Lompoc Chamber honors Lewis and Clark as outstanding citizens
Robert E. Lewis and Ruth E. Clark named Lompoc’s Man of the Year and Woman of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce at a ceremony at the Elks Lodge. Mayor Stevens praised Lewis for community service and leadership. Stella Reed lauded Clark’s dynamic energy. Olivia Cotsenmeyer opened as the chamber’s first woman president, signaling renewed focus on local development and water needs.
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Lompoc Valley
Robert E. Lewis
E. C. Stevens
Ruth Clark
Bob Lewis
Fred Vulin
Ruth E. Clark
Lompoc
Chamber of Commerce
Stella Reed
Stevens
Lewis
The
Elks Lodge
Boys’ Club
Chamber
Reed
Olivia Cotsenmeyer
Nixon fears early Watergate probe would reach White House
Evidence from the House Judiciary Committee impeachment inquiry shows President Nixon feared the investigation would expand to reach the White House and himself. A newly released tape from June 1972 and a March 1973 discussion with John W. Dean III are cited, with Nixon urging aides to cut information back.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
House
Judiciary Committee
St. Clair
Ronald L. Ziegler
H.R. Haldeman
John N. Mitchell
Haldeman
John W. Dean III
Dean
County planners hear policy case on local farm labor barracks
Lompoc area complaint from a rooming house operator cites farmworker dormitory like camps operated by local growers. The County Planning Commission plans to seek Health Department data on camp locations and eligibility under AG zoning and may consider conditional use permits as the labor camp practice expands with year round housing and cross-county operations.
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Dick Praul
Lompoc
County Lanning Commission
Robert Lilley
Lilley
Oxnard
Commission
Union Sugar Co
Santa Maria River
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis County
Soft water crisis grows in Lompoc as lime replaces soda ash
Lompoc's water treatment shifted from soda ash to lime to soften hardness. The change doubles drinking water hardness, amid soda ash shortages and environmentalist pressure. Lime costs rise to 43.40 per ton with 2 000 tons needed yearly. Possible soda ash restart discussed, but supply uncertain. A congressional act may push mandatory allocations.
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Fred Vulin
Lompoc
Dale Batchelor
The
Water Commission
Los Angeles
Gene Wahlers
Paul Rogers
Florida
White House pressured IRS to jail Democratic chairman
The Senate Watergate committee report says the White House urged the IRS to jail Democratic Party leader Lawrence F. O'Brien on tax charges before the 1972 election, despite an IRS policy against politically sensitive cases that year. The panel notes audits found no major discrepancies, while similar pressure affected probes into Charles Rebozo and Donald Nixon.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Internal Revenue Service
Democratic Party
Lawrence F. O’brien
Senate Watergate Committee
IRS
O’brien
Howard Hughes
Nixon
John D. Ehrlichman
Charles G
Bebe’’ Rebozo
F. Donald Nixon
Rebozo
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Jim Smith
Mel Ramos
Chris Cass
Bruce Fall
Jim Keeling
Larry Payton
Mark Edwards
Gene Holmdahl
Col Jack Sorrelle
USAF
Walt Dundon
NASA
Ric Rea
George Hutson
Joe Carlin
Junior Grossi
Irene Robbins
Lorie Ramos
Joe Gulino
Arlen Sechrest
Pete Cox
Juanita Flores
Fred Smith
Emil Scolari
Ray Gerrity
V.I.P
Terry Donoghue
Bob Scolari
Him
James D. St. Clair
Howard Hunt
Flower Festival Board
James Stubbner
Britt Johnson
Ehrlichman
Hughes
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