Watergate probe chief fronts testy test of aides
Sen Sam Ervin threatens to use senate powers to compel White House aides to testify while Hugh Scott dismisses the move as bombast Nixon insists aides won t testify and Ziegler says administration will cooperate Ervin pushes to delay FBI chief Gray s confirmation until the investigation ends and faces questions on executive privilege and contempt powers
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Select Committee
Flower Festival to Proceed Despite Lukewarm Sponsorship
Lompoc Flower Festival will go on as planned with six local clubs sponsoring queen candidates. Festival chairman Jim Hernandez said a crucial late meeting resulted in unanimous support to continue. Three unsponsored candidates remain enthusiastic about running, and non-sponsoring groups are urged to participate in other roles for the June festival. The queen contest opens March 26 ahead of June 22 to 24 events.
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Lompoc
Jim Hernandez
Hernandez
Longest held POW returns home in Operation Homecoming
At Clark Air Base the longest held U S POW Maj Floyd Thompson 39 of New Jersey flies home with 25 fellow freed prisoners. He hugs a 9 year old boy and meets reporters as the group arrives at McGuire and Travis bases after release by North Vietnam.
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Dollar shows early strength in reopening markets
Major money markets reopened in Brussels for the first time in 17 days. The U.S. dollar, aided by monetary reforms, showed early strength as bankers warned against overestimating a new faith in the dollar. Dealers cited speculators reassessing the situation after the February devaluation and market turmoil.
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UPI
U.S
AIM to issue final ultimatum at Wounded Knee siege
AIM leaders prepare a final ultimatum based on the Fort Laramie Treaty as government officials push a three point plan to end the Wounded Knee occupation in South Dakota. Rocky Madrid, wounded, warns of massacre while Russell Means denounces the proposal as capitulation amid militant resistance by about 200 at the trading post. The plan calls for weapons surrender and peaceful arrest with later meetings in Sioux Falls.
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More rain may hit flooded Southern states
Flooded Tennessee Mississippi and Alabama face more rain as the National Weather Service forecasts storms tonight and Tuesday. Gov. Dunn expands disaster declarations to 42 counties. 2,400 Tennessee families evacuated. $60 million losses around Chattanooga. Civil Defense pumps operate in Knoxville. Tombigbee River crest eyed at Columbus with 1,000 evacuated.
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Virginia
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Monroe
Mesa Oaks residents seek board review of subdivision and lot split
Residents petitioned Board Chairman Francis H. Beattie claiming inadequate opportunity to oppose the subdivision near the western end of Onstott Rd in Lompoc. They allege misdirected fire department notifications to Vandenberg Utilities and lack of stockholder consent from Mesa Oaks Mutual Water Co. They contest water service plans, access limitations, and proposed lot sizes of about half to one acre in the Mesa Oaks area.
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Francis H. Beattie
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Mesa Oaks Mutual Water Co
Lompoc
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Mesa Oaks
Glimpses YMCA Seeks Plate Ideas for New Station Wagon
The Santa Barbara Foundation donates a station wagon to Glimpses YMCA and the nonprofit invites suggestions for a personalized license plate reflecting its mission and local community.
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Weather outlook with increasing clouds and showers
Weather shows increasing cloudiness today with rain likely tonight. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and a chance of showers with cooler temperatures. Highs reach mid 50s to mid 60s today and 50s to low 60s Tuesday. tonight lows in upper 30s to mid 40s. Southerly wind 10 to 20 mph this afternoon. Tides: high 4.4 ft at 10:46 am and 5.3 ft at 10:41 pm. Low tides 0.0 ft at 4:39 am and 0.8 ft at 4:30 pm.
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