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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1974
Page
7
In Dearborn Michigan mayor Orville L Hubbard weight 273 pounds at inauguration on Tuesday the 70 year old vows to lose 75 pounds by year end noting his 33rd mayoral term. He warned department heads to shed 2 to 10 pounds or risk suspension while defending a career marked by bold moves and local reform.
Gilbert Luna, a 33 year old designer from Santa Fe Springs, claims the world’s first spiral escalator with a 100000 dollar prototype. He has patents in three countries and expects the device to become a landmark in major cities within 15 to 20 years. A major construction firm has shown interest in worldwide rights. Luna credits late night rock music and a chance talk with engineers for his breakthrough. He plans a Southern California prototype in five years and envisions a future of urban transit and trash vaporization projects.
Allan Hancock College Continuing Education offers a short course to prepare for the FCC General Class test. It runs Feb 4 through March 18 on Mondays and Thursdays 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Righetti High School electronics room. Instructor is Jim McDaniel. fee is 2 dollars. registration in class. The syllabus covers Morse Code, FCC rules, and electronics theory.
An open letter from Citizens for Responsible Government thanks foster parents and questions local officials pay raises. It asks candidates for council answers on County Supervisors pay and city council pay, with a January 25 1974 deadline for responses and a public showing planned in Lompoc.
By Dick West, a humorous take on DST glitches and a proposed two clock system. Citing Sam Crepuscule the night watcher, the piece suggests Morning Standard Time and Evening Daylight Time with a 13 hour a.m. clock and 11 hour p.m. clock, joking that two watches may beat milking by candlelight.
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