McGovern Calls Nixon Administration Trickiest and Most Deceitful
Senator George S. McGovern accuses President Nixon’s White House of corruption and deceit, citing grain sales to Russia and a ritual of favors to big firms. Senator Edward M. Kennedy adds support for anti corruption rhetoric while Nixon defends his strategy and rejects a bombing halt before the election.
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Shuttle Port Plan Begun For Vandenberg Space Launch
Informed sources say DoD planners have toured Vandenberg AFB, met with NASA officials, and begun planning a Vandenberg Space Shuttle Port to become operational early next decade. Ground plans hinge on shuttle design and NASA North American Rockwell negotiations, delaying firm architecture until spring.
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Board adopts fast track for impact reviews in county
Board of Supervisors approves interim procedures to speed environmental impact reviews after a State Supreme Court ruling. The plan borrows a Santa Barbara attorney Stanley Hatch compromise to ease red tape on projects already approved or awaiting checks. Planning Commission hearings for general plan amendments and consistency are pushed to January 10 for Goleta Valley and January 17 for Carpinteria Summerland due to workloads.
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Labor delegates back Wilson rally against Heath terms
In Blackpool 1200 Labour delegates applauded Harold Wilson as he denounced Prime Minister Heath's terms for Britain joining the Common Market. Wilson pledged to renegotiate while party divisions over Europe simmered. Roy Jenkins dissented but stayed in the party. MP William Hamilton led a heated critique amid protest.
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Nixon faces veto clash over $24.6 billion clean water bill
Congress sends the costly clean water bill to the White House with a 366 to 11 House vote and 74 to 0 Senate approval. Nixon, citing inflation, had already vetoed related measures while Congress overrides a railroad pension rise and pushes for environmental funding.
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John Adam Fills Vacancy on County Planning Commission
Santa Maria rancher John F Adam was swiftly appointed to fill the county planning commission vacancy to ensure a legal quorum. He was sworn in and served at the day long session as Richard M Clare scheduled to depart Oct 1 after 82 years on the board. Clare agreed to serve one final session before Adam’s appointment was disclosed.
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HUD probes 10 cities for possible housing fraud
HUD Secretary George Romney called the central city housing program a failure as investigations into possible fraud expanded to at least ten cities. He cited indictments in New York last spring against FHA officials and others for schemes to foreclose government backed mortgages for windfall profits. He named Newark Philadelphia Detroit Chicago Boston Washington Columbia St. Louis Dallas and Los Angeles as involved or targeted sites with Detroit seen as having the worst graft.
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