North Vietnamese Attacks Hit Central Coast In Saigon Blackout
UPI reports heavy Communist assaults on the Central Coast near a district capital and outposts in South Vietnam’s least secure province. US sources note 230 allied air strikes over North Vietnam and 57 B52 missions targeting both north and south. Firefights erupt near Tam Quan and Ba To as 1,000 Communist troops push across the Ba To river.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
Air Force
Charles D. Debellevue
Lafayette
U.S
North Vietnam
Dong Hoi
Demilitarized Zone
Tam Quan
Ed Bassett
Ba To
Bassett
Booby Trap Kills Israeli Embassy Official in London
A booby trapped envelope exploded at the Israeli Embassy in London killing agricultural attaché Dr. Amir Shachori and injuring diplomat Kaddar Theodor. Investigators probe delivery method amid calls for calm in Middle East tensions.
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United Press International
Middle East
London
Lebanon
Cairo
al Akhbar Today
Tel Aviv
Amir Shachori
Shachori
St. George’s Hospital
Kaddar Theodor
Schachori
Beirut
Arab League
Mahmoud Riad
Saeb Salam
Middle East News Agency
MENA
Supervisors mull study on Santa Rosa Island drilling permits
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 to ask counsel to explore suspending Santa Rosa Island oil drilling permits until an environmental impact study is possible. The move, led by George H. Clyde, drew support from Daniel Grant and Charles Catterlin, with Beattie absent due to surgery.
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Pacific Ocean
Santa Rosa Iland
Environmental Board
Santa Rosa Island
Channel Islands National Park
Daniel G. Grant
Charles F. Catterlin
Clyde
Francis H. Beattie
Cottage Ospital
Santa Barbara
Former White House aides plead innocent in break-in case
G Gordon Liddy and Howard Hunt along with five others pleaded not guilty to charges in the Democratic national headquarters break-in. Bail hearings were postponed as officials prepared to interview all seven defendants.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Democratic National
G. Gordon Liddy
Howard E. Hunt
Liddy
Hunt
John J. Sirrica
Measles Outbreak Shrinks Los Berros School Twins
In Los Berros the school’s four sets of twins are reduced by one pupil who stays home with measles. Sheriff Explorers report Danish Days duty remains lively though feet ache and sunburns persist. Forecasts show a cool weekend with mid 60s to mid 70s highs and mid 40s to mid 50s lows. Winds light to moderate from the northwest. Tidal data note 4.8 and 5.7 foot high tides on Wednesday morning and evening.
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Los Berros
Three-way meeting agreed on Wye beautification project
Beautification Commission agrees to join Parks and Recreation and City Council to review Wye project finances after August cost tally of 2671.86 and anticipated yearly maintenance of about 12 000 for three years. Debate over expense categorization and water usage prompts request for clearer accounting and defined responsibilities. PLUS and Four H Club Sale offer free maintenance help for the Wye plot.
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Commission
Wye
Steve LA Rue
Parks and Recreation Commission
Parks and Rec Commission
Matt Howerton
Gene Wahlers
Jack Anderson
W.B. Jamison
Julia Sand
Howerton
D.C Schwark
Schwark
al Autry
Dick Osmundson
Sand
Tunnell Defends Stance Against Broad Impact Study
Santa Barbara County supervisor Curtis Tunnell opposed mandatory environmental impact studies for oil drilling within a mile of the Pacific, arguing impracticality. He backed four Mobile Oil permits for Santa Rosa Island and urged stronger precautions, while noting oil wells have harmed real estate and aesthetics in some cases. Supervisor George Clyde urged studies to protect the shoreline and said the board aims to curb past oil industry damage without forcing its exit.
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Santa Barbara City
Board of Supervisors
Curtis Tunnell
Pacific Ocean
Tunnell
Mobile Oil Corp
Santa Rosa Island
Channel Islands
Santa Maria Valley
Venereal disease epidemic cited by health officials
Editor notes a venereal disease pandemic sweeping California and the nation, with multiple claimed causes from ancient Egypt to Europe’s Middle Ages. Historians link syphilis to events and figures, from Henry VIII to Portola era California, noting it as a major killer before penicillin.
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Steve LA Rue
Winter Health Department
California
Europe
Egypt
Columbus
Henry VIII
Ivan the Terrible
Gaspar de Portola
Virgin
Mexico
City to restate stand on Lompoc jail facilities
City officials led by Dustin Griffit urge stronger city planning on Nort County jail needs as Santa Maria expands county jail capacity. Lompoc debates keeping a local jail while county funds and operations shift. council meets tonight at City Hall to discuss contract implications and future arrangements.
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Dustin Griffit
Lompoc
Santa Maria
Griffith
Lomno
Lompoc Valley
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Board of Supervicers
George H. Clyde
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