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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1972
Page
3
The Lompoe City Council last night approved bids for a two phase street improvement project totaling 270000 dollars for 1972 73. Phase one will be funded mainly by gas tax funds and Phase two will use flood control water conservation district funds along with gas tax funds.
Lompoc officials will present diplomas at 7 p.m. in the Royal Coach marking 14 weeks of CDAP training in first aid, communications, criminal law and disaster preparedness. Mel Gordon will award special merits.
Testimony in the Honey case stretches into a fourth day as the County Civil Service Commission and hearing examiner Gerald Smelzer hear claims about Honey’s riot involvement. Officials discuss tear gas use, aerial grenades, and alleged misconduct linked to his dismissal by Sheriff John W. Carpenter. City updates cover road work, traffic lights study, street lighting, and utility bids while Flower Festival ticket leaders and prize winners are announced.
City council accepts J O Miller Construction's low bid of 34 800 for Civic Auditorium repairs and restroom additions plus tiling while keeping the project over the 22 600 estimate. They reject the prior higher bid and approve use by a Los Angeles theater group for 125 a week.
Sergeant Eddie J. Williams nephew of James Lloyd of 336 North Street Lompoc has graduated at Sheppard AFB Texas from the technical training course for USAF management analysis specialists Williams trained in graphic and tabular presentation Air Force reporting and automatic data processing is assigned to March AFB for duty with a Strategic Air Command unit The sergeant is a 1966 graduate of Far Rockaway High School Los Angeles Cadet Ranklin D Roth son of USAF Major and Mrs Arthur J Roth 707 Ash Vandenberg AFB received a two year AFROTC scholarship at USC class of 1974 Cadet Roth will get full tuition fees a textbook allowance and a monthly subsistence allowance He submitted his application after enrolling in AFROTC at USC where he is class of 1974 He will be commissioned as a second lieutenant after graduation and AFROTC completion The airman is a 1970 Cabrillo High School Lompoe graduate Hearings are scheduled in Washington as the House Government Operations subcommittee will start hearings April 13 on the tax preparation industry which grossed over 500 million in 1970 Chairman Johns and Monagan say the unregulated industry needs scrutiny and corrective action.
Burial services will be held at Saint Marys Cemetery in New Britain Connecticut on April 8 for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Lessard of 705 Arbor Street Vandenberg Air Force Base The infant died in April Local arrangements are being made by Melee Family Mortuary.
California Highway Patrol figures show three people killed on Buellton Lompoc highways in March up from one in March 1971. The three month 1972 period saw twelve deaths in six crashes versus three deaths in three crashes in 1971. injuries declined 11 percent.
The Record furnishes closing stock quotations through Rohrbaugh and Co located at 3865-F Constellation Road Lompoc with RE 3-3551, detailing market prices for the day.
The Lompoc police department expands an anti burglary drive to cut losses of about 400000 dollars over five years. Residents can borrow an electric marking pencil to inscribe IDs on property and record the marks in a valuables log. Police Chief James Smith says marking helps trace items and hinder theft.
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