Nixon veto blocks large school grant increase
Nixon offered little compromise to win support for a 60 million item for grants to schools amid opposition to a nearly 400 million program. He urged reform, argued the increases would be misused, and warned Congress must override with a two thirds vote. AFL-CIO urged Congress to override.
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Mae Nixon
Nixon
Aepts
Congress
Afl-Cio
House
Andrew Blem Tler
Tabor
Fresno man identified in air crash survivor tale
The crash victim Donald Shaver, 35, of Fresno, was identified during a bedside news conference at Amador Hospital. Ebel described their exhaustion and cold as factors making escape impossible, noting a warm Sierra spell aided survival. Hospital administrator Paulsen credited Ebell’s daily jog and good fitness for saving him. Sheriff Martin commented on the uncertain survival path.
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Donald Shaver
Fresno
Ebel
Amador” Hospital
Starr
Sierra
Sacramento
Robert Paulsen
Amador Hospital
Jackson
Paulsen
Ebell
J. P. Martin
Senate OKs No-Warning Dope Raid
The Senate approved a no-knock raid amendment 70 to 15 to a pending drug control bill. It allows federal narcotics agents to stage no warning entries to prevent evidence destruction, while raising concerns about Fourth Amendment privacy and potential illegal searches.
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Washington
Senate
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Griffin
Train Derailment Kills Three Near Industrial Area
An Amtrak Gulf Coast Special derailed after hitting swapped railroad ties near an industrial area. Three people died and several were injured as crews used gas torches to free trapped passengers. the train, traveling about 80 mph, carried Seaboard Coast Line units en route to New York via Charleston and Richmond. A DOT investigator noted recent tie replacement work at the site.
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Gulf Coast
Florida
New York
Charleston
Richmond
Rfe&p
Edgar L. Vaughn
Palos Verdes General Plan Battles over Cityhood Move
Chace faces opposition as Palos Verdes residents and planning officials clash over a proposed fourth city. Real estate interests claim majority control to block incorporation while planners stress case by case handling. Ruth Benella warns a 51 percent protest blocks cityhood, and supervisors face legal constraints with no appeal.
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Ruth Benella
Agency
Formation Commission
Board of Supervisors
Chace
Peninswa
Reimbursement delay and water line corrosion questions
Unclear payment issue about a hospital policy premium paid before due date, later reimbursed after intervention by Continental National American Group and Virginia DuRocher. Also reader asks why Long Beach water turns brown and foul, with city official explaining corrosion in mains or home pipes and steps taken to flush mains and test water.
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Continental National American Group
Virginia DuRocher
Chicago
R.L.B
Long Beach
Frank Higgins
Long Beach Water Department
Third Viet Pullout and Ambush Near Saigon Reported
US and allied forces began a new phase of withdrawal as major combat units pull back after Lunar New Year. Viet Cong ambushed a 13-vehicle convoy on Highway 1A near Long Binh, with one civilian wounded and minor vehicle damage. Allied reports say three large caches were captured north of Saigon and in the central highlands, containing weapons and ammunition. Casualties listed include 69 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed, with American and South Vietnamese losses.
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Amtrac Battalion
1St Infantry Division
26Th. Marine Regiment
4Th
Tifantry Dinh
Long Binh
South Vietnam
U.S
Allied
Saigon
Highlands
Mekong
Bank vault hole yields $60,000 theft in Martinsburg
In Martinsburg West Virginia thieves drilled a 1%-by-3 foot hole in Citizens National Bank vault, seizing an estimated $60,000. The bank vault, protected by a heavy steel casing, was breached at the bank building cited in the report.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Polite
Citizens’ National Bank
Egypt launches Sinai raid into Israel border
Egyptian commandos pierced deep into the Sinai Peninsula toward the Israel border and destroyed most installations at an Israeli army headquarters. The spokesman said the strike hit a major enemy center for radio communications and radar, with Egyptian rockets taking a heavy toll. An air attack followed on Egyptian artillery and aircraft positions in the Gulf of Suez area.
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Sloai Peningula
Israel
Enksena
Ald
Sinai
Rafah
Gaza Strip
Gaza
UPI
Ray Wilkinson
Cairo
Sinai Peninsula
Gulf of Suez
Danish Tourist Blows Mine in Golan Heights
Gert Nielsen, 19, a Danish tourist, lost his left leg today after detonating a mine in an old Syrian minefield in the Israeli occupied Golan Heights. Companion Jan Salomonsen escaped the blast and sought help from nearby sources.
Sadistic Attacker Strikes Four Women Across Southland
Police issued an all points bulletin for a 22-year-old suspect of Mexican descent about 5 feet 7 inches tall and 140 pounds. The spree involved forcing victims to the roadside in the early morning hours, with four attacks since October across Long Beach Wilmington and Carson. Victims included a 15-year-old Lakewood secretary and a 19-year-old coed, all hospitalized after blunt force and stabbing wounds but with no sexual assaults reported. The suspect’s car is a 1939 Chevrolet station wagon with extensive right front damage.
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Southland
Long Beach
Polics
Long’ Beach
West Burnett Street
Lakewood
Lakme Avenue
Angheim Street
Wilmington
Sheriff’s Office
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Stefen
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