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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1970
Page
2
A reader asks about ending an engagement due to illness and returning the ring. Abby advises breaking the engagement to avoid future resentment. The page also includes a pastor’s wife etiquette query about wedding invitations and a workplace termination confession with forgiveness guidance. Notable entries touch on unemployment claims processing and a brief informer confession.
Hearst San Simeon State Historic Park will offer regularly scheduled tours on New Year’s Day from 9 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. under Park Supervisor Wesley E. Cater. From December 26 to January 3 an accelerated tour schedule will run to reduce waits with all three tours in operation. Reservations via Ticketron terminals in California or in person at the Castle Ticket Office, or by mail to Hearst Reservation Office in Sacramento, at least 10 days prior.
A UCSB geography class poll of 725 Santa Barbara residents shows 72 percent favor oil removal from the Channel and 47 percent want immediate action while 25 percent want it after the spill near Platform Ris plugged. Public trust in government is low across Congress, Governor Reagan, Nixon, SB Supervisors, City Council, and State Legislators.
The California Association of Soil Conservation Districts observes 25 years since its 1945 founding. At the Santa Cruz convention January 10 to 13, Charles Misuraca notes the district system added about 25 billion dollars to California’s economy. Local directors William Laranjo and Darrell Schuyler will attend from Lompoc SCD. Max Wilson hopes to join part of the meeting. The event gathers 400 district directors at the Santa Cruz Holiday Inn Convention Center. The piece also includes unrelated commentary on Tom Wolfe and his work and a rebuke about making fun of Bernstein.
Buckley reviews Tom Wolfe’s critique of Black Protest and revolutionary rhetoric. He cites Epstein and Shapiro while noting Wolfe’s wit amid ideological ire and a harsh appraisal of militant tactics and liberal sensitivity.
The notice states a rate of $2.25 per month for home delivery or by mail in advance. It specifies daily publication with exceptions for Sundays and Christmas Day.
Yenney Inc and Youth Ecology Action sponsor a Sunday car rally from 1 to 2 pm at 317 North 2nd St requiring six or more aluminum cans. Moose Lodge hosts New Year eve party with buffet at 11 pm and dancing by Johnny West Band. Knights of Columbus host a New Year event with breakfast and $6 donation. Chamber of Commerce holds January 20 1971 general meeting at Valley Club with Roger Phillips as speaker and a no host butter luncheon.
The speaker lauds Tom Wolfe as more than brilliant and a goddam joy. Reading Wolfe’s book is urged to see if the reader shares the verdict.
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