Nixon approves modified defensive missile plans
President Nixon approves a substantially modified antiballistic missile plan aiming for an unmistakable defensive role. The program moves ABM sites from big cities to protect two sites initially, with annual reviews and a total cost estimated at 6 to 7 billion dollars.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Washington
Nixon
Johnson
U.S
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
Moscow
DMZ Firing Policy Guides U S Forces in Vietnam
U S troops in Vietnam are ordered not to fire into the North Vietnam side of the DMZ unless fired upon first. The rule, in place since Nov. 1 after bombing halt, has upset northern commanders who say it lets Communists establish camps near Marine positions. Since Nov. 1, shots have been fired at U S forces eight times.
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U.S
Dmz
North Vietnam
North Vietnamese raid forces from the DMZ area
A force of 200 North Vietnamese attacked from the DMZ area and overwhelmed a South Vietnamese garrison of 180, killing 18 and wounding 43. U.S. Marines reported clashes 25 miles west of the DMZ with six U.S. dead and 25 wounded. American troops were ordered not to fire first in the northern DMZ.
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Dmz
Saigon
North
South Vietnam
U.S
FCI bridge plans move to engineering review
The county highway commissioner says final plans for the FCI bridge are in his office undergoing engineering review. Advertising could begin as early as May pending Army Corps of Engineers confirmation. Flor adale Road work ties to bridge completion with an estimated six month total project duration.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Floradale
FCI
Santa Ynez
Marines
Library board reaffirms no admission charges policy
Library Board trustees reaffirmed a no admission charges policy for events in the new library multi purpose room after surveys showed no similar library permits fees. The group approved a free first concert and a paid second with a donation, then kept the no admission rule. They also recommended $400 annually to fund library programs offered to the public.
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Library Board
Paul Thompson
Lompoc
Thompson
Ronald Fick
Russell Manseau
Larry Grossman
GlImpses of Youth Amid Bus Engine Watch and Fans
A group of youngsters watches a smoking school bus engine while Irishmen search for green ties as basketball fans anticipate tomorrow's big TV coverage.
Citizens committee formed to back Narrows Dam plan
A Lompoc Citizens committee formed at a luncheon to support the Narrows Dam project chaired by Robert C. Lilley Jr. The group aims to inform the public, prepare materials, distribute a petition, and set up a speakers bureau with subcommittees for fundraising, public relations, fact-finding, and treasury.
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Narrows Dam
Lompoc Narrows Dam
Lompoc Valley Club
Robert C. Lilley, Jr
Lilley
G.G. Schucknecht
Harry J. Crompe
Virgil Phelps
George Cotsenmoyer
Senate approves nuclear arms treaty amid delays
The U S Senate approved the nuclear nonproliferation treaty by 83 to 15, rejecting efforts to limit its scope. Britain has ratified and the Soviet Union has not. Moscow is expected to follow, with US ratification likely ahead of synchronized action to avoid misunderstandings. President Nixon’s deposit of ratification may not occur immediately.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Senate
Britain
Soviet Union
Moscow
United States
Mike Mansfield
Nixon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Diplomats press direct talks with Viet Cong in peace bid
Paris diplomats urged the United States to negotiate directly with the Viet Cong to break the stalled Vietnam peace talks. At the eighth session of the four power talks, Allied and Communist negotiators traded charges amid a recent Communist offensive and Viet Cong threats to continue.
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Paris
UPI
United States
Vietnam
Tran Buu Kiem
Henry Cabot Lodge
Xuan Thuy Lodge
Israeli Jets Hit Guerrilla Bases Near Jordan River
Israeli jet fighters attacked three Arab guerrilla bases in Jordan before dawn. Jordan said rocket attacks killed two civilians and wounded nine. Cairo reports 400 Israeli tanks moving toward the Suez Canal amid clashes. Iraq reportedly sent troops into Syria under a Baathist union plan.
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United Press International
Jordan
Middle East
Cairo
Suez Canal
Iraq
Syria
Beirut
Damascus
Baath Socialist Party
NSA warning on Pueblo mission never reached chiefs
Congressional investigators charged that a warning about the ill fated last mission of the USS Pueblo never reached the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The NSA sent the message the same day the chiefs approved the mission as low risk, Rep. Otis Pike said. The director of the NSA signed the message suggesting the risk was underestimated.
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Washington
UPI
Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Security Agency
NSA
Joint Chiefs
Otis Pike
D-N.y
Jubilant Apollo 9 astronauts head home from space
Apollo 9 crewmembers James A. McDivitt David R. Scott and Russell L Schweickart return to Houston after a 10 day mission Dined aboard the USS Guadalcanal they salute the American flag and plan refueling stops in the Bahamas and at Cape Kennedy before arriving at Ellington Air Force Base. The flight logged 151 orbits and tested the lunar lander ascent and descent engines ahead of a May orbit and July lunar landing.
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Uss Guadalcanal
UPS
Houston
David R. Scott
Russell L
Rusty’’ Schweickart
McDivitt
Space Agency
Eleuthera
Bahamas
Cape Kennedy
America
Manned Spacecraft Center
Ellington Air Force Base
Scott
Schweickart
Roy M. Sudduth
Air Force
Earth
Moon
Nixon sets one warning policy on Vietnam urged
Nixon stated his policy is to issue a single warning and not warn again amid the Communist offensive in Vietnam. He said the United States would respond energetically through diplomatic channels while reserving military retaliation, and he expects progress only in private Paris talks. He noted no escalation and cited past conditions linking DMZ violations and shelling to U.S. action. Fair through Saturday with temperatures 60s to 70s and lows in 30s to 40s. Tides listed for March 15 with high and low times and measurements.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Vietnam
North
South Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
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