Wye signal light slated in 10 days
Lou Rubinstein of the Lompoc Valley Safety Council announced a state decision to speed installation of a yellow and red flasher at the Wye intersection. The new signal, set for 10 days, aims to curb crashes including a recent fatality while a fuller signalization and channelization plan is developed. The state will also study reducing the 65 mph speed limit on approaches and large-vehicle turning radii.
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Wye
Lou Rubinstein
Lompoc
Rubinstein
Lompoc-Casmalia Road
Apollo 9 nears splashdown on weather and fuel checks
Apollo 9 crew David R Scott James A McDivitt and Russell Schweickart edge toward Thursday Atlantic splashdown with one eye on fuel and the other on weather. They boosted orbit to 288 miles and checked morale with home cooking jokes while observers monitor rough seas.
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AL Rossiter JR
UPI
Space Winter Space Center
Houston
Atlantic
James A. McDivitt
Stuart Roosatold McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
McDivitt
Schweickart
Scott
Cape Kennedy
Guadalcanal
Weekend Valley Crashes Injure Fifteen Across Six Accidents
Fifteen people were injured in six weekend traffic accidents reported by the California Highway Patrol. Air Force students from Vandenberg AFB and Santa Barbara residents were among those treated. several drivers appeared fatigued or asleep at the wheel.
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Ronald Glen Brniak
CES
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Highway 1
Lompoc
California Highway Patrol
Brniak
Air Force
Vito A
Tota
Michael Francis Porrazo
George Edward Dick
CHP
Vista Creek
Alfred Jerome Clay
Richard A. Bennett Jr
Clay
James Michael Harrington
Paul James Jorgensen
Santa Barbara
Jarama Road
Harrington
Ronald Edgar Moore
Polaris Ave
James D. Fields
Orion Ave
Mary Regina Dufrene
Oakmont Ave
Vandenberg Village
Burton Mesa Boulevard
Clubhouse Drive
Dufrene
Moore
Michael J. Brower
Michael A. Schandler
East Chestnut Avenue
East Chestnut Ave
M. E. May
P. O. Box
Brower
Schandler
Robert Earl Parry
U.S. Army
Russell Matthew Johnson
Teague seeks higher federal aid for ranchers and FHA loan reform
Congressman Charles M. Teague in Washington launches effort to raise federal grant funds for beleaguered ranchers and to probe Farm Home Administration loan criteria. He backs raising the $2,500 maximum and adjusting eligibility criteria to ease distress from flood damage.
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Charles M. Teague
Washington
Farm Home Administration
FHA
J.M. Wilson
Lompo
Soil Conservation District
Teague
Communists Press Saigon Outskirts As UPI reports
The Communist offensive pushes toward Saigon with 30 barrages as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces clash on three fronts near the city. Secretary Laird calls the attack a failure while Thieu vows punishment. US incursions into Laos acknowledged. casualties include an American killed and another wounded.
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Jack Walsh
Saigon
UPI
Melvin R. Laird
Vietnam
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Laos
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Laird
da Nang
Quang Ngai
Mekong Delta
Nixon weighs ABM deployment amid final consultations
President Nixon plus Kissinger conferred on the controversial antiballistic missile system in Florida before a planned Washington return. Officials signaled a decision possibly Tuesday and explored whether to reveal it publicly by TV.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Washington
Nixon
Ronald Ziegler
White House
Kissinger
Pentagon
Biscayne Bay
Gold price hits new high in France amid strike fears
In Paris gold surged to 48.81 dollars per ounce marking a fifth straight record. The Napoleon gold piece rose from 14.65 to 14.85 dollars as unions threaten widespread strikes Tuesday, risking economic disruption and franc instability.
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Paris
UPI
Ray Pleads Guilty to Murder in King Case Deal
James Earl Ray admitted guilt to the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr in a plea deal that guarantees a 99 year prison term instead of facing potential death. Prosecutors and Foreman emphasized no conspiracy was proven and the jury accepted the sentence, with Ray waiving appeals.
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Ray
Memphis, Tenn
UPI
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Tennessee
Percy Foreman
Phil M. Canale
King
W. Preston Battle
Foreman
Battle
Egypts chief of staff given hero’s funeral
Egypt announced a hero s funeral for armed forces chief Lt Gen Abdel Moneim Riad who was killed near Ismailia during a three hour 25 minute battle across the Suez Canal. Israeli reports claimed a direct hit by a tank gunnery crewman killed him and possibly others.
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United Press International
Egypt
Israel
Suez Canal
Abdel Moneim Riad
Ismailia
West Bank
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
Jerusalem
Riad
Tass
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MacClure
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Murphy
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