Suspicion and a Deaf Mute Trader Create a Tuesday Tale
A narrator follows a deaf mute and a woman friend from Safeway in Lompoc to Sambo's in Santa Maria. The pair travel by bus stopping at local markets, then dine at Sambo's while the observer contemplates sympathy and doubt. The piece ends with a DMV clerk noting a deaf mute might be able to hold a driver's license.
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Safeway
Lompoc
Sambo
Santa Maria
College Avenue
Northside
Williams Brothers
Scolari’s
Scolari
Sambo’s
South Broadway
Department of Motor Vehicles
San Francisco Earthquake Warning Draws Mixed City Mood
Washington calling by Marquis Childs notes Easter crowds thriving in San Francisco despite a dire Time-Life Television documentary predicting a massive quake. Scientists point to the San Andreas Fault, warning of potential deaths and billions in damages, while locals focus on holiday pleasures.
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San Francisco
America
Time-Life
San
The Big One Earthquake Threat To San Francisco
Scientists warn a massive San Andreas quake could devastate San Francisco with 50 000 to 100 000 potential deaths. Prediction seems closer each year, enabling possible three days notice for evacuation, but savable lives depend on understanding quake causes and improving preparedness.
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San Francisco
Police Department
Nerve Center
Civil Defense Operations Room
Louis Paliser
United States Geological Survey
California
Vietnam
Anchorage
Long Beach
Imperial Valley
Brawley
San Andreas Fault
Lompoc Seeks Sewer System For Celtic Project
Construction to begin early next week on a complete sewer system and septic tank for the Celtic project.
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Celtic
Rhyme time THINK IT OVER by Eugene McAllister
A short verse warns against buying unnecessary items with cash you do not have. The poem cautions that credit card use is tempting while foreshadowing a day of reckoning for overspending.
Nojoqui Falls Patronage Simmers After Weekend Tragedies
Nojoqui Falls in Santa Barbara County draws attention after a Lompoc teen girl died and another teen was injured while climbing near the edge. Park officials warn of danger despite signs, noting past serious injuries since 1970 and limited enforcement. The Falls sit on county leased land near Nojoqui Park, a noted tourist site with oak and sycamore trees, donated by C. H. Jackson around 1950.
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Nojoqui Falls
Fred Eggimann
County Parks Department
Tito Giorgi
Nojoqui Park
C. H. Jackson
Eggimann
Rick Wheeler
Wheeler
Mike Messina
Messina Hopes for Long Term Falls Area Safety Reforms
Wheeler reports outline board discussions on tragedies and a rumble in officials over regulating Honeymoon Falls. Messina backs a systematic citation program while skepticism remains about fences. April 24 public meeting could guide $103,000 federal funding for a community building.
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Messina
Wheeler
Board of Supervisors
Falls
County Housing Authority
Dick Mires
Mires
Lompoc letter opposes smog device amid praise for trees
A reader argues the smog device harms engines and wastefully costs residents. He urges planting trees, criticizes politicians and oil companies, and questions air quality claims while noting Lompoc lacks smog and traffic remains heavy. He asks to scrap the device and save 35 dollars. A second writer congratulates the paper on its 100th anniversary and praises the newspaper.
Cancer payoff seen as turning point toward end of disease
Dr. Frank J. Rauscher Jr. cites a nearly 700 million dollar yearly U.S. cancer program and predicts major prevention, detection, and treatment advances by 1978. He notes survival gains from one in four to one in three, potentially one in two, and argues the government effort could demonstrate America's tech strength for mankind.
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U.S
Frank J. Rauscher, Jr
National Cancer Institute
California
Rauscher
America
Welfare law fiasco prompts revision in California
In Sacramento Superior Court last month a chaotic welfare case revealed state rules misapplied to the duty of parents toward adult children. Judge Babich warned the system creates unfair, shifting standards while focusing on minor children funded by welfare, not adults. The dispute centers on sections 17330 and 241, prompting calls for legislative action on when parental responsibility ends.
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Sacramento
Joseph G. Babich
Harry O’lauglin
Babich
Nevada
Ralph Dills
UC Berkeley
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