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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1971
Page
2
Winnie Ruth Judd known as the Tiger Woman was released from Arizona State Prison after a parole board decision. She left the prison with an unidentified cousin and drove away to an unknown destination.
Tim Conner is Mechanical Superintendent and Pete Lunny Advertising Manager. Wesley Huffman Circulation Manager Ray McCuen News Editor Betty Laurent Society Editor Scott Ostler Sports Editor Trudy Schoenfeld Vistas Editor Steve LaRue Vaughn Proctor Dan Duffy staff writers and photographer. Members include California Newspaper Publishers Association UP I I Inter-American Press Association NNA and CPA. Audit Bureau of Circulations member. Subscription $2.25 monthly. Home delivery or mail in advance. Published daily except Sundays and Christmas Day.
Seventy five prisoners were freed for Christmas and 128 teachers faced jail as antiwar protests and violent incidents erupted nationwide. Bob Hope entertained troops in Vietnam as VVAW planned ceasefire protests and tree burnings in San Francisco, Chicago, and Valley Forge, while in Cleveland a man was stabbed at a Santa scene and a Harrisburg pardon raised questions of justice after 13 years for a wrongful conviction.
American comedian Bob Hope and his publicity man William Faith flew from Bangkok to Vientiane for talks with North Vietnamese officials at the embassy. Hope described the meeting with First Secretary Nguyen Van Thanh as cordial and friendly and declined to discuss prisoner of war visits.
Washington reports 1,001 Christmas letters from American war prisoners in Vietnam were returned by Paris. The Pentagon and State Department condemn North Vietnam and its allies for withholding mail and delaying families' emotions, while the liaison group cites other factors like flooding and bomb raids.
Mary Ann Harbert, a former prisoner of the Chinese for nearly four years, arrived in San Francisco with a bouquet to reunite with her parents and sister. She described captivity on a farm commune, said food was poor, and noted the government announced her release days earlier.
Governor Ronald Reagan vetoed 28 bills touching unemployment insurance for farm workers, teacher salary hikes, and car license fee increases among others. The actions target issues from rent subsidies to public defender creation, with Reagan criticizing costs, federal overlaps, or impacts on state needs and programs.
UPI reports CPI up 0.2 percent in November and 3.5 percent above November 1970, suggesting year end inflation near 3.5 percent for 1971. Government notes the four month freeze cut price increases, with future months likely rising but not beyond half prior rates.
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