Communists say US demands may delay POW releases
In Saigon the Communists claimed new American demands, including an accounting of nine POWs held in Laos, could delay releasing 147 remaining American prisoners for several days. They said the last prisoners were expected this weekend, contingent on the US honoring a letter from Brig. Gen. Wickham and arranging Laos POW releases before final troop withdrawals. The withdrawal pause depended on Hanoi producing concrete actions.
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Saigon
UPI
Laos
United States
John A. Wickham
U.S
Joint Military Commission
JMC
Wickham
Vietnam
Paris
Defense Attache Office
DAO
Tran van Tra
Tra
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Rescue heroes named after ocean救援 efforts at Surf
An Air Force sergeant S Sgt John Cook and county fire engineer Keith Simmons led a rescue of three men from rough surf near Surf. They swam out with ropes to aid airman Capt David Berger and Lt Patrick Miles, plus railroad worker Richard Dumar. Cook and Morris were praised by witnesses for their roles as others from city, county, and military units assisted.
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Air Force
Surf
Kenneth Ezso
John Cook
South Vandenberg
Keith Simmons
William Morris
Air Force Ee
David J. Berger
Patriick J. Miles
Richard Dumar
Vandenberg Hospital
Dumar
Lompoc
Charles Johnson
Jim Cooper
Cook
Santa Ynez
Ocean Park
Johnson
Southern Pacific Railroad
Federal Correctional Institution
U.S. Calls Libyan Air Attack Unpardonable Incident
Secretary Rogers delivered a strong protest to Libyan chargé d’affaires Ben Musa after two Libyan Mirage interceptors opened fire on a U.S. Air Force C130 on a Mediterranean reconnaissance flight 83 miles south of Malta. The plane, clearly marked and not on a CIA mission, landed safely in Athens.
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Washington
UPI
Air Force
Mediterranean Sea
William P. Rogers
Muharran N. Ben Musa
Malta
Libya
Middle East
State Department
Charles W. Bray
Bray
Athens
Greece
County crop report shows 1972 gains amid drought and higher prices
Agriculture in the county posted a total gross value of 115.2 million in 1972, up 0.4 million from 1971. Broccoli and cauliflower incomes surged, avocado production fell, and the cut flower sector surpassed 7 million in gross receipts. Strawberry and lemon outputs remained strong as weather aided harvesting. Reductions in rainfall limited planting later, while high costs squeeze net returns.
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Dick Praul
Graydon B. Hall Jr
Hall
Lompoc Names First Female Reserve Officer Linda Peterson
Linda Peterson, 22, five feet five, athletic and trained in hand to hand combat, becomes Lompoc’s first female reserve officer. Hired by Police Chief James D. Smith after 85 hours of reserve academy training, she is viewed as part of an experiment to gauge if a woman can handle regular duties amid doubts about barroom incidents and size. She is married to Clifford Peterson of the Air Security Police at Vandenberg AFB.
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Linda Peterson
Lompoc
Linda
Clifford
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Peterson
James D. Smith
Smith
Workmen Smoothing Cement on County Building Addition
Workmen used plastic tents to shield freshly laid cement while smoothing an addition to the county building yesterday afternoon.
Gray deflects on Watergate bugging probe details
Senate hearing on L Patrick Gray's nomination hears him say the FBI probe into the Watergate break–in remains active but he will not disclose specifics. He notes the department directs areas of inquiry and mentions no Dean file requests since October.
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Washington
UPI
L. Patrick Gray
FBI
Justice Department
Gray
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Senate Judiciary Committee
J. Edgar Hoover
Watergate
Jury Deliberations Resume in Phil Regan Bribery Case
The seven men and five women jury, plus two alternates, are to resume deliberations at 10 a.m. in Santa Barbara County Superior Court after receiving the case at 3:10 p.m. Wednesday. Prosecutor Sneddon and defense attorney Crandall closed arguments outlining witness conflicts and alleged entrapment linked to Supervisors Frost and Slater and publicist Palmer. Regan faces solicitation and bribery charges related to a Tyrolian Village rezoning vote. potential penalties include up to 5 years and a $5,000 fine for solicitation and up to 14 years for bribery.
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Dick Praul
Phil Regan
Superior Court
Arden T. Jensen
Thomas W. Sneddon Jr
Frank Crandall
Santa Barbara County
Sneddon
Jo Blaize Regan
Kenneth Palmer
Palmer
Frank Frost
Regan
Frost
James Slater
Ken Palmer
Montecito
Pasadena
Palm Springs
Crandall
Board of Supervisors
Jack of All Trades
Employe Os Assembly
Moretti
Savings and Loan
Caesar
Cassius
Cousel
Santa Barbara
Board of Supervisor
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John W. Dean III
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Dean
Richard G. Kleindienst
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