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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1972
Page
3
The school board may end its experiment with evening meetings as trustees review the issue at the first November meeting requested by Karl Braun. Braun notes public attendance has not improved with evening sessions and says the plan has run for over a year without better turnout.
Police report explosive charges in three letters addressed to President Nixon US Secretary of State William P Rogers and Defense Secretary Melvin R Laird. Letters were found by postal workers in Kiryat Shemona Israel near the Lebanese border. Amsterdam linked mail bomb campaign tied to embassy official death in London.
A special meeting informs Lompoc residents about the Watson Initiative and Prop 14 on the November ballot at Fillmore Elementary School PTA. Guests include Peggy Guyre Joe Carlin and DeWayne Holmdahl. The Lompoc Gem and Mineral Club meets at 112 E Ocean Ave to display calachon making. Superior Court Judge Arden Jensen recovers from a minor heart attack. The Board of Supervisors may name a new county parks director this week after interviews. District reports note P L 874 funding levels and a 4500 attendance at back to school night. Bids and quotes totaling about 4900 are approved.
Closing stock quotations are supplied to the Record through Rohrbaugh and Co. at 3865 F Constellation Road Lompoc RE 3 3551. The notice lists end of day prices and market movements for key shares.
Daylight Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday October 29 and clocks go back one hour. The Uniform Time Act aims for nationwide changeover though Arizona Hawaii and parts of Indiana may exempt. Also Lompoc Valley Riders host an eight mile competitive trail ride Sunday starting 10 a.m. at the Lompoc Drive-in Theater ending three hours later at La Salle Stables Arena.
Construction workers and business groups paraded trucks around Courthouse Square to protest county delays on major projects for environmental review. Police maintained traffic flow while industry spokesmen urged county officials to provide clear guidance. A supervisor facing the crowd favored jobs and challenged the industry to prove unemployment caused by the law.
Artesia School will be rebuilt using an insurance settlement from a past fire. The one room structure was moved to a memorial site at El Camino School, foundation work has started, and the project aims to restore the building to its 1903 appearance with landscaping to follow.
The Board of Supervisors voted to form a Technical Advisory Committee to evaluate 55 negative environmental declarations this week and report to the Environmental Quality Advisory Agency next Monday. Members include representatives from county departments and the clerk's office will serve as temporary secretary.
The Lompoc Valley Press Club schedules a free public debate on California Coastline Initiative Proposition 20 at Lompoc City Hall Auditorium. Panelists from the Coastal Alliance and Citizens Against 20 will present with live local TV coverage and a questions session.
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