Fiery refinery blast kills driver in Wilmington
Explosions at Fletcher Oil and Refining Co. sent 1000 foot flames into the sky injuring at least 71, including 21 children. Myron Chase 47 of Long Beach died. firemen fought the blaze for four hours as evacuations were prepared and traffic stalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Calif
UPI
Fletcher Oil and Refining Co
Hollywood Hills
Myron Chase
Long Beach
Bill R. Lyons
George Yager
Burns to quit post as president
Senate leader Hugh M. Burns announced he will step down as president pro tempore next year and will not seek re-election in 1970. The move clears the way for a Republican to assume control after a 13 year span of Democratic leadership following a GOP gain in the recent Contra Costa County election.
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Dennis J. Opatrny
Sacramento
UPI
Senate
Hugh M. Burns
Burns
Fresno
GOP
John A. Nejedly
Contra Costa County
Man with .25 caliber wound returns to drinking after scare
Bob Turner of Route 4 Little Rock survived a head wound after a bullet from a .25 caliber pistol allegedly bounced off his skull. Police found him at the Snack Shack in the east part of town and Turner planned to seek medical treatment only if the injury worsened while resuming his drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock, Ark
UPI
Bob Turner
Route 4
Little Rock
Turner
Lompoc Events Preview Community Activities and Meetups
A Friday column lists upcoming Lompoc events including a Moto-Cross season opener at Santa Maria Speedway on March 30 with practice at 10 and races at 12, fundraisers, a Meet the Authors reception April 20, a May 11 sanctioned dog show, March 31 chamber meeting, and spring festivals through June, with contact details for submissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc Slo-Polis Motorcycle Club
Santa Maria
Lompoc Barracks
Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans Memorial Hall
Veterans Memorial Building
Draco Drive
Lompoc
Grange Hall
North G Street
Lompoc - Vandenberg
American Association of University Women
New Library
East North Street
Campbell Grant
Clara Louise Grant
Jane Werner Watson
Maria Cunningham
National Library Week
Lompoc Valley
Base college centers set spring enrollment dates
Chapman College and Allan Hancock College residence centers on the base announce a simultaneous spring enrollment period from March 31 to April 11 with a late registration week April 14 to 18. Classes start April 21. Chapman ends June 13 and Hancock June 20. Demand may expand programs including math leading to degrees. Placement tests for Math and English are scheduled April 1, 2 at base building 12309.
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Chapman College
Allan Hancock College
Chapman
Hancock
John G. Dibble
Chapman Residence Center
Dibble
Allan Hancock Residence Center
Conrad R. Garner
California
Early spring cold wave grips northern nation
A United Press International report notes a fast moving Arctic air mass along the northern border from Minnesota to Montana with forecasts of chilling to 10 below zero in parts of North Dakota and Minnesota. Cold wave warnings extend Montana to Missouri and Kansas with watches and stockmen alerts for Colorado Oklahoma Texas Nebraska Wyoming and Kansas.
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United Press International
Minnesota
Montana
Weather Bureau
Texas Panhandle
North Dakota
Kansas
Missouri
Colorado
Oklahoma
Texas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Sacramento Legislature Debates Tax Cuts and Reforms
The day features Governor urging bipartisan support to cut income taxes by 10 percent next year. Measures debated include university hiring tests, drunken-driving crackdowns, and speed limits. The Senate tabled a King motion praising MLK Jr. while committees moved on tax and education bills.
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United Press International
University of California
Senate
King
Martin Luther King Jr
Richard Colwig
Atherton
Donald L. Grunsky
Watsonville
State Department of Agriculture
Gonsalves
D-La Mirada
Business
Beilenson
Beverly Hills
Schmitz
R-Tustin
Richardson
Arcadia
PUC
Public Utilities Commission
Carrell
San Fernando
Danielson
Los Angeles
Monagan
R-Tracy
Briggs
R-Fullerton
Veysey
R-Brawley
Stull
Leucadia
Conrad
Sherman Oaks
Coordinating Council For Higher Education
State Colleges
Fresno
Southern California Transportation Study Commission
Ventura
Orange
San Bernardino
Riverside
Imperial
Pope Paul VI names 35 new cardinals including four Americans
The pontiff selected 35 cardinals to broaden the College of Cardinals to 136, naming four Americans Archbishop John F. Dearden, Archbishop Terence James Cooke, Archbishop John J. Carberry, and Bishop John Joseph Wright. Appointment is set for April 28 in a consistory. Two names were kept in pectore and may remain secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
College of Cardinals
John F. Dearden
Detroit
Terence James Cooke
New York
John J. Carberry
St. Louis
John Joseph Wright
Pittsburgh
Formosa
Sacred College of Cardinals
John XXIII
Hart Family Lives On Welfare Budget For Lent Experiment
Sen. Philip Hart and his wife Jane and their four children live a week on a welfare food budget to study hardships faced by recipients. They shop cheap, ration meals, skip fruit, and substitute baking powder for deodorant. the dish is stews and bread pudding as they count pennies and monitor diet quality.
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Marguerite Davis Washington
UPI
Philip A. Hart
Jane Hart
Michigan Democrat
Michael
Clyde
May
Laura
Hart
Navy plans Sealab III continuation after aquanaut death
The Navy will proceed with Sealab III to test living and working underwater despite aquanaut Berry Cannon’s death from carbon dioxide poisoning. Rear Adm. Waters said the project will continue with no target resumption date, while Capt. Nicholson noted it may not restart before fall. A Navy board’s findings are awaited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
UPI
Navy
Berry Cannon
O. D. Waters Jr
Cannon
Pacific
California
William Nicholson
Navy Board of
Lompoc Record Admits Legal Notice Details
The Lompoc Record announces publication as a legal newspaper under Superior Court Decree No. 47065. It lists staff including J Donald Adam and Harry J Crompe, with daily home delivery or mail at $2.00 per month, excluding Sundays and Christmas Day.
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Lompoc
California
Lompoc Record
Lompoc Record Publications
Kenneth L. Adam
J. Donald Adam
Harry J. Crompe
Gaylen Jackson
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Vaughn Proctor
Wilma Jack
Dan Duffy
California Newspaper Publishers Association
International Press Institute
Inter-American Press Association
National Newspaper Association
California Press Association
Lompoc Theatre
Charly
Petulia
Love Theatre
Sun
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Robertson Associates
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Ealing Corporaion
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