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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1969
Page
11
In a humorous column, Dick West notes that DC residents cannot vote in congressional elections yet some lawmakers keep campaign committees there. A lawmaker claims DC committees help voters feel involved and contribute locally, despite the voteless status, highlighting magnanimity toward DC residents.
Col. Robert J. Ray presided as six officers and three noncommissioned officers ended their military careers. Retirees included Col. Howard R. Wilson Jr. and Lt. Col. Richard O. Olney with others receiving Oak Leaf Clusters and Air Force Commendation Medals. Col. Jerrold M. Vivian led the event as ISTRAD chief of staff.
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday addressed north county issues. A public hearing on a barn permit at 675 San Miguelito Rd. was continued to Sept 29 after owner Nil Draper agreed to fix five zoning violations and the barn would stay. Beattie named county rep to the SCRASC board. A $6,950 bid by Rae Richerson was approved to relocate a duplex from the county yard to the Veterans Memorial Building area. A 90 day delay on Los Alamos Park bids was approved pending state bond funds. Lease extensions for Lompoc and Santa Maria humane society shelters were approved at $1750 per month for one year.
Howard Peterson turned his pet alligator Snap over to a zoo after the reptile escaped for 48 hours. During AWOL, Snap bit a neighbor’s dog in Muskegon Michigan.
UPI reports CBS televised an hour interview with Anatoly Kuznetsov the Russian defector. The program titled The Ordeal of Anatoly Kuznetsov presented a chilling powerful human document and offered a stark look at his experiences and perspective as he escaped the Soviet system.
The Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce approved a three category list of highway priorities. Category A covers top Lompoc area projects including a four lane Route 246 expressway and a two lane Route 1 expressway north of Santa Ynez River. Category B lists survey and right of way projects from Route 1 near Lompoc to north of Santa Ynez River. Category C embraces long term planning and widening on Routes 246 and 1. The meeting will be at Alisal Guest Ranch near Solvang.
Technical Trade Opportunity Center announces a shortened diesel engine mechanics course starting Monday September 8. The program targets individuals with broad mechanical gas engine experience and aims to prepare them for immediate employment in the trade. Training may require 1185 hours versus 1920 hours for the full course. tuition and class hours details are available at 2445 A Street Walnut 58992.
Local Draft Board in Columbus classified Joel K. Cossmer as 4-A too old to be drafted. His mother Mrs Donavan Bryan plans to forward the letter to her 35 year old son who is a yeoman third class serving his 14th year with the Navy in Charleston South Carolina.
A dense listing of daytime and early evening programs across channels six and twelve. It enumerates a sequence of shows from Sea Hunt and Gilligan's Island through News, talk shows, game shows, soaps, dramas, and movies with time slots running from 5:00 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. The guide includes ABC/CBS/NBC style lineup elements and references to host programs like Johnny Carson Merv Griffin and Mike Douglas.
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