Community events and fundraisers listed for Lompoc area
Local organizations announce activities for the weekend and upcoming weeks. The Thrift Shop hosts a $1 per bag sale Saturday. the Retired Citizens Hospitality House offers Arts and Crafts and game sessions throughout the week. Women’s Division hosts a membership tea. Women of the Moose hold a Sunday steak and eggs breakfast. St Mary’s Parish schedules a Feb social with a cook your own steak night. Hunter safety course runs Feb 7–8. Missile Space Recreation Association offers two Washington’s Birthday trips to San Diego and Tijuana. Lompoc Sportsman Association and Junior Alpha Club host a ham and bacon shoot Feb 11 to benefit mental health programs. Details via contact numbers and local sponsors.
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St. Mary’s Parish
Vandenberg Village
The
Missile Space Recreation Association
San Diego
Tijuana
Washington
Sea World
Jai Alia Palace
VAFB
Call Russ
Lompoc Sportsman Association
Lompoc
Canada warns of pullout if no international peace authority
Canada will withdraw its peace observer force from Vietnam within 60 days unless an international authority oversees the cease fire. External Affairs Minister Mitchell Sharp said 130 soldiers 14 diplomats and eight newsmen could depart this weekend with the rest arriving 15 to 30 days after cease-fire starts.
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Ottawa
UPI
Canada
Vietnam
Mitchell Sharp
Defense
James Richardson
Sharp
U.S
William P. Rogers
Democratic convention in Sacramento names five gubernatorial contenders
California Democrats gather for a state convention to elect a new chairman while five candidates seek the gubernatorial nomination. San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto Secretary of State Edmund Brown Jr. Assemblyman Bob Moretti Sen George Moscone and Rep Jerome Waldie attend a dinner with delegates.
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Democratic State Central Committee
San Francisco
Joseph L. Alioto
Edmund
G. Brown Jr
Assembly
Bob Moretti
van Uys
Sen
George Moscone
Jerome R. Waldie
Antioch
Soviets ban several activities as harmful to society
In Moscow Soviet sports officials banned bridge, yoga, karate and muscle building as ideologically unsound and socially harmful. Womens soccer is prohibited for arousing unhealthy passions. The decree targets youth groups and condemns these activities while noting bridge clubs thrive in cities including Estonia and Lithuania. In Las Vegas, J D Lee warns a false sense of security guards freedom of information and urges legal protections for sources and press independence.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Soviet Committee For Physical Sports
Sovietsky Sport
Estonia
Lithuania
Las Vegas
Association
U.S. Supreme Court
California lawmakers race to redraw districts before court takes over
In Sacramento UPI reports lawmakers push a final reapportionment bid as the California Senate led by Sen. George N. Zenovich works on a plan to add a Southern California seat and adjust districts. Assembly Democrats unveil skeleton bills aiming to sell a new map to Republicans within weeks amid a looming court deadline.
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Sacramento
UPI
State Supreme Court
California
George N. Zenovich
Senate
Zenovich
D-Fresno
Supreme Court
Assembly Democratic
Assembly
Court
Riverside-San Bernardino
Alan Short
Stockton
Ken Meade
Democratic Assembly
Meade
Oakland
Group to back Corona in California murder case
A defense fund and the Corona family plan public fundraising for Juan Corona’s murder conviction defense. Organizers say the effort, tied to the National United Committee to Free Political Prisoners, targets a new trial hearing next Monday before Judge Richard Patton.
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San Francisco
UPI
Juan V. Corona
Angela Davis
Juan Corona
Superior Court
Richard Patton
Corona
Richard Hawk
Feather River
Yuba City
Antonio Rodarte
Free
Grandmother Kidnapped Near US Canada Border Rescued
Mrs Varian Hillyard, wife of Reg Hillyard of Bellingham, was abducted by Paul Blaine Dalton 23 in a wooded area near Sumas after a ransom demand of 15000. Authorities tracked the missing Cadillac, staged a roadblock, and Dalton was captured unharmed after surrendering.
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Bellingham
Wash
UPI
Varian Hillyard
Ransom
Sumas
Hillyard
Paul Blaine Dalton
Medi-Cal skimming charged by legislator sparks reform plan
Assemblyman Gordon W. Duffy accuses prepaid Medi-Cal firms of skimming funds intended for patient care and vows to introduce tighter state controls. He questions whether reduced costs under prepaid plans reflect diminished care as 25 contracts serve 150,000 of 2.5 million recipients while traditional fee-for-service remains for others.
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Sacramento
UPI
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Duffy
Weather system brings rain and snow across large region
Rain and snow covered a wide area from Texas to Florida and into Missouri and Mississippi as Gulf moisture merged with a Southwest storm. Light accumulations and a few thundershowers created slick roads, with heavier snow expected in the Southwest and mountains of Arizona and Nevada.
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United Press International
Gulf
Texas
Florida
Kansas
Missouri
Mississippi
Arkansas
National Weather Service
Southwest
Arizona
Nevada
Rockies
Intermountain
Rocky Mountain
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Citizens Hospitality House
West Maple Ave
Chamber of Commerce
Norma Stillman
Sportsman's Field
la Purisima Ission
Moore's Dept Store
Perrozis Hardware
Pico’s Sporting Goods
Rogers
U.N. Security Council
Democratic Party
Soviets
Lomper California
Act Polic
Lompoc Record
Lompoc Record Publications
North I St Lompoc
Regent
Kenneth L Adam
Harry J. Crompe
Lawrence C. Grossman
J. Donald Adam
Rennie L Adam
Gaylen Jackson
Tim Conner
Clete Lunny
Wesley A. Huffman
Ray McCuen
Betty Laurent
Scott Ostler
Steve LaRue
Vaughn Proctor
Dan Duffy
Stan Tulledo
California Newspaper Publishers Association
International Press Institute
Inter-American Press Association
California Press Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Jasquet Zenovich
New York
Madison Square Garden
Gertrude Jarvis
Woodstock
N.Y
Huff and Puff
Tom Ballan
Fort Lee
N.J
Solano County Courthouse
SAT. JR
B.C
Sinbad
Valley Drive In
Gemini Cinema
Northside
EOR
Joseph E Levine
Avco
Columbia Pictures Presents
Columbia Pictures
Elliott Candice Gould
Bergen
Lompoc Theatre
H” Street
Goldie Hawn
Plus
Walter Matthau
Walt Disneys
Dunesleng
Techinicolor Mnicolor
Walt Disney
CBC
Technicolor
North H St
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