City and Chamber urge support for space shuttle program
Lompoc Mayor Arthur Scott announced a letter campaign with the Chamber of Commerce to rally tri county leaders in Ventura Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo to urge U.S. Senators Murphy and Cranston and Congressman Teague to back NASA's 8.3 billion space shuttle program. The effort targets California aerospace communities amid industry cutbacks and unemployment.
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Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc
Chamber of Commerce
Central Coast
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Arthur Scott
Chamber
Scott
Gene Wahlers
Ventura
Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo
U.S
George Murphy
Alan Cranston
Charles
California Eyes Shuttle Program Benefit Across State
NASA plans a space shuttle program to replace Saturn Apollo and operate as a reusable vehicle for crew and cargo between Earth and low Earth orbit. Concepts include an airplane like booster and orbiter with missions from satellite repair to space science. New Mexico commits 50000 for White Sands research.
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NASA
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Low Earth
Hazards Strike Armory and Seattle San Rafael Clash
A hazardous device exploded at the National Guard Armory in Santa Barbara at 4:15 a.m. causing moderate building damage and shattered windows. Similar incidents occurred in a San Rafael courtroom and Clark Hall at the University of Washington Seattle, with no injuries reported. Investigations involve the FBI, Santa Barbara police, and Navy demolition teams from Pt. Mugu.
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National Guard
E. Canon Perdido St
San Rafael
Calif
Clark Hall
University of Washington
Seattle
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Navy
Pt. Mugu
H.G. Nichols
Chicago
Bridges
San Francisco
Sheriff Department
Nixon offers cease fire plan for Indochina in major peace push
President Nixon unveiled a comprehensive peace proposal including an immediate cease fire and all-indochina talks. North and South Vietnamese negotiators criticized it as a political ploy for elections while agreeing to discuss the plan in future talks. White House aides said allies welcomed the move with caution and noted Nixon highlighted a timetable for U.S. withdrawal and prisoner releases.
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UPI
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Paris
White House
Saigon
Capitol Hill
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
North Vietnam
United States
Senate
Hugh Scott
Scott
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Xuan Thuy
U.S
Madame Nguyen Thi Binh
Indochina
Pests delay Nixon flight to Georgia and Florida
President Nixon boarded Air Force One after a swarm of flying pests was cleared from the plane. He, Pat Nixon, and David and Julie Eisenhower waved to onlookers before a trip to Georgia to dedicate an Ocean Science Center, then to the Florida White House at Key Biscayne for political campaigning.
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UPI
Air Force One
Nixon
Pat
David
Julie Eisenhower
Georgia
Florida White House
Key Biscayne
Ocean Science Center
Atlantic Commission
Skidway Island
Savannah
Census Bureau Officials Probe Lompoc Census Count
Lompoc mayor Art Scott said federal census workers are in the city reviewing reports that several hundred residents were not counted in the 1970 census. He urged residents or visitors who may not be counted to call City Hall or the police station to ensure a complete tally and accurate funding estimates.
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Federal Census Bureau
Lompoc
Art Scott
Scott
City Hall
U.S
Census Bureau
Sadat Likely to Win Egypt Plebiscite for Six-Year Rule
Anwar Sadat emerged as Egypt's interim president and pledged to follow Nasser policies. He was unanimously nominated by 353 national assembly members and aims for an Oct 15 plebiscite victory and a six-year rule. Egypt launches a new diplomatic push with the Soviet Union backing a U.N. General Assembly focus on the Middle East crisis and Israeli withdrawal. In Jordan, a cease-fire pact was refined to ensure peaceful coexistence, with about 1,000 guerrillas released from detention.
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Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
National Assembly
Nasser
Cairo
Al-Ahram
Middle East
U.N. General Assembly
New York
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Security Council
Israel
Sadat
Palestinian Liberation Movement
Jordan
Amman
Hussein
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Laos
South Vietnam
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San Benito County
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