Remembering RFK Assassination Night at the Ambassador Hotel
The article recalls the 1968 California primary night when Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Assistant maitre d Karl Uecker details the last minute plan changes and the chaotic moments as Kennedy was led toward a news conference. Sirhan B. Sirhan was arrested after Kennedy died 25 hours later at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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Los Angeles
UPIH
California
Robert F. Kennedy
Chicago
Karl Uecker
Ambassador Hotel
Kennedy
Colonial Room
Uecker
Vincent Thomas di Pierro
Sirhan B. Sirhan
di Pierro
Sirhan
Good Samaritan Hospital
UPI
Jerusalem
United States
Pasadena
Calif
Pasadena City College
Sirhan Father Sees Son as Hero in Kennedy Case
Bishara Sirhan, father of the Los Angeles assassination defendant, says he believes his son is a hero and hopes the trial reveals a Palestinian nation goal. He describes the family in a Jordan River village under Israeli control and recalls the son’s anger over Israel and Kennedy’s stance.
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Taiyee
Israel
UPI
Bishara Sirhan
Los Angeles
Robert Kennedy
Sirhan
Lompoc YMCA Plans 1969 Membership Drive
James Longtin will head an 86 person team to enroll 420 members for the Lompoc YMCA youth programs next year. The organization now serves 350 youths in 30 clubs and 500 attend summer camps and activities, with expanded capacity hoped through the campaign.
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Lompoc Ymca
James Longtin
Longtin
YMCA
Lompoc Record Publication Details and Staff
The Lompoc Record, a California publication, lists its legal status, postal details and a full staff roster including president J. Donald Adam, editor Gaylon Jackson, publisher secretary treasurer Harry J. Crompe and others. It operates under Superior Court Decree No. 47065 and is a member of major press associations.
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Lompoc Record
Lompoc
California
Lompoc Record Publications
Kenneth J. Adam
J. Donald Adam
Harry J. Crompe
Gaylon Jackson
Principal figures in Sirhan trial outlined in Los Angeles report
UPI reports key players in the Sirhan case. Defendant Sirhan B. Sirhan, 24, formerly of Pasadena, is accused of assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Chief defense attorney Grant B. Cooper, Chief Deputy D.A. Lynn Compton, and Judge Herbert V. Walker are identified with brief bios. Walker notes juror protection due to threats.
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Grant B. Cooper
Los Angeles Bar Association
Bernard Finch
Finch-Tregoff
Cooper
Sirhan
Lynn D. Compton
UCLA
Georgia
Compton
Airborn Infantry
Superior Court
Herbert V. Walker
Criminal Department
Walker
Daryl Chessman
California
Earl Warren
Welfare fund for free school lunches discussed
County officials consider a welfare funded program to provide free lunches for about 500 needy children in the next fiscal year. The estimate calls for roughly 150000 dollars from county taxes, with state share explored via legislators, as budget sessions approach in June.
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Barry
Twenty two file for Los Angeles mayor in April election
Los Angeles sees twenty two mayoral hopefuls among 286 city office candidates in April races. City Clerk Walter Peterson notes the declarations of intention filing was the heaviest in history with 156 filed Monday before the 5 pm deadline. Incumbent Mayor Sam Yorty leads a field that includes two congressmen two city council members two television personalities and a former model. Only City Controller Charles Navarro faces no challenge for reelection. Candidates must gather 500 voter signatures before appearing on the ballot.
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Lucangele
Upip
Los Angeles
Walter Peterson
Sam Yorty
Charles Navarro
Ventura County to establish public defender department
Public defender plan approved by supervisors outlines a two attorney principal staff with five senior attorneys and five attorneys plus two investigators and clerical help. The change replaces court appointed counsel, with projected first year costs near 197 500 and a goal to reduce per appointment cost from 105 to about 39 dollars as in nearby Ventura County.
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Johnson
Ventura County
County GOP group to name officers in Buellton meeting
William Redding announced two new officers will be named at the January 22 meeting in Buellton as Eleanor Wyatt was chosen secretary. The positions of vice chairman and treasurer will be filled then.
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William Redding
Santa Barbara
New County
Republican Central Committee
Buellton
Redding
Eleanor Wyatt
Kinman Ave
Goleta
Two Parties Hold L. B. Meetings in Santa Barbara
County Clerk J E Lewis announced that James B Cobb of Santa Barbara was named chairman of the Peace and Freedom Party central committee with only one elected committeeman eligible to vote. Alfred E Green of Goleta was named chairman of the American Independent party central committee in the county.
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Republican Central Committee
Santa Barbara County
J. E. Lewis
James B. Cobb
Santa Barbara
Peace and Freedom Party
Martin G. Aronstein
Goleta
County supervisors act on variety of matters
The Board of Supervisors reappointed Richard M. Clare and Clark H. Gaines to the County Board of Library trustees. It announced a Jan 14 meeting with State Highway Department officials in Santa Maria to discuss highway improvements from Santa Maria to Guadalupe. The board moved to use eminent domain to acquire land for Foothill Rd improvements west of Highway 33 in the Gu yama Valley and noted failed negotiations for land across the Cuyama River bed. A Jan 20 public hearing was set on Texaco Inc plan for a mobile home site in Gaviota area. It approved lease terminations for directional signs in Buellton with new signs installed, and an interlocal agreement with Santa Maria to fund 70,000 toward Blosser and Stowell roads improvements. It set an 881 monthly salary for a prospective psychiatric social worker at the Lompoc clinic, with the county reviewing higher offers and consulting the applicant about accepting the lower rate.
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George H. Clyde
Nelson
Board of Supervisors
Richard M. Clare
Clark H. Gaines
County Board of Law Library
Clare
County Planning Commission
State Highway Department
Veterans Memorial Building
Santa Maria
Guadalupe
Foothill Rd
Highway 33
Guyama Valley
Foothill
Cuyama River
Curtis Turnell
Texaco, Inc
Planning Commission
Gaviota
Buellton
Pahler Bros
Santa Ynez Valley
City of
Lompoc
Joseph Nardo
Sarah Furst
Baltimore
Reagan urges campus safety program to curb unruly activity
Governor Reagan calls for an omnibus plan to curb attacks on students and teachers, expand penalties for campus assaults, expel offenders, and tighten trespass laws. He links unrest to anarchy and insurrection while outlining budget, tax relief, and education reform goals.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
San Francisco State College
University of California and State Colleges
Assembly
Senate
Father douses car with gasoline killing family
In San Bernardino California a 58 year old Jose Ayala set his car ablaze and pinned his three children inside the vehicle. The coroner said all four died from smoke and flame inhalation while the car burned on a remote roadside. The children Teresa 7 Peter 9 Elena 5 were found in the back seat with Ayala on top of them. The mother Amplio Ayala 35 lived in San Bernardino with custody arrangements unclear.
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San Bernardino
Calif
UPI
Leo Reyes
Jose Trinidad Ayala
Peter
Reyes
San Bernardino Mountain
Ayala
Teresa
Elena
Woodlake
Tulare County
Amplio Ayala
Fragmentary report describes family after fire missing details
The text notes Leal and mother returning home after an incident and mentions schooling. No witnesses saw the fire erupt, leaving gaps about cause and timing.
Peace Corps Placement Test Set for January 18
Lompoc area residents may take the Peace Corps Placement Test at 1 30 p m on Saturday January 18 at the Santa Barbara main post office. The test measures aptitude and language learning potential and is non competitive with no pass or fail. Applications must be filed beforehand with post offices or the Peace Corps in Washington DC 20525. About fifteen thousand Volunteers serve in Asia Africa Latin America and the Pacific Islands assembling self help projects and more volunteers are needed for programs starting this spring and summer.
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Lompoc
Santa Barbara
Peace Corps
Washington, D.C
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Pacific Islands
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Dan Duffy
California Newspaper Publishers Association
United Press International
Arthur Nelson
Robert E. Barry
Santa Barbara City
John Hass
Santa Barbara Bar Assa
First District
Robert Hunt
County Farm Bureau
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Valley Drive-In
Atty
Thomas Lynch
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Beatles
United
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Burns Self
Peace Corp
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