Apollo 10 astronauts near moon in prelanding phase
Apollo 10 crew led by Commander Thomas Stafford with John Young and Eugene Cernan approach the moon. They will perform lunar orbit insertion at 4 45 p m EDT after passing behind the moon. Snoopy lunar lander mission planned for Thursday test flights and Earth view broadcasts accompany a two day lunar orbit mission.
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Edward K. Delong
UPI
Space Winter Space Center
Houston
Thomas P. Stafford
John W. Young
Eugene A. Cernan
Space
Moon
Charlie Brown
Stafford
Cernan
Snoopy
Lunar
Earth
Smithsonian Institute
Houston Manned Space Center
Paratroopers end Hamburger Hill battle in Vietnam
U.S. paratroopers of the 101st Airborne eliminated the last pocket of North Vietnamese snipers on Hamburger Hill Ap Bia Mountain near the A Shau Valley. The assault left 55 Americans dead and about 300 wounded with about 400 enemy dead. News from Saigon noted clashes on the DMZ and around Saigon’s outer ring with 63 enemy killed and 3 Americans dead and 15 wounded.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Hamburger Hill
101St Airborne Division
Laos
Ap Bia
A Shau
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
da Nang
Hue
Gerald Harkins
Springfield Ohio
Border Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Directors vote to block Lompoc Narrows Dam project
Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District directors voted 4-1 to oppose the proposed Lompoc Narrows Dam and Reservoir pending studies on the state water project and flood control. The decision followed nearly five hours of debate at a Santa Ynez meeting, with Virgil Phelps as the lone dissenter.
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Vaughn Proctor
Santa Ynez River
Lompoc
Andrew Petersen
Solvang - Santa Ynez
Richard Henning
Charles Sudden
William Laranjo
Buellton
Bureau of Reclamation
Phelps
Henning
Laranjo
County Water Agency
Water Agency
Sudden
Petersen
Santa Ynez
Santa Barbara
Stanley Hatch
Thomas Stetson
Lompoc Council Urges Action On Dam Project Favorable Vote Expected
The Lompoc City Council unanimously passed a resolution urging the County Water Agency to support the dam project and to push federal authorization for construction. The agency's Tuesday meeting could advance the feasibility study toward rapid implementation. Critics questioned costs and feasibility while officials defended charges including distribution and maintenance.
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Lompoc
County Water Agency
Lompoc Dam
Bureau of Reclamation
Council
State Water Plan and Lompoc Project Face Key Decisions
The 1963 County Board of Supervisors debates Phase I State Water Project participation, allocating 57 700 acre feet annually and weighing distribution storage and cost questions. Edmonston proposes a $25 000 study to answer governance and implementation issues as experts warn State Water cannot replace Lompoc Narrows Dam for flood control and recreation.
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Lompoc Narrows Dam
State Water Plan
Lompoc
Harry J. Crompe
Santa Ynez
County Board of Supervisors
California
Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo County
Robert M. Edmonston
Lompoc Narrows
Edmonston
Lompoc Valley
Bureau of Reclamation
Buellton meeting weighs Lompoc Narrows Dam project
The Buellton Community Center hosted a public session on the Lompoc Narrows Dam project with Ralph Patey Emil Scolari George Smith and Francis Beattie presenting. Debate focused on Bureau of Reclamation figures with 35 attendees and many signing petitions in support.
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Lompoc Narrows Dam
Buellton Community Center
Ralph Patey
Lompoc Valley
Narrows
Santa Ynez River
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H and Ocean
Santa Ynez Club
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Vandenberg Junior High School
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Gene Wahlers
Wahlers
John Burch
Buellton Meeting
United Press International
Suez Canal
Tel Aviv
Amman
Qantara
Sinai Peninsula
Great Bitter Lake
Pixies
By Wohl
Sarah
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