Hey Dann,
Welcome to the forum, nice looking bike!
I bet your head is spinning, huh? My recommendation is to not panic just yet, take it one step at a time, and see if we can't get this bike back and running...then get it tuned, etc.
It does sound like a few things are amiss...but they may not be all that bad. The info you provide will help keep the assumptions from our perspective at bay.
1) When starting the bike, do you use the choke? Once the bike was on, did you turn off the choke?
2) Those vacuum ports were for your petcocks on the tank to allow fuel to flow when the engine runs... if the petcocks are not stock, then those barbs were probably capped when you first got the bike, and likely have come off during riding... you definitely need them capped and that is likely the main reason your bike hasn't been able to start (Assuming all else was fine prior). You can get caps temporarily...or you could get one long hose and connect the two (one on each side) together... either way, that will help with the air/fuel situation to get the engine to run.
3) Your spark tests definitely need to have the plug grounded to have spark since you're relying on kick-start.
4) Not sure on what all was done with your carbs...but leave them alone until the rest of the items get sorted out...
5) Compression test seems WAY low...and could be a result of current situation...but I wouldn't sweat that for now.
If it were me, I would first check the oil and see if it smells like fuel...if so, drain and replace; probably wouldn't hurt to add a little bit of Marvel Mystery Oil in each cylinder (just remove spark plug to get to access); I would test for spark, one plug at a time and grounding each plug...if they have spark move on; I would cap those vac barbs; I would make sure gas was in the tank and flowing to the carbs, and then I would give it a kick or 20...
You could check timing, etc...next but that's where I'd start.
Good luck!