Nixon urges death penalty restoration in wartime crimes
President Nixon asks Congress to reinstate the death penalty for wartime treason and espionage and for federal crimes where a death results such as hijacking and kidnapping. He also calls for tougher narcotics penalties and a complete overhaul of the federal criminal code including a stricter insanity standard and abolishing obsolete crimes.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
State of the Union
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Bunch for Lunch Presses School Board Meeting
Proponents of a school lunch program rally ahead of a board meeting to hear a State Board of Education official discuss feasibility and possible federal funds. John Wynn is expected to present, with details withheld in the agenda outline. The district has no conventional lunch program and previously used Title 1 funds at one site before federal orders halted that effort. The board will also consider proposals for the Drop In Center at 112 W Walnut Ave.
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State Board of Education
John Wynn
Department’s
Bureau of Food Management
North A
Bunch For Lunch
School
Lompoc Unified School
Walnut Ave
Blockade tightened as Wounded Knee standoff continues
At Wounded Knee on the Oglala reservation the government moved 15 armored personnel carriers and increased roadblock manpower to 300 while AIM members refuse to lay down arms in a 15 day occupation. Negotiations between U S officials and AIM leaders continued as the government weighs curtailing utilities to pressure a peaceful exit.
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Pine Ridge
S.D
American Indian Movement
AIM
Hospital to study earthquake standards in Lompoc
Directors of the Lompoc Hospital District ordered administrator Ken Wicks to meet state officials next Tuesday to review new earthquake standards for medical facilities. The board, with three of four members present, postponed a replacement for Don Ausbrooks and kept the fourth member’s meeting date, citing staff scheduling conflicts.
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Lompoc Hospital District
Ken Wicks
Don Ausbrooks
Wicks
Air raids in Cambodia as battles rage near Angkor ruins
U S jets including B52 bombers struck in Cambodia while fighting rages along Highway 2 from Phnom Penh to Takeo. Communist attacks on government outposts continued as Phnom Penh reports evacuations near Prasat Neang Khmaur ahead of FUNK anniversary.
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United Press International
Cambodia
Phnom Ar
Angkor At
U.S
Phnom Penh
Highway 2
Honolulu
Pacific
Takeo
Prasat Neang Khmaur
Funk
Norodom Sihanouk
108 POWs Freed From Hanoi Reach Clark Air Base
At Clark Air Base 108 American POWs arrive on three planes, hailed as first class soldiers by senior prisoner Col. John P. Flynn. Navy Lt Cmdr John S McCain III and others join the return from Indochina as the ceasefire timetable targets more releases by March 28.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
Clark
United States
U.S
Indochina
Laos
Vietnam
Navy
Cmdr
John S. McCain III
John S. McCain
Winds Trigger Power Outage in Lompoc Area
High winds caused a 50 minute power outage in the southwest Lompoc neighborhood as two cables shorted at Olive Avenue and O Street. The fault also silenced KLOM and affected 262 PG&E customers west of Douglas Avenue. A hawk or possibly a vulture perched on Douglas Avenue cables, causing a short circuit and killing the bird.
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Lompoc
Olive Avenue
O Street
Klom
Pacific Gas and Electric
Douglas Avenue
Central Avenue
Highway 246
KNEZ
APG
Carl Wellman
Surprising Tree Collapse Sparsely Damages Pickup
Mrs. Al Romain reported a tree fell onto her pickup at 125 North N Street but miraculously left no scratch or damage. Firefighters arrived to assess the scene and clear debris.
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al Romain
North N Street
County plans suspend general plan hearings over Brown Act issues
The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission plans to seek a three week delay for all general plan public hearings and general plan zoning consistency reviews after county counsel findings. Subcommittees may have held unannounced sessions, prompting calls for Brown Act adherence and expanded parcel notices.
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County Planning Commission
Britt Johnson
Santa Barbara
Arthur Henzell
Goleta Valley
Carpinteria-Summerland
Johnson
Santa Maria-Orcutt
Montecito
North County
Los Alamos
Lompoc
Santa Ynez Valley
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Wynn
South C Street
Wounded Knee
Tribal Council
Wayne Colburn
U.S. Marshals’ Service
Harlington Wood
Walnut Avenue
Third Street
Hickory Avenue
South Vietnam
Hanoi
McCain
Adm
Noel Gaylor
Bobby Joe Keesee
Cuba
Keesee
Bangkok
State Department
Dick Praul
Kading
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