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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1971
Page
1
A brief item notes unusual business conditions under Sheriff Carpenter, highlighting changes in procedures and daily operations affecting local commerce and public service. The report mentions ongoing adjustments and community reactions to the sheriff’s approach.
Courthouse reporter Dick Praul begins a series on Sheriff James W Webster as he assumes sheriff coroner duties in Lompoc County. The piece outlines inherited problems including a new jail, administrative offices, staffing and funding from a prior regime. Webster, 41, long tied to the office, steps into a turbulent start after 16 years under former Sheriff John D Ross.
New Sheriff John W. Carpenter sits in the crowded county building promising rapid reorganization of the sheriff-coroner’s office. He aims to tighten structure, seek an undersheriff, and develop a master plan for facilities with help from the State Bureau of Criminal Statistics.
United Press International notes Earth Week draws nationwide activity with a presidential proclamation and governors backing the focus on the environment. In Philadelphia 50 000 people attend a four hour park concert despite an automobile ban, while some buffs block a highway creating a jam. Environmental fairs open in New York with Cobble Hill Park admission requiring trash, and Bronx events include Bike For a Better City at Poe Park.
A light turnout of 30 to 35 percent is forecast for tomorrow's school and college trustee elections in Lompoc. Voters will elect three school trustees in the Lompoc Unified School District and one trustee in Allan Hancock College District Area 4 plus one on the County School Board. Polls run 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. with 10 precincts in schools and one at the Veterans Memorial Building. Deputy County Clerk Ann Sweet will be available in the county building on South D Street until 8 p.m. to answer questions.
The SAC Missile Combat Competition titled Olympic Arena begins at Vandenberg AFB with opening ceremonies led by Lt. Gen. Glen W. Martin. Titan II and Minuteman teams compete for the Blanchard Trophy and multiple hardware honors while weather and schedule updates frame the event.
The Lompoc City Council will elect a mayor for the 1971-72 year in regular session tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall. Arthur Scott, the current mayor, seeks another year. Charlotte Benton has past mayoral experience. other members include George Cotsenmoyer Sol Lefkowitz and E C Stevens. The agenda also includes rezoning of a 500 block North G Street property, traffic condition reports on A Street, an auto wrecking yard update, and a potential joint meeting with the planning commission Wednesday.
The Soviet Union launched a satellite named Salute with officials noting it as the basis for a long project to build the first space station. Tass did not say if Salute is manned, but scientists say it is not. Additional manned flights are expected to rendezvous with Salute in a multiweek, complex effort.
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