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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1972
Page
2
Leaders say demonstrations will continue as antiwar actions mark a second week against the bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong. Plans include Out Now Day protests, a May 4 student strike, and a Washington march, with SMC reporting broad student participation across 28 states.
Five love letters written by Angela Davis to George Jackson and an 18 page diary are presented as key to the motive in the murder trial tied to the 1970 Marin County courthouse escape attempt. Prosecution says the material shows intent to aid the Soledad Brothers and trigger a judge and jurors’ kidnapping to force releases.
In Londonderry gunmen man sandbagged fortifications around Bogside and Creggan with submachine guns as patrols stop and question entering motorists. IRA spokesmen say emplacements defend against a suspected British invasion while Whitelaw delays a full army assault and Heath vows no long tolerance of IRA control.
Sacramento divers retrieved several hundred pounds of garbage from the American River during Earth Week. About 100 divers labored on beer cans bottles and plastic utensils but quit saying the task is impossible for anything less than an army of men and money.
The Lompoc Record appears as a legally adjudicated daily newspaper published by Lompoc Record Publications in California. The notice lists officers editors and staff including President Harry Crompe, Editor Lawrence Crossman, News Editor Betty Laurent, Sports Editor Trudy Schoenfeldt, and Staff Writer Vaughn Proctor among others. The paper is a member of multiple press associations and the Audit Bureau of Circulations with a $225 monthly subscription.
UPI reports Reis Tijerina in Albuquerque praised Rodger McAfee's plan to create a workers cooperative on 21 700 acres to promote a form of communism. McAfee seeks 1 5 million for a farmland down payment while arranging a four day festival to fund the project. Angela Davis bail and related charges factor into the larger context. Fresno County ordinance blocks outdoor festivals without sheriff permission.
At San Jose the National Chicano Political Caucus adjourned after militants seized delegates and disrupted sessions. About 150 representatives from Mexican American Political Association, LULAC, and G I Forum condemned La Raza Unida, pledging they will not support the party and faulted tactics used to limit debate.
Labor Secretary Hodgson faults Rural Manpower Service for harming migrant farm workers after a 10 month probe across 18 states. He unveils a 13 point plan to fix abuses and notes millions spent to move workers from farm jobs to nonfarm, steady employment.
The 26th Tony Awards announced at the Broadway Theatre honored Follies with seven awards including best musical, best score and design. Two Gentlemen of Verona won best musical and best libretto, Sticks and Bones earned best play for David Rabe, and Lenny and Twigs led acting honors with Cliff Gorman and Sada Thompson.
The French government announced broad public support for Britain Ireland Norway and Denmark joining the Common Market with 67.86 percent of valid votes in favor and 32.14 percent against after 46 percent abstained. Final tally 15 247 649 ballots cast.
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