Downtown Lompoc faces vacancies but remains viable say businessmen
Lompoc’s downtown shows resilience despite vacancies and fewer outlets. Businessmen urge parking, a facelift, and action on the southeast corner of Ocean Avenue and H Street. They warn private effort alone may not suffice without government aid and caution against costly civic-center plans. Some urge outside assistance to end the downtown log jam.
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Lompoc
Ocean Avenue
H Street
Robert Lilley
Moore
Apollo 11 Crew Faces Moon Surface Descent
The APOLLO 11 crew led by Neil Armstrong with Edwin Aldrin Jr and Michael Collins is pictured as Collins remains aboard the command module while Aldrin and Armstrong descend to the Moon. The moment marks the epochal lunar landing mission.
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Michael Collins
Edwin Aldrin Jr
Edwin Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
Apollo 11 set for launch after 90 day permit study
City considers an emergency ordinance to freeze building permits for service stations in C-2-R zones for 90 days to study whether such construction should require a use permit. The move follows rumors of a station at Hand and Ocean avenues near the former Security First National Bank. Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong Collins and Aldrin are ready for liftoff at 9 32 a m EDT Wednesday with officials reporting all systems go.
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Richard Jacoby
City Council
Planning Commission
James Longtin
Hand Ocean Avenue
Security First National Bank
AL Rossiter JR
UPI
Cape Kennedy
Neil A. Armstrong
Michael Collins
Edwin E. Aldrin
Lyndon B. Johnson
Cape
Spiro T. Agnew
Armstrong
Janet
Houston
Space Agency
Aldrin
Collins
Lady flyer defends landing on taxi strip at Heathrow
Mrs. Marion Hart, 77, from Washington D C, arrived at Heathrow after a solo Atlantic crossing in a single engine plane. She insisted she did not overshoot the runway, while airport officials said the landing was on a half mile taxi strip, not the two mile runway, prompting a formal report.
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London
UPI
Marion Hart
Washington D.C
Hart
Heathrow Airport
Scotland
Heathrow
Honduras accuses El Salvador of Pearl Harbor style attack
Honduras alleges El Salvador bombed nine towns and sent tanks across the border in an act described as treacherous. El Salvador claims self defense and accuses Honduras of inciting revolt. President Sanchez vows to repel aggression while asserting military actions stayed within defense.
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United Press International
Honduras
el Salvador
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Fidel Sanchez
Honduran
Sanchez
Moondust Fire Fears Aboard Apollo 11 Mission
Former NASA official Paul Haney warns on British TV that moondust could explode or flare when carried into the lunar module. He says NASA has not publicly discussed the risk, though scientists have studied it for three years. NASA crews may be tense reentry after 2 hours 40 minutes on the surface.
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London
UPI
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Agency
Paul Haney
Haney
NASA
Moon
Luna 15 Near Moon Ahead of Apollo 11 Mission
Soviet Luna 15 races toward the moon as Apollo 11 crews prepare to begin their historic mission. The probe launched Sunday and has not signaled since, with observers noting it may collect lunar soil or test return procedures.
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Moscow
UPS
U.S
Britain
Jodrell Bank Observatory
Georgi Beregovoi
Helsinki
Another 1080 U.S. Troops Return From Vietnam
The United States pulled out 1,080 more GIs from the war zone, turning over an artillery base to South Vietnam amid reports of a fresh Communist offensive. The pullout included 300 Marines, 750 soldiers from the 9th Infantry Division, and 30 medic personnel, bringing total withdrawals to 5,300 under Nixon’s plan to extract 25,000 by September.
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Saigon
UPS
United States
South Vietnam
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Kentucky National Guard
Nixon
Vic Inouye in Spanish costume at Tokyo Lions gathering
Vic Inouye appears in a Spanish style costume at a Lions convention in Tokyo drawing interest. Nearby, residents show concern over downtown improvements and Lompoc Babe Ruthers seek details on upcoming opponents. Weather outlook shows coastal overcast through Wednesday with highs 65-70 and inland near 80.
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Vic Inouye
Tokyo
Lompoc
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