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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1970
Page
2
Charles Manson acting as his own attorney asks Judge Malcolm Lucas to drop one conspiracy and seven murder counts related to the Sharon Tate killings. Prosecutors say grand jury evidence suffices to link Manson to the seven murders.
A published list from the Lompoc Record shows personnel and roles including Kenneth L. Adam as president, J. Donald Adam as publisher, Harry J. Crompe as editor, Costes Jackson as business manager, and Betty Laurent as sports editor along with other staff. The notice notes its status as a legal newspaper under Superior Court Decree 47065 and lists associations such as California Newspaper Publishers and United Press International. Subscription rate indicated at 2.25 monthly.
A roundup of local meetings and happenings in Lompoc and surrounding areas. Includes Lompoc Senior Citizens Club weekly gatherings at City Hall, Girl Scouts car wash at Arco Station, Sierra Club Figeroa Mountain hike, a 1970 71 72 high school dance concert with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and various library exhibits, veterans events, and chamber events with dates and contact numbers.
Unseasonably warm and clear conditions spread across most of the nation with light snow in the Northeast. Temperatures hovered around freezing as flood risk rose in the Delaware River Valley and nearby resort areas in Pennsylvania and New York due to ice jam conditions from last week.
Richard Norris says the Oh Calcutta skit Was It Good For You Too is legal after a state Supreme Court decision granting plays First Amendment protections equal to books and films. The piece was removed last November after arrests of Joe Roma and Ronda Copland for lewd conduct, with trial set for Feb 18.
Two researchers report 14 of 86 beagles trained to smoke developed lung cancer, claiming direct cause and effect between smoking and cancer. The study in East Orange involved 94 dogs with smoking tubes and 62 observed smokers, while the Tobacco Institute disputed human parallel.
Allied commanders ordered troops back to combat as the 24 hour Tet truce was marred by at least 120 Communist initiated incidents. Violations included clashes near the DMZ and a siege of the Ba Xoai Green Beret camp. U S forces reported 3 dead and 118 wounded, with over 115 enemy killed.
Egypt reports its frogmen planted mines in Elat harbor sinking two Israeli Navy vessels a tank carrier and a troop carrier with all crew aboard escaping unhurt. Israeli claims a vessel was sunk and another damaged while four jets attacked along the Suez Canal wounding one soldier and hitting a UN post.
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