Ike Buried in Kansas in Simple GI Coffin
Dwight D Eisenhower known as Ike laid to rest in Abilene Kansas in a plain $80 GI coffin. Public services featured prayers by Rev Dean Miller and Rev Robert H Macaskill with Mamie Eisenhower present. Attendees included military bands 21 gun salute and a Taps ceremony marking the former president and five star general.
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Abilene
Kan
Upi
Dwight David Eisenhower
Ike
Prairie Heart
America
Eisenhower
Dean Miller
Palm Desert
Calif
Nixon
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Lincoln
Dwight Eisenhower
Macaskill
5Th Army
County to seek injunction to halt Santa Barbara drilling
Santa Barbara County Counsel will ask a U S District Court in Los Angeles to issue a mandatory injunction stopping drilling on five federal leases in the Santa Barbara channel. The move cites irreparable damage to beaches parks and the tax base and comes as oil leaks from the Union Oil lease continue. Supervisor Clyde asks President Nixon for assistance calling Hickel's order a tragic mistake as oil washes ashore along Carpinteria Montecito and other south coast areas.
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Santa Barbara County
U.S. District Court
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara Channel
Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Union
Humble
Mobil
Phillips
George P. Rading
Hickel
George H. Clyde
Richard Nixon
Carpinteria
Montecito
Bradley Yorty to compete for Los Angeles mayor run off
Los Angeles faces a runoff for mayor after Thomas Bradley the first black candidate to wage a full mayoral campaign led with 41.79 percent to Mayor Sam Yortys 26.08 percent. Bradley says race is not a factor while Yorty predicts victory. In other races Barry Goldwater Jr. led a congressional field with 30.8 percent and John van De Kamp 13.5 percent. Voters approved 10 city charter amendments and rejected three school funding measures amid tax concerns and unrest in schools.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Thomas Bradley
Sam Yorty
Bradley
Yorty
Barry Goldwater Jr
Arizona
GOP
John van de Kamp
Goldwater
van de Camp
Fire Chief Leads Station Tour For Citizens Committee
Fire Chief John Baker conducted a station tour for a citizens committee last night. County tax assessors are moving quickly to help ranchers with assessment changes enabled by the new law. A woman reports neighbors using B B guns to kill wild birds in her yard.
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John Baker
Citizens Committee
Lompoc Officials Seek FAA Help to Expand Airport
A delegation from the Lompoc Planning Commission, led by planning director Clinton Sherrod, flew to Los Angeles to discuss updating Lompoc Airport with FAA officials. They cited air traffic volume data and seek federal funds to lengthen the 3600 foot runway, amid critique of the County Master Plan of Airports for underreporting traffic and omitting passenger and freight services.
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Lompoc
Clinton Sherrod
Los Angeles
Federal Aviation Agency
Three Injured In Grinding Two Car Collision At Intersection
Three people were injured in a two car crash at the intersection of H Street and North Avenue yesterday. Earle Palmer 67 suffered fractured ribs and his wife Lillian 52 had minor injuries. both were treated at Lom poc Hospital and listed in good condition. Geneva Coleman 38 driver of the second car was admitted with lip and mouth lacerations and chest contusions and listed in good condition. Police say Palmer drove west on North Avenue while Coleman headed north on H Street. the crash occurred shortly before 7 p.m. Both cars sustained major damage.
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H Street
North Avenue
Earle Palmer
W. North Ave
Lillian
Lompoc Hospital
Palmer
Geneva Coleman
Third St
Coleman
Lompoc considers $500000 bond for fire HQ and facilities
Lompoc City Council approved a June 3 bond election to fund a fire station headquarters and related facilities with unanimous support after a 45 person public hearing. Citizens urged federal grant consideration and fiscal caution while officials noted remaining bonding capacity and plans for design work.
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Lompoc
Robert Baray
N. X St
Civic Center
Baray
John Skov
North H Street
Robert MacClure
Skov
Rodgers
E. Locust Ave
Arthur Batty
S. L St
Gail Steiger
Connie Steffen
Mel Beets
Gene Wahlers
Wahlers
Citizens’ Committee
Kenneth Wicks
John Baker
Verne Copeland
Russell Manseau
Rose McIntosh
Robert Bergman
Santa Barbara
Maple Avenue
I Street
Eight candidates named for 1969 Lompoc Valley Flower Festival Queen
The 1969 Flower Festival Queen candidates Pattie Beattie Kendra Mein dersee Alexa Kennard Linda Williams Judy Yamchuk Dawn Ebbert Kay Wishard Monica Moran were introduced at Loop's Restaurant before about 75 local leaders. Each wore sleeveless voille dresses with daisies and spring coats as the event noted sponsors and prize-ticket aims. The festival committee set a goal to sell 3,000 tickets at one dollar each, with the 17th annual festival scheduled for June 28-29.
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Quota Club
Dawn Ebbert
Kay Wishard
Linda Williams
Kendra Meindersee
Pattie Beattie
Monica Moran
Judy Yamchuk
Alexa Kennard
Dan Duffy
Lompoc Valley
Loop’s
Kiwanis Club
Paamco Food Service
Jaycees
American GI Forum
Moose Lodge
Village Hills Little League
Lion’s Club
Elks Lodge
Federal judge rules draft discriminates against conscientious objectors
U.S. District Court Judge Charles E. Wyzanski Jr. in Boston ruled that the Selective Service Act of 1967 unconstitutionally discriminates against conscientious objectors on non religious grounds. The decision immediately raises the hot legal issue for the Supreme Court.
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Boston
UPI
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Charles E. Wyzanski Jr
Lompoc Police Dept to be surveyed by state commission
The California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training will independently study Lompoc Police Department services. Edward Toothman will lead with Brad Roe Wahlers assisting to assess administration, workload, and anti crime methods. The review, at no cost to the city, aims to improve operations and manpower.
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Otate Commission
Lompoc
California Commission On Peace Officer
Gene Wahlers
Commission
Edward Toothman
Oakland
Toothman
Brad Roe Wahlers
Building Facilities Division of Public Works
State aid approved for flood damaged county ranches
Lompoc Valley ranchers hit by the Santa Ynez flood will share in emergency tax reassessment benefits signed into law by Gov. Reagan. About 70 ranchers filed affidavits. refunds may come in May or June based on January and February damages. Reassessments apply to losses over $1,000 with the five twelfths refund factor and will be revisited yearly until production is restored.
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Lompoc Valley
Reagan
Robert Chilson
Lompoc
Ralph C. Dills
Gardena
Chilson
Santa Ynez
West Valley
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L.A
Lompocs Airport
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