Lompoc Valley closes offices for mourning of President Johnson
Government offices in Lompoc Valley will close tomorrow as a day of mourning for President Lyndon Johnson. State and county offices join the closure with emergency services exempt. Trash collection, library, pool, and some meetings are canceled. Schools will be closed and mail service disrupted.
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Lyndon Johnson
Reagan
Nixon
Dustin Griffith
Santa Barbara
Peace Cease Fire Elicits Mixed US Reactions in Washington
Officials and lawmakers divided over the Vietnam cease fire praising the moment while urging caution. Senator Pell expressed relief, while Senator Church warned it may be a temporary truce and urged South Vietnam's future to be decided by the Vietnamese. Senator Hatfield called for ending military and financial support to unrepresentative Southeast Asian governments. Representative Abzug urged Congress to constrain presidential power to prevent renewed conflict.
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D-R.i
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Didaho
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Mark Hatfield
R-Cve
Southeast Asia
Bella Abzug
D-N.y
Congress
Obituaries for Richard Cunningham and Donald Howell
Funeral services are pending at McPeek Family Mortuary for Richard Francis Cunningham 38 who died yesterday at Travis Air Force Base He retired from the Air Force as a Technical Sergeant from Vandenberg AFB in January 1972 Last local address was 3657 Via Lato Mission Hills. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 10 am in the McPeek Family Chapel for Donald Edmund Howell 59 who died Monday at Lompoc District Hospital Interment will be Saturday at Hillside Cemetery Genoa City Wisconsin Howell born 1913 in Illinois resided in Lompoc past nine years worked as aerospace engineer with Lockheed Missiles and Space Corp at Vandenberg AFB He previously served with the Minuteman Missile Environmental Control Systems USAF He was honorary Pi Tau Sigma member and Lompoc Elks member Survived by widow Ethel two sons Melvin Valencia and Gary Lompoc two daughters Judith Boeckmann of Arizona Penny Howell of Lompoc mother Edith Howell Wisconsin two sisters Betty Hanson Wisconsin Mae Alt Michigan Friends may call at McPeek until 8 pm tonight and until service time tomorrow.
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Air Force
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Lato
Mission Hills
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Lompoc District Hospital
Hillside Cemetery
Genoa City
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Howell
Lompoc
Oakmont Avenue
Vandenberg Village
Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporation
Management Association
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Minuteman Missile
United States Air Force
Pi Tau Sigma Fraternity
Arizona
Penny Howell
Edith Howell
Wisconsin
Betty Hanson
Mae Alt
Michigan
McPeek
Nixon Cease-Fire in Vietnam Draws Domestic Focus
Respondents hailed the cease-fire as a chance to end the war and focus on home issues. Senators Humphrey and Jackson mourn Johnson’s absence, while Ford and Saxbe praised Nixon’s persistence. Mayors Lindsay and Wallace urged lasting peace and domestic reform as Apollo 17 watched. Four callers complained the Nixon address interrupted the NBA All-Star game on KABC.
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R-Mich
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New York
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March of Dimes totals top goal as records rise
Officials report a record 3001.06 dollars collected so far with mailed donations pending counting. The Jaycees Wives had set a 3000 dollar goal for the event held last weekend.
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Mothers March of Dimes
Jaycees
County Supervisors urged to reaffirm drilling anti stance
Newly elected supervisors James Slater and Frank Frost urge the Board to reaffirm opposition to offshore drilling in the Santa Barbara Channel. They seek to appoint retired Supervisor George M. Clyde as County Oil Consultant and push for federal sanctuary legislation, fail safe drilling tech, and damages recovery from oil spills.
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James M. Slater
Frank J. Frost
Board of Supervisors
Santa Barbara
George M. Clyde
Slater
Goleta Valley
Frost
UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara Channel
George H. Clyde
Mexican American forum opens with David Sanchez lecture
David Sanchez head of Ethnic Studies at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo speaks at 7 30 tonight as the first of four forums titled Mexican American in California. Sponsored by the Lompoc Vandenberg AA UW and Lompoc Adult School he will discuss Cultural and Historic Contributions of Mexican Americans and perform guitar pieces at Lompoc Senior High School Little Theater. Remaining forums are Jan 31 Feb 7 and Feb 14.
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David Sanchez
California
Lompoc-Vandenberg
American Association of University Women
Lompoc Adult School
Sanchez
California Polytechnic State University At
San Luis Obispo
Lompoc Senior High School
Fighting persists in Vietnam after peace pledge
Fighting surged across South Vietnam despite a peace announcement. A South Vietnamese spokesman said the enemy aims to seize more land before a cease fire. Saigon reported four Viet Cong infiltrators killed and noted 95 attacks nationwide in the last 24 hours. U.S. air forces bombed near Saigon with about 440 strikes in the same period.
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UPS
South Vietnam
U.S
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