Mideast policies tougher and cease fire uncertainty grows
The report outlines Egypt under Anwar Sadat signaling possible nonextension of the 90 day cease fire ending November 5 and Israel insisting missiles be withdrawn from the Suez Canal zone before talks resume. Riad accused the U.S. of wrecking peace efforts and rejected missile removal while Israel stresses reciprocity and cease fire observance as talks continue. In Lompoc a city council meeting plans to address impasses in salary talks with IBEW and City Employees Association, with decisions expected tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.
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United Press International
Israel
Egypt
Middle East
Anwar Sadat
Suez Canal Zone
Sadat
New York
Mahmoud Riad
Riad
United States
Canal Zone
William P. Rogers
Jarring
Lompoc
County Board Receives Salary Proposals and Firemen Hours Change
The County Board of Supervisors reviewed Dec 1 salary recommendations totaling 1,125,000 for the 1970-71 year, about 192,000 under budget. Average statewide increases run 8.54 percent for 242,449 county positions, with firemen offered 10 percent and duty hours proposed to drop from 84 to 72 hours by Dec 1 and to 67 by July 1.
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County Board of Supervisors
Johnson
Police uncover FLQ hostage den and broader kidnap hunt
Police locate a residence near St Hubert airport tied to FLQ kidnappers in the Laporte Cross case. They fear a second hostage's life as road blocks and a nationwide manhunt unfold. Trudeau rejects ransom and Cuba passage offer while Cross pleads for capitulation to captors.
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James R. Cross
St. Lawrence River
St. Hubert
Que
Quebec Liberation Front
FLQ
Laporte
Cross
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Quebec
Pierre LaPorte
Canada
Trudeau
Cuba
Marc Carbonneau
Paul Rose
Robert Bourassa
Supreme Court to rule on federal gun control law
The Supreme Court agreed to hear this term whether the 1968 gun control act, requiring transfer and sale registrations with the Treasury, is constitutional despite a California ruling that registration could expose individuals to self incrimination. The Court also plans to hear cases on voting age and draft evasion related issues.
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High Court
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
California
US District Court
Treasury Department
Viet Cong North Vietnamese Hit Cambodia Rice Bowl Front
Cambodian field reports say Viet Cong and North Vietnamese units launched their heaviest attack in Cambodia’s rice bowl in seven months. Cambodian forces reportedly killed 42 attackers and captured weapons and ammunition at Samrong, 162 miles northwest of Phnom Penh.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Cambodia
Samrong
U.S
Saigon
Vietnam
Nixon campaigns in Ohio as he pivots on Vietnam policy
President Nixon opened a two day swing in Columbus to rally support for GOP candidates and urge replacements for Senate doves. He backed Rep Robert Taft in Ohio and pressed for strong foreign policy and law and order at home. Weather forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies with mild temperatures.
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Columbus
Ohio
UPI
Nixon
Senate
Statehouse
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
America
Taft
GOP
Roger Cloud
White House
Vermont
Wisconsin
Vietnam
Paris
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Mohammed Fawzi
Mohammed Ahmed Sadek
Jerusalem
Yigal Allon
Golda Meiris
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Gene Wahlers
Carl Eastman
Los Angeles
Lompoc Hospital
Louie Clem Magdaleno
N. A St
East Ocean Avenue
Magdalene
Ocean Avenue
Eastman
Raymond Johnson
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
U.S. Air Force
4Th Infantry Division
Vincent F. McGee Jr
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kenneth L. Adam Park
Hugh D. Young
Cong
Mission Hills
Goleta
Southern Pacific Railroad
North A Street
Emory Francis Robb
Rucker Rad
Leroy E. Varney
San Luis Obispo
Robb
Robert Henry Liette
East Laurel Avenue
Liette
John Trenton Ingle
W. North Ave
Space 179
Beulah Marian Craig
Continental
East
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