Lompoc approves unique Planned Development zoning for housing
Lompoc City Council unanimously approves a zoning ordinance to permit Planned Development Districts in residential areas with deviations from grid patterns. A first rezoning for 135 townhouses north of La Canada Elementary School proceeds after a two hour public hearing with eight conditions to be met at precise development plan approval.
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Ray McCuen
Lompoc
Matins and Associates
Woodland Hills
la Canada Elementary
H Street
O Street
al Autry
Mallas
Autry
Ken Dawson
Bill Ruffner
Equal Rights Amendment clears House stand to reach states
After half a century of debate the constitutional amendment for gender equality was expected to clear Congress today. The Senate faced roll calls on weakening amendments while supporters hoped for a two thirds vote to send the measure to the states for ratification. Sen Sam Ervin stalled multiple times as opponents proposed exemptions and protections for women, all of which failed.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Senate
House
United States
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Ervin
Meany and two labor leaders quit Pay Board protests
George Meany AFL-CIO joined Floyd Smith of the Machinists and I W Abel of the United Steelworkers in resigning from the federal Pay Board in protest of Nixon administration wage controls. The move came as other labor members signaled dissent, while two non AFL-CIO presidents sympathized but did not quit. Meany denounced the board as a tool of business interests and warned of unfair government wage control.
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Washington
UPI
George Meany
Federal Pay Board
Nixon
Meany
Afl-Cio
Floyd Smith
International Association of Machinists
I. W. Abel
United Steelworkers Union
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Teamster
Frank Fitzsimmons
Smith and Abel
Commission urges removal of federal and state marijuana bans
The National Commission of Marijuana and Drug Abuse recommends ending restrictions on personal possession and private use of marijuana while warning it is not harmless and should be discouraged. The panel says marijuana use may recede if not institutionalized and favors confinement to the home with official discouragement.
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Washington
UPI
National Commission of Marijuana and Drug Abuse
Nixon
Congress
Muskie wins Illinois primary boosting campaign
Senator Edmund S. Muskie scored a solid victory in Illinois with about 63 percent of the nonbinding vote, defeating Eugene J. McCarthy and widening his edge for delegates. Daley's picks fared poorly as Hanrahan won Cook County state's attorney and Walker led Simon in the governor race amid large Republican crossover.
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Chicago
UPI
Edmund S. Muskie
Illinois
Eugene J. McCarthy
Muskie
Wisconsin
Richard J. Daley
Cook County
Daley
Edward V. Hanrahan
Paul Simon
Daniel Walker
Maine
Florida
George S. McGovern
DS D
McCarthy
Difficult legislative road for local bikeways
Bicycle sales rise and safety studies drive a push for local bikeways in Lompoc and across California. State officials anticipate 1972 bike sales exceeding autos for the first time since 1897, with California buyers over a million. Local advocates from PLUS urge protected routes from the Village to Kenneth L. Adam Park as officials weigh how to fit bikeways into streets and parks amid previous legal concerns.
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James Moe
FCI
Santa Barbara
Vietnamese push into Cambodia drives toward Kampong Cham
A force of 10,000 South Vietnamese moved west into Cambodia toward Kampong Cham as part of a larger operation against North Vietnamese divisions. Heavy fighting raged in Laos around Long Cheng CIA base while U S planes reportedly inflicted heavy casualties. In South Vietnam an air strike killed 100 or more Viet Cong. Cambodian reports cite 102 killed and 208 wounded from a rocket attack on Phnom Penh and say Communist troops entered Oddar Mean Chhay kidnapping 130 villagers.
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UPI
Cambodia
Kampong Cham
Laos
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Long Cheng
U.S
South Vietnam
Phnom Penh
Oddar
Krek
Chium
Suong
Nguyen van Minh
Vietnam
Parrot’s Beak
Highway 7
Dog's Head
Long Cheng CIA
Vientiane
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
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Simon
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California Department of Public
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