Governors pledge to curb construction to fight inflation
A bipartisan group of 13 governors meeting with President Nixon pledged to reduce highway and other public works construction as part of inflation fighting efforts. Vice President Agnew said no binding targets were set and each state would do its best while Nixon announced a new labor management government committee to curb wage and price hikes in construction.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
John Love
Colorado
National Governors’ Conference
White House
Spiro T. Agnew
George P. Shultz
Shultz
McCracken warns of tougher price environment in Detroit speech
Paul W. McCracken, chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, said the economy is moving toward a period less friendly to price increases with sticky markets and disappointing sales. The Labor Department reported a 0.4 percent rise in the cost of living in August, led by higher homeowner costs, food, and medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W. McCracken
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Detroit
Labor Department
Theft of stereo headphones from shed in Lompoc
A set of stereo headphones disappeared from a shed at the rear of Jeff Adams home at 404 East Hickory Avenue in Lompoc. Police say a broken window and loss bring the total value to $50.
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Jeff Adam
Hickory Ave
Lompoc
Obituary for Maria Buyse in Billings and Lompoc notices
Obituary notes visitation for Maria Buyse 63 who died in Santa Maria with Rosary and requiem Mass in Billings. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. survivors include Belgian relatives. Additional local notices report thefts in Lompoc, a rifle theft, a sleeping bag and tool box theft, and a McDonnell Douglas Vandenberg club meeting with Apollo 11 program.
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Newhart
Maria Buyse
Santa Maria
Lettergren - Carey
Billings
Mont
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Zarek
Billings Holy Cross Cemetery
Belgium
Roger Plante
N. A St
Lompoc
Lompoc Jaycees Open Junior Miss Contest
The Lompoc Junior Chamber of Commerce announces the Junior Miss contest to be concluded Nov. 1 at Cabrillo High School Little Theater. Hostess Miss Klara Pochalonis returns from 1968 as 1969 pageant liaison.
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Jaycees
Lompoc
Cabrillo
St. Joseph
Berts Drive Thru
Klom, Knez
KKOK
Klara Pochalonis
Lom.poc
Santa Maria
Santa Rosa
Mobile
Ala
Nation Faces Unseasonal Weather Across Regions
Pleasant fall weather predominates as temperate readings appear in the Midwest West and Northeast. A sea storm brings rain and high winds to the Pacific coast. showers along a cold front stretch from west Texas to upper Michigan. Florida Panhandle reports about $1 million in road and crop damage amid heavy rains and a brief tornado sighting near Hart Texas. Gale warnings issued from Oregon to Washington. frost affects the Rocky Mountain region. Seattle records over an inch of rain. Reno range 48 degrees. national lows 25 at Evanston Wyoming and highs near 98 at Gila Bend Arizona Stockton and Thermal California.
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United Press International
Midwest
West
North
Pacific Coast
West Texas
Upper Michigan
Florida
Florida Panhandle
Hart
Tex
North Head
Ore
Tatoosh Island
Wash
Rocky Mountain
Seattle
Reno
Evanston
Wyo
Gila Bend
Ariz
Stockton and Thermal
Calif
Lompoc Hospital Directors Face Rest Home Endorsement Decision
The Lompoc Hospital District directors will consider endorsing a Fresno developer’s plan for a 90 bed convalescent hospital on Walnut Avenue between Third and Fourth streets. The $600000 project requires approval from two California hospital and rest home associations and would occupy the southern half of the block. The district now operates a 29 bed long term care wing, and board policy seeks to avoid competing with private enterprises. a decision may steer toward or away from expanding rest home services.
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Lompoc
Walnut Avenue
Fresno
Third
Fourth Streets
Harley Craig
Chestnut Avenue
California Hospital
Lompoc Hospital
Lompoc Valley
Lompoc Johns-Manville Quarter Century Club to Induct 1969 Members
The Lompoc Chapter will hold its 30th club induction at the Lompoc Elks Club. Inductees are Alfred Lara and B R Hennessy. R C Jacobs will MC, H M Ball will act as induction officer. Lara started with Johns Manville in 1941 and has held multiple quarry, mining, and equipment roles. He and his wife Rose have two children and five grandchildren. Hennessy joined JM in 1934 and has worked across the mail room, garage, plant offices, store room, and design office, with clerical duties to brick and silicate plants. He lives with his son Raymond. his brother John is also a member.
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Lompoc
Johns-Manville
Lara
Quarries & Mines Department
Rose
Hennessy
J-M
Bud
North 2Nd Street
Raymond
John
Nevins to address Santa Barbara Taxpayers Association
Richard Nevins of the State Board of Equalization will speak at the Santa Barbara County Taxpayers Association semi annual meeting in Santa Maria Club. The talk covers tax reform and who to tax for desired outcomes. social hour at 6 30 p m precedes a 4 50 dollar ticketed banquet with tickets sold in Lompoc. Nevins, a Yale graduate from Pasadena, was elected to the board in 1958 and reelected in 1962 and 1966, representing more than 11 million Southern California residents. The event is open to the public.
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Lompoc Soil Conservation District
Chestnut Ave
Richard Nevins
State Board of Equalization
Santa Barbara County Taxpayers Association, Inc
Santa Maria Club
Nevins
Lompoc
Record Business
Yale University
Pasadena
Equalization Board
California
Wreckage Braced as Mexicana Jet Search Continues
In Mexico City rescue teams used cutting torches a dredge and a crane to pry apart the wreckage of a Mexicana Airlines 727 that plunged into a swamp near the airport. Twenty six were confirmed dead including eleven Americans with about 80 injured and up to 15 still missing.
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Mexico City
UPI
Mexicana Airlines
Chicago
Roberto Arias
Mexican National Railways
Closing Stocks Roundup From The Record Market Notes
The Record lists closing quotations from Rohrbaugh and Co. in Lompoc with numerous equities. Alcoa American Can Chrysler Ford General Electric IBM etc show mixed gains and losses. Trading activity includes closing volumes around 13,030,000 shares and several rail and utility counters for the day.
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Rohrbaugh and Co
Constellation
Lompoc
Alcon
Alcoa
American Air
American Motors
At&t
Anaconda
Bendix
Bethlehem
Chrysler
Patrol
Dupont
Eastman Kodak
Ford Motor
General Dynamics
General Electric
General Motors
General Telephone
IBM
Imperial Corp
International Paper
Johns-Manville
Lockheed
McDonnell-Douglas
Minnesota Mining
Penn Central
Phillips Pet
Outboard Marine
Oxy
Parke Davis
PSA
Pepsi Cola
RCA
Dart
Safeway
Screw & Bolt
Santa Fe Ind
Sears Roebuck
So Cal Edison
Southern Pacific
Sperry Rand
Stand Oil of Calif
Stand Oil of
N. J
Texaco
Textron
Times-Mirror
TransAmerica
TRW
Union Oil
United Aircraft
Uniroyal
U.S. Steel
Westinghouse
Woolworth
Ind
Israel raids hit Egyptian targets west of Suez Canal
Israeli warplanes attacked Egyptian military targets west of the Suez Canal in retaliation for fighting along the waterway that wounded five Israeli soldiers. The aerial strike focused south of the Bitter Lakes and lasted about an hour, with several Israeli casualties reported from mortar and mine incidents.
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United Press International
Suez Canal
Tel Aviv
Cairo
Sinai Peninsula
Bitter Lakes
Bitter Lake
el Qantara
Israel
Gulf of Suez
Gulf Area
Look magazine attorneys begin depositions in libel case
Look Magazine lawyers begin three week depositions in the defense against Mayor Alioto’s 12.5 million libel suit. They will interview 10 people tied to a Sept 23 Look article linking Alioto to Mafia figures, including Frank Bompensiero and Frank La Porte with dates in San Francisco and Pacific Beach California. Depositions include Commonwealth National Bank San Francisco and California Cheese Co San Jose officials. Judge Levin heard arguments on a stay for Alioto’s side to depose Carlson and Hrisson.
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San Francisco
UPI
Look Magazine
Joseph L. Alioto
Look
Alioto
Frank Bompensiero
Pacific Beach
Calif
Frank la Porte
Chicago
Commonwealth National Bank of
California Cheese Co. of
San Jose
Jack Goldberger
Rudolph Papale
Salvatore Marino
Amgelo Marino
C.J Moreno
Joseph R. Demers
Bompensiero
la Porte
Golfberger
Teamsters Union
Papale
Moreno
Demers
Richard Carlson
Lance Hrisson
U.S
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Gill Fox
Lompoc Public Library
William Keyes
Realtors Board
Warren Culberson
Lucy Hood
Adelaide Sechrest
Laura Atkin
Jan Payer
William Martin
John Bazan
Brary
Charles Henry Smith
Poppy Ave
Smith
McDonnell Douglas Vandenberg Test Center Management Club
Lompoc Valley Club
H.P
Paul) Heinlen
McDonnel Douglas Facilities Business Administration
Heinlen
Moon
Quarter Century Club
Egypt
Rabat
Morocco
Jerusalem
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Syria
Iraq
Middle East
Robert Culley
TIN
Santa Barbara County
South Broadway
Buick
Fisher
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