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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1972
Page
3
Russell Walker survived a crash west of Lompoc near the 13th Street Bridge and was listed in satisfactory condition at Vandenberg Air Force Base Hospital. Passersby pulled him from the wreck as flames engulfed the plane. injuries include head, arm and leg trauma.
Closing stock quotations show varied results with General Electric at 66 percent and General Motors at 77 percent gains. Major declines appear for American Can at 32 percent and American Air at 200 percent, while industry leaders like IBM and Westinghouse post gains. Trading volume totals 11,630,000 shares.
Three local Democratic candidates spoke at the Lompoc Valley Democratic Club Labor Day picnic attended by about 170 Democrats. Gary Hart highlighted his labor endorsements and condemned opponent Don MacGillivray’s 1971 labor voting record and AB 1157 opposition. Timothy Lemacchi criticized other votes including coastline protection and tax bills. Les Cleveland accused oil and big business influence in Charles Teague’s voting and noted Teague’s limited solo bills. Separately in Coventry England a crane dropped a fiberglass pool foundering into a garden after hitting a house.
Everett Willis Fitch 71 died Saturday in Fairfield. Rosary 8 p.m. tomorrow at McPeek Family Mortuary Chapel. Requiem Mass 11 a.m. Thursday at La Purisima Church. interment Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Survivors include three sons, three daughters, one sister, and 23 grandchildren. Robert Lester Jeffers 21 died Thursday. Funeral 10 a.m. tomorrow at McPeek Family Chapel. interment Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Survived by widow Noreen, son Bradley, parents, four brothers, two sisters, and grandparents.
Gov. Ronald Reagan warned that McGovern's proposed defense cuts threaten America's security and prosperity. He cited $32 million in cuts that he said would eliminate 19 million defense jobs and urged opposition at the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers convention.
Senator George McGovern spoke in Seattle and Portland area on pocketbook concerns as the Nixon era economy falters. He promised to boost federally subsidized housing and urged voters to back his bid, claiming strong union support despite Meany’s waning backing. He drew large crowds across Ohio California and Washington.
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