Sadat assumes direct command of Egypt's armed forces
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat moved into the high command headquarters and took direct charge of Egypt's roughly 800,000-strong armed forces. A communique cited the political and military situation as the reason. Israeli sources warned it could signal internal tensions and a potential push toward renewed conflict with Israel.
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United Press International
Anwar Sadat
High Command
Egypt
Tel Aviv
Sadat
Israel
Personnel panel reviews city personnel rules and firings
A seven member panel led by co chairs George Cotsenmeyer and Bruce Sharpe examined old versus current personnel rules with witnesses including Harold Thompson Emil Scolari and Charlotte Benton. They discussed probation periods appeals procedures hiring authority and council day to day supervision as they connect to the Bevilacqua firing. Next meeting will include department heads on November 11.
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Harold Thompson
Emil Scolari
Charlotte Benton
Thompson
Scolari
George Cotsenmeyer
Bruce Sharpe
Art Alley Weekend Market Promises Regional Artist Display
Artists display wares Saturday and Sunday in the Bank of America lot as part of Lompoc Art Alley. Hours run 10 am to 4 pm Saturday and noon to 5 pm Sunday with artists from as far as San Francisco. Event is sponsored by Lompoc Valley Art Association and traces its origins to a prior South H Street setup.
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Bank of America
Lompoc Art Alley
San Francisco
Carolyn Schultz
Art Alley
Lompoc Valley Art Association
South H Street
Bank Posrerty
Nixon Wins Small Foreign Aid Victory in Senate Split
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee revived Nixon's foreign aid bill by splitting it into two parts totaling 2.3 billion, with military aid 1.2 billion and economic humanitarian aid 1.1 billion. Mundt's stroke benefitted from Scott proxy while Muskie was absent. aid authorities face limited funding and potential expiration.
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Nixon
Washington
UPI
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Karl Mundt
R-S.d
Mundt
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Muskie
Scott
Record number holding jobs and unemployment drops in October
Unemployment falls to 5.8 percent in October while the total number of jobholders rises to a record 79.8 million. The Labor Department notes 4.6 million unemployed, with declines driven by fewer men losing work and continued impact of wage freezes.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Charges Dropped Against FCIman in Prison Escape Case
Federal officer William H.T. Edmonds Jr. faced charges for allegedly letting inmate Joseph Shapero escape from FCI Lompoc en route to Los Angeles. A mistrial led U.S. Attorney Robert Meyers to seek dismissal on Oct. 27. Shapero, a 20 year bank robbery convict, later reportedly robbed banks in the L.A. area.
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U.S
Robert Meyers
Los Angeles
William H.T. Edmonds Jr
Joseph Edward Shapero
Federal Correctional Institution
Lompoc
Shapero
VAFB Education Program Spurs Valley Opportunities
Vandenberg Air Force Base education services attract over 6 400 enrollments in 1970 with more than 2 000 attendees in late 1970. Programs run by Hancock Cal Poly Chapman Cuesta Golden Gate UCSB USC La Verne and Lompoc Unified offer a wide range of courses and degrees. Hancock issued 175 associate arts degrees and other institutions report multiple bachelor and master's degrees reflecting strong regional growth.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Lompoc Valley
Grace D. Bell
VAFB
Air Force
Allan Hancock College
Cal Poly
Chapman College
Cuesta College
Golden Gate College
University of California At Santa Barbara
University of Southern California
Lompoc Unified
Hancock
USC
Chapman
Golden Gate
San Francisco
la Verne College
UCSB
la Verne
Senators urge halt to Amchitka underground test
Thirty four senators led by Edward Brooke urged President Nixon to stop the Amchitka explosion in Alaska. The move coincides with a Supreme Court challenge and a broad opposition from scientists and organizations citing environmental and seismic risks. Nobel laureates Pauling Urey and Wald joined the call for public scrutiny and debate.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Alaska
Amchitka Island
Supreme Court
Hiroshima
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
New York Times
State employes criticize Reinecke over pay and work ethic remarks
The California State Employes Association denounced Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke for calling civil servants inefficient and advocating merit based raises. The group accused him of a political speech while Reagan vetoed a 5 percent across the board boost last year. The CSEA backs a ballot measure to strip the governor of veto power over state employee salaries. Reinecke favored modest merit based increases next year.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ed Reinecke
California State Employes Association
Reinecke
Coronado
Ronald Reagan
CSEA
Loren V. Smith
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Cairo
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J. William Fulbright
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Capitol Hill
House Banking Committee
Village Country Club
Fciman
Church Women
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