Lompoc Narrows Dam Feasibility Meeting Advances
County Water Agency holds an all day session to review the Lompoc Narrows Dam feasibility draft and decide on contracting with the Bureau of Reclamation. About 200 residents from Lompoc travel to support the $67 million project focusing on water conservation and flood control.
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Lompoc Valley
Fifth District
Curtis Tunnell
F. G
Phil) Macias
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Lompoc Narrows Dam
Robert Edmonston
Water Agency
Lompoc
Robert C. Lilley
Narrows Dam
U.S. Geological Survey
Santa Maria - Sisquoc
Walter Slattery
Housing and Urban Development Agency
Clint Sherrod
Sherrod
Slattery
Pittsburg to Paris by auto bridge across Bering Strait
UC Berkeley engineer T Y Lin proposed a 50 mile intercontinental bridge across the Bering Strait linking America and Asia. He estimated costs around 800 million to 1 billion dollars and said construction could begin with steel piers sunk at 1000 foot intervals.
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Pittsburg
Paris
Bering Strait Bridge
Berkeley
Calif
UPI
Pittsburgh
America
Asia
Bering Strait
T.Y. Lin
Arctic
University of California
Lin
China
Edward Harriman
Assembly race could tilt control for two parties
Democrats rally behind Er nest Lecoste in Modesto as Republicans back Ray Simon and Peter Johansen in a high stakes special election to fill the seat left by John Veneman. Veneman’s resignation to join federal health education duties triggered a 39 39 deadlock in the Assembly and a third special election this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modesto
Calif
Peter W. Johansen
GOP
Clare L. Bettyhill
Ceres
Assembly
John G. Veneman
U.S
Alan Patee
R.salinas
Pattee
Museum committee tours old city library for proposed museum
The city's museum advisory committee led by Clarence Pop Ruth toured the South H Street library to map plans for a municipal museum. Ruth offers his Indian artifact collection for incorporation, joined by Mrs. Walter Holmdahl and others including Lou Garcia and Earl Calvert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Pop
Ruth
South H Street
Walter Holmdal
John McKenzie
Ralph Patey
Lompoc Valley
Calvert
Charlotte Benton
War clouds darken Mideast as Israeli jets strike radar
United Press International reports Israeli jets destroyed Egypt's early warning radar system guarding the Suez Canal and attacked Arab commandos near the Syrian border. Thant warned a "grave" situation as cease-fire frays. Jordanian sources noted casualties and a downed Israeli plane in separate raids.
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United Press International
Egypt
Suez Canal
United Nations
Thant
Jerusalem
Jordan
Isreal
Amman
Security Council
U.N
Israel
Sinai Desert
Ammen
el Mazar
Jebel Gunaissant
Israal
Dead Sea
Cairo
Publishers call for study of regulatory agencies role
William F. Schmick Jr addressing the ANPA at its 83rd meeting urged Congress to examine the entire role of federal regulatory agencies. He warned these headless agencies influence business and public life, noting their expanding jurisdiction over finance labor relations communications transportation and trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
American Newspaper Publishers Association
The
Press Today
Congress
William F. Schmick Jr
ANPA
Schmick
Baltimore
Sun
Sailor Knox-Johnston completes solo world voyage in 312 days
Robin Knox-Johnston, 30, finished the first solo nonstop circumnavigation aboard Suhaili after 312 days and 29,500 miles. He celebrated with wine and beer, planned a land greeting and steak dinner, and received wide acclaim from crowds in Falmouth England. He previously left Falmouth on June 14 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falmouth
England
UPI
Robin Knox-Johnston
Knox-Johnston
Royal Navy
Pendennis Point
Knoxe Johnston
Sunday Times
Knox- Johnston
Sheriff probes fatal shooting in Lompoc near Riding Club
A 22 year old former Lompoc city refuse truck driver, Jackie Leon Cornelison, died on arrival at Lompoc District Hospital after a shooting found near the Johns Manville Riding Club on Highway 1. Earl Head discovered the body. Gordon Davis alerted authorities. Cornelison, whose wife is Yvonne, had worked for the city from 1967 to 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc City
Lompoc District Hospital
Jackie Leon Cornelison
N. L St
Johns-Manville
Highway 1
Lompoc
Earl Head
E. Maple Ave
Gordon Davis
Jalama Ranch
Cornelison
Yvonne
Max J. Rivera
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Arizona
Chestnut Avenue
Chris Cass
Santa Maria
Lacoste
Len. Fred Harris
Oklahoma
California
Carmen Warshaw
Los Angeles
Mideast
Govt
Margaret Duffy
Pine Avenue
Corps of Engineers
Santa Ynez
Corps
Margaret
Dan Duffy
Falmouth Harbor
Sir Francis Chichester
Chichester
Knox Johnston
Cornish
Pixies
By Wohl
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