Nixon stands firm on Earl Butz as Agriculture Secretary
President Nixon vows not to withdraw the nomination of Earl L. Butz despite mounting opposition from Sen. Alan Cranston and first official AFL CIO objections. Critics charge Butz favors corporate farms over family farms, signaling a tense confirmation process for rural America.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Nixon
Earl L. Butz
Ronald Ziegler
Butz
Ziegler
Alan Cranston
Dcalif
Senate
America
Cranston
Aflcio
Dr. Butz
Biemiller
Colonel Gunn Guards Gate To Welcome Thanksgiving In Vietnam
In Vietnam, Col. Charles D. Gunn of Tan Son Nhut Air Base stood guard at the main gate to ensure a smooth Thanksgiving for troops. Across the country 184,000 GIs enjoyed a full turkey dinner with all the trimmings as aid items moved to meet demand. Huey helicopters ferried hot meals to troops on patrol while overall U.S. troop levels remained at their lowest in seven years under withdrawal plans.
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Saigon
UPI
Vietnam
Charles D. Gunn
Plattsburg
N.Y
Tan Son Nhut
Gunn
Nixon
UHS
Huey
Kissinger Boy Hints at Nixon China Visit
A 10 year old David Kissinger, son of Henry Kissinger, appears to reveal that Nixon will visit China in March. The boy spoke aboard the presidential plane as the Nixon party traveled from Washington to the Western White House, drawing astonished reactions from reporters and White House aides.
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Nixon
China
David Kissinger
David
Henry Kissinger
Peking
White House
Washington
California
Northeasterivers Disrupt Holiday Plans Across the Northeast
A strong northeaster ferociously hit the North Atlantic coast bringing cold rain and snow inland. Snow depths reached a foot in Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania higher elevations while the Mid- Atlantic endured rain. Heavy snow warnings spanned from Virginia mountains to eastern New York State and New England as travel turned hazardous.
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United Press International
North Atlantic
Appalachian Chain
Virginias
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Mid- Atlantic
Washington, D.C
Virginia Mountains
New York State
New England
Cascade Mountains
Oil giants settle for coast damage from 1969 blowout
Four major oil companies agreed to pay 4.5 million dollars to more than 1,500 beachfront property owners in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties for damages from the January 29 1969 offshore blowout at a Union Oil platform. The settlement requires federal court approval and awaits Judge Ray McNichols's signoff. Gulf Mobil Texaco joined Union Oil in the accord.
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Los Angeles
Upii
Santa Barbara
Ventura Counties
Federal District Court
U.S. District
Ray McNichols
Boise
Ida
Union Oil Co
Santa Barbara Channel
Gulf Oil Co
Mobil Oil Corp
Texaco Inc
Murder in Pismo probed
The caretaker for Mrs. Mattie Smoyer’s Shell Beach home was found dead by a police officer. Edgar Mattocks, 72, discovered two youths in the house after a window was broken. Mattocks was later found shot three times at the bottom of a staircase, police noting a likely .22 caliber automatic.
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Pismbeach
UPI
Mattie Smoyer
Edgar Mattocks
Beach Side
Mattocks
Honey seeks hearing over Isla Vista riot misconduct charges
Santa Barbara Captain Joel B. Honey asks for a hearing to defend himself against charges of irresponsible conduct during the Isla Vista riots. Honey accuses Sheriff John Carpenter of political and personal harassment and of denying him fair process. He faces incidents alleged from last year’s student unrest.
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Santa Barbara
UPI
Joel B
Honey Wednesday
Isla Vista
Honey
Santa Barbara County
John Carpenter
The Birchers Host UN Program In Lompoc Library
The Lompoc Chapter of the John Birch Society presents The Peace Dove Unmasked a 30 minute film Tuesday November 30 at 8 p.m. in the Public Library multipurpose room Bill Wilbur leads the event with Virgil Casey presiding A Q A session and refreshments. No admission. Popcorn and sweets sold at Lompoc Headstart charity drive proceeds fund children stockings.
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Lompoc
John Birch Society
United Nations
Bill Wilbur
Virgil Casey
Licenses Issued in Lompoc for Multiple Couples
Marriage licenses were issued in Lompoc and at Vandenberg Air Force Base to numerous couples including Jesus Moll and Marilyn Rivenburgh, John Hernandez and Anna Hernandez, Danny Riley and Gerlinde Appel, Michael Bushong and Kathryn Allen, Leonard Todd and Jane Reed, Cipriano Moreno and Maria Gauna, Martin Robertson and Ellen Vincent, Ronald Reitmeir and Macia Mesa Blas, among others and to residents of Lompoc and nearby Bay City Michigan.
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Lompoc
Jesus Roberto Moll
Guadalupe St
Marilyn Ruth Rivenburgh
Vandenberg Air Force Base
John Macias Hernandez
E. Lemon Ave
Anna Medina Hernandez
Sixth St
Danny Lee Riley
North A St
Gerlinde Appel
North
Obituary of William F. Coady Air Force Master Sergeant
William F. Coady 52 a retired U S Air Force master sergeant died November 20 in San Antonio Texas He resided in Lompoc from 1960 to 1968 Services were held at Fort Sam Houston with full military honors and interment at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery He is survived by his wife Elizabeth R Coady two brothers Neil J and James P two sisters and two step children
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Ward
William F. Coady
U. S. Air Force
Lompoc
Coady
San Antonio
Texas
Ft. Sam Houston
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Elizabeth R. Coady
Neil J
James P
Live Yule trees aid city beautification effort
Lompoc officials and horticulturists advocate planting and donating live Christmas trees after the holidays to beautify the city. Dick Osmundson of Chuck's Nursery says locally grown spruces survive rebplanting best, while Oregon and other northern varieties may struggle. Trees kept indoors won’t last long. cool bulbs are recommended and a city pickup program could distribute trees to parks and entrances.
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Dick Osmundson
Chuck
Lompoc
Monterrey
Osmundson
Oregon
Black Hills
Italy
Japan
Colorado
Jack Anderson
Tve
Parks and Recreation Department
Vandenberg
Recreation Department
California
Nixon and Pat enjoy quiet Thanksgiving weekend in California
President Nixon and Pat Nixon arrived in California for a quiet holiday at the Western White House. He spoke football with Phil Ellsworth about Nebraska vs Oklahoma, while plans neared for a Taft Hartley injunction on dock strikes and a March trip to Peking with Kissinger.
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San Clemente
Washington
el Toro Marine Air Station
Nixon
Phil Ellsworth
Occidental College
Los Angeles
Ellsworth
Whittier College
Pat
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Nixons
Tricia Cox
Julie Eisenhower
Board of Inquiry
Gulf Coast
California
Peking
China
Henry A. Kissinger
Azores
Georges Pompidou
France
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Daily Record
American Legion Post 56
Veteran's Memorial
Santa Maria
Lompoc Senior High
Randolph George Hicks
North K St
Juan Feliz Flores
Standou Savings
Laurel Ave
Herculan
Anita
Oakroom
Village Inn
Clayton-Conrow
Corralets Canyon Road
Lopez Lake
Arroyo Grande
Guitars
Craig
Lompoc Music
Allan Hancock Performing Arts Dept
Northside
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BankAmericard
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