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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1972
Page
3
Fire officials investigate a second grass fire in as many days near Buena Vista School Vandenberg Village yesterday. Authorities suspect youths may be involved as similar blaze occurred Tuesday near Aldebaran Avenue.
A group of 137 American tourists stranded since Sunday due to a charter company failure left London on a free Boeing 707 to New York after three nights at Gatwick. British businessmen funded the $30,000 fare with Wimpy International and British Caledonian Airways covering meals and hotel stays. The group praised British hospitality but criticized the U.S. Embassy for its handling, calling a New York news conference to air grievances.
California Highway Patrol will deploy all available officers from Friday afternoon through Tuesday morning to maximize Labor Day safety. Commissioner Walter Pudinski says emphasis on accident prevention, with extra focus on wrong way driving intoxicated or drugged driving slow traffic blocks and vehicle breakdowns. Special coverage targets Lake Tahoe Disneyland State beaches Ontario Speedway and other major events.
Lompoc Adult School will open its fall term on Sept. 11 offering 64 courses across fitness, computers, language programming, public speaking, vocal instruction, and more. Programs include automotive tuneup, aviation ground school, home gardening, horse management, and classes at Vandenberg AFB such as reading, furniture refinishing, and U.S. history courses. Call RE 6-2370 for details.
Police found a bullet riddled male body in a Belfast alley near the university district amid a rising 53 murder string. Authorities say a Swedish killer hired by the IRA may be involved, with a $141 per victim price cited, as violence across the province grows since 1969. A special police squad is active, and bombs at Sion Mills caused damage to a pumping station.
National Association of Railroad Passengers executive director Joseph Vranish accuses Southern Pacific Co. of using political influence to undermine Amtrak. He says SP does not want passenger trains on its tracks, whether run by SP Amtrak or others.
George W. Barrett is named executive director of Planned Parenthood of Santa Barbara County and will start September 1. Barrett comes from The Consulting Organization of San Francisco and Hawaii after seven years as Bishop of the Diocese of Rochester. He will oversee operations for about 16 clinics monthly.
The zoo disclosed that a Siberian tiger pair produced two cubs a boy and a girl whose birth surprised curator Clyde Hill who noted the cubs weigh about three pounds each while the mother’s pregnancy showed little. The piece also touches on unrelated notes about trees roads and Irish unrest.
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