Viet troops begin move into A Shau Valley during Lam Son 720
South Vietnamese forces descend from mile high ridges to push Communist units from the 35 mile long A Shau Valley as U S air power and artillery support join in. U S B52s pound a vast base area near the valley with 180 tons of bombs reported and Laos and Cambodia targets also hit.
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Saigon
UPI
A Shau
Lam Son
U.S
Stewart Kellerman
Hanoi Radio Today
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
South Vietnam
da Nang
Laos
Bolovens
Pakse
Mekong River
Thailand
Vietiane
Dong Hene
Republic of
South) Vietnam
ARVN
van van Giai
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Cambodia
CHP Officer Bayha Receives Training Certificate
Highway Patrol officer David R. Bayha at the Buellton Substation earned a certificate of training award after completing probation. New officers finish on the job training after academy instruction in Sacramento. Certificate presented by the California Apprenticeship Council.
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Highway Patrol
David R. Bayha
Bayha
Buellton
Highway Patrol Academy
Sacramento
California Apprenticeship Council
Mercedes Brong obituary and rescheduled school board meeting
Mrs. Mercedes E. Brong 91 died this morning at Lompoc District Hospital. Funeral services are pending at McPeek Family Mortuary. she resided at 909 West Apple. The Record reports the board meeting moved to May 26 at 3 30 p.m. due to a lack of a quorum.
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McPeek Family Mortuary
Mercedes E. Brong
Lompoc District Hospital
W. Apple
Theft and arrest reports from Daily Record front
Stolen stereo tape deck and eight tapes from Jean Marie Huber’s car, value 156 dollars. Bennie Ferguson arrested for suspected drunk driving after a noninjury crash, bail 360 dollars. Car vandalism in downtown, damage 327 dollars. Leonard Casson reports cashier’s check theft, about 158 dollars, likely May 8. Ricardo Laguna Flores arrested for possessing dangerous drugs, bail 2,562 dollars. Generator theft valued 260 dollars. Brush fire near Cabrillo High School investigated. Chamber meeting for Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce set at noon. Edward Ostini nominated for Who’s Who in American Junior Colleges.
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Jean Marie Huber
North Ave
Bennie Ferguson
N. A St
Ferguson
Jesus Castillo Garcia
E. Pine Ave
North A Street
Leonard Casson
E. Airport Ave
Ricardo Laguna Flores
Santa Maria
Flores
North Street
Edward Ostini
Allan Hancock College
Joe Ostini
Santa Rita
Ostini
Marine Corps
Lompoc
Allan Hancock
Board Rejects Planner Proposals For Motorized Vehicle Tracks
The County Board of Supervisors rejected ordinances from the Planning Commission that would have allowed motorized recreational vehicle facilities under use permits in county zones. They paused decisive action, urging further study and considering federally owned land, while noting broad public interest and opposition from homeowner groups.
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Board of Supervisors
County Planning Commission
George Clyde
North County
Curtis Tunnell
Francis H. Beattie
Forest Service
Sixth Army
Grant
Jack
Beattie
Cavalletto
Ventura
Orange
Kern
San Luis Obispo
Tunnell
Santa Maria
Freeway plan sparks cost clash and local pushback
Sierra Club leader Richard Kyman of Lompoc argues the cited 7.5 million price tag underestimates total costs and environmental damage with interchanges, a major cut, and reforestation. State engineers cite multi decade savings, while locals led by Beattie and chamber figures push for funding and construction possible in 1973 74.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Kyman
Sierra Club
Lompoc
Lejun
Santa Barbara
Senator warns troop cuts in Europe risk World War III
Senator Barry Goldwater denounces Mansfield proposal to halve the 300000 US troops in Europe calling it a disaster course toward a nuclear confrontation with the Soviet Union. Senator George Aiken counters that NATO forces exceed requirements and allies should share costs.
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Washington
UPI
Barry M. Goldwater
R-Ariz
U.S
Europe
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Congress
NATO
Goldwater
Senate
Mansfield
Soviet Union
Aiken
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