Lompoc Hobbyist Turns Rock Paper Into Regional Reach
In 1972 Lester Gideon launched Rock Hobby Times a six issue tabloid now with worldwide circulation from Taiwan to England. The Gideon family runs editing layout and mailing while staff includes son Jerry John Judy and a local student. The paper bills $2 yearly for paid subscribers and covers promotions, shows and equipment reviews.
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Stan Tulledo
Lompoc
Lester Gideon
Rock Hobby
Rock Hobby Times
U.S
Gideon
Taiwan
New Zealand
England
Mississippi River
California
Northwestern
Rocky Mountain Federation
Marie
Jerry
John
Judy
Peter Morgan
San Jose
RHT
IBM
Samtec
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Buellton
Gideon's
East Ocean
la Purisima
Gideons
Chingo faces Santa Barbara court on fatal DUI charges
Paul Joseph Chingo 18 of 917 W Apple Ave is due in Santa Barbara Municipal Court October 1 on felony drunk driving and manslaughter counts from the August 9 crash on Santa Ynez River Road near Los Prietos Boys Camp that killed a Wyoming man. He pleaded not guilty at September 20 arraignment and is free on his own recognizance pending a preliminary hearing.
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Paul Joseph Chingo
Apple Ave
Santarbara
Chingo
Santa Ynez River
Los Prietos Boys Camp
Wyoming
Atty
Charles Eckert
Yom Kippur Observance Begins at Sundown Tomorrow
Temple Beth El in Santa Maria will host Yom Kippur Eve services at 8 p.m. tomorrow led by Student Rabbi Rosalind Gold, followed by Day services at 10 a.m. Thursday. The fast marks the Day of Atonement observed worldwide for over two thousand years, ending at sundown Thursday with the Shofar blast.
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Temple Beth
Temple Beth el
E. Alvin Ave
Santa Maria
Rosalind Gold
Hebrew Union College
Los Angeles
Gold
Rabies Suppression Program Approved by County Supervisors
County supervisors approved a rabies suppression plan funding three extra animal control positions and a $5,000 educational campaign, while delaying a larger Health Department request for three more officers, two clerks, and equipment. The program targets reducing skunk populations in Santa Ynez Valley and nearby risk areas amid rising rabies cases including skunks bats and a fox.
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Joseph T. Nardo
Santa Ynez Valley
North County
South Coast
Nardo
Tepusquet
Health Department
County oil spill fund debated for park land or general use
A $775,000 oil spill settlement will stay in the county auditor’s trust fund and not be earmarked for park land purchases. Proposals split receipts between the general fund, capital outlay, and coast land projects while agencies urge recreation and water protection improvements, with decisions delayed to the 1975-76 budget.
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County Park Commission
Paul Floyd
Park Commission
Hal Brllington
Montecito Protective and Improvement Assn
Montecito County Water District
Raymond D. Johnson
Johnson
Charles F. Catterlin
Michael Pahos
Goleta Beach Park
Isla Vista Beach Stairway
Ocean Park
Lompoc
Lookout Park
Juvenile Court Hearing Delayed in Etheridge Slaying
The hearing for Owen Gerry Etheridge 16 facing a charge in the Aug 27 killing of Roscoe Owens Etheridge in Lompoc was moved from today to Oct 1. A source close to the case indicated the proceedings will likely stay in juvenile court.
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Owen Gerry Etheridge
Roscoe Owens Etheridge
Elder Etheridge
Lompoc
Board deadlocks over civil service status for assistants
The Board of Supervisors split 2-2 on whether county assistant district attorneys should be exempt from Civil Service protections. District Attorney elect Stan Roden said staff will be let go next January, while Sperry and Minier argued for Civil Service coverage. The board postponed further analysis and moved to a case by case basis, with Catterlin abstaining due to future employment considerations.
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Board of Supervisors
David D. Milner
Jerry Sperry
Santa Maria
Don Lobitz
Santa Barbara
Robert Schaffer
Stan Roden
Roden
Charles F. Catterlin
Lobitz
Civil Service Commission
Sperry
Trinity County
Curtis Tunnell
Francis Beattie
Catterlin
Funeral services held for Mrs Nancy E Hixon 66
Funeral services for Nancy E Hixon 66 will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Gregory and McPeek Mortuary Chapel. She died Sunday at Hospital and will be interred at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Reverend Charles Stifle will officiate. Survivors include her husband Joseph, a son Richard, and two daughters Judith Nelson and Nancy Gingell.
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Nancy E. Hixon
Gregory and McPeek Mortuary
Hixson
Michigan
North O Street
Joseph Hixson
Richard
Montana
Judith Nelson
Texas
Nancy Gingell
Lompoc
Woman scarred in head on collision near Goleta
A two car head on crash on Highway 101 near Winchester Canyon Road last night left Richard James Reiner with a broken foot and burns and Dorothy C. Robeson jailed on felony drunk driving charges after the Goleta collision. Reiner, 21, was treated and released from Goleta Valley Hospital. Robeson, 68, drove north in the southbound lanes and faced major injuries and legal action.
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Sacramento
Richard James Reiner
Goleta Valley Hospital
California Highway Patrol
Reiner
Dorothy C. Robeson
Goleta
CHP
Highway 101
Winchester Canyon Road
Robeson
Closing Stocks Quoted for The Record via Lang and Co
Closing stock quotations are provided to The Record through Lang and Co of Lompoc. The listing includes market prices and cited arrangements for access to the service.
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Lang and Co
Constellation Road
Lompoc
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John) Larsson
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