Father son duo continue Titan missile legacy at Vandenberg
Captain Raymond W. Hewitt leads Titan II Crew R-069 at the 395th SMS, following in the footsteps of his father Gilbert W. Hewitt who guided Titan I missiles here. The elder Hewitt recalls the shift from surface to underground silos and the evolution of fuels, guidance, and procedures since 1959.
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395Th Strategic Missile Squadron
Vandenberg
Raymond W. Hewitt
Hewitt
CWO
Gilbert W. Hewitt
395Th
SMS
Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria
Air Force
Titan
Capt. Hewitt
Hewitts
Sheppard Afb
Tex
1St Strategic Aerospace Division
Airman’s Club
Strategic Missile Squadron
USAF
Rob Slocum
Girl Delegates Slated At Annual FFA Confab California
The 41st California FFA convention at Cal Poly opens Wednesday May 7 with nearly 900 members on campus and 1 200 in the judging finals. Twenty girls join nearly 300 chapters in official delegations as Jerry Diefenderfer gives the keynote and Dr. Robert E Kennedy welcomes delegates. John Stearns hosts the opening day best informed delegate competition.
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California Association, Future Farmers of America
Cal Poly
FFA
California
Future Farmers of America
California Polytechnic
Jerry Diefenderfer
San Luis Obispo
Robert E. Kennedy
John Stearns
Agriculture USA
Judges for dog match announced at Lompoc AKC event
The Lompoc Valley Kennel Club announces judges for the May 11 AKC Sanctioned Match in Ryan Park. Julian Hurst chairs. Lewis Bayne of LeGrande Oregon will judge sporting, miscellaneous, working, and sporting groups.
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Lompoc Valley
Strong
Christine Cormany
Lomita
California
Capodice
Whittier
Joyce Capodice
Jerry Linderman
West van Nuys
Skip Alexander
Santa Maria
William Houpe
Noise pollution harms lab animals say researchers
University of Georgia research shows noise triggers seizures and stunts growth in mice used for medical studies. Dr. W B Sturman warns that noise pollution in breeding rooms skews results, reducing animals’ usefulness for testing new drugs.
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Joseph L. Myler
Washington
UPI
University of Georgia
W.B. Sturman
Georgia
School of Pharmacy
Sturman
Red Cross launches Shop Early 69 for Vietnam servicemen
Lompoc Valley Red Cross volunteers gather gifts for 225 Christmas bags to aid troops in Vietnam. Mrs. Norbert M. Riegel leads the effort inviting clubs to donate new items and cash, with greeting cards from donors. Lt. Col. Fred Clemovitz arrives at Vandenberg AFB to command a Space and Missile Systems unit.
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Lompoc Valley
American Red Cross
Vietnam
Red Cross
U.S
Norbert M. Riegel
Special Projects
Fred Clemovitz
Vandenberg Afb
Air Force Contract Management Division
Force Systems Command Unit
California Pharmaceutical Association selects Brown for Board seat
Charles D. Brown of Santa Barbara will succeed George Miller of Lompoc as District 7 member of the Cal ifornia Pharmaceutical Association Executive Board. Installation is May 3 1969 at Palm Springs Riviera Holiday Inn. Brown heads Goleta Valley Medical Pharmacy and serves as consultant to three convalescent homes.
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Charles D. Brown
Santa Barbara
California
George Miller
Lompoc
The
California Pharmaceutical Association
State Pharmaceutical Society
Palm Springs
Riviera-Holiday Inn
Brown
C.ph.a
Goleta Valley Medical Pharmacy
Valley Hospital
Delta Tau
Phi Delta Chis
A.ph.a
University of Colorado
Santa Barbara Pharmaceutical Association
Distraught Woman Faces Mail Call in Party Scene
Washington correspondent reports at a party a visibly upset Grace Englemark frets over unseen risks as a telephone rings and her English professor husband’s fate echoes against a crowd of men by the buffet.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Grace Englemark
Fred Tyson
Chaucer
Courage on the Campus A Professor Reflects on a 18 Hour Siege
The professor describes being barricaded in a classroom for nearly 18 hours then escaping through a window as a court order halted further seizure. He notes the danger, the nerve required, and the role of his wife Grace who keeps busy at home while he carries on. He says the aim is to reveal only name, course number, and degree if contacted by the invaders.
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Grace
Ford 300 500 Club honors Beattie motor dealer in 1968
Bill Cummings of Beattie Motors in Lompoc was honored for outstanding sales in 1968 at a Ford 300-500 Club banquet in Los Angeles. Lee S Grey, Ford Division district sales manager in Los Angeles, announced that select Ford salesmen will receive club membership awards for excellent retail sales performance based on dealership size. The 300-500 Club, founded in 1950, recognizes salespeople who help the national economy and local communities, with members averaging nearly 500000 in 1968 to qualify for the honor.
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Chevrolet
San Diego
Legion of Leaders’’ Honor Club
Bahia Hotel
Robert J. Stall
Sunset Chevrolet
Bill Elder
Bill Cummings
Beattie Motors
Lompoc
Los Angeles
Lee S. Grey
Ford Division
Ford
Grey
Parkening to Perform Classical Guitar at Hancock College
Chris Parkening, a 20 year old rising classical guitarist, will give a concert at Hancock College Performing Arts Center on May 7. A USC senior, he trained with Cele Domio Romero and Pepe Romero and studied with Piatigorsky. He earned a Segovia Master Class scholarship in 1964 as the youngest participant.
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University of Southern California
Parkening
U.S
Hancock College
Performng Arts Center
California
Celedonio Romero
Pepe Romero
Romero
Piatagorsky
Berkley
Segovia
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Titan System
Col. Clemovitz
Clemovitz
Space and Missile Systems Organization
Stanley H. Glover
E. Maple St
Prudential Insurance Co
Phoenix
Ariz
del Webb
Townehouse
Glover
Lompoc-Wafe Area
Englemark
Jest
Ton's
Lompoc Shopping Center
Calif
Tues
Allan Hancock
Christopher Parkening
America
Andres Segovia
University of California
Marquessa
Regent Lamnac
H’ St
Lompog
Regent
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