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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1970
Page
3
Cambodian soldiers said they struck civilians at Takeo, 38 miles south of Phnom Penh, claiming the victims were Viet Cong. The Takeo school complex, converted into an army base, reportedly hosted roughly 150 Vietnamese residents at the time, with about 100 killed and 20 injured.
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird indicated in private talks with lawmakers he would not object to Congress providing more money than Nixon requested. The House panel approved a $20.2 billion weapons bill with extra Navy shipbuilding funds and allowed Army deployment of the Safeguard ABM at a third site plus related long range spending.
The case of ousted County Personnel Officer Robert S. Smith drew wide attention as Superior Judge John A. Westwick hears the appeal after the county supervisors upheld his firing. Smith's attorney argued that such appeals deter firings without adherence to appeal officer recommendations.
A County Planning Department survey shows oil companies own 1 035 acres along the Ellwood to Vandenberg oceanfront between the mean high tide line and the Southern Pacific main line. Individuals hold 984 acres and a public utility 65 acres. State land totals 339 acres with county 23 and federal 30. Rail right of way sits about 100 feet from high tide, extending up to a quarter mile in places.
County officials announced the engagement of the international consultant Marsh & McLennan Inc for a 2500 fee to draft new specifications for the county health insurance plan. The County Employees Assn and officials say rebidding could allow the current Blue Cross of Southern California bid to be considered.
The Record provides closing stock quotations through Rohrbaugh and Co. at 3865-F Constellation Road Lompoc RE 3-3551 with market results and prices for listed equities.
The Texas School Book Depository in Dallas sold at public auction for 650000. Buyer Aubrey Mayhew of Nashville plans no use for the building and says history preservation attracted him. Mayhew founded the Kennedy Memorial Center in Nashville and will keep the depository’s ownership with plans not announced.
Young players and adults converge at the Public Library tonight for the Lompoc Valley Chess Club anniversary. The 7 p.m. event features instruction for beginners, casual play, a blindfold exhibition, and rapid chess as contingents from Cabrillo, Lompoc High, and Lompoc Junior High join players from other valley schools.
Clarence Ruth student council will stage a five day Book Fair beginning Monday to raise funds for school projects. Over 200 titles for grades one through six will be sold in the cafeteria paperback and hardcover priced 50 cents to 5 dollars. Hours are noon to 1 pm and after school to 3 40 pm each day with a special sale Wednesday 7 30 to 9 pm during open house. Proceeds will buy gifts for the school.
Daily record notes a theft of a 1962 white Oldsmobile at Lompoc High School and a teacher confiscating three marijuana cigarettes from a student. Juvenile authorities investigate. Also mentions a Texas A&M muster in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties on April 21 to honor independence at San Jacinto.
Lompoc police booked 18 year old Patrick Willis Howe of Bailey Avenue on burglary charges following an investigation of a break in at Moore's Department Store 118 W Ocean Ave. A 3 by 2 foot roof exit hole and a wallet with a driver license and $10 were found nearby. Police believe the burglar alarm frightened the suspect away and that no items were missing.
A strike at Martin Marietta operations at Vandenberg Air Force Base persists despite a meeting yesterday between a federal mediator, union, and company officials. The company reviews the original offer, with another session planned for an undetermined date. About 112 workers are on strike.
FAA says flight operations on the East Coast are returning to normal as air traffic controllers resume duties after a sick-out. Remaining disruptions linger at Denver Kansas City Oakland and Farmington Minnesota with Denver and Kansas City improving. Normal quotas restored Sunday morning at New York area airports and Chicago O Hare.
Santa Barbara County plans a broader South Coast study to win HUD funding. Local Agency Formation Commission awaits CIA approval after the East Goleta Valley Citizens Association requested a government study to decide on incorporation, annexation, or special district options.
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