Teens injured in high speed chase near Cabrillo High
Two Lompoc teens were treated and released after a car flips over while fleeing sheriff deputies. Paul Leake aged 18 and Robert Powell aged 17 were involved in a speeding car incident near Constellation Road and Sirius Avenue in Vandenberg Village.
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Cabrillo High School
Sirius Avenue
Constellation Boulevard
Lompoc Hospital
Lompoc
Vandenberg Village
Paul Leake
E. Lemon Ave
Robert Powell
North D St
Constellation Road
Lesko
Constellation
Sirius
Apparent violations noted in McGovern contributions
Federal auditors reported three apparent violations of campaign spending laws by groups backing Sen. George S. McGovern. The GAO also urged IRS review of large contributions from Hugh Hefner and Stewart Mott, while noting McGovern for President’s bookkeeping was error prone but no clear violations found.
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Washington
UPI
Justice Department
George S. McGovern
General Accounting Office
GAO
Internal Revenue Service
Hugh Hefner
Otors
Stewart Mott
Elmer B. Staats
McGovern
Robert Dole
Republican National Committee
Dole
Lawrence F. O'Brien
D.C
Senate committee approves Abrams as Army chief of staff
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted 16 to 0 to confirm Gen Creighton W. Abrams as Army chief of staff amid earlier controversy over unauthorized B52 raids in North Vietnam. The committee also rejected a customary retirement promotion for Gen John D. Lavelle by 12 to 2 after inquiry into the raids and senior officers’ involvement.
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Senate
Abrams
North Vietnam
John D. Lavelle
Vietnam
Nixon
Lavelle
Joint Chiefs of Staff
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Plan rumored to swap Thieu resignation for prisoner release
US and South Vietnamese sources report a Paris peace plan in which President Thieu would resign in favor of the Senate speaker, US troops withdraw, North Vietnam pulls back, and bombing ends. Hanoi denies a broad end to the war while talks continue in Paris. The welfare bill in Congress prompts veto threats but faces possible reconciliation.
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Saigon
UPI
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Thieu
Sen
Nguyen van Huyen
Senate
Alexander Haig
Henry A. Kissinger
Haig
U.S
Hanoi
Paris
Times of London
Registrars Set for Sunday Road to Election Deadline
Deputy registrars operate today and tomorrow as the Sunday midnight cutoff nears for the November General Election. Registrars at the Public Library East North Avenue open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, and 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow. Republican Headquarters South H Street hosts 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and noon to midnight tomorrow, while Democratic Headquarters North H Street runs 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to midnight tomorrow. GOP cites 900+ registrations, Democrats report 1,000 to 1,500 registrations.
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East North Avenue
South H St
North H St
GOP
Bus at Vandenberg Stolen Vehicle Incident
Air Police at Vandenberg Air Force Base confronted a driver who rolled a Peerless Stages Co. bus through the gate without passengers and no ID. The suspect, Ronald G. Auvero, was detained after CHP involvement and sent to Santa Barbara County Hospital psychiatric ward. Peerless Stages recovered their bus.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Air
California Highway Patrol
Ronald G. Auvero
Peerless Stages Co
San Jose
Peerless Stages
Santa Barbara County Hospital
Reagan seeks delay on private project environmental reviews
Governor Ronald Reagan urged Attorney General Evelle Younger to seek a stay of a Sept. 21 California Supreme Court ruling requiring environmental impact reports for private building projects. Critics warned the decision could halt construction statewide while supporters blamed delays on the administration’s failure to implement the act.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Attorney General
Supreme Court
Reagan
Los Angeles
Evelle Younger
Donald L. Grunsky
Watsonville
Grunsky
Assembly
Bob Moretti
D-Van Nuys
Younger
High Court
Speeding Mexican Train Wreck Kills Many in Saltillo
A passenger train in Saltillo, Mexico jumped the track before midnight, overturned and burned. Officials say at least 109 people died and more than 464 were injured. Blame cited on excessive speed and crew precautions.
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Saltillo
Mexico
UPI
Laredo
Tex
City Beautification Award To Unkempt Barton Avenue Home
Neighbors award a makeshift City Beautification honor to an untidy Barton Avenue house at the corner of North First Street. Bill Scolari expresses ecstasy after catching a salmon while surf fishing as weather shifts to fair on Saturday with warm nights and 85 to 95 degree daytime highs.
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Barton Avenue
North First Street
Bill Scolari
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