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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1972
Page
2
In Belfast and Londonderry violence escalated as bomb blasts disabled a downtown gasoline station near City Hall and British troops clashed with snipers. Two masked gunmen triggered explosions during the morning rush with two people hospitalized for shock.
General Omar N. Bradley led a 1 822 recipient list at Valley Forge as the Freedom Foundation awarded him the 1971 George Washington prize with a $5 000 check. The 79 year old five star general was cited for lifelong service as a professional soldier and later roles. Other honorees included Clare Booth Luce Henry Viscardi Jr George Roche III W Clemente Stone Alfred Barron Denise Evers Grand Land Singers Reg Manning Eugene Pullman and others for contributions in leadership patriotism culture and media.
A subzero air mass grips the Northeast after a heavy weekend of snow and wind. Evacuations occur in Massachusetts and nearby states for tidal flooding, with gale warnings from Maine to North Carolina.
The page lists Tim Conner as Mechanical Superintendent Clete Lunny as Advertising Manager Wesley A Huffman as Circulation Manager Ray McCuen as News Editor Betty Laurent as Society Editor Scott Ostler as Sports Editor Trudy Schoenfeldt as Features Editor Steve LaRue as Staff Writer Vaughn Proctor as Staff Writer Dan Duffy as Photographer and notes membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
Pat and Richard Nixon dined at the Great Hall of the People with Premier Chou En-lai as a grand reception unfolded. The evening featured Chinese revolutionary music, a round flowered main table, and toasts amid flags as Kissinger observed from the sidelines. NCNA reported Nixon's arrival with a brief notice later that day.
Walter Winchell, famed American radio voice and columnist, died of cancer at age 74 in Los Angeles after hospitalization at UCLA Medical Center since November 19. He had retired from his column in 1969 following his son’s death, briefly returned to writing for the New York Daily Mirror, and built a career spanning Broadway gossip to national news.
Chiang Kai-Shek, 84, says he will not run for a fifth term next month due to a deteriorating world situation and his inability to regain mainland China. He urges the assembly to choose a successor of virtue and ability as Taiwan faces diplomatic setbacks and pressure toward Peking.
Pat Nixon visited Shanghai and Peking in the early hours of the trip. She wore a flaming red coat and jasmine tea in hand as she moved with President Nixon from the airport to the city. The couple’s first public reception was at a banquet in the Great Hall of the People.
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