McCord claims he was pressured to plead guilty and stay silent
James W. McCord former White House consultant says during sentencing that political pressure and perjury tainted the Watergate prosecution He accuses others of involvement not named at trial while asking for a private meeting with Judge Sirica to disclose more details He received a provisional maximum sentence while co defendants face possible reductions for cooperation
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Washington
UPI
Watergate
James W. McCord
White House
John J. Sirica
Democratic
Sirica
FBI
Justice Department
Senate
McCord
Grand Jury
Senate Committee
Mission Flowers Drive Downtown Plan for Lompoc
Cal Poly graduates propose a 59 page downtown plan for Lompoc linking lifestyle upgrades with increased commerce. They warn the H Street Ocean Avenue core risks decline as a bypass freeway cuts traffic and reshapes development, potentially blighting the first crossroads.
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Steve LA Rue
Cal Poly Architecture
Lompoc
James Nicoloff
Norman Davis
Gary Sivley
H_ street
California State Division of Highways
POW stalemate delays release of last U S prisoners
In Saigon the United States and North Vietnam refused ground in a row over prisoner exchanges. Hanoi pledged 107 releases and Viet Cong 31 with Homecoming plans, while Washington demanded nine more Americans and a Canadian held in Laos. The stalemate blocked a planned pullout and a Hanoi Sunday release agreement.
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Saigon
UPI
United States
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Clark Air Base
Phillipines
Laos
Joint Military Commission
JMC
U.S
Bui Tin
USS
John A. Wickham
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Vietnam
Indians plan food march into Wounded Knee weekend
Sioux from Rosebud Reservation vow to breach a government roadblock and bring food and medicine to occupiers at Wounded Knee S D as AIM leaders launch a second legal offensive. About 500 marchers expected to pass the roadblock Sunday morning while attorneys file civil rights suits against the U S government.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
UPI
Rosebud
Russell Means
American Indian Movement
AIM
U.S
Pine Ridge
Ramon Roubideaux
Justice Department
FBI
U.S. Marshals’ Service
Roubideaux
New York
William Kunstler
Mark Lane
Govciponent
Means
Weekend Weather Outlook With Warmer Weekend
Fair conditions continue through Saturday with warmer days. Highs in the 60s today and Saturday, with low temperatures in the mid 30s to mid 40s. A small craft advisory remains in effect for a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph. Tidal times show high tides at 4.7 feet at 12 12 a.m. and 2.6 feet at 2 40 p.m. Low tides at 0.8 feet at 7 53 a.m. and 2.4 feet at 5 38 p.m.
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Notch
LEA Opposes New Teacher Contract Form
Lompoc Education Association opposes a district contract form demanding potential physical or psychiatric examinations and district control over teacher assignments and service length. LEA urges teachers to file an intent to return form and refrain from signatures until protests are addressed.
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Lompoc Education Association
David Manship
LEA
Manship
Alice Milligan
Sharp exchanges at La Mesa School board forum
All ten candidates debated priorities and potential cuts at a La Mesa School forum. They agreed on some non instructional cuts but clashed on preserving programs and improving communications with Wegner and the district.
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Vaughn Proctor
la Mesa
Gail Steiger
Meat packers told to pass cuts to consumers
The Cost of Living Council ordered meat processors to pass livestock cost reductions to consumers, extending a rule to smaller firms and promising strict enforcement. Officials debated boycott effects on meat prices as CPI rose 0.8 percent in February and food prices jumped 2.4 percent.
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Washington
UPI
Cost of Living Council
John T. Dunlop
Herbert Stein
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
Stein
Clayton Yeutter
Yeutter
House Agriculture
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Flowers Key
Tommy Williamson
County Superintendent of Schools
Regan
Phil Regan
Kenneth Palmer
Arden T. Jensen
Frank Frost
Palmer
Frost
Evan R. Brossman
Wegner
Glen Wegner
Brossman
George Mills
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