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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1972
Page
3
A blast at Triangle Refinery storage tanks in Doraville near Atlanta killed one worker and injured at least four residents as flames enveloped three tanks. About 300 homes were evacuated while fire crews fought remaining tanks and authorities redirected traffic. The cause was not immediately known.
Closing stock quotations reported by Rohrbaugh and Co show percentages for Alcan, American Can, American Airlines, Anaconda, Bethlehem, City Investing, Conn, D W G Corp, Eastman Kodak, Ford, General Dynamics, General Electric, General Motors, General Telephone, International Harvester, Johns Manville, Lear Siegler, Litton Indus, Lockheed, McDonnell Douglas, Penn Central, Philips, Purex, RCA, Rapid American, Sears Roebuck, So Cal Edison, So Pacific, Sperry Rand, Stand Oil Calit, Stand Oil NJ, Texaco, Textron, Times-Mirror, Trans World Airlines, Travelers, Union Oil, United Aircraft, U S Steel, Westinghouse, Woolworth.
President Nixon told the National Catholic Education Association that his education finance plan will include specific measures to preserve private schooling, calling it a crisis of the first magnitude as about 5.2 million children attend nonpublic schools, most Catholic. He also urged limits on court-ordered busing, arguing massive cross-city busing fails to improve quality and leaves many Black and poor children in inner-city schools.
Gary Thomas testified from a wheelchair about the Aug. 7 1970 incident at the San Rafael courthouse in which he was paralyzed. He described seeing Judge Haley shot and his own action in the van as four deputies and two Davis case witnesses prepared to testify. The testimony detailed a rapid sequence of shots and a gruesome facial wound.
Santa Barbara County supervisors debate funding for a desalted water distribution project amid drought fears. They expect a possible 20 million bond issue to finance facilities, with voters likely to oppose it this year but potential changes in future tax climates.
The County Grand Jury indicted 15 Santa Barbara area residents linked to bookmaking operations run through six restaurants and bars and tied to raids on March 24. Some defendants faced indictments with up to 50 counts each for multiple bets.
Rosary for Mrs. Mary J Ward 48 will be recited at 8 30 p m in Magner Funeral Home Chapel Santa Maria following death Monday at Santa Maria Hospital Mass Friday 10 a m Saint Marys Church Santa Maria Interment Santa Maria Cemetery. Survivors include widower Stephen Ward two sons Mark Stephen Jr and Mary Ann all of Santa Maria and two Pittsburgh brothers.
The Cabrillo High School Key Club will run a public road rally Saturday starting after 7:30 a.m. Entrants pay a $1 entry fee for the 120 mile round trip to fund trophies and prizes. Participants must assemble in the school lot between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m.
Taxable sales in Lompoc reached 10.466 million in Q4 1971, up from 9.377 million a year earlier. Major gains occurred in general merchandise, drug, food, liquor, dining, building materials, auto dealers, and service stations, with eating and drinking establishments leading the rise and auto dealers showing strong gains. statewide, this was the largest year to year Q4 percentage increase since 1955.
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