Lompoc Record Editorial Policy Summary
Editorial columns express opinions within tasteful bounds while news aims for factual reporting. The paper, published by Lompoc Record Publications, lists offices in California and key staff including Publisher Mrs. Kenneth L. Adam and Editor Harry J. Crompe, with professional affiliations noted.
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the Record
Lompoc Record Publications
California
No. H St
Lompoc
P.O. Box
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Kenneth L. Adam
Harry J. Crompe
Lawrence C. Grossman
Gaylen Jackson
J. Donald Adam
Flower Festival Week Prepares Valley for Gala Parade
This week marks final preparations for the Valley Flower Festival with the gala parade Ryan Park activities and a Flower Show. Residents are urged to wear floral attire, tidy properties, support Festival officials, and patronize booths to aid community betterment.
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Ryan Park
Capitol report on rigid liberals and political tone
A Washington column critiques doctrinaire liberal critics who scorn dissent and demand instant action. It contrasts their certainty with calls for balanced judgment, citing figures like Muskie, Acheson, and McCloy, and warns public figures risk losing credibility with rigid liberal labels.
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Nea
Charles Reich
America
Indochina
J. Edgar Hoover
The
New Democrat
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Dean Acheson
John J. McCloy
Nixon
Sen. Mansfield
Washington calling by Marquis Childs
Deputy Secretary of Defense David Packard testifies on Lockheed’s 250 million government guarantee for the L 1011 Tristar. The piece notes Packard’s plainspoken stance and warns of the precedent for defense industry bailouts amid California unemployment and political ties.
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Marquis Childs
David Packard
Lockheed
Packard
California
Alan Cranston
Cranston
John V. Tunney
Boeing
William Proxmire
Congress
United States
Brezhnev Gains Stronger Grip In Soviet Power Structure
Analysis notes Brezhnev has expanded the Politburo from 11 to 15 and moved into new top roles, increasing central control over ministries and agencies. rivals shuffle down the line, policing powers tighten, and a methodical purge seems likely, though no automatic majority yet.
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NEA
Kremlin
Leonid Brezhnev
Communist Party
Russia
Brezhnev
Beria
Central Committee
Soviet Bloc
Kosygin
Nikolai Podgorny
Supreme Soviet
Voronov
Shelepin
Soviet Union
Politburo
School tax vote delayed to late fall after board meets
The school board decided to delay a second attempt to pass a special school tax until late next Fall. Fire underwriters announce a 21 percent cut in Lompoc insurance rates. Local youths rush to join the National Guard after Congress enacts selective service, fearing pre-draft exemption for Guard members.
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Lompoc
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Charles Everett
National Guard
Congress
Advertising shifts in warfare recruitment draw headlines
The Army and Navy are driving new Madison Avenue campaigns to recruit youths, with the Marine Corps planning an elite targeted push. Generals claim no shortcuts in training as they pitch education and adventure, while the Treasury notes the dollar’s short lifespan and readers tease a forthcoming Flower Festival edition by Wilma Jack.
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Army
Navy
Germany
Vietnam
Marine Corps
Treasury Department
Ray McCuen
Wilma Jack
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