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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1969
Page
2
Five experienced climbers were stranded on a steep rocky rib at about 12 000 feet of Mount Rainier. A four man rescue team reached the 9 500 foot level by Coast Guard helicopter and an all night ascent began. Up to 15 more climbers were planned to be flown in for the operation.
Campus police and firemen kept watch at Latimer Hall while a chemist student’s experiment ran out of control. Authorities cordoned off the fourth to sixth floors as Berkeley fire chief Alfred J. Henson said the material would dissipate. Three fire units left the scene around 12 15 a.m. leaving one unit from the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory outside the building.
The Board of Supervisors approved a road closure on Calle Lindero between Rucker Rd and Via Lato from 1 p m to 4 30 p m on Saturday June 21 to allow Mission Hills Scouts to run a soap box derby. Andrew Sanchez of Lompoc filed the request. Road Commissioner Leland Steward supported it.
County supervisors approved a plan for mosquito spraying in north and south county areas outside special districts. Federal funds totaling 29000 will aid Goleta Valley Mosquito Abatement District and Carpinteria Valley Pest Control District. Dr. Joseph T. Nardo will coordinate with the Health Department to start quickly. Ed Everett cited mosquito concerns in Santa Maria, Lompoc Valley, and south coastal areas.
The closing stock list includes Alcoa American Can Chrysler Ford General Electric IBM Texaco and others priced with fractional changes. Notable figures show General Motors at 79 and Texaco around 79 percent, with multiple entries across major industries and utilities.
City Administrator Gene Wahlers will be absent from City Hall for two weeks due to active military duty with the Navy. Lou Garcia will serve as administrator in his absence. The Lompoc City Council meets at 7 30 p m in city hall with four public hearings and several bid actions on the agenda. Theft report notes eight tires valued at 185 dollars stolen from Richfield Service Station in Vandenberg Village and a pump lock missing.
A special meeting to discuss a possible Lompoc Teen Center will be held tomorrow at 7 30 p.m. in the Lompoc Library multipurpose room. The open gathering is hosted by the Lompoc Jaycees with invitation to teenagers parents and civic representatives to share needs and ideas.
New Yorkers vote in a crowded mayoral contest with incumbent Lindsay and ex mayor Wagner as top Democratic and Republican contenders. Central issues include crime overspending and welfare chicanery with Norman Mailer proposing statehood for New York City. Balloting runs 3 PM to 10 PM EDT ahead of the November 4 election.
Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce and Montecito Bed Tax Committee pressed county supervisors on July 7 to maintain current bed tax allocations. They warned cuts would affect the local economy and tourism, citing the oil spill's adverse publicity as heightening the need for advertising funds. Further budget sessions will consider the bed tax in coming weeks.
Funeral services are pending in Lompoc for Master Sergeant Walter Prew 54 who died yesterday of a heart attack in Korea. He served 20 years in the Air Force including Vietnam and Korea and was born February 20 1915 in Richmond Missouri. Survivors include wife Margaret daughters Dorothy Ann and Lillian Ruth Ruthie and son Walter C Prew Jr. He lived at 325 Burton Mesa Blvd Apt 208 Vandenberg Village and had been in Korea since last month with the 1st Strategic Aerospace Division. he joined the Air Force in 1948.
County firemen on a 10 hour weekly duty shift seek an 84 hour schedule with changes tied to the county budget provisions. Supervisors support local control over firemen hours and oppose AB 492 which would mandate a 40 hour week, informing Sen Lagomarsino and Assemblyman MacGillivray.
The Lompoc Record operates as a daily newspaper published by Lompoc Record Publications. It lists staff including Kenneth L Adam and J Donald Adam, with rates at $2.00 per month for home delivery or mail and notes associations and international press memberships.
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