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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1969
Page
3
ACCIDENT reports say Jer Holt Showser 19 of 916 E Cherry Ave suffered minor injuries when his small foreign car rolled over on Johns Manville turnoff road near Miguelito Canyon Road. He was treated at Lompoc Hospital and released. incident occurred on private property.
Sacramento lawmakers delay a bill to allow special prison quarters for Sirhan B. Sirhan until a jury fixes his penalty for Kennedy slaying. If sentenced to death the bill would place Sirhan at Vacaville Prison instead of San Quentin. The Assembly Criminal Procedure Committee postpones its hearing until the jury is out.
The Record lists closing quotes led by Alcoa American Can and AT&T with varied gains and losses. Major names include Ford General Motors IBM Texaco Exxon Bethlehem General Electric and RCA while Rails and Utilities show mixed movement amid a 12,220,000 share closing volume.
The Santa Ynez River flood plain study from Cachuma Dam to Buellton, prepared by the U S Army Corps of Engineers, outlines flood history and two projected flood extents. A second study covering Lompoc to the Pacific is due this June, with copies available via libraries.
United Press International reports that after threats of action and a campus occupation led by SDS at Cornell University, black students postpone demonstrations as a faculty council meeting is convened. Across campuses, protests continue at Purdue Harvard MIT Villanova and City College of New York with varied demands and responses.
In Modesto California Republican Clare Berryhill and Democrat Ernest LaCoste qualified for a runoff on May 20 after top vote totals in a special election. Berryhill, 43, surged from behind to win 22 percent with 10,696 votes, largely from rural agricultural areas. LaCoste, 44, won 41 percent with 19,830 ballots but failed to secure a majority. Modesto City Councilman Ray Simon and former Mayor Peter W. Johansen finished second and third, splitting the Modesto vote and letting the two main contenders advance.
Roland Ouellette died at Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara. Funeral services pending at McPeek Family Mortuary. Jackie Leon Cornelison, 22, died Monday night from a gunshot wound. services at McPeek Family Chapel tomorrow at 8 p.m. Rev. Harold Drain to officiate. Interment Friday 10 a.m. Evergreen Cemetery. Born June 3, 1946 in Fordland Missouri, he lived in Lompoc, formerly with the city refuse department. Survivors include wife Yvonne, daughter Roberta Lynn, both of Lompoc, and his Missouri-based parents, brother and two sisters.
Alvin C. Weingand former state senator spoke to Lompoc Democrats urging a strong citizen coalition to halt oil drilling in the Santa Barbara Channel. He outlined four actions including a petition with over 80 000 signatures and support for bills by Teague and Cranston to ban drilling.
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