Scott Elected Mayor By 3 2 Council Vote In Lompoc
The Lompoc City Council elected Arthur Scott mayor for the coming year by a 3 2 vote amid a crowd of over 100. Mrs. Benton, nominated for mayor pro tem, refused the post after drawing applause for a first woman mayor bid. Several appointments followed executive session, including Dr. Wendell N. Cotton to the planning commission.
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Lompoc
Arthur Scott
George Cotsenmayer
Charlotte Benton
Benton
Sol Lefkowitz
Scott
E.C. Stevens
George Cotsenmeyer
Cotsenmeyer
Stevens
Lefkowitz
Wendell N. Cotton
Planning Commission
Cotton
William Paulin
George Barnes Jr
Domenico Signorelli
Library Board
Joseph W. Mixsell
Citizens Advisory Committee
Santa Barbara County Cities
Schwark
Nixon rejects Cambodia troop request to limit action
Senate leader Scott quoted Nixon as rejecting a Cambodian plea for 400000 troops and later 200000, pledging a seven week withdrawal. Nixon asserted bold withdrawals from Vietnam would not occur unless Cambodian sanctuaries were cleaned out, and that 150000 additional withdrawals would stay on schedule.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Hugh Scott
Nixon
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Scott
White House
Vietnam
Allies Launch Massive Cambodian Offensives Across Border
Three new Allied offensives into Cambodia, led by U S and South Vietnamese forces, involve about 50 000 troops and an armada of river patrol boats. Reports say 2 800 Communist troops killed, 6 000 weapons seized, and 64 trucks destroyed as operations extend from 35 to 95 miles north of Saigon.
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UPS
United States
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S. Navy
Snuol
U.S
Dog's Head
UPI
Robert Kaylor
Kham Spean
Kaylor
Loc Ninh
Fishhook
Nixon
Parrot’s Beak
Se San
Mekong Delta
Henderson
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnam
Nixon asks for more time to hit sanctuaries
President Nixon urged Congress for more time to strike Communist sanctuaries in Cambodia while Capitol Hill voices growing anger over campus bloodshed. He met about 100 lawmakers and promised U.S. troops would exit Cambodia in weeks with continued Vietnam withdrawals, indicating talks with Congress before any deeper incursions.
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UPI
Nixon
Congress
Cambodia
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
U.S
South Vietnam
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
Morgan
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Nixon weighs resuming Phantom jet sales to Israel
Congressional sources say President Nixon is likely to decide soon to resume selling Phantom jets to Israel. The decision hinges on private talks within the four powers and U.S. aims to clarify Soviet intentions after Kosygin's briefing on Soviet pilots aiding Egypt in the conflict with Israel.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Israel
United States
Great Britain
France
Soviet Union
U.S
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
United Arab Republic
Cambodia Breaks Off Diplomatic Ties with China
Cambodia and Communist China sever diplomatic relations after Beijing recognizes Sihanouk government in Peking. Cambodian troops suffer heavy losses in near Phnom Penh counterattack as Neak Leung remains in enemy hands. South Vietnam plans a permanent Phnom Penh mission amid the break.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Cambodia
China
South Vietnam
Peking
Norodom Sihanouk
Syria
Sihanouk
Mao Tse-tung Street
Chou En-lai
Lon Nol
Sirik Matek
Neak Leung
West Coast colleges rocked by student protests
Nationwide antiwar turmoil hits UCLA Berkeley Stanford Seattle and UCSB as students press Cambodia policy demands. police clash, arrests rise, and a student falls from a balcony amid campus strikes and narrow guard deployment.
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United Press International
Nixon
Cambodia
Kent State
UCLA
University of California In Berkeley
Callaghan Hall
Navy Rotc
University of Washington
Seattle University
Charles E. Odegaard
National Guard
UCSB
Mary Poulson
Kent State killings probe seeks unanswered questions
Kent State University remains closed as investigators from local police the sheriff's office and the Justice Department probe the fatal shooting of four students during an antiwar demonstration. Guardsmen withdraw gradually as families plan separate funerals for Allison Krause Sanda Scheuer Jeffrey Miller and William Schroeder.
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Kent, Ohio
UPI
National Guardsmen
Kent State University
Kent State
Robert I. White
Washington
Justice Department
National Guard
Robert Canterbury
Allison
Krause
Pittsburgh
Sanda Lee Scheuer
Youngstown
Ohio
Jeffrey Miller
Plainview
N.Y
William K. Schroeder
Lorain
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Three Originals
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Valley Photo Service
Peter H. Dominick
R-Corp
John Beattie
Santa Barbara
Marty Lunny
Chamber of Commerce
Robinson Memorial Hospital
Ravenna
American Civil Liberties Union
Sylvester T. del Corso
Ohio National Guard
ACLU
James A. Rhodes
Charles Householder
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