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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1970
Page
3
The Altamont documentary reveals crowd chaos as Hell's Angels police the stage while Mick Jagger pleads for order. A fatal stabbing marks the concert's brutal climax and the crowd disperses, leaving Woodstock Nation with a dead youth and a stark legacy.
Nationwide weather briefing describes a wintry storm sweeping the Midwest into the Northeast. Up to eight inches fell in upstate New York, with Albany at three inches and Rochester reporting eight inches and a snow emergency.
In Santa Barbara, Gerald B. Parent objects to a bar association letter urging the county to curb moonlighting by county employed attorneys. He argues the association should focus on legal standards. County officials deny the moonlighting claim as a conflict of interest looms amid ongoing controversy. Also noted is a Lompoc Junior High School Christmas concert and orchestra program.
Police report seven counterfeit twenty dollar bills circulated in local outlets with one tied to Uncle Tom's Toys at 1010 N. H St and another found at Lions Inn on Central Avenue. Clerks could not identify suspects, and bank tellers detected all fakes at Bank of America, Security Pacific, and Crocker Citizens Bank.
The Lompoc Municipal pool will close for leak repairs from December 14 to December 18 and reopen at 7 p.m. December 18. A correction notes the Lompoc High School Music Department will host its Christmas concert December 16 at 8 p.m. in the school gym. The event is free and open to the public. FT OKD Private Russell S Cross II completed eight weeks of basic training at Fort Ord and is a 1963 Pacific High School graduate with degrees from UC Riverside and California State College.
A federal inquiry investigates the June curfew imposed by the Board of Supervisors in Isla Vista to curb campus unrest. Subpoenas were served on County Administrative Officer Raymond D. Johnson and Sheriff’s Captain Joe Houey to testify and produce records about the curfew’s origin and enforcement. The curfew drew broad resistance and led to numerous arrests.
A 17 year old in a school creative writing course shared a personal poem with a beloved teacher. The fragment expresses affection and longing with lines about dreams of closeness and praise. The letter notes the writer’s need for courage to express feelings and the teacher’s kindness.
Police say a car driven by Richard D. Wisler 20 struck Carl ie Tapia 20 both of the 4392nd CES in the 1300 block of West Maple Avenue at 1 45 a m Tapia sustained minor injuries and Wisler also had minor injuries Wisler said he was looking at the rear view mirror and failed to see Maple Avenue dead ending at the Miguelito Channel the vehicle stopped at the channel’s edge. Wisler’s account followed by an editorial mix of letters and poems from a public reader section.
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