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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1969
Page
2
The Lompoc Chamber of Commerce opens entries for the 1969 Flower Festival Theme Contest to all residents. Each seven word entry must include name address and phone, with a Jan 24 deadline at the Chamber office. The winner earns a trophy and a parade honorary position. results announced by Jan 31.
Hancock College's Mascot Magazine received a first class rating from the University of Minnesota School of Journalism. Three 1967 68 editions were judged including a theater story issue. Editors were Mike Manselle Linda Nadolski and John Russell.
Harvard anthropologists linked an ancient funeral rite to the murder of 23 year old Jane S Britton and said an archaeological stone given to her may be the weapon. Four people, including Miss Brittons boyfriend James Humphreys, faced lie detector tests as police pursued discrepancies in accounts.
Governor Reinecke backs ethics standards while Senate calls for an income tax ban via constitutional amendment. Regents and state college boards face term reductions and stricter confirmations. Assembly passes ethics and education safeguarding bills amid notable salary updates and transit district moves.
UPI reports 101 American soldiers were killed in the week, the lowest in two years amid a Viet Cong truce. South Vietnamese forces ended a 16 day Mekong Delta campaign in the U Minh forest after destroying guerrilla sites and freeing 90 prisoners while capturing 173 Communist soldiers.
Members of the Wire Service Guild began a strike at the Associated Press in New York and across the United States, the first such action by editorial staff in wire service history. Operations were to continue but negotiations would resume after mediation and a scheduled 1 p.m. bargaining session.
Long Beach. Donald David Lee, 22, of Cypress, was arrested on a charge of stealing 22 volumes from the Beckhart Collection at Long Beach State College. He claimed he took the books over a year to fund grad school. A dealer in Los Angeles exposed the theft, and police recovered the undamaged volumes at his aunt’s home in San Gabriel.
Tom McDonald appointed inspector for Santa Barbara County and head of the association's first regional office. He will inspect unregistered mares for conformational standards, with a 14 hands height requirement and breed exclusions. Fees include twenty dollars for inspection and membership. McDonald operates LaSalle Canyon Stables and serves Lompoc and Santa Ynez Valleys.
The County Planning Commission approved six preservation applications totaling 9190 acres while some members voiced discontent. Richard M. Clare and Michael J. Henry opposed all six. others favored rezoning and preserve status for properties near Santa Maria, Los Alamos, and Santa Ynez. The push aims to secure March first tax concessions, with opponents warning of higher taxes for nonpreserved land.
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