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Welfare offices extend hours to ease paper backlog
Lompoc Santa Barbara and Santa Maria welfare offices will shift to a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekday schedule starting April 15 to handle rising caseloads after a prior 8 a.m. start. Welfare Director Arthur Nelson cited 225 to 275 daily visitors at Santa Barbara and a swollen workload from expanded food stamp and aid programs, with a 90 day review planned to assess impact. Allan Hancock College students receive Bank of America California Community College Awards worth 150 each for diverse fields, including technical vocations, sciences, humanities and business. Courses in real estate and small business management are announced for Vandenberg Center beginning in April, with Kiwanis clubs earning George Washington Honor Medals from Fre limitations Foundation at Valley Forge for 1970.