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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1971
Page
2
National Guardsmen enforced a curfew in Chattanooga after a fourth night of violence. A man in his mid 20s was found shot in Alton Park as sniping and firebombings continued. 36 arrests were made for curfew violations and two for other charges.
Walker said the violence lacked an organized basis and stemmed from black gangs described as marauders. The unrest began Friday night at a cancelled soul show at Municipal Auditorium and spread to the streets. Armour, with riot experience from Memphis after Dr. King’s assassination, offered to meet anyone with a problem to end the disorder. He warned Chattanooga faced peril Sunday night until troopers and soldiers arrived as Chief Gene Roberts noted shotgun rounds shifted from skeet to buckshot.
Gov. Ronald Reagan ends a welfare reform town hall with a shouting match after critics present him with a mock award claiming he is the highest paid welfare recipient. The event drew 400 in a 5,000 seat venue as supporters urged action on his overhaul plan.
A Superior Court jury acquitted Bobby Seale three hours after starting deliberations but later deadlocked on all nine charges after a juror changed his mind. Judge Mulvey declared a mistrial after five more days of deliberations. The case involves conspiracy murder and kidnapping tied to the Rackley killing in 1969.
Wesley E. Storer, a 22 year old ski instructor who swapped identities with his draftee brother in Vietnam, arrived at Travis Air Force Base and refused to discuss his brief rifleman service. His brother Glenn faced an AWOL charge after returning to Vietnam with the unit.
The Los Angeles Better Business Bureau cautions residents not to remit payment for insurance bills from firms for policies they do not hold. A Dallas firm has mailed $5 bills to Californians, threatening cancellation of nonexisting policies. The company is Texas-licensed and under investigation by the Postal Inspection Service. the note about Canterbury Cathedral is unrelated.
The document lists publication details for The Lompoc Record including its post office classification, address in Lompoc California, and Superior Court Decree No. 47065. It names key staff members such as editor Harry Crompe and vice presidents, along with affiliations with press associations and the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
A severe weather system lashed the Midwest and Southeast with tornadoes and heavy rain. A golfer died at Glenwoodie CC in Illinois when lightning struck a tree. Tornadoes damaged Franklin Kentucky and damaged structures in Tennessee Missouri and Indiana. A seaplane at Isle Royale was swept adrift by winds of 40 mph. High winds knocked out power and forced school dismissals in several towns.
Gov. Ronald Reagan asks U S Attorney General John Mitchell to open an FBI inquiry into the Salinas office firebombing of attorney William Moreno who testified against CRLA. Police say Henry R. Lucero, 26, was arrested for the act, denied political motive and cited vengeance.
Mary E. Grant of Flagstaff was chased with 17 bullets fired into her car along the Pacific Coast Highway near Santa Cruz and Watsonville in the early hours. She escaped injury and police seek the assailant, though she did not get the license plate.
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