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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1969
Page
3
Unprecedented flooding along the South Coast and Lompoc Santa Ynez Valleys pushes county losses above six million dollars. Supervisors seek 1.196 million in federal relief to begin cleanup and debris removal with 600 thousand earmarked for debris removal river channel restoration and bank protection.
Officials reported pre release notices about dam gates opening at 1 45 am amid concerns over flood risks. Stubbner noted weather forecast limits and Bureau policy, while the Lompoc Police were warned hours before the flood. Damages in the Santa Ynez River valley were estimated at over 2 million dollars as residents faced stress and blame. In England a lonely killer whale named Cuddles calmed by playing pop music overnight, with a possible mate unavailable due to captivity in Europe.
Closing stock quotations show Alcon to Woolworth with figures for both gains and losses. Major names include Alcoa American Can Chrysler General Electric IBM Texaco and U.S. Steel, with closing values and percentages. Trading volumes total 12,070,000.
The Lom poc City Council will meet at 7 p.m. in City Hall to assess damages from recent flooding and discuss possible personnel rule changes if time permits. A NASA satellite launch from Vandenberg is planned between 10:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. tomorrow with Canadian involvement. ISIS-A is the third Canadian ionospheric satellite in the ESCAPEES program. An inmate escapee, David L. Walters, 25, was captured in San Diego after fleeing with Lon W. Dailey, 21, during flood cleanup. Dailey remains at large as of today.
City Clerk Wilma Thomas warned all license applicants that the payment deadline is January 31 at 5 PM The fee may be paid at City Hall or postmarked by January 31 A ten percent penalty applies to payments not received by the deadline
Mud filled homes, washed out roads, landslides and ruptured water lines marked nine days of rain in Southern California. At least 92 dead with eight missing. Reagan puts state damage at 35 million while four hardest counties estimate 56.8 million. Floods persist in the south as sun returns.
Public agencies and private individuals in the Tri Counties affected by the recent flood may learn about state and federal disaster aid at a February 1 meeting in Santa Barbara. Gordon Larkin of the California Disaster Office announced the session at 9 a.m. in the County Administration Building. A Small Business Administration loan specialist is available in the same building at 966 1611 to help with low interest loan applications for homes or businesses.
City and county officials seek why alerts about Cachuma spill and expected flooding were late or unclear. Reports show radio stations relayed Bureau of Reclamation warnings a day early, but officials say messaging failed to convey magnitude and actions needed.
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