Community center funds released for Housing Authority
Federal officials approve 103000 for a new community services facility on 3 acres west of the Housing Authority HQ. Dick Mires says plan revival hinges on city input and Boys Club needs. Board meets April 10 to decide use and timeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn Proctor
County Housing Authority
West Ocean Avenue
Dick Mires
Housing Authority
Mires
Youth Services Organization
Ryan Park
Wahlers
Boys’ Club
Chestnut
Laurel Avenues
N Streets
Santa Maria
Guadalupe
Army
Women’s Division
Chamber of Commerce
Physicians view insurance crisis across the country
Local doctors discuss rising malpractice premiums and the impact on practice in Lompoc and Santa Barbara County. They cite premiums from $300 to over $4000, fear policy cancellations, and warn of higher costs passed to patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terri Cotten
Lompoc
U.S
Pacific
Santa Barbara
S Valley Medical Group
Bob Marvin
Santa Barbara County Medical Society
Valley Medical Group
Ken Wicks
Imperial
Wicks
Marvin
Eye sore ordinance eyed by Lompoc council
Lompoc city council discussed adding an aesthetic nuisance clause to the nuisance ordinance to allow removal of unsightly new decorations. City Attorney Alan Davidson noted current rules lack visual pollution controls and urged a planning review before action. Mayor Art Scott resisted restricting individual rights. the measure was referred to Planning and Beautification panels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve LA Rue
Lompoc
Alan Davidson
Davidson
Tobacco
City Communications Commission
Santa Barbara County
Larry McCammon
Gene Wahlers
Wahlers
Panic and retreat around Saigon as Viet Cong advance
Reports from Saigon describe panic along the coast as Communist forces break Highway 1 and threaten Saigon. The South Vietnamese Senate urged Thieu's replacement amid collapse of provincial defenses and accelerating refugee movements toward Vung Tau and the Mekong Delta.
Nox law repeal moves to floor of Assembly
Sacramento APS Legislation repealing antismog devices for 1966 to 70 cars in the South Coast Air Basin moves to the Assembly floor. The measure would overturn a statewide emission control program supported by Gov Brown and air officials, as opponents cite ongoing junking of old cars.
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Sacramento
APS
Los Angeles
Assembly
South Coast Air Basin
Ways and Means
Omer L. Rains
Ventura
California
Rains
Air Resources Board
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Ambassador in Saigon Blasts U S Silence on Indochina Aid
South Vietnam ambassador Tran Kim Phuong condemned the United States for failing to provide more military aid, saying the world may deem an alliance with communists safer than with the United States. He cited 19 North Vietnamese divisions in South Vietnam and accused Washington of violating the 1973 Paris Peace Agreement by not replacing lost weapons one for one. A Senate panel dispatched two staffers to Saigon for a two week plus review of the chaotic war scene.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
Indochina
Paris
Thieu
Xuan Loc
Cao van Vien
Vien
Washington
Tran Kim Phuong
Phuong
CBS Morning News
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Richard M. Moose
Charlies F. Meissner
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Ohio
Charlotte Benton
Elinor Lefkowitz
Emil Scolari
E.C. Stevens
Scott
Pandora’s Box
Frederick C. Weyand
U.S. Army
Phan Rang
Ninh Thuan
Cam Ranh Bay
Phan Thiet
Binh Thuan
da Nang
Quang Ngai
Qui Nhon
Nha Trang
Vung Tau
Mekong
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino
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