Two U S Phantoms engage MIGs near Laos border
U S pilots shot two North Vietnamese MIG 21s with a single missile in return after the fighters attacked a Phantom to cover a mission 70 miles north of the Barthelemy Pass. Two U S soldiers were wounded in separate clashes as raids on Base Area 609 continued and Saigon area air strikes found guerrilla casualties.
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Air Force
Thailand
Guam
South
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodian
Saigon
Lockheed reports 1971 profit after near bankruptcy
Lockheed Aircraft Corp says 1971 net earnings reach 15.4 million dollars or 1.36 a share, reversing a 86.3 million dollar loss the prior year. The turnaround followed government loan guarantees and large loans from the federal government, banks, airlines, and suppliers amid prior cost overruns on military contracts.
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Burbank
UPI
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Daniel J. Houghton
Attorney clarifies statement on grand jury charges at FCI
Lompoc attorney Gary Dunlap said his yesterday statement about charging the warden Frank Kenton was incomplete and urged a broad grand jury review of the FCI administration. He noted the hearing on irregularities involves Roy Goddard and prison camp leaves, with a federal grand jury expected in Los Angeles Monday.
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Gary Dunlap
Lompoc
Frank Kenton
Dunlap
Bureau of Prisons
FCI
FCL
Roy Goddard
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Los Angeles
U.S. Attorney General's Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Syria Vows Retaliation for Every Israel Attack
Syria warned it will strike back at every Israeli aggression amid a Damascus radio broadcast after a Syrian air raid on Israeli positions in the Golan Heights. Israel denied damage, while Arab sources noted the move threatened the Israeli-Syrian cease fire and risked escalation.
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United Press International
Syria
Israel
Damascus Radio
Golan Heights
UPI
Gerald Loughran
Beirut
Tel Aviv
Fate of Lompoc station may lie with wrecking crew
The Laurel Avenue depot, oldest in Lompoc, faces possible closure as Southern Pacific weighs moving operations to Surf. Officials cite declining railroad use, aging facilities, and limited future utility. No date set, but plans indicate relocation and partial demolition if no productive use remains.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Lompoc
Steve LaRue
Laurel Avenue
Surf
Southern Pacific
al Proctor
Goleta
Baroda
Lompoc Landing
California lowers age of majority to eighteen with caveats
California adopts an age of majority law reducing the legal adult threshold from 21 to 18 effective Saturday. The change grants 18 to 20 year olds many rights including jury service, driving instruction, credit access, contract signing, and peace officer eligibility, while alcohol consumption remains at 21. The sweeping revision affects most state codes though exemptions and pending legislation on drinking age exist.
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Sacramento
UPI
Paul Priolo
Pacific Palisades
California
U.S
State Department of Veterans Affairs
John T. Knox
Richmond
California Welfare and Justice Reforms Spark Court Challenge
The new provisions cut AFDC benefits for 29,000 young adults and raise the drinking age linked to voting. Governors push emergency funds for students. changes affect child support, veteran dependents, and college financing. The ITT antitrust case involving Kleindienst is also reviewed by the Senate committee.
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California Welfare Rights Organization
Ronald Reagan
California Youth Authority
Reagan
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Kitty Haupt
Kenneth W. Haupt
Beattie
Washington
Richard G. Kleindienst
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
John N. Mitchell
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
It&t
Jack Anderson
San Diego
At&t
The
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Mitchell
Nixon
Department of Justice
Canteen Corp
Grinnell Corp
Felix Rohatyn
Hartford
Rohatyn
Sen. Edmund
Muskie
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