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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1972
Page
3
Rescuers reached Craig Keyes after he spent days tethered on a rock slope hundreds of feet above ground. A Navy helicopter dropped two squads into the area and a foot team prepared a landing spot for evacuation before daybreak.
Daily Record reports Jean A. Albert of 3892 Neptune Lompoc named to the honor roll for Oklahoma Christian College summer trimester in Oklahoma City with a 3.67 average. Police records note theft of personal property from Geneveva I L Zook at 4340 North L St between Aug 8 and 13. loss includes clothes records jewelry and household items. The theft was not reported until Thursday.
A metal coat hanger sparked a 12 000 volt outage in Lompoc Aug 16 knocking out power for 26 000 residents and costing PG and E about 14000 in labor. Investigations by Lompoc police and PG and E followed. Separately the County Planning Commission voted to amend the zoning ordinance to permit foster homes with more than four children, for six children under 16, pending Board of Supervisors approval.
Five Lompoc men join the U S Air Force Academy as part of the class of 1976 freshmen. They completed seven weeks of basic training and are among 1 300 new cadets in the largest academy class in its 18 years. Cadets Hobart Baker Heidmans Jones and Cook are Cabrillo and Lompoc High School graduates with sports letters and leadership roles.
Sacramento UPI Legislative Analyst A. Alan Post warned that passage of the Watson property tax limitation initiative in November would create a 1.3 billion annual revenue gap for state and local governments. He said state revenues would rise 1.85 billion while spending grows by 2.2 billion, leaving a 372 million shortfall and forcing 771 million in local school funding cuts.
County Planning Commission weighs conditional use permit for temporary trailer housing at a site storing bears tigers and elephants near Buellton after evicting from Andersen's Animal Park. Staff to report on all trailers and proposed ones while complaints cited by Commissioner Bacon.
The Mexican Social Organization hosts a dance tonight from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Building with music by Los Alegres de Lompoc. Queen judging will occur for Mexican Independence Day on September 15. Public invited.
Rep. Les Aspin condemns NASA for refusing a GAO information request on 400 unauthorized postal covers smuggled to the moon by Apollo 15 astronauts. A DOJ spokesman confirms NASA has supplied an 83 page report to aid the investigation into potential federal law violations or conduct standards.
Ralph Nader cited letters from MidAmerica Dairymen Inc officials suggesting dairy leaders believed GOP campaign contributions influenced a March 25 1971 milk price supports increase after an initial rejection on March 13 1971. The groups contributed an estimated $300000 to Nixon reelection funds.
The Lompoc Planning Commission meets Monday to consider merging five L Street lots into two building sites, review county zone change 72 RZ 31 for Hogg and Dildine industrial zoning east of the city on Highway 246, and hold a study session on land use and revised parking standards.
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