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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1971
Page
3
A highly decorated Army officer charged two generals with covering up electric shock torture of a woman and the murder of five Vietnamese prisoners. He stated some generals consider themselves God.
Theresa Mary Furr 42 of 630 Elm St Vandenberg AFB suffered multiple cuts when her car slid on a windy Lompoc Casmalia Road, rolled, and sent a Grover City couple injured. Lillian and Ray Kemp 74 and 80 suffered injuries. A theft at Stanley's Plumbing Co was reported. James Ryals 21 was sentenced to two 90 day terms for drunk driving and joyriding. Ruth Dansby 40 filed a $50,000 injury suit against Donald Burnett for a Dec traffic crash on Montana Street Vandenberg AFB. Johns Manville Products Co cuts summer hiring due to plant layoffs. Lt Col Anthony Herbert leveled accusations of coverups against Maj Gen John Barnes and Col Ross Franklin related to Vietnam mistreatment cases.
Mary Simmons funeral services pending after death at Vandenberg AFB Hospital. Percival John Shepard 73 dies at Lompoc District Hospital. 11 a m service at McPeek Family Mortuary Chapel with Rev Arthur Batty, interment Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Born 1897 in England, WWI veteran, longtime Lompoc resident, business owner, active in Elks Masons Rotary and bridge groups. Survivors: Mina widow, two daughters Bette Elsbree and Elaine Staake, two sons John and Keith Shepard, eight grandchildren.
Merrijane Pritchard of Lompoc serves on the Planning Commission and leads Welcome Wagon efforts while balancing roles in the chamber of commerce and various clubs. She relocated from Lancaster, values community ties after family loss in Vietnam, and coordinates with other civic women to broaden local perspectives.
Closing stock quotations are furnished to The Record through Rohrbaugh and Co of Lompoc, with contact details at 3865 F Constellation Road and phone RE 3 3551. The item lists market quotes as of the day’s session.
The board approved the district 600 teachers for the 1971 72 year and set salaries at 6.89 million while avoiding cuts seen in nearby districts. The meeting moved to Monday due to salary approval rules and covered policy on releasing students for religious reasons.
About 600 teachers in Lompoc will ballot Monday and Tuesday to approve or reject proposals for a master contract. LEA officials will use surviving items in a master contract proposal to negotiate. Don Lisle, LEA president, said proposals came from classroom teachers.
Santa Maria Municipal Court Judge Richard C. Kirkpatrick handed down misdemeanor sentences to eight defendants in the February 14 gang fight that left a Lompoc man missing a leg. They received summary probation and 90 day jail terms suspended for one year. five co-defendants had all charges dropped.
The article outlines Medi Cal eligibility workflow from client intake to state authorization and physician payment. It notes services beyond cash grants, including in kind aid, environmental counseling, and temporary benefits for incapacitated parents. It cites funding from federal state and county sources with county general relief for completely unemployable individuals. It discusses public perception and examples of welfare recipients in California.
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