Fatal crash at Lompoc Wye. woman dies and five injured
A Vandenberg Village woman died at Lompoc Hospital after a crash at the Lempe Casmalia Road and Highway 1 Wye intersection. Earl Taylor of Goleta and a passenger were treated for minor injuries. two more drivers in separate collisions suffered minor injuries at the same intersection. Funeral arrangements are pending for Helen Amy Columbus.
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Vandenberg Village
Wye
Lompoc
California Highway Patrol
Helen Amy Columbus
Antares Ave
Columbus
Earl Kendall Taylor
Goleta
Mc Peek Family
Taylor
Lempe - Casmalia Road
Highway 1
David Lawrence Good
Pinehurst Ave
Lompoc Hospital
Sevdian
Lompoc - Casmalia Road
George Dufresne
Orilla
Mission Hills
Richard Osmundson
Somerset Pl
Dufresne
Berlin tense as Soviet pilots shadow BEA Comet flight
Communist jet fighters shadowed a BEA Comet near Berlin but did not interfere with the flight from Bonn. Troop maneuvers delayed westbound traffic while threats to Tempelhof airport prompted security checks. The crisis centers on West Berlin elections and Soviet Western pressure, with squadrons active along routes to the city.
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Berlin
UPI
British European Airways
Bonn
West Berlin
East Germany
U.S
Tempelhof
Pan American
BEA
Air Force
Vandenberg estimates flood damages exceed $740000
Base officials at Vandenberg Air Force Base place flood damages at more than 740000 with bridges and road approaches hardest hit. Marines installed a Bailey bridge to restore a load bearing link at 13th Street while other repairs await higher AF decisions and favorable water conditions.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Santa Ynez
Vandenberg
el Rancho Road
U.S
San Antonio Creek
Lompoc Casmalia
Higher AF
13Th Street Bridge
13Th Street
Flood losses in Lompoc reach 260000 dollars
Storms and floods caused an estimated 260000 dollars in damage to Lompoc streets and public facilities. The breakdown cites 134454 to streets bridges and roads 69371 to public utilities including the sewer plant 18000 to dikes and drainage 26651 to public buildings including the police pistol range 10961 to sanitation facilities and 1483 to debris clearance. City staff prepared the figures for federal disaster agencies. The events began January 24 damaging the sewer plant pistol range and many streets and culverts.
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Lompoc
Floods and chaos hit local scenes yesterday
Motorists dodged a saddled horse running wild on Highway 246 while Southern Pacific Railroad workers labored to repair flood damaged tracks and bridges in the valley. Ocean Park lagoon area left in an unsightly mess as residents lament the scene.
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Highway 246
Southern Pacific Railroad
Lower Valley
Ocean Park Lagoon
Soviet China clash escalates amid border fighting warning
The Soviet Union accuses China of a major raid near Vladivostok sending border guards to hospital as Beijing rejects the note. Moscow vows retaliatory measures while China warns of counterblows if provocations continue. Both sides claim casualties. The Kremlin says Mao regime responsible. The note calls for investigation and safe guards. In separate space news Apollo 9 links up with its lunar module spider for the first time as McDivitt Scott and Schweickart begin a risky 10 day test flight.
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UPI
Soviet Union
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Peking
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Tass
Kyodo
Tokyo
National Congress
Communist Party
China
Berlin
Mao Tse-tung
Damansky Island
Ussuri River
Far
Russia
Hong Kong
AL Rositer JR
Cape Kennedy
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
Schweickart
Scott
Earth
Atlantic
Cape
Lompoc to Weigh Bond for New Fire Station at Meeting
The Lompoc City Council will consider financing a new city fire station via a bond issue. A proposed resolution cites public interest and necessity for the project. Mayor MacClure would sign an agreement with Kruger Benson and Zieger of Santa Barbara for design at Maple Avenue and North I Street. Agenda also includes school district improvements at Miguelito School and contracts for lagoon grading and sewer plant repaving.
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Lompoc
Council
Robert MacClure
Kruger, Benson and Zieger
Santa Barbara
Maple Avenue
North I Street
Lompoc Unified
Miguelito
Two bodies found on county beaches with one identified
Sheriff's officials reported one body found on a Summerland beach identified as Mark J. McKearnan, 16, of Montecito, by asphyxiation. A second body, possibly from a shipwreck near Gaviota, remained unidentified and under dental records examination.
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Mark J. McKearnan
Montecito
Summerland
Gaviota Terminal
County firemen warn gas users about dangers
Herbert Gordon, fire prevention officer, urges residents using butane or propane gas whose tanks were flooded or damaged to contact the nearest county fire station for a free inspection. The Division of Industrial Safety will perform the check to ensure no water intrusion or hidden tank damage could cause leaks later. Officials urge contact if there is any doubt about tanks needing inspection.
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Herbert Gordon
Division of Industrial Safety
Gordon
Eisenhower Improves Steadily After Pneumonia Recovery
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 78, shows gratifying progress in recovery from pneumonia following abdominal surgery. Walter Reed Army Hospital reports he slept well, strength returning, vital signs stable, and pneumonia clearing as he slowly resumes solid foods after a period on liquids.
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Eisenhower
Tragic North Georgia drag race wreck kills eleven
A bright orange funny car driven by Houston Platt crashed into spectators at Yellow River strip near Covington injuring about 50 and killing eleven. The unguarded quarter mile track lacked safety barriers and the car disintegrated on impact as witnesses described fiberglass debris and a child struck by debris.
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Covington
UPI
U.S
Houston Platt
Atlanta
Georgia
Yellow River
American Hot Rod Association
National Hot Rod Association
Platt
Ennis Sanders
Robert Clay
Record previews Spring ’69 Pace-Setters fashion special
Tomorrow the Record prints a two page fashion feature for men women and children detailing spring trends from shoes to hairdos. The same issue begins a two part series on divorce rates in northern Santa Barbara County. Wilma Jack investigates the phrase graveyard for marriages.
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Record
Lompoc Valley
Santa Barbara County
North County
Wilma Jack
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Naton
James McDivitt
David Scott
Russell Schweickart
Lompoc Wye
Casmalia Road
Osmundson
CHP
Eugene McAllister
N. Y St
John Silva
S. O
Ocean Avenue
Floradale Avenue
Roger
New City
North Avenue
Lompoc Narrows Dam
Employes’ Association
Ike
Pixies
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