Mud slides devastate Big Sur after San Lucia fire
Mud and boulders raced into Big Sur on a hillside scarred by last summer's forest fire. Fifty residents evacuated as 13 homes and a store were buried under four to six feet of mud in places and a wall of debris crossed roads with logs and Volkswagens sized boulders. No serious injuries reported, but officials warned of more slides if rains continue.
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Big Sur
Calif
Don Smythe
Monterey County
Jeff Smith
Write-in Candidate in Santa Barbara Qualifies for Congress
The county challenges a qualified write-in candidate for Congress, Michael Mattson of Santa Maria, who disclosed a police record for sexual maladjustment. He passed the filing process and is on the November ballot with Teague and Cleveland. Mattson, a Democrat, says he has recovered and write-ins must qualify by October 30.
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Congress
13Th Congressional District
Michael Mattson
Santa Maria
Mattson
Secretary of State
Santa Barbara
Ventura County
J. E. Lewis
Charles Teague
Lester Cleveland
Officials hopeful for space shuttle base at Vandenberg
Industry and Defense officials voiced cautious support for a Vandenberg space shuttle base with a possible 2,400 local jobs and about 2 billion dollars in regional business by the early 1980s. North American Rockwell cited a 300000 Air Force study and NASA prime contracts while noting no firm commitment. The plan hinges on polar orbit missions from the West Coast.
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Steve LA Rue
Defense Department
Vandenberg
Air Force
California
Lompoc
DOD
NASA
Hello
Cape Kennedy
Ship Anchored Off Vandenberg Snoozed by Crew
A small vessel appeared off Vandenberg Friday night causing concern but was found anchored with occupants asleep. Coast Guard patrol from Santa Barbara investigated after failed radio calls, while Lompoc Civil Defense Auxiliary Police member Jim Murren tried to wake the crew from shore with lights and a bullhorn. Witnesses said the captain anchored for the night and was unaware of the stir until Coast Guard contact.
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Vandenberg
Coast Guard
Santa Barbara
Jim Murren
City of
Lompoc
E Civil Defense Auxiliary
Ocean Park Lagoon
helicopter attack kills pilot as base hit in central highlands
One American killed and five wounded when Communist fire struck a U.S. helicopter that landed at an artillery base 20 miles south of Pleiku. The helicopter was there to pick up a wounded adviser after mortar fragments hit him.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Central Highlands
Pleiku City
Matt Franjola
Highway 14
White House aide tied to bid to disrupt Democratic campaigns
Time Magazine cites Justice Department files showing Dwight L. Chapin paid Donald H. Segretti over 35000 dollars to subvert Democratic campaigns. The Washington Post cites sworn statements linking Chapin to Segretti. The reports also name Herbert W. Kalmbach as Nixon's personal attorney who authorized payments to Segretti.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Dwight L. Chapin
Justice Department
Time Magazine
Chapin
Nixon
Donald H. Segretti
Washington Post
Lawrence Young
California
Segretti
Dwight Chapin
Post
Herbert W. Kalmbach
California faces power shortage unless growth slows, Rand warns
Rand Corp reports for the California State Assembly warn that by century's end power shortages and depleted fuel reserves will occur if electricity use grows faster than the grid can handle. The studies urge cutting growth to about 3 percent annually and propose a new state agency to oversee siting and environmental factors for power plants.
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Santa Monica
UPI
California
Rand Corp
Rand
California State Assembly
Los Angeles
Assembly
The
National Science
Ronald D Doctor
Kent P. Anderson
Richard H. Ball
Richard G Salter
Nixon seeks 250 billion dollar federal spending cap clash
Congress and President Nixon face a showdown over a proposed 250 billion dollar limit on this year's federal spending. The House backed the plan, the Senate balked, and a conference committee circled a compromise exempting Social Security, veterans benefits, unemployment, Medicare and Medicaid, welfare, military and civil service pensions, and judicial salaries from the cap.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Nixon
Senate
House
Conference Committee
Russell B. Long
Dla
White House
Israel raids four guerrilla bases in Lebanon and Syria
Israeli planes hit four Arab guerrilla bases in southern Lebanon and one in Syria, with a military source in Tel Aviv calling the raids warnings that Israel will strike wherever it wants. In Cairo, Egyptian Premier Sidky heads to Moscow to seek Soviet Egyptian normalization after July expulsions of advisers. No Israeli losses were reported.
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United Press International
Lebanon
Syria
Tel Aviv
Israel
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Aziz Sidky
Moscow
Sidky
Soviet Union
Sadat
Weekend Showers Boost Lompoc Rain Totals
Intermittent weekend showers pushed Lompoc rainfall to about 0.40 inches, compared with 0.08 inches at this time last year. Expect partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers through Tuesday, mild highs in the 60s to 70s, and lows in the 40s to 50s. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph with forecast high tides around 4.4 and 4.7 feet and low tides near 0.6 and 2.4 feet.
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Lompoc
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Alisals Ranch
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Lompoc Record
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Buzz
Rockwell
Herb Shannon
Long Beach Independent Press Telegram
Marvin Miles
Los Angeles Times
Carl Greenfield
Ventura Star Free Press
Harry Crompe
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Navy
Vinh
Kalmbach
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