Cannon recovered from ship sank off Pt Arguello in 1854
A part time adventurer joined two Santa Maria men to raise a 700 pound brass cannon from the Yankee Blade which sank off Pt Arguello in 1854. The trio found the sunken site in November 1966 and have recovered artifacts including port holes and a passenger soap dish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc
Santa Maria
Pt. Arguello
H. W. Anderson
Somerset
Harvey Clemens
Richard Smith
Clemens
Port San Luis
Smith
Panama
San Francisco
California
Parker wins rezoning for Goleta slough development project
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved Fess Parker’s rezoning request to permit a multi use complex near the Goleta Slough including a mobile home park, motel, riverboat restaurant, coffee shop and service station. UC Santa Barbara involvement was discussed but no objections were raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Fess Parker
Goleta Slough
County Planning Commission
Ward Memorial Blvd
UC Santa Barbara
Parker
Goleta Harbor
Santa Barbara
Herbert I. Braun
Art Mendelia
Californians seek major federal tax and policy overhauls
In a district survey led by Rep. Charles M. Teague 13th district constituents back ending several tax exemptions for the wealthy and press for broad changes to U S foreign policy. They favor cooperation with the Soviet Union, support large scale private aid to undeveloped countries, and urge stronger NATO while opposing China’s UN entry. Opinions vary on Vietnam, ABM, oil rights in the Santa Barbara Channel, and two years of mandatory service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara Channel
Vietnam
Teague
Soviet Union
NATO
Europe
China
United Nations
United States
Peace Corps
VISTA
Closing Stocks Mixed as Market Closes on Mixed Volume
Closing stock quotations show a broad mix of losses and gains for multiple major firms led by Alcoa and Alcan declines and gains for IBM and Ford. Trading volume reached about 11.16 million shares with notable percentage changes and several industry names listed for reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rohrbaugh and Co
Constellation Road
Lompoc
Alcon
Alum
Alcoa
American Air
American Motors
At&t
Bendix
Chrysler
Dupont
Eastman Kodak
Ford Motor
General Dynamics
General Electric
General Motors
General Telephone
IBM
Imperial Corp
International Paper It&t
Johns-Manville
Lockheed
McDonnell-Douglas - Minnesota
Penn-Central
Phillips Pet
Outboard Marine
Parke Davis
PSA
Pepsi Cola
RCA
Dart
Safeway
Santa Fe
Sears Roebuck
Ind
Uul
City Beautification Committee to discuss trees and awards
Tomorrow at noon the City Beautification Committee meets at the Parks and Recreation Annex to discuss planting trees at town entrances weed problem areas and a public opinion award among other items. Also notes include J C Penney store birthday observance and Crestview PTA Lift Off Night at 7 30 p.m. with teacher introductions by principal Warren Mantooth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parks and Recreation Annex
S. C St
PTA
Crestview School
Warren Mantooth
County supervisors shuffle planning leaders and library funds
The board named Herbert H. Diverbiss and Richard S. Whitehead to the La Purisima County Advisory Committee and moved to exempt assistant department heads from merit system rules. It approved a county library system operation for 1969 70 and allocated 294 dollars for a Santa Maria Times ad promoting a forthcoming North County color brochure. Also tabled highway studies for a State Highway 154 freeway area and agreed to reconsider a prior budget denial for Work Inc with a hearing set for next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert H. Diverbiss
Richard S. Whitehead
la Purisima County Advisory Committee
Santa Maria Times
Chure
North County
Robert S. Magee
Planning Department
Road Department
State Division of Highways
Santa Ynez River
Highway 192
Willard W. McEwen, Jr
Santa Barbara
Work, Inc
McEwen
United Nations opens 24th General Assembly amid private talks
Diplomats from 126 countries gather for the United Nations General Assembly opening as private talks focus on the Middle East, nuclear disarmament, and China’s UN seating. President Nixon to deliver a policy speech. Gromyko, Eban slated to speak Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
General Assembly
UPI
Gromyko
Assembly
Abba Eban
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nixon
U.S
South Vietnam
J. C. Penney
James Cash Penney
Penney
Lompoc Valley
Toastmasters Club
Golden Greek
Neil Howard
Karl Corser
John Dolance
Les Hamilton
Carl Kallio
Ron McGinley
Gordon Oakley
Ed Wars
Dick Jones
Wally Edson
Dan Dipaula
Cabrillo
State Department of Public Works
Richard L. Temple
USAF
Verano Dr
Netherlands
International Institute For Strategic Studies
Hague Temple
County Taxpayers Assn
Association
Middle East
Peking
William P. Rogers
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
New York
World Organization
H’ St
Skein
Rasco
Terry
West Ocean Avenue
The
RGUA
Panty
Teflon
of New
HOT Wheels
Men’s Permanent Press
Dacron
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!