Area braces for record low rainfall in local history
Lompoc Valley endures one of its driest seasons with about six inches of rain since winter. Water table drops over five feet as pumping outpaces recharge, ranchers sell cattle and farmers face higher costs, while some crops endure with intensive irrigation.
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Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc Valley
Walt Manfrina
Floradale Avenue
Burpee Seed Co
Manfrina
Dale Batchelor
Thompson
Water Department
Burpee
Kleindienst Endorses ITT Settlement as Major DOJ Feat
Acting AG Richard Kleindienst testified that the Kennedy and Johnson administrations avoided ITT actions and that the Nixon antitrust settlement was among its greatest achievements. Brit Hume cited ITT lobbyist Dita Beard’s account of Mitchell negotiating at a Kentucky Derby event, which Mitchell denied. Senate hearings and a delay to confirmation followed the Beard memo and related allegations.
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Senate
Kleindienst
ITT
Justice Department
Beard
Hume
Jack Anderson
Mitchell
McClaren
Richard W. McLaren
Department
Department of Justice
Volpe pledges air travel safety after airline meetings
Transportation Secretary John A. Volpe met with 29 major airlines to set in motion harsher security rules aimed at preventing weapons and explosives on planes and protecting the right to travel without fear. The move follows a $2 million extortion plot and false alarms from bomb threats. The IRA declares a three day truce in Northern Ireland to push for a political settlement.
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Washington
APS
John A. Volpe
Neaery
Nixon
Volpe
United States
Federal Aviation Administration
Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Mrs. Beard Denies ITT Settlement Deal Allegations
Public denial from lobbyist Dita D. Beard on claims ITT struck a settlement with the Justice Department in exchange for a Republican National Convention donation. She also disputed involvement by former Attorney General John Mitchell and derided Senate hearings as an absurd circus.
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Kentucky
Louie B. Nunn
Beard
Mitchell
Denver
UPI
Dita D. Beard Friday
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
ITT
Justice Department
John Mitchell
Senate Judiciary Committee
David W. Fleming
van Nuys
Calif
Commission to Tackle New Sign Ordinance
The Planning Commission will hold a noon special meeting at the Colonial Inn to review revised sign rules and introduce Al O Autry the new community development director. In the 7 30 p m session a public hearing will consider Homer M Hare s request to prepare small mailing items from his home at 429 South R St.
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Planning Commission
Colonial Inn
South I St
al O. Autry
Ment
Homer M. Hare
South R St
Three candidates to vie in Fourth Supervisorial District race
The June Primary filing closed at 5 p.m. with incumbent Francis Beattie of Lompoc, retired Col. Willie Harris of Vandenberg Village, and Fred Bock of Lompoc Water Commission set to compete. Judge Arden Jensen denied a fee waiver for Ben Holstrom, ending his bid and allowing the rolls to close on time.
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Francis H. Beattie
Lompoc
Air Force
Willie M. Harris
Vandenberg Village
Fred H. Bock
Jensen
Ben L. Holstrom
Holstrom
California Supreme Court
U S and China to continue talks in Paris on agreements
The United States and China will begin talks through ambassadors in Paris to advance trade travel and cultural exchange pacts from Nixon's Beijing visit. Press secretary Ziegler says Paris is a contact point with future meetings likely in days. Other channels remain open.
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Washington
UPI
United States
China
Paris
Nixon
Peking
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
U.S
Arthur K. Watson
Huang Chen
Communist Central Committee
France
Ziegler
Warsaw
Poland
Cambodia
Watson
William P Rogers
Henry A Kissinger
Chou En-lai
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DeWayne Holmdahl
Miguelito Canyon Road
Holmdahl
Congress
McLaren
Frankfort
U.S. Transportation
Mrs. Beard
Camp Fire
Veterans Memorial Building
Jack Helmuth
Wilson Ranch
Jack Lewis
Santa Barbara
Lewis
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