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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1969
Page
1
NASA astronauts Schweickart McDivitt and Scott guided the Apollo 9 command ship in a two minute engine test in space. They reported the mission as pretty smooth despite wild hose movements as they simulated an emergency and checked the guidance system.
The U S Bureau of Reclamation informed the Santa Barbara board of supervisors of planned gradual releases from Cachuma Dam to keep river flows steady. Chief Phil Macias said the target storage is 15 000 acre feet, with releases stepped down from 5900 cfs by 500 cfs intervals to create storage for planned repairs, including a three day shutdown starting March 5.
East German forces halted traffic on the Berlin Helmstedt corridor for two hours as the Soviet Union warned against West German electoral college talks. The action follows a US flight carrying West German Chancellor Kiesinger and signals heightened East West friction over Berlin.
Peking claimed tens of millions joined anti-Soviet demonstrations across China with 400000 protesters before the Soviet embassy in Beijing. Moscow said Soviet workers held mass meetings praising frontier guards after border clashes near Blagoveshchensk and Khabarovsk and blamed China for the violence.
City Building Department reports February permits totaled 152 740 dollars, down from 369 376 dollars in 1968. Year to date 412 025 dollars versus 486 594 the prior year. Permits cover one single family dwelling and two commercial facilities plus eight residential and two commercial alterations. Two new houses completed in February bring total single family dwellings to 4 882 and 2 554 multiple dwelling units.
A Santa Barbara County attorney cites cruelty as the main cause of divorce filings in 1968 for the Fourth and Fifth Supervisorial Districts including Lompoc and Santa Maria. Filings rose from 99 in 1960 to 264 in 1968, about one per 51 residents, with an average of one filing every 33 hours.
The article reports on local divorce filings and related legal help. Staff Judge Advocate Col Roy D. Sexton notes 20 to 25 monthly divorce and family-problem cases, with attorneys guiding rather than initiating actions. It cites rising California divorce rates, juvenile arrests in Lompoc thefts, and notes a forthcoming exploration of local causes.
Fair through Wednesday with a high in the mid 50s to mid 60s and a low around the 30s bringing local frost. North winds 12 to 25 knots. March 5 tides forecast high of 5.1 feet at 10:26 a.m. and 5.0 at 10:56 p.m. Low tides 0.7 feet at 4:20 a.m. and 0.1 at 4:38 p.m.
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