City seeks dam critic as consultant on project
Lompoc City Council unanimously asks Santa Ynez Water Conservation District to use its consultant, Thomas Stetson, to prepare a report on the Lompoc Dam project. Mayor Art Scott says the city must set a water pricing policy before choosing a source, weighing costs and county pricing implications. Ed Rodgers objects, calling the plan ridiculous due to Stetson's dam views.
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Ray McCuen
Water Commission
Lompoc
Santa Ynez
Stetson
Lompoc Narrows
Scott
Water District
City Backs Blue Cross for Employee Insurance Amid 20 Percent Hike
Lompoc City Council approved continuing Blue Cross for six months despite a 20 percent rate increase to 38.32 per family. Other quotes offered similar costs. Medic-Aid and Continental proposals were not clearly better. The panel advised monitoring Medic-Aid for potential switch later.
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Blue Cross
Lompoc
Medic-Aid Insurance
Pacific Mutual
Continental Assurance
Carpenter denies political charge over dismissal
Sheriff John W. Carpenter held a press conference denying campaign related claims by Captain Joel B. Honey’s counsel. He alleged 11 reasons for Honey’s dismissal dating to May 1969 including rioter arrests and helicopter tear gas drops. Weather notes follow with brief temperature and tide details.
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John W. Carpenter
Joel B. Honey
Isla Vista
Carpenter
Honey
Rottomn
Federal Aviation Authority
Pay Board weighs retroactive wage rulings in split vote
The Pay Board pressed a fresh review of exceptions to its ban on retroactive wage increases blocked by the Nixon freeze. A 15 member panel weighed labor demands for full retroactive pay, while considering soft coal and railroad contracts that could push beyond the 5.5 percent guideline. Treasury notes warned Phase II would be hurt if the board approves the higher increases.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
George H. Bolt
Signalmen’s Union
Treasury
John B. Connally
New York
Connally
Nixon signs $21.3 billion procurement bill despite Mansfield amendment
President Nixon signed into law a $21.3 billion procurement bill while rejecting section 601 the Mansfield amendment calling for a final withdrawal date from Indochina He stated the amendment has no binding force and would hinder a negotiated settlement while affirming his ongoing policies toward ending the war.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
U.S
Indochina
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Red forces close on Phnom Penh as battles erupt
UPI reports major Communist forces converging on Phnom Penh with heavy U S air strikes killing about 200. Rockets strike the airport. government tanks move in while reinforcements rush to the capital. Intelligence cites North Vietnamese regiments near the city in a bid to disrupt communications.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
U.S
Krek
52Nd Regiment
Kompong Tram
Tuol Leap
Thanom Kittikachorn Seizes Full Power in Thailand
Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn, already prime minister, took full control with military backing. Radio Thailand said a Revolutionary Party now governs, the constitution is suspended, Parliament and cabinet abolished, and martial law declared amid cabinet disputes over memoir criticism. Thailand’s turbulent coup history underpins this move.
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Bangkok
UPI
Thanom Kittikachorn
Thailand
Radio Thailand
Thanom
Bunchana Atthakor
United States
Southeast Asia
Sarit Thanarat
Butz selection as Chief hit by Democrats at hearing
Earl L. Butz, Nixon nominee for agriculture secretary, faced Democratic attacks labeling him an agent of giant agribusiness. Butz defended his farm philosophy, pledged to preserve family farms amid technology shifts, and endorsed current farm support while opposing charges of conflict of interest from former directorships.
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Butz
Senate Agriculture Committee
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Rogers
Board of Supervisors
Cebada Canyon
Pay Board
Red Force
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Earl L. Butz
Fred Harris
D-Okla
Butts Now
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