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House holds Bannon in contempt for defying order Tribune Content Agency WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday voted 229-202 to hold former White House adviser Stephen Bannon in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. The vote was largely along party lines, but nine Republicans did vote in favor of the resolution, H.Res. 730. They are: Reps. Peter Meijer and Fred Upton, both of Michigan, John Katko of New York, Nancy Mace of South Carolina, Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington, as well as Jan. 6 select committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney of Wyoming and her colleague on the panel, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois. Indiana GOP Rep. Greg Pence, whose brother, former Vice President Mike Pence faced death threats on Jan. 6, and was with him that day as the Capitol was breached, did not vote. Only two Republicans – Cheney and Kinzinger – voted in favor of the creation of the Jan. 6 select committee in June. That resolution passed 222-190. See Bannon, Page A8

Democrats nudge AG on Congress decision Tribune Content Agency WASHINGTON — Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee used an oversight hearing Thursday to nudge Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on a pivotal upcoming decision – whether the Justice Department will pursue prosecution of former White House adviser Stephen Bannon for contempt of Congress. When the hearing started, the House hadn’t officially voted to hold Bannon in contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House select panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The chamber later voted 229-202 to adopt the contempt resolution. The next step would be for the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia, part of the Justice Department, to decide whether to prosecute the misdemeanor See Democrats, Page A8

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Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Gonge addreses a small group at a naming ceremony at Travis Air Force Base, Friday, April 9. Gonge turns 100 in November.

Friends ready to celebrate Lt. Gen. John F. Gonge’s 100th birthday Matt Miller

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VACAVILLE — Lt. Gen. John F. Gonge built an illustrious career first as a military pilot and commander through three wars and later as a businessman helping to build what is today Travis Credit Union. Friends and colleagues will honor the man Friday in recognition of his upcoming 100th birthday. The celebration will occur from 6 to 8 p.m. at Travis Credit Union, One Travis Way, in appropriately, the Lt. Gen. John F. Gonge Community Room. It is a black tie affair for a man who is fitting of such a tribute. His career not only spanned the globe but also had an important local role in serving the Travis Air Force Base and Travis Credit Union

Sgt. John G. Evalle, the master of ceremonies for Friday night’s event. “Air mobility is being done in large part to what the general was part of creating.” “He also laid the foundation of Travis Credit Union with one branch on base to what it is today with 24 branches serving 12 core counties,” Evalle said. Gonge was born Nov. 5, 1921, in Ansley, Nebraska. By 1938 he was graduating high school and joining the U.S. Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet. Gonge began his career by ferrying aircraft all over the world. He had to be a quick study as Courtesy Photo he took B-24s, B-17s, B-26s and Lt. Gen John F. Gonge, in flight school. P-51 Mustangs and more from the factories to the major theaters communities. of activity. “He laid the foundation for “He really became a gifted Air reliance on the airlift mission at Travis,” said retired Chief Master See Gonge, Page A8

Moderna, J&J gain backing from CDC Commission OKs winery, distillery project advisory panel Tribune Content Agency U.S. public health advisers voted unanimously to recommended Covid-19 booster shots from Moderna Inc. and Johnson & Johnson, clearing the way for a widespread campaign hoped to stave off a resurgence of the virus. In two votes, the 15-member Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee Thursday supported the additional shots in certain populations, following the outlines of U.S. regulators who cleared the shots Wednesday. Boosters are becoming more widely available at a crucial time when the U.S. is still fighting the summer surge of infections driven by the highly contagious delta variant of Covid. Health officials are keen to

protect those most vulnerable to the disease as the winter months approach, bringing the added threat of a potentially harsh flu season. While the unvaccinated account for the vast majority of the most seriously ill in the current outbreak, breakthrough infections among the vaccinated have fueled concerns that the shots’ efficacy wanes over time. Moderna and J&J both presented evidence at Thursday’s meeting that their boosters restore infection-fighting power. The recommendation from CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices echoes the clearance granted to the boosters by the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA authorized ModerSee Booster, Page A8

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FAIRFIELD — This week – Friday, to be exact – marks the 46th anniversary of Jos Cassidy’s arrival in the United States from Ireland with $80 in his pocket. The Solano County Planning Commission on Thursday approved a multimillion winery, distillery and event center project for Cassidy at Villa de Madre near Fairfield. “There is no other property like it in Suisun Valley,” Cassidy said. The engineer on the project said it comes with a cost of $7 million, with state-of-the art produc-

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