Officials discuss plan for Lompoc Project amid backlog concerns
Lompoc city and county leaders meet with Bureau of Reclamation officials to weigh the Lompoc Project. They cite Vandenberg AFB flood risk, Santa Ynez River issues, and possible desalination studies as factors shaping progress and funding prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc
Gene Wahlers
U.S
Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District
Robert Edmonston
Bureau
Francis H. Beattie
Sen. Murphy
Congress
Santa Barbara Channel
Thomas Stetson
Santa Ynez River Water Conservation
Andrew T. Petersen
Santa Ynez
Santa Ynez River
Macias
County Water Agency
Curtis Tunnell
Washington
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Department of the Defense
Walter H Grossi Sr 68 dies in Nipomo Mesa crash
Funeral services pending for Walter H Grossi Sr aged 68 who died in a one car accident near Nipomo Mesa. McPeek Family Mortuary arranging. Longtime Lom poc resident, lived in Grover City for three years. Retired after 27 years with Johns Manville Corp. More details in tomorrow's Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H Grossi, Sr
Nipomo Mesa
McPeek Family
Grossi
Lompoc
Grover City
Johns Manville Corp
Lady Sailor Heads for Wild Party After Pacific Crossing
Sharon Sues Adams arrives off Point Arguello aboard Sea Sharp II completing a 6000 mile solo Pacific crossing in 73 days. The 39 year old mother of two becomes the first woman to sail solo across the perilous route from Japan to California. She lands near San Diego for a celebratory reception before a long dockside welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UPI
Sharon Sues Adams
Pacific
Japan
California
San Diego
al Adams
Port Hueneme
Calif
Lompoc Trustees Review State Aid and Master Plan Progress
State funds totaling more than a half million were noted by trustees as the Lompoc district plans its master plan for Ryan Park with a proposed all purpose youth center. Preliminary sketches by Richard Taylor are due August 4 and a large recreation building is prioritized. The board approved the 1969 70 district budget, forecasting total expenditures near 10.4 million with undistributed reserves of 602 923 and a net ending balance of 586 387. A city pool program and a state aided shift to the Lompoc Unified School District are tied to a Sacramento aid package of 527 923 amid federal funding uncertainties. Fire damage reported to a mattress on J Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parks and Recreation Commission
Richard Taylor
Ryan Park
Taylor
Lomepoc
Lompoc Unified
Ronald Reagan
Sacramento
Lewellen named Solvang court judge to start Aug 15
Royce Lewellen of Solvang will become the Solvang justice court judge after Board of Supervisors chose him from three candidates. The appointment, effective Aug. 15, carries a $12 000 annual salary and fills the vacancy created by Arden Jensen’s resignation as he moves to a Superior Court post. Jensen’s move comes after Gov Reagan appointed him to the Superior Court to fill the vacancy caused by Judge W Preston Butcher’s retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royce Lewellen
Solvang
Board of Supervisors
Lewellen
Third District
Daniel G. Grant
Arden Jensen
Reagan
Jensen
Superior Court
W. Preston Butcher
Apollo 11 timetable from Space Center Houston
Apollo 11 schedule for July 23 into July 24 from NASA flight plan and HorNet notes. Events include crew rest and wake cycles, a midcourse correction, final color view of Earth, entry preparations, and reentry approach. Nixon visits Hornet. splashdown near Hawaii follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Space Center
Houston
UPI
NASA
Navy
Carrier Hornet
Earth
Apollo
Nixon
Hornet
South Pacific
Hawaii
Lompoc Record closes market with wide stock list
The Lompoc Record from July 23 1969 provides closing stock quotations from Rohrbaugh and Co listing numerous companies such as Alcoa Chrysler IBM General Motors and RCA with various price changes and a closing volume of 11 680 000 shares. The report itemizes Dozens more names including Penn Central Texaco and Union Oil reflecting a broad market snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rohrbaugh and Co
Constellation Road
Lompoc
American Motors
At& T
Bendix
Bethlehem
Chrysler
Dupont
Eastman Kodak
Ford Motor
General Dynamics
General Electric
General Motors
General Telephone
IBM
Imperial Corp
International Paper
ST &T
Johns-Manville
Lockheed
McDonnell-Douglas
Minnesota Mining
Penn Central
N.J
Texaco
Textron
Times-Mirror
TransAmerica
TRW
Union Oil
United Aircraft
Uniroyal
U.S. Steel
Westinghouse
Woolworth
Ind
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Walter Grossi, Sr
Lady Sailor
Buellton
Delma D. Morrison
Morrison
Oklahoma
Fresno
College of Sequoia
Air Force
Southern California Edison Co
CHP
Marie
Michael
Katherine
Daily Record
Vandenberg Afb
90Th Strategic Missile Wing
Francis E. Warren Afb
Wye
Jake Estrada
N. J St
ST. Leonards, England
Edward Thomas
Yehudi Menuhin
Lester
Carpet Sales & Service
Imperial Mills
B.F. Goodrich
Bankamericard
Lee
Phil Pet
Parke Davis
Pepsi Cola
RCA
Dart
Safeway
Santa Fe
Sears Roebuck
SoCal Edison
Southern Pacific
Sperry Rand
Stand Oil of
H&m
AL & Rose Hilligus One
I’ St
Lees
Laurel
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