Emergency signal urged to speed Wye intersection work
Lompoc Safety Council pressed to finish an emergency flashing signal at the Wye intersection within days after six accidents since Feb 1. Lou Rubinstein called the site dangerous as officials examined channeling plans, reflector blips, and warning signs amid high traffic and recent flood disruptions.
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Lompoc
Roy Fosterling
Southern California Auto Club
Ray Robertson
Charlotte Benton
George Hutson
Francis H. Beattie
Rubinstein
Wye
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Mission Hills
Soper
Santa Ynez
State Division of Highways
Stewart
Moon landing craft rendezvous simulates lunar landing
Two astronauts McDivitt and Schweickart piloted the lunar module Spider in a six hour orbital test, detaching from the command ship Gumdrop and then docking again, demonstrating readiness for a May lunar orbit landing rehearsal and July initial landing. Strong exchanges with Scott in Gumdrop highlighted the risky staging and successful engine firings as the mission edges toward a moon landing.
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AL Rossiter JR
UPI
Space Winter Space Center
Houston
U.S
James A. McDivitt
Russell L. Schweickart
David R. Scott
McDivitt
Scott
Schweickart
Moon
Miner Trapped Underground Near Lark Rescued After Six Days
In Lark Utah a 61 year old hard rock miner William Vernon Jones sat seven miles under ground in a tiny prison while rescuers cleared boulders described as cannonballs. He guided his rescuers for the plan to release him after his first meal since the disappearance.
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Lark
Utah
UPI
William Vernon Jones
Jones
Nixon interpretation cited for free from raids in Viet cities
An informed U S source said Saigon Da Nang and Hue were the only South Vietnamese population centers allegedly immune from Communist rocket attacks under the halted North Vietnam bombing accord. Defense Secretary Laird opened secret briefings as shows why Nixon’s interpretation matters. Former President Johnson had halted all air and naval bombardment.
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Saigon
UPI
da Nang
Hue
North Vietnam
U.S
Nixon
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Lyndon B. Johnson
South
Laird
Burglar Charles Juris Arrested In Santa Barbara Case
Mendocino State Hospital escapee Charles William Juris 45 was arrested in Santa Barbara on burglary charges tied to seven Lompoc area break ins last month. Police say he targeted the Elks Lodge Golden Cue Billiard Parlor Smith's Electric Lompoc Motors and other sites. Estimated theft totals around 1000 dollars. Juris housed at a hotel on South I Street during his stay and police fear he may be returned to Mendocino Hospital after his capture. He is described as 6 feet tall, 140 pounds, slender, and small enough to fit a 1 by 13 inch window.
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Mendocino State Hospital
Santa Barbara
Lompoc
Charles William Juris
Juris
Elks Lodge
N. I St
Golden Cue Billiard Parlor
Smith’s Electric
S. I St
Lompoc Motors
N. H St
Lompoc Trading Center
Ocean Ave
Lafourcade’s Cleaners
Lompoc City Hall
Walnut Avenue
South I Street
Mendocino
Mass seal hunt opens in Northumberland Strait
Several hundred men armed with two by fours move onto ice floes in the straits between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick as the annual seal hunt begins. Officials report a target of 50 000 seals from a herd of 150 000, while critics urge an end to the inhumane practice.
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Moncton
UPI
Northumberland Strait
Jack Davis
Canada
Maritime
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Reds declare Paris talks pressured by South Vietnam war
A Hanoi spokesman says Communists will continue attacks in South Vietnam despite possible U S retaliation. He cites four years of bombing and vows to defend if the United States resumes bombing North Vietnam. The Viet Cong offensive has slowed peace talks and raised fears sessions may stall.
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Paris
UPI
South Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Johnson
Nixon
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington
$200 000 suit over child death filed
Peter and Mary Flores sue in Santa Maria Superior Court alleging the county of Santa Barbara negligent in placing Trinidad Flores with foster father Donald L Brandon 27 and his wife Wanda 23 and Gail Nicolay the county assistant probation officer. Trinidad died Oct 26 in Lompoc from alleged beating. Brandon faces a jury trial on murder charges set for April 7.
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Lompoc
Santa Maria
Donald L. Brandon
Wanda
Gail Nicolay
Santa Barbara
Peter and
Mary Flores
Flores
Trinidad Flores
Brandons
Trinidad
Brandon
Officials back from talks on Lompoc Narrows Dam project
Lompoc leaders Francis H. Beattie and Ralph Patey returned from a five day Washington trip where they urged rapid completion of the Bureau of Reclamation feasibility study. They met with Congressman Teague and Senators Cranston Murphy and with top officials including Floyd Dominy and Gil Stamm to press for action.
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Francis H. Beattie
Ralph Patey
Lompoc Valley
Capitol
Charles M. Teague
Alan Cranston
George Murphy
Lompoc
Bureau of Reclamation
Floyd Dominy
Gil Stamm
Bureau
Edward Sheridan
John Heard
Fred Russell
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Larry Dunne
Nixon
Sen
Everett Dirksen
William Rogers
Junior High Hears Candy Sales Reward and Open House
Happy campfire event and Bluebird girls receive candy sales rewards with a magic show at the Junior High auditorium. Bustling library staff prep for Sunday open house while dust storms in the lower valley dry silt as strong winds fan it.
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Bluebird
Junior High Auditorium
Lower Valley
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Strategic Aerospace Division
Paul K. Carlton
Vandenberg
4392D
Earle E
Sweetland
Carlton
Strategic Air Command
Dan Duffy
Wire News
Moscow
Foreign Ministry
Nixon West
Key Biscayne
Fla
Andrews Afb
Henry A. Kissinger
Ellsworth Bunker
Creighton W Abrams
Pentagon East
Abrahms
Bunker
Reds
Childs
Washington, D.C
Lompoc Project
Santa Barbara Channel
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