Night of Flower Festival Queen Crown in Lompoc
Tonight the five finalists compete for the 1972 Lompoc Flower Festival queen title at the Veterans Memorial Building. Judges from the Tournament of Roses join regional onlookers to select the winner after talent acts and a coronation ceremony led by Mayor George Cotsenmeyer.
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Lompoc
Veterans Memorial Building
Teresa Byrd
Lompoc Elks Lodge
Vicki Diaz
G. I. Forum
Doris Howell
Moose Lodge
Renee Libonao
Filipino - American Association
Sue Oneto
Jim Carey
Santa Maria
George Cotsenmeyer
Julie Waudby
Arlene Harris
Mark Harris
Sarah Kay Scott
Clara Williams
Cynthia Bubba
18-cent school tax hike faces citizens
Local taxpayers face an 18 cent school tax hike to cover state mandated teacher retirement and unemployment insurance. School trustees plan to study the 1972 73 budget next Wednesday in a public session. The $12.732 million proposal increases per pupil aid and reserves while noting uncertain state and federal funding. The plan details amounts for administration instruction health plant operations and other categories. Weather forecast calls for cloudy with drizzle and partial sun into Sunday with warmer temperatures and tide data.
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Joseph Carlin
Congress
McGovern Sees Victory in New York Delegates Bid
Sen George McGovern predicted winning about 200 of New York's 274 Democratic National Convention delegates and retaining most of the 1509 votes needed for the nomination. He dismissed Sen Edmund Muskie's nonendorsement and urged uncommitted delegates to switch on the first ballot.
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New York
UPI
George McGovern
New York State
Miami Beach
McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
South
California
Oklahoma
Long Island
Democratic Party
Nixon
Lompoc's Street Tree Debate Over Elms and Bottlebrush
The city weighs replacing a century plant of tall elms with Lemon Bottlebrush along South H Street as officials debate the ideal avenue effect. Beautification leaders cite pruning burdens and height, while critics push for statuesque shade trees to create stronger arterial identity.
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H Street
Walnut
College Avenues
Lompoc
W.B. Jamison
Arroyo Grande
Jamison
Parks and Recreation Department
Evelyn Cameron
al Autry
Autry
Nicholas Bevilacqua
McGovern Evacuated From Jet After Bomb Threat
A bomb threat against a chartered jet carrying Sen. George McGovern forced an emergency slide evacuation at Pittsburgh's Greater Airport. No device found. Four NBC journalists were slightly injured sliding the chute during the drill.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
George McGovern
South Dakota
Greater Pittsburgh International
New York
McGovern
Oklahoma
NBC News
Kirby Jones
LaGuardia
Oklahoma City
Kirby
Secret Service
United Air Lines
Allegheny County
Carl Albert Hospitalized After Chest Pains in Oklahoma City
US House Speaker Carl Albert was admitted to St. Anthony's Hospital in Oklahoma City with chest pains after greeting supporters at a Democratic dinner. Doctors stated there was no heart attack, and he was kept overnight as a precaution before likely release in the morning. Massad said Albert would likely attend the state convention.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Carl Albert
St. Anthony's Hospital
Albert
Robert Smith
Mike Massad
Massad
Officer’s call ends with officer’s wife at door
Lompoc police officer responds to a frightened woman at her front door only to discover it is his wife. Homer Clees plans for his new Orth H Street office as he handles a poison ivy vine problem. Margaret Keys opens her first checking account after graduation but forgets to sign the initial check.
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Lompoc
Homer Clees
Orth H Street
Margaret Keys
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