Smog study maps locations for gaseous analyzers countywide
The Santa Barbara County hearing board approved an air quality program listing tentative analyzer sites at Lompoc Fire Station Orcutt Tanglewood Black Rd Morro Bay Arroyo Grande Nipomo and others to monitor ambient air. Progress reports covered Johns Manville Union Sugar near Betteravia and conditional equipment for Gilliland Oil and Husky Oil, with a 90 day interim variance. a Foundation supports environmental research and donors not listed.
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Lompoc
Johns-Manville Products Corp
Orcutt
Tanglewood
Black Rd
Morro Bay
Arroyo Grande
Nipomo
Santa Barbara County
Johns Manville Products Corp
Union Sugar Division
Consolidated Foods Corp
Betteravia
State Air Resources Board
Gilliland Oil and Land Co
Husky Oil Co
Delaware
Santa Maria Valley
John English
Harrell Fletcher
Santa Maria
South Central Coast Coordinating Council
Osborne Brazelton
Santa Barbara
Robert P Fulis
Jack N. West
Hollister & Brace Law Firm of
Steven Evans Kirby
Hollister & Brace
Environmental Protection Agency
California Air Resources Board
Recall drive targets Lompoc Unified School District trustees
The Save Our Schools coalition plans a 7 30 pm meeting at Lompoc Civic Auditorium to map recall steps against all five incumbent trustees after a board order to close two elementary schools. A Los Angeles lawyer will attend to advise on recall election requirements.
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Save Our Schools Coalition of Parents
Nuts and Bolts
Lompoc Unified School District
Los Angeles
Lompoc Civic Auditorium
South N Street
Fhve
Rain accumulations and lake levels update for Lompoc region
Scattered showers dropped over a third of an inch in north county overnight. Lompoc totals reach 0.41 inch for the season while Cachuma surface sits at 73.69 feet, about 11 feet from spill. Solvang reports 0.30 inch with season total 9.62 inches. Comparisons show last year’s counts notably higher in some gauges.
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North County
Lompoc
South D Street
Burton Mesa Boulevard
Cachuma
Lake Cachuma
Solvang Municipal Improvement District
J. Newton Blanchard
Blanchard
Claudine Longet Charged With Felony Manslaughter
French born singer Claudine Longet faces felony manslaughter charges in Aspen over the March 21 shooting death of her lover, former pro ski champion Vladimir Sabich. District Attorney Frank Tucker outlined the charge as causing death feloniously and recklessly. Longet was held on a $5,000 bond awaiting a June preliminary hearing.
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Aspen Cole
Claudine Longet
Andy Williams
Vladimir Spider
Sabich
Miss Longet
Frank Tucker
Longet
Tucker
George Lohr
NORAD drills may trigger sonic booms along California coast
NORAD exercises off the Southern California coast involve Air Force Air National Guard Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. A NORAD spokesman cautions sonic booms may occur as planes maneuver to prevent approach to the West coast. No weapons will be fired.
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Los Angeles
APS
Air Force Air National Guard
Navy
Marine Corps
North American Air Defense Command
California
NORAD
CSEA claims near total representation of Lompoc school staff
The California School Employees Association reports 263 of 279 classified staff in the Lompoc Unified School District are members, about 94 percent, as of April 1. The filing precedes a July 1 threshold when the state bargaining law takes full effect, with elections possible for exclusive bargaining rights.
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The
California School Employes Association
Lompoc Unified School District
Robert W Halstead
CSEA
Lompoc Education Association
Lompoc Federation of Teachers
Winton
Halsteads
LEA
LET
Coun Cec
CRC
CEC
Libyan hijack jet refuels in North Borneo
A Philippine Airlines BAC 111 carrying three hijackers and 12 hostages refueled in Kota Kinabalu Sabah Malaysia and planned to head to Libya via Kuala Lumpur Bangkok Karachi Bahrain and Cairo. Officials once blocked the runway to pressure a return to Manila. A hostage priest said the hijackers eyed money delivered by a PAL executive. The group claimed Muslim ties and vowed thanks to authorities if allowed to proceed.
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Kota Kinacal
Malaysia
UPI
Philippine Air Lines
North Borneo
Mideast
Libya
Kuala Lumpur
Bangkok
Thailand
Karachi
Pakistan
Bahrein
Persian Gulf
Cairo
Egypt
Haggard
Manila
John Chin
PAL
Sabah
Philippines
Moro Liberation Front
Woman flunks solo flight as plane crashes near airport
Mildred Zigler, 45, of Nipomo, on her first solo night flight, escaped injury when her Cesna 150 plunged 100 feet from Santa Maria Airport’s primary runway. The crash damaged the propeller and triggered an emergency rescue rollout as airport officials confirmed the mishap.
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Santa Maria
Mildred Zigler
Zigler
Nipomo
Wally Berry
Severe quake rattles Soviet Central Asia no casualties reported
A strong earthquake struck a sparsely populated desert region in Soviet Central Asia. Tass reports 8 on the local scale at the epicenter, 7 in Bukhara, and 4 in Tashkent, with historic walls damaged and a 150 foot minaret collapse but water and power remain.
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Moscow
Soviet Central Asia
Bukhara
Tass
Tashkent
Turkmania
Labor leaders press general strike in SF
San Francisco labor leaders, rejecting a Board of Supervisors vote, proceed with strategy sessions for a general strike. Transit is off for nine days, 1,500+ students miss class, 23,000 officials attend a convention, and pretax sabotage disrupts airport facilities and taxi service as Mayor Moscone warns of devastating citywide impact.
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San Francisco
UPI
Board of Supervisors
John Crowley
San Francisco Labor Council
George Moscone
Diplomat slams Israeli pressure on U S Congress over aid
A Western diplomat in Tel Aviv accused Israel of dirty pool for pressuring Congress to approve more foreign aid than the Ford administration requested. He warned he would veto the six billion dollar aid bill if it included transitional funds for Israel and neighboring states. Rabin argued Israel deserves aid and the right to campaign for it amid US Israeli tensions remain, with some noting strains over fiscal year changes. Weather notes follow with cloudy, mild conditions and tidal data.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
UPI
Congress
Ford
United States
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Yitzhak Rabin
City expands low income home rehabilitation loans
The City of Lompoc broadens its downtown eligibility for low income home rehab loans. Eligible families may receive 3 percent loans of 1000 to 5000 amortized up to 10 years or interest deferment options. Eligibility inquiries go to the Housing Authority at 815 W Ocean Ave or 736-3423.
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Lompoc
Jack Lam
Lam
Housing Authority
Ocean Ave
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Paul Thompson
By Vaughn Proctor
Halstead
North Seventh Street
Joe Cabral Sr
Cabral
Friends of City Worker
Jim Olivera
Alpha Clubhouse
Big Brooks Convention Hall
Dick Ramison
Greyhound Exposition Services
America
Middle East
First Valley Bank of
Lompoe
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