Sharp Quake Hits In Lompoc California
A moderate earthquake centered about 70 miles off Point Arguello rattled Lompoc and felt across San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. No major damage or injuries were reported though buildings swayed and telephones rang as seismologists traced the quake to near the Pacific.
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Lompoc
Calif
UPI
California
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Seismological Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Pacific Ocean
Point Arguello
Here
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
James Robinson
Pismo Beach
Where I Stand Where I Stand
Personal essay recounts HANK GREENSPUN reflecting on his wife Barbara's public TV appearance on Regina Carrol's show. He describes her fear, obedience, and sacrifice while joking about fame, family pressure, and potential repercussions from authorities. The piece blends humor with intimate domestic tension.
Republican Leader Pushes For A Firm Vietnam Cease Fire Date
Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott urged fixing a firm cease-fire date in Vietnam with the administration said near agreement. Democratic Leader Mansfield supported the shift from maximum pressure to protective reaction and a path toward a cease-fire. A White House fact sheet stressed continued South Vietnamese responsibility, while critics questioned policy changes. Scott warned the date should be unilateral if needed, noting the president would speak on Nov 3.
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Washington
Scott
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of State
White House
Nixon
Vietnam
Lawrence County
United States
Tragic Pedestrian Fatality in Henderson
Six year old Howard Franklin Hobbs of Phoenix was struck by a Modesto driver, 52 year old Douglas Ewell Sparks, while crossing Boulder Highway. Police ruled the accident with no citations and said Hobbs lived on 140 Last Lafayette St, Phoenix.
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Howard Franklin Hobbs
Phoenix, Ariz
Boulder
Henderson
Hobbs
Douglas Ewell Sparks
Modesto
Calif
Last
Lafayette St
Phoenix
Desert Torture of 6-Year-Old Boy At Ordi Templar Orientalis Commune
Clifford Rees testified in a California trial about a desert ranch cult called Ordi Templar Orientalis led by Georgiana Brayton. He described Anthony Saul Gibbons chained in a 6 by 6 foot crate, punished for a fire, with other children moved to a motel while Anthony stayed in the box. Rees said the boy appeared very weak and dehydrated, and Brayton held meetings to publicize the punishment.
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Indio
Calif
Rees
Ordi Templar Orientalis
OTO
Georgiana Brayton
Anthony
Zodiac killer calls on TV to surrender on Bay Area show
A man claiming to be the Zodiac contacted attorney Melvin Belli during a San Francisco TV program and urged prosecutors to spare him the death penalty. He failed to meet Belli in Daly City as police traced multiple short calls, while investigators doubted the prank theory and notes tied to the five- killer.
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San Francisco
UPI
Melvin Belli
Daly City
Kgo-Tv
Bell
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Nob Hill
Belli
Fairmont
Zodiac
San Francisco Bay Area
Sam
Bryan Hartnell
Al Clemens Ends Feud With County Fathers
Al Clemens vice chairman of the District Board of Health abruptly quit during a meeting after blasting county commissioners calling them the worst he served under. He sued the county for 140000 over alleged sewage contamination and proposed handing the air pollution program to the commission, a plan met with scorn by officials. Chief Health Officer Otto Ravenholt defended the board and noted Clemens had served seven years with decent attendance. County leaders offered little sympathy, citing the suit and public statements as grounds for resignation.
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al Clemens
District Board of Health
Clemens
Health Department
Commission
Otto Ravenholt
Health
Ravenholt
Bill Briare
Clements
Briare
Inflation steady as fruits dip in September budget
The Labor Department reported a 0.5 percent rise in the cost of living for September, with declines only in fresh fruits and vegetables and used cars. Officials say inflation is stabilizing though prices will stay up, and they expect slower increases in coming months.
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Washington
Nixon
Arnold Chase
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chase
A Test on Amchitka Island Appears Safe
The Atomic Energy Commission released a report finding the Oct 2 underground nuclear test on Amchitka Island Alaska caused only minor terrain damage. The one megaton blast produced no harm to airfield facilities power plant harbor or permanent camps.
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Ameehitka Island
Alaska
Atomic Energy Commission
Ground Zero
Weekend Warmth With Sunny Skies and Light Winds
Weather forecast notes mostly sunny conditions with gentle winds. High near 73 degrees today, low around 40. Yesterday reached a high of 68 and low 52. Noon humidity about 70 percent. Sunrise at 6 55, sunset listed as dold.
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Hank Greenspun
Barbara
Regina Carrol
Totie Fields
Dean Martin
Dino
Regina
IRS
FBI
CIA
Ny Meck
Bulletin
Ordi Templar Orientalis Cult Exposed
Boy
Beverly Gibbons
County
Sanitation District
Ann Landers
Thosteson
Parns Entertainment
Loroscope
Joe Delaney
Jimmy Snydery
Censees Srs
Shor
Nomineo E
Fremo
Las Vegas
Nevada
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