Three Isla Vista Bank of America rioters hit with year jail terms
In Santa Barbara three men were sentenced to the maximum one year in county jail for misdemeanor charges tied to the burning of the Isla Vista Bank of America during the Feb 25 Isla Vista riot. Judge John Westwick set the term and a fourth defendant, Richard Fisk, awaits sentencing on Dec 8. seven others were acquitted or had charges dismissed.
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UPI
Isla Vista
Bank of America
Superior Court
John Westwick
Egypt on Maximum Alert Over Suez Canal Buildup
Egyptian military officials report evidence of a major Israeli force buildup along the Suez Canal and have placed forces on maximum alert fearing a pre emptive strike. Israel denies, cease fire extended, peace talks possible under UN mediation. Palestinian guerrillas clashed in Beirut prompting security disruptions.
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United Press International
Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal
Israel
East Bank
Middle East
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
U.S
Beirut
Weather Outlook With Cloudy Skies and Rain Likely
Cloudy today with clearing tonight. Friday brings more clouds and rain likely. Highs in the 50s to 60s, lows 35 to 45. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to south 10 to 20 mph. Tides: high 6.1 feet at 8:08 am and 3.7 feet at 9:50 pm. low 2.1 feet at 1:50 am and minus 0.5 feet at 3:26 pm.
Hickel says he had to do it my way after dismissal
Walter J. Hickel, fired by President Nixon, offers no excuses and speaks only seven words, I had to do it my way, as he left the Interior Department after an abrupt dismissal and a brief briefing with the President. The plain spoken former Alaska governor hints the difference in approach drove his exit.
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Washington
UPI
Walter J. Hickel
Nixon
Hickel
Alaska
United States
GOP
Rogers C.B. Morton
Maryland
Morton
America
Nixon pledges more aid for POWs and honors raiders
President Nixon pledged to do everything possible to free American POWs in North Vietnam and praised the commando team of the Son Tay raid. He honored the four veterans with Distinguished Service Medals and Crosses as Congress weighed questions about the mission.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
North Vietnam
Son Tay
Administration
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate
White House
Air Force
Leroy J. Manor
Morrisonville
N.Y
Army
Arthur D. Simons
New York
C. Tyrone J. Adderly
Philadelphia
Stormy Lompoc Valley flood causes several minor highway crashes
Stormy skies dumped over half an inch of rain on the Lompoc Valley overnight flooding intersections and prompting a rash of minor highway mishaps. No injuries were reported in Lompoc though CHP in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo logged dozens of cars slipping into center dividers on Highway 101. The storm brought .77 inch of rain, season total 1.48 inches, versus 1.64 inches at this time last year.
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Lompoc Valley
Lompoc
California Highway Patrol
Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo
Highway 101
Moretti Picked by Democrats as Assembly Speaker Nominee
Assemblyman Bob Moretti 34 of Van Nuys won the Democratic nomination for speaker with 39 of 43 votes. He said he seeks no animosity toward rivals and will work with Governor Reagan on shared goals while opposing him on other issues.
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Sacramento
UPI
Bob Moretti
Assembly
Moretti
van Nuys
Carlos Bee
Hayward
Ken Cory
Garden Grove
Cory
Robert T. Monagan
Tracy
John T. Knox
D.richmond
Knox
University of California Board of Regents
Thanksgiving holiday traffic slows roads with bad weather
Vacationing motorists jammed the nation’s highways for a four day Thanksgiving period. The National Safety Council warned 670 to 770 may die in crashes as weather aids accidents. A bus jackknifed in freezing drizzle near Oakley Michigan injuring 20 of 34 aboard. Four hospitalized.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
Michigan
Oakley
Mich
North Vietnam denies deaths of U.S. prisoners
North Vietnamese spokesman Nguyen Thanh Le denied Melvin Laird's claim that 17 U.S. servicemen died in captivity. He said captives were treated humanely and noted pilots died from combat or parachute failure. He declined to discuss the Nov. 21 raid and cited official Hanoi statements for raid details.
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UPI
U.S
North Vietnam
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Nguyen Thanh le
Hanoi
Vietnam
Laird
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