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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1970
Page
2
Washington sends briefs of the 1970 midterm election battle. Democrats press pocketbook issues while Republicans warn on law and order. About 57 million voters will decide 35 Senate seats, all 435 House seats, 35 governorships, and many state local posts.
The world’s largest bell, cast in 1733 in Russia, towers 19 feet high with a 22 percent diameter and weighs 193 tons, but it has never been rung.
In Helsinki the United States and Soviet Union express cautious optimism as SALT resumes. Gerard C. Smith seeks significant progress toward verifiable strategic arms limits, while Vladimir Semenov urges forward movement but stays cautious. Both sides call opening statements positive and plan to extend talks into December.
W Don MacGillivray defends his voting record against attacks in a California campaign. He cites AB 150 anti oil legislation co authored with Lagomarsino, support for AB 393 and ACA 38 gas tax uses for air projects, and opposition to AB 1446 on private shore access. He clarifies tax exemption error and denounces oil industry contribution claims as unfounded.
At the 5 7 dancehall in Saint Laurent du Pont the blaze trapped youths ages 17 to 21 as emergency exits were bolted and a one way turnstile blocked escape. The Storm played on while walls burned, leaving 142 dead and survivors recounting panic and forced exits.
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