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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1972
Page
3
James S. Lee, president of the Building and Construction Trades Council of California, warns the state may face chaos with 250,000 construction workers out of work within a month if environmental impact reports are required for private projects. The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and Associated General Contractors back the claim.
The Lompoc Library Board backed SB 1261 to secure 335000 in support funds for libraries in the tri county area. The board also awarded a 482 dollar contract to F W Smiley for remedial cement work around the building.
The Record provides closing stock quotations through Rohrbaugh and Co located at 3865-F Constellation Road Lompoc RE 3 3551. The notice cites their service offering end of day market figures for investors.
Thunderstorms with hail and strong winds lash the Midwest while a wintry storm shrouds the Northern Rockies and Plains. Cloudy skies stretch from northern California to the Pacific Northwest as cells move through Iowa Illinois Wisconsin with hail up to tennis ball size in Greeley and one inch in Manchester.
Santa Barbara residents David Martin and Brian Lupton were arrested near Santa Ynez Valley on Old Stagecoach Road on burglary and possession of narcotics for sale. Police say they burglarized Dr. Justin Schmind’s office and stole 2300 pills, 385 hypodermic needles, a tape recorder, adding machine, typewriter and more, with drugs valued at 3000 to 4000 dollars. Both have prior similar convictions and served jail time.
The Supreme Court reviewed challenges to Texas and Georgia abortion statutes. Texas bars abortion except to save the mother's life. a Dallas panel ruled the law unconstitutional but unenforced. Georgia allows abortion for certain grounds amid a broader challenge by pregnant women and medical professionals. The court also weighed Ohio school aid and jury size in civil versus criminal cases.
Guards thwarted Bruce Adair Kingsbury after he used a walk in box to free inmates and steal a government vehicle. He evaded briefly then fled to Central Avenue near the Lompoc sewer plant where his wife waited in another car. Police and FBI intervened as the vehicle left the area. Kingsbury and accomplices were captured.
John Connally, heading Nixon voter outreach, says he hopes his political life is nearly over though he stops short of certainty. He calls the Watergate bugging a silly maneuver and notes such intrigue is part of politics as he declines to commit to rejoining the cabinet if Nixon wins re election.
About 40 to 50 inmates seized a DC Jail cellblock early today threatening to kill corrections director Kenneth Hardy who was held hostage with at least nine others. Police and guards surrounded the maximum security facility near RFK Stadium, with 20 officers in an adjacent building armed with shotguns and tear gas. A hostage, including seven guards, was reported.
LVAA presents its fourth annual fall show Autumn of 72 at the Lompoc Library Friday to Sunday. Open to artists 16 and up with a $2 entry fee for non-members. Six categories include oil and watercolor técnica non-objective sculpture and mixed media. Two entries per artist. Original works completed within two years and never shown before.
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