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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1973
Page
3
Defense analysts say Linebacker operations crippled North Vietnam despite rebuilding. About 35 percent of 1,084,359 tons of bombs dropped in Southeast Asia through Dec. 30, 1972 came from Linebacker.
UAW President Leonard Woodcock accepts a seat on the Cost of Living Council advisory committee despite opposition to Nixon economic policy. The move reintroduces the 1.5 million member union to the administration and precedes summer talks with General Motors Ford and Chrysler. Woodcock backs a price-wage review board and warns against broad wage and price controls while advocating inflation restraint.
The Daily Record notes Procurement Division awarded Strate Construction Company of Santa Maria a 188 355 dollar contract for an addition to a missile training facility at Vandenberg AFB. Also reported were local court actions, probation vacancies, and community notices across Santa Barbara and Lompoc, including DUI charges, theft cases, and upcoming civic meetings.
County proposes stricter rules for private developments as Goleta Water District and Montecito Sanitary District face limited connections. Public discussion set for Jan 21 at 11 a m. report dates Jan 12 and cites planning and health officials.
Eastern Airlines reports seven of its 13 TriStars back in service with remaining aircraft scheduled to resume by week’s end. TWA confirms at least one TriStar flying again after two in-flight engine incidents raised safety review. Lockheed confirmed the fleet-wide checks followed federal engine inspections and extended tests.
At its monthly membership luncheon the Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce will honor Col. Ralph H. Dowell Jr. base commander at Vandenberg AFB who retires January 31 after 30 years in the Air Force. Guest speaker Robert W. Boyd of PG&E will discuss OSHA 70. reservations limited to 150.
A Lompoc Hospital District board delegation heads to Los Angeles for a state hearing on a variance to medical facility guidelines. Kenneth Wicks will carry a 1500-signature petition to support approval for the Walnut Avenue third Street long term care hospital, challenging a subcommittee denial. Voters previously approved construction bonds last June.
The Record provides closing stock quotations via Rohrbaugh and Co at 3865-F Constellation Road Lompoc RE 3-3551.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Peek Family Mortuary in Westminster for SSgt. John V. Ogren Jr., 28, who died last week in Italy in an automobile accident. Born in Pennsylvania in 1945, he was a three year resident of the Lompoc area and served with the 4392nd Aerospace Support Group at Vandenberg before his transfer to Italy. He is survived by his widow Lola, two daughters, and his parents from Fountain Valley. Friends may call at Peek Family Mortuary on Valsa Avenue East in Westminster Thursday evening and all day Friday.
Heavy rains and high tides caused widespread flooding in the San Francisco Bay Area and nearby regions. U S Highway 101 was closed during peak traffic as bay runoff overwhelmed lanes around South San Francisco, with additional flooding at Greenbrae in Marin County.
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