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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1969
Page
3
The case against Lompoc Police Sgt. William L. Williams accused of stealing $256 in Cabrillo High School football gate receipts was continued to November 18 for a plea. Williams was arraigned November 5 in Justice Court before Judge Terrill F. Cox.
Funeral services are pending at Mc Peek Family Mortuary for James Martin aged 63 who died yesterday at Lompoc District Hospital. He lived at 300 S Seventh St. Further details will appear in tomorrow's Record.
County Petroleum Engineer David K. Bickmore warned that drilling likely rises next year both onshore near proven fields and on Santa Cruz Island. He urged the Board of Supervisors to fund a continuing engineering and geological study of the Santa Barbara Channel amid plans for Union Oil and others to drill on privately owned Santa Cruz lands.
The Record lists closing stock quotes for major firms led by Alcoa General Motors and IBM with mixed gains and losses. A mobile x-ray unit will be at the Veterans Memorial Building southeast parking lot Monday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Free chest x-rays offered to anyone aged 15 and over.
The Lompoc City Council approved half of a moratorium march for Saturday at 7:30 p.m. starting at the Veterans Memorial Building with police traffic control on South H Street. The remainder of the march to Ryan Memorial Park will stay on the sidewalk, and no city funds will cover extra police in the half unless volunteers pay overtime. Three young men spoke up for the march, claiming a constitutional right to assemble, while safety concerns were voiced by some council members.
Allen Grant, president of the California Farm Bureau Federation, told the 51st annual meeting in Sacramento that farmers must prepare for legislative efforts next year to ban DDT and other pesticides. He accused social conscious extremists of pushing to prohibit various pesticides and strip control from the state Agriculture Department.
Senator Edward Kennedy, who opposed the draft lottery bill for two weeks, endorsed the measure today and urged Senate passage in a week or two. He accepted Senator John Stennis’ demand that the bill move forward without considering other draft reforms.
The Board of Supervisors approved county advertising contracts for 1969 70 totaling 28 530 with Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce Solvang Business Association the 37th District Agricultural Association and Santa Ynez Valley Advertising Council. The Santa Ynez council is newly incorporated. They also approved an amendment to permit use of Johns Manville Products Corp land for a pistol range for Lom poc city police and other agencies under the sheriff's supervision.
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