Survivor of jetliner crash aids mystery at 31000 foot fall
Vesna Vulovic, 22, the only survivor of the JAT DC9 explosion over Czechoslovakia, landed on a snow slope from 31 000 feet and was hospitalized in serious but not hopeless condition. All 27 others died, and authorities suspect Ustachi involvement.
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Belgrade
UPI
Borba
Vesna Vulovic
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslav Airlines
JAT
Stockholm
The
Ustachi
FCC Reinstates AT&T probe after criticism
The FCC reversed December action and ordered a new inquiry into AT&T investment and operating expenses. Critics in Congress and Sen. Harris urged continuing the probe, noting past overcharges and questioning the agency’s resources. Commissioner Johnson labeled the reversal as inadequate and symbolic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Antitrust
FCC
Sen
Fred
Multiple Marriage Licenses Issued in Lompoc and Vicinity
A long list shows marriage licenses issued in Lompoc and nearby areas including Lawrence Lee Boyd Thelma Faye Swan Larry Charles Batterton Susan Carol Turner William Fox Swann Patricia Anne Ward Charles Joseph Picou Jr Jillaina Rae Hebert Gregory Lou Townes Elaine Maria Grossini Michael Robert Herens Terry Lee as of 26 David Michael Oken Margaret Ann Martinez John Thomas Volpe Diana Lee Chambers Darrell Richard Daws Iris Mabel Kurzeka Rodney Paul Rynkiewicz Robbie Marie Hudson John Walter Mordaunt Helen Martha Chung Harry Lee Clucas Edwina Mae Clucas William Aubrey Martin Dickinson Linda Louise McCabe Richard Elwin Dunham Michelle Ann Craig Miguel Hernandez Ortega Ascencion Rivas Valles Jeffrey Michael Smith Allyson Lesnett Dennis Lee Lischka Debra Jean Mulholland Thomas Michael Coxsey Pamela Ruth Bentley Max Richard Hildebrand Janice Marie Harter Danny Lane Withrow Deborah Sue Mitchell and others. Also noted are Ronald Reagan reappointing Robert Herdman to the California Highway Commission and a Sheriff's benefit football game at the Santa Maria Fairgrounds.
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Lompoc
Lawrence Lee Boyd
Nectarine Ave
Thelma Faye Swan
Lupine St
Larry Charles Batterton
Lubbock
Tex
Susan Carol Turner
Polaris Ave
Vandenberg Village
William Fox Swann
Galveston
Patricia Anne Ward
St Andrews Ct
Charles Joseph Picou Jr
South G St Lompoc
Jillaina Rae Hebert
Milky Way
Vandenbert Village
Gregory Lou Townes
N. Gardenia St
Elaine Maria Grossini
E. North Ave
Michael Robert Herens
William Aubrey Martin Dickinson
Corvallis
Ore
Linda Louise McCabe
Miguelito Canyon’ Rd
Richard Elwin Dunham
Solvang
Michelle Ann Craig
Buellton
Miguel Hernandez Ortega
Ascencion Rivas Valles
North E St
Jeffrey Michael Smith
N. East Ave
Allyson Lesnett
Buellton Road
Deborah Sue Mitchell
E. Oak Ave
Nixon orders $15 million federal drug enforcement drive
President Nixon signs an executive order creating an Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement and launches a $15 million, nationwide push with 150 to 200 lawyers, grand juries, and nine regional centers to target narcotics traffickers. Ambrose says local police corruption hampers efforts and federal tools will be used to coordinate with state and local agencies. FBI data show 1970 drug arrests rose 44 percent to 451000, with over half under age 21.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Justice Department
Customs
Myles J. Ambrose
Ambrose
Treasury
Turkey
FBI
City Auditoriums to Get Distinct Names
City Administrator Gene Wahlers asks Lompoc City Council to rename the two auditoriums. The original venue remains at Walnut and I Street while the Olive and N Street site, formerly the Junior High, is also under renovation. The memo urges clear, distinct names to avoid public confusion.
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City Auditorium
Walnut and
I Street
Olive and
Walnut and I Street
Lompoc
Gene Wahlers
N Street
City Hall
Walnut
Vandenberg Awards $209,650 Contract for Parts Store
The Vandenberg base procurement division announces a $209,650 contract to Monte's Auto Parts of San Fernando for a contractor-operated vehicle parts store servicing government motor vehicles. Twenty-nine bids were requested and three were received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandenberg Base
Monte’s Auto Parts of
San Fernando
Midwinter Storm Loses Punch in Northeast Snow Weary East
A midwinter storm brushed the Northeast but failed to drop deep snow as harsh cold gripped a belt from the Rockies to the Great Lakes. Meter maids returned to duty in Seattle signaling the worst behind the region's snow weary Pacific Northwest.
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Midlands
Rockies
Great Lakes
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Dock halt gets aid on cargo
Canadian longshoremen and the Teamsters joined West Coast dock workers in halting cargo from Vancouver to Ensenada, Mexico. The ILWU sought Mexican union embargo support while Pacific shippers diverted ships to those ports to move cargo into the United States. ILWU leader Bridges defended the strike amid Nixon’s proposed end.
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United Auto Workers
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Edmund S. Muskie
San Francisco
UPI
Teamsters
United States
Vancouver
Ensenada
Mexico
International
Chester
ILWU
Canadian Area Executive Board
The
Pacific Maritime Association
California
Washington
Oregon
Harry Bridges
Dispatcher
Nixon
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Fort Lamny
Chad
Georges Pompidou
Vietnam
Pompidou
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East Village
Manhattan
Patrick V. Murphy
Murphy
Gregory W Foster
Rocco Laurie
Abraham A. Ribicott
D-Conn
Ribicott
Ribbott
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Johannes DE Waard
European Space Research Organization
European Space Technology Center
Gene Langenfeld
Kennedy Space Center
Western Test Range
Vandenberg Afb
ATT
R. Harris
D-Okla
At&t
Nicholas Johnson
H. Rex Lee
Bell
Commission
Daily Record
Ronald Reagan
Robert E. Herdman
Herdman
Lompoc Sheriff's
Santa Maria Fairgrounds
Santa Maria
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Romness
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Harrisburg
Philip F. Berrigan
Henry A. Kissinger
Fairview Sno
Waren
Nolg Tee
Pacific Ocean
Fairview
N. Fairview
Goleta
John N Mitchell
Ron Boggs
Carol Smith
Wahlers
Vandenberg
Hugh Davies
Shey Culligan Man
Baw
Ski
West Ocean
Selectronics
Golden Curl Beauty Salon
Sue Howerton
Senior Citizens
North H Street
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Chicken Little
Baskin Robbins
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