria Municipal Court
Brian McBride
Valley Law Enforcement
Jim Smith
Charles Ward
Paul Muspratt
Dep
Bill Harris
Lompoc to resume budget session on 1970 71 proposal
City Council meets in a special budget session at City Hall 7 30 p m to continue work on the 1 924 400 preliminary budget for 1970 71 Flower Festival and City Administrator Gene Wahlers Naval Reserve duty caused delays. No action has been taken in two prior sessions. Wahlers proposes a tax rate increase of 25 cents per 100 assessed value raising the rate from 1 24 to 1 49.
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Lompoc
City Hall
Gene
Wahlers
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