Feasibility study on Santa Barbara County split presented
The Santa Barbara County Board received a comprehensive feasibility report on partition options. Supervisor Harrell Fletcher praised the audit controller’s office for an objective, detailed analysis aimed at informing taxpayers on the complex issue, while noting the study neither promotes nor opposes division.
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Santa Barbara
Board of Supervisors
Harrell Fletcher
Fletcher
Paul Floyd
Santa Barbara County
Carter Udall seek last undecided New York votes
United Press International reports Carter and Udall pursue final undecided votes ahead of the Wisconsin primary while George Wallace circles Alabama for last minute support. Ford rests at home after two days campaigning. Reagan’s Wisconsin crew push for his bid as Carter mingles with reporters outside the White House during a news briefing.
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United Press International
Jimmy Carter
Morris Udall
Wisconsin
Henry Jackson
New York
George Wallace
Alabama
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Texas
Carter
Washington
White House
Washington Monument
St. John’s Church
Lafayette Square
Virginia
Kansas
Lompoc debates 3.78 million general fund budget increase
Lompoc plans a 3,775,615 general fund budget for 1976-77, a 5.8 percent rise with no tax rate hike due to SB 90 limits. City staff will propose boosting the bed tax by one percent July 1 after county and Santa Barbara actions, as department heads justify requests totaling 4.11 million before cuts.
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Lompoc
Gene L. Wahlers
County Board of Supervisors
Santa Barbara
Wahlers
Erie
Council
San Francisco bus service hit by six day strike
Striking city workers halted school buses leaving only 16 of 100 scheduled buses as pickets blocked gates. District warned limited service. 16,000 pupils normally bused may rely on car pools. Talks with union leaders planned as cab drivers and transit workers also trod water amid broader city stoppage.
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San Francisco
UPI
San Francisco Municipal Railway
Kissinger Confidence Vote Backed by Ford Aide
Washington officials reaffirm Kissinger’s job security after Morton suggested he may leave the State Department if Ford loses in November. Press secretary Nelsen denied easing Kissinger out, noting Ford’s statement Kissinger can stay while he is president. Reagan and other rivals had criticized Kissinger.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Rogers € . Morton
Kissinger
State Department
Morton
San Jose
Calif
Ron Nelsen
Nelsen
Green Bay
Wis
Truckers End Nationwide Walkout With Road Return
Thousands of Teamsters drivers resumed travel as the three day strike concluded with a tentative three year contract offering a 30 percent raise and ongoing cost of living increases. Some pockets remained out while US automakers faced parts shortages and layoffs. County parks vote imposes $10 to $20 fees for large group reservations, sparking supervisor opposition.
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United Press International
Trucking Employers, Inc
TEI
Santa Barbara
Chinese mobs rampage in tribute to Chou En-lai
Witnesses in Peking report chaotic scenes at Tian An Men as mobs clashed with police and troops during a tribute to Premier Chou En-lai. Fires burned vehicles while crowds shouted slogans linking the unrest to the power struggle after Chou’s January death, notably involving Teng Hsiao-ping.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Chou En-lai
Peking
Tien An Men
Gate of Heavenly Peace
UPI Bureau
Chou
Teng Hsiao-ping
Tsinghua University
People’s Liberation Army
Mao
China
Red Guard
Council to consider appointments at tomorrow's meeting
Lompoc City Council set to fill vacancies on several boards including two resignations Louise Artis from Housing Code Board of Appeals and Julia Sand from Beautification Commission plus openings on Library Parks and Recreation Water and Youth commissions The agenda also covers H Street closure for Flower Festival Parade master Federal Aid Urban System project pact microfilm equipment for police department taxi service license bid dictating equipment purchases for city offices police vacancy final payment on interceptor contract water well drilling code amendment and sidewalk street improvements
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Lompoc
Louise Artis
Housing Code Board of Appeals
Julia Sand
Beautification Commission
Library Board
Parks and Recreation Commission
Water Commission
Youth Commission
H Street
Federal Aid Urban System
Ben Brown
IBM
Vandenberg Village
Pro-Syrian Guerrillas Tighten Lebanon Truce Strain
In Beirut and across Lebanon pro-Syrian guerrillas claim to be Syrian troops in disguise as they seize the Zahrani oil refinery at Sidon and fortify positions around Beirut. Fighting and shelling kill and wound dozens daily as clashes widen between Christian and Muslim factions amid reports of Syrian directives behind the actions.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Aley
Kahhaleh
Antoura
Mtein
Saiga
Zahrani
Sidon
Kamal Jumblatt
Yasser Arafat
Sadat arrives in Italy for economic aid talks
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat landed in Rome to hold economic aid discussions with Italian leaders and meet Pope Paul VI on Jerusalem and Palestinian issues. He traveled from Paris after Lebanese war talks with President Valery Giscard dEstaing. At Ciampino airport he was greeted by President Giovanni Leone and then transferred to the Quirinale Palace where a 90-man honor guard awaited.
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Rome
Italy
UPI
Anwar Sadat
Pope Paul VI
Jerusalem
Sadat
Paris
Valery Giscard D'Estaing
Ciampino
Giovanni Leone
Quirinale Palace
Leone
Quirinale
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Quentin Kopp
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