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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1970
Page
2
Sheriff deputies search sugar beet fields near Shandon Heights for Shellie Barnes amid fears she was abducted after Betty Barnes age 25 and Ronald Barnes age 27 were found murdered in their rural Paso Robles area home. A 2 month old boy survived. Two men sought. FBI notified.
United Press International reports Sen. George Murphy attacked rising taxes and his opponent Rep. John V. Tunney spoke on the Middle East crisis. Murphy urged limiting government spending and accused Tunney of not backing Gov. Unruh, while Tunney pressed for a clear U.S. stance to protect Israel and criticized State Department policy.
UPI reports Terry Melcher son of Doris Day listened to Charles Manson songs and found them unfit for recording. Gregg Jakobson testifies at the Tate murder trial that Melcher twice visited Spahn Ranch after recommending the cult leader and his group as a possible package. The Tate home killings remain a central mystery of the 18 week trial.
Tim Conner serves as Mechanical Superintendent with Clete Lunny as Advertising Manager and Wesley A Hullman overseeing Circulation. Ray McCuen is News Editor, Mike McCusker Sports Editor, Betty Laurent Society editor, Vaughn Proctor is Star Writer, Wilma Jack and Statt Writer Dan Duty contribute as photographers.
San Francisco UPI reports Patrolman Harold L. Hamilton 32 died after being struck in the heart and abdomen during an attempted holdup at Wells Fargo Bank. Witness Patrolman Jeffrey Brosch wounded the suspect Gilbert Solis 27 who used a female employee as a shield.
Firemen found the bodies of eye doctor Victor M. Ohta and four others in a swimming pool after responding to a blaze at a remote hilltop mansion between Santa Cruz and Watsonville. Sheriff James called it the county's most gruesome crime with arson and foul play suspected.
Two GIs killed and six wounded in clashes about 80 miles from Saigon. North Vietnamese troops bombarded Cambodian positions eight miles north of Phnom Penh. One GI killed and 13 wounded across Vietnam. another death and two wounded in Long Khanh province. Civilian casualties reported near Saigon and Bien Hoa. Antiques defined as 100 year old objects faced arms fire near Ham Tan. Allied troops claim 31 enemy killed near Thuong Duc. Phnom Penh reports mortar and artillery fire eight miles north of the city.
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