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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1969
Page
3
Fire crews battled two small blazes totaling about 11 acres of brushland near Van Denberg Village. The first spot was west of Moonglow Avenue, the second about a half mile south of the village and west of Lompoc Casmalia Road. Both fires occurred shortly before 5 p.m. No damage was reported.
New York voters head to the polls as Mayor John V. Lindsay seeks party nominations with Liberal and Republican backing in a bid to bolster national ambitions. Former Mayor Robert Wagner looms as a Democratic challenger, while crime and cleanup issues shape the race. Pat Nixon flies west to back projects for blacks and the poor as the Nixons prepare for their 29th anniversary in Florida.
A private 11 a.m. graveside service was held for the infant son of Tsgt and Mrs. Brian Viets at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery after dying at birth at Vandenberg AFB Hospital. He is survived by his parents a sister Tracey and two brothers Brian Jr and Scott. Services were directed by Newhart Family Mortuary Santa Maria.
The Department of Health Education and Welfare reports five to seven million Americans have used marijuana at least once. LSD use has declined, while other drugs including non barbiturate sedatives and narcotics show notable numbers. NIMH backs public information campaigns to curb abuse.
Washington lawmakers debate a six year extension of the federal cigarette advertising ban and a stronger pack warning. Opposition from five commerce Democrats centers on youth protection and agency authority. FCC threats to ban broadcast ads loom alongside surgeon general findings on cancer and heart disease.
In Segovia Spain a restaurant roof collapse during a village fiesta killed 50 people and injured about 120. Police arrested the project owner and said they would detain the designers. A requiem mass was planned as officials declared mourning.
The Sierra Club extends its spring cruises to the Channel Islands aboard the 90 foot schooner Swift. Final trips are June 21 22 28 and 29 departing Santa Barbara at 8 am returning 5 pm. Minimum age ten. Reservations via Mrs E A Parkinson 568 Beaumont Way Goleta CA 93017.
The Santa Barbara Malacological Society will meet Friday June 20 at 7 30 p m in Farrand Hall Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Members will view films on underwater life then discuss plans for the Shell show and auction set for October 10 11 and 12 in Santa Barbara. Public invited.
Markets close with quotations from Rohrbaugh and Co. listing Alcon through Woolworth and major industrials, with closing levels for 30 stocks, rail and utility issues, and a closing volume of 10,400,000.
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