Nixon ready to surrender without battle
The White House said President Nixon will comply with a grand jury subpoena for extra White House evidence in the Watergate case. The move comes hours before a court deadline set by Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Nixon
Leon Jaworski
Jaworski
James D. St. Clair
Saxbe
Washington Post
Sam Ervin
D-N.c
St. Clair
Kissinger and Dayan Open Golan Disengagement Talks
Secretary of State Kissinger and Israeli Defense Minister Dayan met in Washington to begin negotiations on disengaging Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan front. Damascus will send representatives April 10 or 11 to respond, not face to face. Dayan carried a map outlining Israel's proposal for prisoner exchange, troop withdrawals, and a six mile UN supervised buffer zone.
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Washington
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Moshe Dayan
Golan Front
Kissinger
Dayan
Syria
Damascus
Israel
United Nations
Hospital trustees approve call for bids on expansion
Lompoc Hospital District directed administrator Kenneth D. Wicks to advertise for construction bids on a 2.250 million expansion funded by a 1.5 million bond and reserves. Plans include a 74 bed convalescent center and an expanded acute care facility with a coronary care wing and new clinic. A two-license convalescent and residential care center will operate under 42 bed and 32 bed units.
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Lompoc District Hospital
Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc Hospital
Kenneth D. Wicks
Lompoc
Walnut Avenue
Third Street
East Hickory Avenue
Simon says shortages over as fuel use rises
Federal Energy Administrator William F. Simon stated that days of severe shortages are over though Americans must continue conserving energy. He said gasoline allocations will rise gradually as supply grows, while 100 percent supplies will remain for agriculture and industry. A permanent federal energy department would be needed for long term self sufficiency by 1980.
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Washington
UPI
William F. Simon
Simon
National Petroleum Council
Witness testifies Stans lied to jury over Vesco gift
In New York, Maurice H. Stans admitted to lying to a federal grand jury about a $200,000 Vesco contribution. G. Bradford Cook, former SEC chairman, testified Stans suggested repeating the lie to avoid embarrassment. The Mitchell Stans trial hinges on charges of conspiracy to impede an SEC probe and perjury before the grand jury.
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New York
UPI
Nixon
Maurice H. Stans
Robert L. Vesco
Mitchell-Stans
Securities and Exchange Commission
G. Bradford Cook
Stans
Cook
Commerce Se
Cretary
John N. Mitchell
SEC
Vesco
Texas
White House
Mariner 10 Sends Clear Images From Mercury Approach
At 250000 miles, the robot space probe Mariner 10 sent extremely clear pictures of Mercury’s surface revealing craters with central peaks and ray patterns. The craft 1100 pounds relays images to Earth at 13 per hour as it heads toward closest approach about 450 miles from Mercury.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Mercury
Mariner 10
Earth
Caltech
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Sadat Says U S Pledged to Peace in Middle East
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat told Al Ahram and Al Anwar that the United States has committed to peace based on justice in the Middle East. He cited Kissinger’s efforts and U S backing as Ankara for cease fire plans in the Golan Heights alongside Egypt and Israel.
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Beirut
UPI
Anwar Sadat
United States
Middle East
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Sadat
Cairo
al Ahram
al Anwar
Golan Heights
Syria
Israel
Egypt
Kissinger
Cash raised for kidnaped diplomat
Friends and family of American diplomat John Patterson collected cash to pay a rumored ransom to the Sept. 23 Communist League terrorists who abducted him a week earlier. Mexican authorities hunted guerrilla group operatives as Patterson's wife followed the ransom instructions. El Imparcial cited sources saying $250,000, described as half the ransom, had already been paid in Nogales on the Arizona border.
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Hermosillo
Mexico
Communist League
Here
Patterson
el Imparcial
Nogales
Arizona
New School Aid Bill Promises Funds for Lompoc District
Congressman Robert J. Lagomarsino announced in Washington that a House passed federal school aid bill would bring new education money to tri county districts including Lompoc Unified. The measure extends the impact aid program for three years and continues compensation for non taxable Vandenberg Air Force Base. The bill also imposes restrictions on busing to achieve racial integration.
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House of Representatives
Lompoc Unified
Robert J. Lagomarsino
Washington
Lompoc
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Lagomarsino
Weather Outlook With Clouds Drizzle and Weekend Tides
Mostly cloudy today and tonight with local drizzle. Rain likely Saturday with high in the 60s and low around 50s. Light southerly winds 10 to 20 mph tonight. Weekend tides show highs near 4.6 feet and lows around 0.1 to 2.6 feet with multiple daily timings.
President Nixon honors Vietnam veterans in cold drizzle ceremony
President Nixon paid tribute to Vietnam veterans at Ft. McNair on Vietnam Veterans Day saying they served in a good cause and well. South Vietnamese leader Thieu expressed gratitude via ambassador Tran Kim Phuong and credited American troops with three generations of war that made the world safer. Nixon urged readiness for war while pursuing peace and noted amnesty debates. Lompoc news item mentions Tim McGee winning $25 in New Jersey lottery and Lompoc Library planning a tri county art show.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
America
Ft. McNair
Tran Kim Phuong
Nguyen van Thieu
Southeast Asia
Thieu
War College
Vietnam
Lompocan
Tim McGee
New Jersey
Lompoc
Tri-County
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Ervin
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Circle Drive
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C Street
State Department
Wicks
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