Kenton Family Rebuilds After Fire Destroys Home
FCI Warden Frank Kenton and his wife Rose lost their government house and most belongings in a late month fire. They spent five days hospitalized for smoke inhalation and are starting over at a new address with neighbors and Community support aiding their return. The couple emphasizes resilience as they replace furniture, clothes, and personal mementos while remaining on the same street and phone number.
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FCI
Frank Kenton
Kenton
Rose
Kentons
Oakridge Road
Maxi Terrones dies after tree limb injury in Lompoc
Guadalupe Maxi Terrones 56 died after a tree limb struck him while trimming a tree at the Mexican Social Organization in Lompoc. Rosary is 8 p.m. Tuesday at La Purisima Church. Requiem Mass Wednesday 9 a.m. Father Andrew McGrath to officiate. Burial in Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Terrones, born 1917 in El Paso, moved to Lompoc as a child and worked 26 years for Johns Manville. He is survived by his widow Lupe, a daughter Rachael Justice, a son Guadalupe Terrones, siblings, and 10 grandchildren. Friends may call 6–8 p.m. today at McPeek Family Mortuary.
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Guadalupe
Maxi’ Terrones
Terrones
Lompoc
Mexican Social Organization
Chestnut Ave
la Purisima Catholic Church
Andrew McGrath
Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery
el Paso
Texas
East Guava
Johns- Manville Corp
J-M Quarter Century Club
Rachael Justice
Guadalupe Terrones
Manuel
Henry
Leo
Santa Barbara
Hortencia Robles
Bella Garcia
Connie Aguirre
Picorivera
McPeek Family Mortuary
Lompoc Man Builds Giant Home Pipe Organ
Bergstresser spent months rewiring hoses and placing pipes after altering a wall to make the sound audible in his home. The organ first played on Aug 4 1973, with a soundproofed garage chamber to insulate and focus tones. He calls it a tribute to God and plans lessons next, noting it may be the valley’s only pipe organ.
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Bergstresser
New Jersey
God
Lompoc Valley
Funeral rites for Air Force Major Tony V. Peter set at North F Street church
Major Tony V. Peter, radar navigation instructor on a B-52, died in a Beale AFB crash Friday. Memorial services are 2 p.m. Saturday at First Methodist Church of North F Street. survivors include his widow Darlene and three children, with numerous relatives listed. Donations urged to church memorial fund or charity.
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Tony V. Peter
First Methodist Church
North F Street
Peter
Beale Air Force Base
Marysville
Maj
Lompoc High School
Lompoc
Guam
Vietnam
Cambodia
Darlene
Mark
Garrick
Katrina
Edward Huyck
South F Street
Coleen Valla
Buellton
Marlene Huyck
Goleta
Florence Belvile
Colorado
Walter Stevens
Arizona
Methodist Church Memorial Fund
Violence in Britain intensifies as mineworkers clash again
Britain's coal strike escalates with mine pickets confronting safety crews for a second day. Prime Minister Heath denounces Labor as moved left, while Harold Wilson counters. Pickets target power stations and coal stockpiles, with clashes at Gedling mining site.
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London
UPI
Britain
Edward Heath
Heath
Harold Wilson
Jeremy Thorpse
Wilson
Gedling
Nottinghamshire
Air Force sergeant faces burglary charges in Santa Maria
Air Force MSgt. Ernest H. Niehoff, 35, of Vandenberg AFB, was arraigned in Santa Maria Municipal Court on burglary and receiving stolen property counts. Detectives arrested him Saturday night at Clubhouse Road and Burton Mesa Boulevard, linking him to two burglaries in Santa Maria and others in Lompoc Valley. Bail set at $2,000. he remained jailed this morning. Sheriff Sgt. Richard Dicus said the arrest capped a three month burglary investigation.
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Air Force
Ernest H. Niehoff
Heath St
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Santa Maria
Clubhouse Road
Burton Mesa _ Boulevard
Lompoc Valley
Niehoff
Santa Maria Area Community Listings and Events
Community notices include a beginners hoedown at Santa Maria Square Dance Center with caller Darryl Hamilton. Lompoc and Santa Maria school and college meetings cover PTA and counseling addresses, and probation orientation. Police and court actions report two DUI charges, a cattle theft, and a weekend car rollover near Alamo Pintado.
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Squaw's
Pa's Square Dance Club
Santa Maria
Santa Maria Square Dance Center
Skyway Drive
Darryl Hamilton
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International Press Institute
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California Press Association
Audit Bureau of
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Somerset Place
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Tony Peter
Alva Johnson
Alva L. Johnson
Pines
Johnson
South G Street
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American Legion
John A. Johnson
Glendale
John Smalling
John W. Smalling
Lompoc District Hospital
Starbuck Mortuary
Smalling
Lake Cachuma
Barbara
James
Washington
Charles
Mississippi
Ralph
Bernard
la Canada
Walter Lewis
Walter Erwin Lewis
Pine Ave
Oak
Ryan Park
Lang and Co
Constellation Road
At&t
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Rapid American
Rapid American Wis
Air Line
Rohr Ind
Sears Roebuck
Chrysler
Cal Edison
Sperry Rand
Dupont
D.W.G. Corp
Eastman Kodak
Teleprompter
Teledyne
Exxon
Texaco
Tallaark
My Valentine
Sweetheart
Braun
Lompoc, Calif
Daily Record
13Th Congressional District of
Charles M. Teague
West Cypress Street
Kathryn M. Keith
Percy John Boler
Third St
Boler
Juan Pena
Pena
City Hall Auditorium
Floradale Avenue
Highway 246
Sheriff's Office
Los Olivos
Earl David Davis III
Santa Ynez Valley Hospital
Alamo Pintado
Davis
California Highway Patrol
Independent Order of Foresters
Elks Club
City Council
IBEW
Chemical Workers
South I Street
South E Street
Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria High School
Continuing Education Department
Hancock
McPeek
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Gospel Meeting
Church OF Christ
Knights of Pythias
North N and
Laurel Ave
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Fremont
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