Nixon Sets Feb 21 Date for Peking Trip
President Nixon will begin his historic visit to China on February 21 1972 after the Lunar New Year. White House spokesman Ronald L. Ziegler announced the date and said Nixon will meet Mao Tse tung and Chou Enlai to seek a new direction in US China relations and to end the isolation of both peoples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Nixon
Peking
U.S
China
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Peoples’ Republic of China
United States of America
Ziegler
United States
New Hampshire
City Warns Against Not Paying Lompoc Utility Increase
Lompoc officials report residents refuse the $1 rate hike taking effect this month for refuse collection. The council approved raising the monthly charge from $1.50 to $2.50 amid questions of taxation status and federal rulings. Longtin warned nonpayment could trigger utility shutoffs, with funds redirected pending court action.
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Lompoc
Federal
Cost of Living Council
Office of Emergency Preparedness
James Longtin
Council
Nixon
Longtin
OEP
Senate backs third pay raise for military and civilians
The Senate voted 77 to 1 to grant a 5.5 percent across the board pay increase for military personnel and federal employees, defying President Nixon who sought to delay. If House action follows, the move would add about $1 billion to the-year deficit, the fourth largest in U.S. history, next to World War II.
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Washington
House
Chamber names Earle E. Sweetland new executive manager
Earle E. Sweetland 54 retired Air Force colonel was appointed executive manager of the Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce by the board at a special meeting. He succeeds Ralph Patey who resigned for a Tucson newspaper post. Sweetland starts immediately and was earlier Flower Festival general chairman for 1972. He retired from Vandenberg AFB in 1970 after 30 years service and formerly commanded there from 1966 to 1970. He and his wife Daisy live at 1320 Onstott Rd with their son and daughter.
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Earle E. Sweetland
Air Force
Lompoc Valley
Sweetland
Ralph Patey
Tucson
Arizona
Robert Kranig
Chamber of Commerce
Kranig
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Vandenberg
Oregon University
Daisy
Onstott Rd
Community party showcases colorful trash can art in Lompoc
In Lompoc the Heinrichs and Harry Jones lead a city beautification effort with painted trash cans and demonstrations at Premiere ’72. The event at the Veterans Memorial Building runs 12 to 9 pm with library displays, how to paint packs, tree and shrub displays, and door prizes donated by local merchants.
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Art Heinrich
Heinrich
Lompoc
Art Scott
Harry Jones
Veterans Memorial Building
Heinrich, Jones
Pay controversy for after school supervision duties in Lompoc
In a multi topic report, the Lompoc school board and Lompoc Education Association clash over extra curricular supervision pay. LEA seeks 700 for drama and forensics coaches, choir directors, yearbook advisers, band directors, and other roles, while the district counters with 350. Additional discussions cover summer pay for the agriculture instructor, homebound teaching rates, driver training, and adult education pay. A separate note mentions Santa Barbara County appointing Paul Floyd as auditor controller effective March 1 1972.
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Lompoc Education Association
Vaughn Proctor
LEA
Paul Floyd
Santa Barbara County
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Internal Revenue Service
City Hall
Senate
Gandhi
E. Pakistan
Lompoc Public Library
Paul Thompson
FCI
New Delhi
Indira Gandhi
East Pakistan
Balurghat
Pakistan
Kashmir
Dinajpur
Bengal
Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan
Bangla Desh
India
Calcutta
English Bazar
Joseph Galloway
Dacca
Jessore
Jerry Gray
Bob Speers
H Street
Floyd
A. T. Eaves, Jr
Board of Supervisors
Fresno County
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