Israel declares readiness for large scale operation against Lebanon and Syria
Israeli leaders announce intent to strike terrorists wherever reachable amid reports of mobilization near borders. Cairo Radio and An Nahar cite escalate tension with Syria and Lebanon while Israel tightens border patrols and foreign diplomats weigh in.
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United Press International
Golda Meir
Jerusalem
Israel
Cairo Radio
United States
Syria
Lebanon
Sidon
Beirut
Damascus
Tel Aviv
An Nahar
l'Orient le Jour
Palestine
Hans Georg Steltzer
Cairo
Germany
Meir
Knesset
Middle East
Menahem Begin
Gahal Bloc
Yitzhak Rabin
Washington
Lompoc Students Improve Reading In 1972
Dr. Irwin Wapner, Lompoc Unified School District director, reports first grade reading up to 72 from 65 in 1971, second grade up to 56 from 53, and third grade up to 47 from 34. He notes statewide figures unavailable and cautions against broad comparisons while asserting local scores remain above the state average.
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Irwin Wapner
Lompoc Unified School District
Wapner
Lompoc Valley
Danish Days Come to Solvang With Danish Costumes and Music
Solvang readies its annual Danish Days festival featuring residents in authentic Danish dress, folk dancers, orchestras, a fairy tale parade, a grand ball, and the Aalborg Operatic Choir touring from Denmark. Aebleskive breakfasts start Saturday at 8 am, with a parade at 2 pm and multiple choir performances through Sunday evening.
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Solvang
Denmark
U.S.A
Aalbord Ratic Choir
Veterans Memorial Building
Sorensen Family Orchestra
Jaci Hansen
Jaci
Gram
Jutland
Kissinger Keeps Busy Schedule Across Europe and Moscow
President Nixon's adviser Henry Kissinger continued talks with Soviet leaders in Moscow and planned conferences with British and French officials on his return. He met West German Chancellor Willy Brandt in Munich and may meet Le Duc Tho in Paris after his Hanoi trip, marking 16 private meetings so far.
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Moscow
UPI
Nixon
Henry A Kissinger
Kissinger
America
Willy Brandt
Munich
Washington
White House
Paris
Georges Pompidou
le Duc Tho
Tho
Hanoi
Schools seek Teague's help to save key education funds
Local officials urge Congressman Charles M. Teague to back a second Labor-HEW appropriations bill to preserve about 2.195 million dollars in Public Law 874 aid for Lompoc Unified School District. They warn of higher property taxes or reduced services if funds are cut.
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Charles M. Teague
Lompoc Unified
Teague
Alice Milligan
Nixon
Stans Calls Charges a Pack of Lies
Former Commerce Secretary Maurice H Stans dismissed Democratic charges as a scurrilous pack of lies. The suit accuses him of diverting 114000 dollars in Nixon campaign funds to pay a political espionage squad and destroy records. The amended complaint adds Stans as a co-defendant in a civil damage case tied to the June bugging at the Democratic National Committee offices.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce
Maurice H Stans
Democratic
Nixon
Democratic Party
Stans
Democratic National Committee
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Mexican Independence Day Celebrated in Lompoc Valley
The Mexican community of Lompoc Valley plans a two day observance at the Veterans Memorial Building sponsored by the Mexican Social Organization. Friday marks the 162nd anniversary with the coronation of Queen Maria Margarita Lira and dancing by local children followed by a fiesta and late night dances. The celebration continues Saturday at 9 p.m. with music from Los Alegres.
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Joe Gonzales
Mexican Social Organization
la Purisima Mission
Lompoc Valley
Veterans Memorial Building
Miguel Hidalgo Y Castillo
Maria Margarita Lira
Los Alegres
Planners vote against property zone change in Lompoc
Lompoc Planning Commission by a 4 3 vote urged the county to deny a bid for industrial zoning on Highway 246 near the city. The decision followed a lengthy debate over M 1 zoning and flood plain issues as well as impacts on a proposed sewer plant recharge basin and the Highway 1 scenic byway.
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Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc
William Fick
Vernon Copeland
John Peto
James Flegge
Robert Kranig
George Barnes
William Paulin
the County Planning Commission
W. R Dildine and
Hogg Brothers
Highway 246
Santa Barbara
Fourth District
Citizens Advisory Committee
al Autry
Highway 1
Autry
Citizens sewer committee forms in Lompoc for bond issue
About 50 community leaders were invited to a City Hall meeting tonight to discuss the sewer bond on the November ballot. Councilman E C Stevens will outline sewer needs and the bond proposal, then invite attendees to join the citizens committee chaired by former mayor Harold Thompson, appointed by Mayor George Cotsenmoyer.
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City Hall
Lompoc
E.C Stevens
Harold Thompson
Citizens Committee
George Cotsenmoyer
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Barnes
Dildine
Diane Leyda
Beverly Smith
M-1
American Association of University Women
the Commission
James Patrick
Charlene la DeVries
Daisy St
Diane Linden
North E St
Citizens Sewer Committee Meets
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