Seven draft resisters furloughed from Lompoc FCI
Seven federal prisoners at Lompoc FCI were released on furlough under a presidential order for Selective Service Act violations. The inmates, four in the minimum security camp and three in the main penitentiary, faced sentences up to two years for draft evasion. They joined about 91 other Vietnam era offenders as the first amnesty beneficiaries, awaiting clemency board decisions. Each man anticipated 24 months of potential service or completion of shorter terms, choosing homeward exits over extended confinement.
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Steve LA Rue
Lompoc
Federal Correctional Institution
FCI
Vietnam
Starker Main Penitentiary
Ford
Tom Keohane
Clemency Board
Earl Buzard
Keohane
United States
NBC
CBS
California
Greyhound
Ford pledges U N food aid rise and global reserve plan
President Ford told the United Nations General Assembly that the United States will substantially increase food aid to hungry nations and join a worldwide effort to create an international system of food reserves. He outlined three steps including boosting aid, negotiating global food reserves, and expanding immediate shipments, with Rome Rome World Food Conference in November set to spell out details.
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United Nations
UPI
Ford
United States
United Nations General Assembly
Rome
Groundbreaking Set for K Mart Discount Store
Groundbreaking ceremonies planned Monday for a million dollar K Mart discount store to be built on eight acres at the northwest corner of H Street and North Avenue. Sotter and Caplow of Beverly Hills hold a $1 153 565 permit with North Pacific Construction Co. as general contractor for a six to eight month build.
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Kmart
H Street
North Avenue
Sotter and Caplow
Beverly Hills
K-Mart
North Pacific Construction Co
Carson
Bill Cruse
Union Oil
Electrical rates rise again as city gears for undergrounding
Lompoc voters watch a crowded council agenda as rates climb for residents after PG E adds a three percent fuel cost adjustment. The council unanimously approves the rise while debating power costs and upcoming elections.
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Lompoc
Japanese gunmen surrender after five day siege in Damascus
Three Japanese gunmen who occupied the French Embassy in The Hague for five days surrendered in Damascus with a $300000 ransom and a Japanese Red Army companion. They were rescued from a French jail and ten hostages freed in the exchange.
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United Press International
Hague
Damascus
Red Army
Ford rejects Pan Am subsidy bid
President Ford refused a Pan American Airways emergency subsidy request, saying direct cash support is not fair to U.S. taxpayers. Transportation Secretary Brinegar announced the decision after a full review, noting the airline sought 10 million dollars monthly to avert a crisis.
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Pan American
White House
Transportation
Claude S. Brinegar
Ford
U.S
Roden seeks suspension of D A Minier
Roden elect, to succeed Minier, calls for suspension of Minier and Santa Maria office chief and an investigator. Sperry defends, noting no removal procedures. Begg case details raised, including plea bargain and alleged leniency. Roden plans adds county and state bodies to review and possible civil service questions for aides.
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Stan Roden
David D. Minier
Santa Maria
Minier
Gerald Sperry
North County DA
Roden
Sperry
Dave Milner
Milner
Begg
Santa Barbara
Arnold Gowans
Ron Fairfield
County Grand Jury
Board of Supervisors
State Bar Assa
Boar of Supervisors
Civil Service
Don Lobitz
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NCPA
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Eugene McAllister
Aden
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
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District Attorney's Office
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