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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1970
Page
2
Former Newark mayor Hugh J. Addonizio and four others were found guilty on all counts in a 64 count indictment charging extortion and conspiracy tied to a kickback scheme with city contracts. The verdicts carry potential sentences up to 1280 years and 640000 dollars in fines per defendant.
British troops remain idle as leaders of the Transport and General Workers Union ask 85 percent of 47 000 dockers to unload thousands of tons of food in danger of rotting. In Philadelphia a federal judge appointed four trustees to run Penn Central and set a meeting to discuss restoring solvency.
Lompoc Record Publications lists officers including President Mrs. Kenneth L. Adam and Publisher J. Donald Adam. The paper is a legal adjudicated newspaper under Superior Court Decree 47065, issued as a second class mail daily except Sundays and Christmas Day with a $2.25 monthly home delivery or mail rate.
UPI Tipton County Sheriff Verl Grimme reports William Mooneyhan squeezed through a 7 by 11 inch cellblock opening after soaking in soap. Grimme recalls past escapes when openings were larger and notes the shrinkage of the opening to prevent further escapes.
Louis Chacon moved into a Ventura home and reported a five foot anaconda peering from a toilet. Deputies and animal control captured the snake after removing the toilet and securing it with a noose, delivering the reptile to a shelter.
UPI reports 12 Americans killed in a northwest Saigon ambush, raising total U S deaths since Jan 1, 1961 to 43 075 with 284 314 wounded. Week’s toll includes 66 killed and 619 wounded of Communist forces. Cambodian bridge blast blocks oil flow. Lon Nol says Thailand will aid Cambodia with troops.
California Senate committee backs a bill limiting dependent deductions to two for birth control costs. Author Sen. Beilenson argues it discourages larger families while supporters warn of revenue gains and potential inequities. The bill could affect credits for children born before 1972.
Assembly defeated the Santa Barbara Channel oil drilling ban 40 to 22 with Jess Unruh absent campaigning for governor. Co author Alan Sieroty signaled possible reconsideration while arguing the channel deserves protection from oil impacts.
In McCamey Texas Sheriff Eckols jailed a man calling himself John Doe while claiming to be Dr. E I Maxwell. The hospital manager said the man used credentials of Eldon I Maxwell M D though a real Dr Maxwell exists in Alaska. Local doctors were away and 10 patients were moved as an emergency call went out.
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