Cancer Crusade Near End In Lompoc Fund Drive
Clean up operations for Neighbor to Neighbor of the Cancer Crusade will start this week. George Barnes Jr. says funds are about on par with last year and urges residents to mail contributions if not yet contacted. About 75 percent of kits remain out while $4,000 of a $10,000 goal is in. The 1971 Crusade theme is We Want to Wipe Out Cancer in Your Lifetime. Top Flower Festival ticket sellers and prize winners are named by John Larsson, with gifts donated by local merchants.
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Cancer Crusade
George Barnes, Jr
American Cancer Society
Lompoc
Santa Barbara County
Barnes
North H Street
John Larsson
Cecilia Brown
Active
Pam Blackwell
The
Cabrillo Boosters
Regina Boisky
Kiwanis Club
Dianne Johnstone
Democratic Club
Debra Beck
Elks Lodge
L.M. Gilleis
North C Street
Letha V. Edson
Venus Ave
Moore's Dept
West Ocean Ave
Stalker's Apparel
South H St
Lompoc Valley
Cal
Los Angeles Times
Kashdan
State Chess Federation
Fresno
Navy nominates Shepard and Gravely for flag ranks
The Navy nominated Alan B. Shepard Jr. and Samuel L. Gravely for promotion to rear admiral amid a list of about 2,000 captains. The nominations, subject to Senate confirmation, mark historic firsts for an astronaut at flag rank and the first Black admiral.
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Washington
UPI
The
Navy
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Samuel L. Gravely
Frederick E. Davison
NFO Targets Public Spending Curb Welfare Costs
The National Farmers Organization demands immediate laws to curb rising public fund spending and welfare costs. A spokesman argues reforms are needed to stop wealth transfer from taxpayers and to modify welfare, with Governor Reagan’s reform proposed as the best option for California.
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National Farmers Organization
NFO
Reagan
California
California lawmaker proposes defoliant demo with TV audience
Assemblyman Charles J. Conrad proposes a televised experiment in a rice field. He would be sprayed with defoliants while wearing only trunks, drink contaminated water, and expose mice to the spray. He challenges actress Jane Fonda to join nude for an equal demonstration.
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Sacramento
UPI
U.S. Army
Jane Fonda
Charles J. Conrad
R-Sherman Oaks
Vietnam
Miss Fonda
Conrad
University of California
Scared cop wins disability retirement after 28 years service
Thomas McKittrick, a 28 year veteran San Francisco police officer, was granted 13000 in disability benefits and a lifetime monthly pension of 505 after citing overwhelming fears of death from a 5 year sequence beginning with subduing a violent patient. The decision followed a Court of Appeals ruling that the retirement board’s prior denial lacked substantial evidence and required a rehearing.
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Jsan Francisco -Upi
Thomas McKittrick
City Retirement Board
McKittrick
Court of Appeals
One Cent Fine Appealed in Texas Traffic Case
Dominic J. Childs III challenged a 44 mph in a 30 mph zone ticket by demanding a jury trial. The three hour trial produced a one cent minimum fine as the verdict. He filed a notice of appeal in the county court office. The incident occurred in San Antonio Texas.
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San Antonio, Tex
UPI
Dominic J. Childs III
Childs
Johns-Manville Title Chess Tournament set for May in Lompoc
The Johns-Manville chess tournament runs May 7 to 9 at the Housing Authority Building in Lompoc with Rick Cowdry defending his 1970 title. Open to Valley residents, the event charges 3 for adults and 1 for juniors under 18, with prizes for top finishers and a 13 and under trophy.
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Vaughn Proctor
Johns-Manville
Housing Authority
W. Maple Ave
J-M Perpetual
Rick Cowdry
Lompoc Valley
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Mission Hills
Vandenberg Village
Jalama Road
Las Cruces
Drum Canyon
Harriston
Lompoc
Bob Wineinger
Lompoc Valley Chess Foundation
Don Hinderliter
Paul Thompson
Witness Leslie Bacon Denies Capitol Bombing Ties
Leslie Bacon 19, held as witness and possible suspect in the Capitol bombing, tells her parents she had nothing to do with the explosion. FBI cited her links to fugitives and antiwar groups. her family defends her character and accuses FBI of snooping around their Atherton home.
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FBI
San Francisco
Leslie
Canada College
Atherton
Miss Bacon
Woodside High School
New York
John W. Bacon
San Bruno Lumber Co
Washington
Jerry Rubin
Quicksilver Times
People Coalition For Peace and Justice
Rubin
Capitol Hill
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