Innocent Sniper Shooting Report Reveals Tragic Misunderstanding
In Los Angeles a 29 year old man Donn ald Lee Oughton was fatally shot by a policeman after miscommunication and a mistaken threat. Two officers mistook his actions when he approached them, and a rapid back and forth led to the fatal volley.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Donnald Lee Oughton
Oughton
Norman P. O’malley
Henry Kennedy
O’malley
Kennedy
O’ Malley
O'Malley
1969 UCSB graduates announced
Nineteen Lompocans are among more than 2600 UCSB graduates. On June 4, recipients include Kathleen Cox and Frances Horn with BA degrees in English and Anthropology. BS earners include Gene Bromley and David Mintz in engineering. Masters graduates include Alan and Dianne Beyerchen in history.
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University of California At
No. D St
Kenneth Armand Main
E. Locust
Larry Wayne McKenna
So. G St
John Cristopher Nelson
Oakmont Ave
Nancy’ Jean Newsome
Constellation
Elizabeth Ann Sheridan
St. Andrews Way
Robert Earl Stevens
W. Date St
Gail
Democrats Hope Republicans Defeat Reagan Tax Plan
Assembly Democrats push hearings to force the governor's tax reform package into open debate. Rep. Ken Cory urges Rep. Bagley to hold hearings before the Revenue and Taxation Committee to allow a bi partisan rival bill to proceed. Democrats argue a GOP rejection could aid Reagan’s reelection messaging.
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Sacramento
UPI
Assembly
Ronald Reagan
Cory
Reagan
Leon McCarthy
San Francisco
Bagley
Revenue and Taxation Committee
California moves toward significant DDT ban
The Reagan Administration advances a significant DDT ban in California to take effect January 1. Dust form on farms will be prohibited, and written objections are due by July 11. Regulators anticipate broad support while signaling further limits on liquid DDT as part of a long term pest control program.
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George Skelton
Sacramento
UPI
California
State Department of Agriculture
Jerry Fielder
Fielder
Ronald Reagan
Hillis
Thomas A Nixon earns Bronze Star for Thailand duty
Military Airlift Command weather forecaster T A Nixon of Detachment 30 6th Weather Wing receives the Bronze Star Medal for outstanding duty while stationed in Thailand. Nixon from Lynn Haven Florida is married to Roberta C Hoker and they have three children Tommy 15 Katrina 10 and Pamela 5. The medal was pinned by Col Joseph M Tyndall commander and staff meteorologist for the Air Force Western Test Range.
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Thomas A. Nixon
Military Airlift Command
6Th Weather Wing
Thailand
Sgt. Nixon
Lynn Haven
Fla
Roberta C. Hoker
Tommy
Katrina
Pamela
Joseph M. Tyndall
Air Force
Community events line up for Flower Festival season
Tonight an indoctrination meeting for Parents without Partners is slated in the new library all purpose room at 8 p.m. June events include car washes at Enco Stations in Mission Hills for Dawn Ebbert and Linda Williams, a Lompoc Jaycees charity wash, and a Moose Lodge bazaar and breakfast. Additional highlights cover golf birdie benefits, Father’s Day barbecue, Portuguese celebration with dance and auction, and a Community Action Commission meeting June 19 at the Lompoc Library.
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Parents Without Partners
The
Village Hills
Little League
Enco
Mission Hills
Dawn Ebbert
G. I. Forum
Von's Enco Station
West Ocean
Linda Williams
Village Hills Little League
Village Country Club
Lompoc Kiwanis Club
the Park
Pattie Beattie
Ryan Park
Community Action Commission of
Santa Barbara County
Lompoc Public Library
D Street
North Avenue
Light plane bombs Nike site near Van Nuys
An unidentified single engine light plane with a red tail attempted to bomb a U.S. Army Nike missile installation in Van Nuys California. The homemade firebomb fell 250 feet from the base into a ditch outside the fence and a small fire burned out. Eyewitness John MacWhirter described the cannister tumbling end over end with a smoke trail and a puffing explosion on impact.
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van Nuys
Calif
UPI
John MacWhirter
Lompoc Record Adopts Daily Publication Schedule
The Lompoc Record is described as a second class mail publication in California under a Superior Court decree. The paper lists its corporate leadership and staff roles with distribution details. It notes daily publication except Sundays and Christmas Day and a $2.00 monthly home delivery or mail subscription rate.
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Lompoc
California
Lompoc Record
Lompoc Record Publications
Kenneth L.adam
J. Donald Adam
Harry J. Crompe
Gaylen Jackson
New Offensive by U S underway in Vietnam
South Vietnamese and allied forces report a new operation named Pipestone Canyon near Da Nang and shore areas. The action follows heavy shelling across 22 centers with 52 killed and 74 wounded, while 234 guerrillas are claimed killed and 31 Americans and 240 wounded.
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U.S
Vietnam
Walter Whitehead
Saigon
UPS
da Nang
Bien Hoa
U.S. Navy
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Bank Americaid
T. A. Nixon
Lompoc Jaycees
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Ocean and
V Streets
Alexa Kennard
Women of the Moose
Moose Lodge
West Laurel
Veterans Memorial Building
Tony Nunes
Miguelito Park
Lompoc City
C. H. Kendall
Camp Cooke Road
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Lompoc Valley
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International Press Institute
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Pakula Mumygen
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Chuka
Paul Newman
Luke
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Pearce and
Frank Pierson
Lompoc Theatre
Valley Drive-In
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Tom Jones
Madison Square Garden
Ustee
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AWA OC Theatre
Hiweyef
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