Final Railpax plan may still change before May first
The final government backed Railpax plan to preserve passenger service allows two thirds funding from states regions or cities for added trains but this provision faces limited acceptance. The package cuts or shifts service for many major metros and some lines may operate outside Railpax until 1975.
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Washington
UPI
National Railroad Passenger Corp
Railpax
Cleveland
Erie
Toledo
Ohio
Roanoke
Macon
Tallahassee
Fla
Mobile
Ala
Little Rock
Ark
Cheyenne
Wyo
Boise, Idaho
Butte, Mont
Las Vegas, Nev
Amarillo, Tex
New dates set for VAFB Tours
Public tours of Vandenberg AFB announced for April. Lompoc residents may join a three hour tour on April 5 while Santa Maria residents travel April 6. Others may apply. registration at Santa Maria or Lompoc Chamber of Commerce. Maximum 35 visitors per tour. Visitors provide own transport and the tour uses military buses.
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Vandenberg Afb
Greater
Lompoc
Santa Maria
Chamber of Commerce
Dominick Martinelli
San Quentin opens cells after two week lockup
San Quentin prison unlocks all cellblocks for the first time in two weeks allowing about 3,300 inmates out as operations resume. The lockup followed racially charged stabbings that left two inmates dead and more than 40 weapons seized. Authorities blame racial tensions for the violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Quentin
UPI
Committee votes to up military pay in draft bill
The House Armed Services Committee approved a $2.7 billion pay hike effective July 1, far beyond Nixon's request, adding it to a draft-extension bill until June 30, 1973. The panel also loosened deferment rules for undergraduates and set broader pay and housing allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House Armed Services Committee
Nixon
Senate
Hebert
Lompoc Record Admits Classified Details and Publication Info
The notice lists publication details for the Lompoc Record including address, Act of Congress footing, Superior Court Decree No 47065, publisher, editors, staff roles, and professional associations. It notes home delivery rate of $2.25 per month and daily publication except Sundays and Christmas Day.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Geraldine P. Overton
Stillwell
Lompoc
California
Lompoc Record
Lompoc Record Publications
Kenneth L. Adam
Harry J. Crompe
Lawrence C. Grossman
J. Donald Adam
Gaylen Jackson
Sheree
Calley court martial jurors enter seventh deliberation week
The Calley court martial jury in Fort Benning rounds out a week of deliberation stocking clothing for another week and seeking someone to watch pay checks. They reread testimony from key government witness James Dursi who described villagers fleeing as Calley and Meadle fired. Dursi said he refused to shoot when urged by Meadle. Calley faces charges of premeditated murder in the My Lai incident with potential death or life imprisonment.
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San Francisco
UPI
Robert Johnson
Divinity School
Vietnam
FT. Benning, Ga
Calley
James J. Dursi
Dursi
William L. Calley Jr
Paul D. Meadle
Meadle
My Lai
Iill
Downtown draft boards face eviction over unrest
James Boccardo sues in federal court alleging riots demonstrations and vandalism by Selective Service offices inside a 10 story building. He cites locked arms blocked entrances damaged walls and recurring picketing as tenants threaten to move. Lease ends in 15 months and he seeks alternative accommodations a year early.
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James Boccardo
Selective Service
Boccardo
Extension of draft registration age to 31
The rule extends the statute of limitations for failure to register for the draft to age 31, replacing the previous limit of five years after turning 18. This change broadens the time window for action by the draft authorities.
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Toe
Army
Safeguard
Pacific Ocean
Meck Island
mid-Pacific
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Sacramento
UPS
Bob Denver
Vafb Tours
San Francisco Bay
Topeka
Kan
Ervin T. Alspaw
Erman J. Alspaw
31St St
Bakersfield
313Th Tactical Airlift Wing
Forbes Afb
U.S. Air Force
Sgt. Alspaw
Tactical Air Command
U.S
NATO
Norway
Rhein-Main AB
Germany
Alspan
313Th
the Sergeant
Bakersfield High School
Margaret
Marvin L. Moore
W. Ocean, Lompoc
Las Vegas
Nev
Raymond C. Keers
Charles R Brock
Dona
US Air Force
Keers
Nellis Afb
Cabrillo High School
Allan Hancock Junior College
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Monterey
Coast
George Busby
St. Louis
Cape Wash
Guinness Book of Records
Peter New
Yorkshire
England
Busby
Bill
Assembly
Frank Murphy
Santa Cruz
Murphy
Tim Conner
Clete Lunny
Wesley A Huffman
Ray McCuen
Betty Laurent
Scott Ostler
Wilma Jack
Vaughn Proctor
Dan Duffy
California News
Per Publishers Association
Nited Press International
International Press Institute
Inter-American Press Association
National Newspaper Association
California Press Association
Member Audit Bureau of Circulations
San Jose, Calif
Calvin Coolidge
Plymouth
John Coolidge
Lompoc Theatre
Paramount Pictures
Presenas
Marvin
Ali Vs. Frazier
Technicolor
Hugh Davies
Lompoc RE
Jorgensen Jewelers
Lompoc Shopping Center
Smith
Patton
Phacts
Art Smith
National Food and Drug Administration
E. Ocean
Medical Center Pharmacy
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