No official word on VAFB cutback rumors
No word from Vandenberg Air Force Base nor NASA on cutbacks or early outs. Washington reports a 44 000 enlisted and 6 000 officer reduction may occur by ending some term renewals. Secretary Laird cites a $3 billion defense funding cut and Congress as the cause.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Air Force
Vandenberg
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
U.S. Air Force
Laird
Armed Services
Congress
Soviet Premiers to Attend Ho Chi Minh Funeral
Soviet Premier Kosygin departed Moscow for Hanoi to attend Ho Chi Minh’s funeral in Saigon. Chinese Premier Chou En Lai was already in Hanoi, with North Vietnam’s new regime expected to face protocol issues as Ho Chi Minh’s funeral was to be held Wednesday. The casket would be opened Saturday in the National Assembly building.
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Saigon
UPI
Alexei N. Kosygin
Moscow
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Chou-En-Lai
China
Kosygin
North Vietnam
National Assembly
Incumbents file for SYRWD and local appointment debate
Three Santa Ynez River Water District incumbents have filed for re election C Richard Henning William Laranjo and Andrew T Petersen while attorney Gary Dunlap seeks to challenge Henning An impending Board of Supervisors vote to fill the unexpired term of Charles Sudden has drawn Republican style opposition with a petition backing Henry Dettamanti and criticism of R B McClellan as the recommended appointee. Local mourners and Soviet Chinese posts frame the broader Ho Chi Minh era coverage with cease fire plans and diplomatic maneuvering surrounding Chou Kosygin and Hanoi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Ynez River Water District Board of Directors
C. Richard Henning
Lompoc
William Laranjo
Buellton
Andrew T. Petersen
Solvang
Gary Dunlap
Henning
County Board of Supervisors
Charles Sudden
R. B. McClellan
Francis Beattie
Leroi Scolari
Board of Supervisors
Henry Dettamanti
Santa Ynez River Water
Nixon urges state and local cutbacks on construction
President Nixon directs a 75 percent reduction in new government construction contracts to ease inflationary pressure. He stresses states and locals should postpone nonessential projects while prioritizing high social priority works to free resources for housing.
Lompoc Housing Authority Heads County Operations
Lompoc hosts the Housing Authority of Santa Barbara County with offices at 217 W. Maple Ave. The authority oversees 1,172 housing units with annual rental income about 53 178.54 dollars and a 1.5 million dollar annual budget for leasing and operations. Units include 291 owned, 81 under construction in Santa Maria, and the rest leased. Rent is set by income and family size, with minimum tenant rent of 60 dollars and the government covering the 70-dollar gap on a 130-dollar market lease. The authority is administered by county commissioners and operates under federal HUD guidelines with close ties to the San Francisco regional office.
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Rennie L. Adam
Lompoc
City of
Santa Barbara
Housing Authority of
Santa Barbara County
W. Maple Ave
Housing Authority
Santa Maria
Dick Mires
Mires
Board of Commissioners
Housing Assistance Administration
HUD
San Francisco
Lompoc Felon Escapes During Court Arrival
Robert Wallace Amick, 31, from Lompoc, who was convicted earlier this year for parole violation and possession of a dangerous weapon, slipped from Santa Barbara Superior Court deputies and fled as other prisoners were brought in. He was last seen wearing bell bottom jeans and a red plaid shirt, with tattoos on both arms and a mustache. Weather and surf reports follow with coastal highs in the 60s to 70s and inland into the 80s.
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Lompoc
Santa Barbara Superior Court
Robert Wallace Amick
N. D St
California Rehabilitation Center
Corona
Amick
Bob
Reds plan truce amid heavy attacks in South Vietnam
Communists launch their heaviest mortar and rocket strikes in a month as a three day cease fire announced by the Viet Cong North Vietnamese comes into effect at 1 am Monday. The attacks hit 77 bases and towns with ground assaults causing 84 Communist deaths while allied losses were light. Talks of a seven day mourning pause and Paris peace talks add tension as U.S. intelligence notes a lull in northern infiltration likely to resume with the monsoon season.
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Tass
Hanoi
Vietnam
Chou-Kosygin
China
Russia
Chou
Kosygin
London
Peking
Ba Dinh
New China News Agency
Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
U.S
Ameri
da Nang
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VAFB
Red China
Nixon
Helen Olson
City Hall
K Street
Walnut Avenue
Bud Pryor
Milky Way
Satchmo
Vicki Smith
Bill Cockshott
Dan Duffy
Record
White House
Brazil
Lompoc Terrace
Fred Money
Refugio Alvarado
Apricot Street
County Housing Authority
Rio DE Janeiro
C. Burke Elbrick
Foreign Ministry
D. Burke Elbrick
MR8
Movimento Revolucionario
Ernesto Che Guevara
Bolivia
Elbricks
Elbrick
Rio
William Belton
U. S
Junta
el Capitan Beach
Robert Amick
Reds
United States
Ho Huu Tuong
Tuong
Paris
Viet Cong
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