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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1971
Page
2
Police corner suspected bombers after a time bomb exploded at the Downtown Celebrity Club injuring no one. A male suspect was killed, a woman wounded, and a second man arrested as a gunfight occurred nearby. Sky high violence continues with sniper attacks and weekend deaths in Northern Ireland.
Coast Guard crews search round the clock for the 33 foot racing yacht Esprit overdue from Hawaii with three men aboard including Rod Montgomery a San Francisco sailmaker and two unnamed crewmen. The vessel owned by Alameda County Judge George W Phillips Jr disappeared Sept 27 after leaving Nawiliwili Bay Kauai Aug 28.
Cal Tech scientists at the Santa Fe Springs oil field study injecting water to lubricate fractures along the San Andreas Fault. They hope many small tremors replace the big quakes that strike California every few decades.
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin tours the Toronto area guarded by police after threats against his life. Toronto raids net arms including rifles and pistols as officials say they targeted potential assassination plots. Kosygin cancels a plant visit citing an overloaded schedule and will address the Canadian Manufacturers Association dinner.
In San Francisco a brief clash occurred between police and antiwar veterans as a truckload of about 60 ex-GIs and supporters attempted to pass the parade reviewing stand. Officers stopped the vehicle for unsafe overload and crowd control concerns, shoving participants back to the sidewalk within minutes. No injuries or arrests were reported.
The notice lists Lompoc Record Publications as the adjudicated legal newspaper under Superior Court Decree No. 47065. It provides editor names and titles, staff roles, and association memberships, noting a subscription rate of $2.20 per month with daily delivery except Sundays and Christmas Day.
United Press International reports continued dreary weather in the Northeast and Great Lakes with showers in the South Atlantic states. The West saw mountain snow at higher elevations while the rest of the nation enjoyed fair dry autumn weather. Temperatures ranged from 26 in Baker Oregon to 78 in Key West Florida.
Mrs. Jacqueline Collum and her three children with Batten's disease face eviction from a six year rental in South San Francisco by April 1. Donations total about 7000 dollars toward care, with a wish to raise a down payment for a single story home in a quiet area. The San Mateo County Housing Authority promises a home if a purchase cannot occur, and offers of aid from Marin County and Southern California have appeared.
President Johnson says he rejected a 1967 Defense Department proposal to raise U S troop levels in South Vietnam to 680000 and to widen action into Laos and Cambodia. He notes peak U S manpower reached 542500 in February 1969 and cites Tet offensive surprises and planned air strikes.
California lawmakers return after a three day weekend to tackle Democratic reapportionment measures and a Republican minipackage tax bill. Democrats plan to unveil the Assembly map midweek while the Senate redistricting measure heads to the Elections and Reapportionment Committee Tuesday. Waxman cites last minute difficulties delaying the Lower House plan but expects passage. The GOP plan has only a slim chance of approval.
World Federalist Youth USA begins a national drive to place a United Nations flag on the Moon during the next U.S. manned lunar mission. The announcement followed flagpole ceremonies in San Anselmo California, noted as the first California city to declare itself a world city and fly the U.N. flag daily.
Episcopal Bishop C Kilmer Myers of California argues the priesthood should be men only, saying Jesus chose men as apostles. His remarks anger churchwomen and liberationists. the stance was not read aloud at Grace Cathedral during the diocese convention.
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