Motorcyclists Leave Lompoc After Weekend Wedding
More than 250 riders from several clubs left Lompoc after a weekend noted by a wedding among their group. Police said guests from Hells Angels and others behaved within restraints, with two teens injured mildly when a bike tipped in the 400 block of West Ocean Avenue.
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T’’ Dynamite
Lompoc
Santa Ynez
Valley Photo Service
Sally George
Michael Henry Glatt
Manhattan Beach
West Ocean Avenue
Glatt
George
Hells Angeles
Barhoppers
The
Losers
Bravados Orphans
Sons of Hawaii
Rockets
Soul Brothers
Hessians
Angela Davis Faces Manhunt After Birmingham Sighting
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office hunts for Angela Davis, a California fugitive charged with murder and kidnapping after a San Rafael courthouse shootout. Officers pursued tips in Birmingham where informants placed her at a Panther meeting and raids targeted her family and associates. An arrest warrant for unlawful flight was issued. authorities warned she may still be in Alabama.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Jefferson County
California
Angela Davis
Alabama
Miss Davis
San Rafael
Calif
Dan Jordan
Black Panthers
Jordan
U.S
San Francisco
Soviet Venus 7 rocket launches toward hostile Venus atmosphere
The Soviet Union launched its seventh unmanned mission Venus 7 toward Venus on a four month voyage to study the planet's hot dense atmosphere. Tass said the probe lifted off at 8 38 am Moscow time and began the coast to intercept Venus as it makes a close approach to Earth later this year. The last Soviet planetary probes were Venus 5 and Venus 6 in May 1969 with reports of smooth descents.
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UPI
Soviet Union
Venus
Earth
Tass
Cosmonauuts Andrian Nikolayev
Vitaly Sevastianov
Israel protests U.S. doubts over Suez missile buildup
In Jerusalem Foreign Minister Abba Eban decried U S doubts about Israeli charges of an Egyptian missile buildup near the Suez Canal. He said the buildup violates the cease fire and criticized Defense Secretary Laird for saying it is hard to prove or disprove the charges. Eban urged vindication of Israel’s claims.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Abba S. Eban
U.S
Suez Canal
Eban
Melvin R. Laird
United States
Laird
Forbidden Zone
Ethan
Israel
Nixon trade for ABM reported
Washington based briefing reveals the Nixon administration would scrap the Safeguard ABM system if the Soviet Union agrees to dismantle its antimissile system and curb SS9 ICBM construction. Talks in Vienna wrap and resume November 2 in Helsinki as optimism grows for a broad arms limitation pact.
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UPI
Nixon
Soviet Union
New Orleans
Vienna
Helsinki
United States
U.S
China
Moscow
Kremlin
Vandals Rampage Across Valley Neighborhoods
Weekend vandalism left numerous vehicles damaged across Valley communities. Cars owned by Thomas Green, George Barnes, Lucien Filiatrault, and others reported broken windows or spray paint. Police note many incidents occurred in various streets and apartments. continued coverage on page 6.
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Thomas Green
E. Lemon Ave
George Barnes
N. Dst
Apt
Lucien Filiatrault
Apt. D
Don Shannberger
E. Airport Ave
Knoel Crawford
B. N. M St
Tom Day
S. I St
Gatman Crocker
W. Pine Ave
Izora House
N. First St
Eveline Betty
W. Olive Ave
Edwards
N. K
Edna Elles
N. Gardenia
Paul Donowick
N. G. St
Wesley Lierman
W. North Ave
Jim McLeod
N. B St
John Englebosch
Space
N. Third St
Edgar Ellis
N. Orchid St
Frank Williams
E. Maple Ave
Lompoc Considers 44 Cent City Tax Increase Tomorrow
The Lompoc City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. to review a final 1970-71 budget revision proposing a tax rate of 1.68 per 100 assessed value up from 1.24. The council must forward the rate to the county auditor by Sept. 1 and may discuss a $48,000 fire engine replacement, a $3,000 nuclear compaction tester, a $7,200 chamber contract, and a $20,000 industrial development program.
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Lompoc
Gene Wahlers
John Baker
Chamber of Commerce
Wahlers
Planning director renamed as community development director in city plan
City Administrator Gene Wahlers seeks a planning director title change to community development director. He will present to City Council tomorrow with an analysis of the planning department and recommend recruitment for the new role, aiming to coordinate grants, industrial development, environmental programs, and city aesthetics. The position would maintain the same salary range as the planning director.
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Gene Wahlers
Council
Wahlers
Clint Sherrod
Fountain Valley
Planning Commission
City Council
Nerve gas cargo on way to dump aboard the Hartley
The 418 vaults of 67 tons of nerve gas aboard the SS Lebaron Russell Briggs are to be scuttled in 16,000 feet of water off Cape Kennedy aboard the USS Hartley. The ship's burial is set for Tuesday barring weather, after legal orders and court action greenlit the disposal.
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Hartley
UPI
Lebaron Russell Briggs
Cape Kennedy
Jacksonville
Fla
Warren E Burger
Navy
Cape Fear River
Atlantic Ocean
City Beautification Scoreboard Aims to Restore Focus
City Council will consider two open seats on the City Beautification Committee after a year with six canceled meetings cited as quorum issues. Only two of 14 projects progressed, including Chestnut and E Streets landscaping and a Public Opinion Award, while others stalled amid red tape and shifting priorities.
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Wilma Jack
CBC
Chestnut
Public Opinion
Lookout Point
Airport
Ocean Avenue
H Streets
East Ocean Avenue
Seventh Street
Island Planters
City Hall
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