U.S. quake danger areas identified by seismologist
David J. Leeds of Dames & Moore identifies the Missouri Tennessee corridor around New Madrid and Memphis as the nation’s top quake danger due to likely shock size and damage risk Others named as high risk include St Louis Seattle Tacoma Salt Lake City Boston Buffalo Syracuse and Charleston S C He notes historic quakes like 1811 12 New Madrid and 1886 Charleston rival the San Francisco quake and urges greater earthquake engineering awareness outside the West Coast.
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New York
St. Louis
Seattle
Tacoma
Salt Lake City
Boston
Buffalo
Syracuse
Charleston
S.C
Leeds
California
New Madrid
San Francisco
Southern Illinois
West Coast
Dirigibles Featured in Lompoc Museum Exhibit
A May exhibit at Lompoc Museum features Zeppelins in the History of Aeronautics and The Age of Dirigibles 1900 1937 alongside early antique cars. It includes a yard long model of the US Navy Dirigible Akron and a photo of the Akron in its hangar. The show notes the disasters of airships including the Akron Macon and the Hindenberg and recalls Count Zeppelin. A Reno display follows June 18 1970.
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Lompoc
United States Navy
Akron
Atlantic Ocean
New Jersey
William A. Moffet
Naval Bureau of Aernautics
Moffet Field
California
Macon
Pacific Ocean
Lincoln
Lakehurst
United States
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Ulysses S. Grant
Reno
Nevada
Robert Baray
Minnetonka
Dede Jones
Open house at La Purisima Catholic School May 11
La Purisima Catholic School at 213 West Olive Ave hosts an open house on Tuesday May 11 at 8 p m to observe Private Education Day. Col John Paul Jones of Vandenberg AFB will speak in the parish hall then visit classrooms as public attendance is invited.
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la Purisima Catholic School
West Olive Ave
John Paul Jones
Vandenberg Air Force Base
California
Fete Parade Entries Open For 1971 Lompoc Flower Festival
Entry blanks for the 1971 Lompoc Flower Festival Parade have been mailed to Valley civic and religious groups. The Lompoc Jaycees sponsor the event and will award nearly $1,000 in trophies. Pick up forms at the Chamber of Commerce and return by May 25. Contact Gaston for details.
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John Larsson
Dianne Johnstone
Democratic Club
Cecilia Brown
20 30 Club
Diana Clardy
The
Jaycees
Robin Densmore
American Legion
Debra Beck
Elks Lodge
Cypress St
Mpoc
Lompoc
Bob Gaston
Lompoc Jaycee Parade
Lompoc Jaycees
Lompoc Valley
Reagan warns California teeters near broke this fall
Gov. Ronald Reagan asserts California will need outside borrowing such as tax warrants or tax anticipation notes by September due to stalled withholding legislation. He blames Assembly Democrats for partisan disruption while countering claims that withholding would start July 1. opponents say no such bill exists. The piece notes past shifts on withholding and a separate Mexico claim to the first New World printing press in 1536.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Ronald Reagan
Assembly Democratic
House
Brown
William T. Bagley
Bagley
Reagan
Mexico
New World
Mexico City
Multi-Million Marijuana Haul Seized Off San Francisco
Federal forces captured the 60 foot Mercy Wiggins and seized five tons of marijuana worth about 1.5 million dollars destined for incineration in South San Francisco. Eight suspects including a alleged Mr Big were in custody with bail set at 50 000 or 100 000.
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San Francisco
UPI
Golden Gate
Big
Andiamo
San Francisco Bay
Yerba Buena Island
Mills Signals Support To Open Government Measure
Senate leader James Mills indicated he may back Assembly passed plans to require most legislative meetings be open to the public. He warned exceptions for special closed sessions to work on tax reform. The measure advanced on a 95 to 0 constitutional vote and 54 to 6 for the companion bill, amid acknowledgment of loopholes and implementation challenges.
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Sacramento
UPI
Senate
James Mills
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U.S
Command Conference
William C. Garland
Cmsgt
Walter M. Harris
Hugh H. Likens
Burleigh L. Redus
Paul C. Tovias
Tsgt
John P. Hurd
Redus
Hurd
Harris
U.S. Air Force Photo
la Purisima
Mission Vieja
Geronimo Boscana
la Purisima Mission Vieja
Friar Boscana
Robinson
Guadalupe
Purisima
Victoria
Juan Moreno
St. Luis
Assembly Ways and Means
Willie Brown Jr
Coast Guard
American
Mercy Wiggins
John van Diver
Customs Office
San Diego
Perry Cleaners
So. H
Mills
Assembly
San Rafael
Tmcomm
Music Box
Northside
North
H’ Street
BankAmericard
Valley Photo Service
West Ocean Avenue
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