Unemployment rate hits four and a half year high
The March jobless rate rises to 4.4 percent, the highest since August 1965, marking the third straight monthly gain. Unemployment among adults, especially women, and teenage joblessness remain notable, with sector shifts and seasonal adjustments shaping the totals. The Labor Department notes 3,733,000 unemployed, up 0.2 percent from February before seasonal adjustments.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Lompoc Seeks Shared Use Of Sewage Plant
Vandenberg Village Mission Hills and the Federal Correctional Institution have expressed interest in using the Lompoc Sewage Treatment Plant. City Administrator Gene Wahlers said a meeting discussed feasibility and a cost sharing plan if an interarea use agreement proceeds. A selection committee will consider engineering firms to add capacity and involve the three areas.
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Vandenberg Village
Mission Hills
Federal Correctional Institution
Lompoc
Gene Wahlers
Vandenberg Disposal Company
FCI
Wahlers
Western Pacific Services
Brooks Speight
Thomas Bailey
Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
San Luis Obispo
Department of Justice
Apollo 13 aims for moon flight with Swigert backup pilot
UPI reports that NASA substituted backup astronaut John L. Swigert for Thomas K. Mattingly due to measles exposure as Apollo 13 readiness continued amid weather concerns. Final decision on a May 9 launch window loomed. Swigert trained in simulators with Lovell and Haise while Paine and Low reviewed the mission status.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
U.S. Space Agency
John L. Swigert
Thomas K. Mattingly
Gulf of Mexico
Mattingly
Swigert
James A. Lovell
Fred W. Haise
Space Agency
Thomas O. Paine
George M. Low
Washington
Donald K. Slayton
Bert L. Grenville
Fred W. Hise
Senate Votes to Repeal Tonkin Resolution
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted unanimously to repeal the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin resolution which gave the president broad power to wage war in Vietnam. The measure followed a rapid 1964 passage after a naval incident involving North Vietnamese vessels and U S intelligence ships.
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U.S
Santa Maria teachers walkout protests education cuts
Teachers at Santa Maria Joint Union, Righetti and Delta High Schools staged a one day protest closing the three campuses as the district cut the educational program by 210,360 dollars. Spokesman Frank Russo said ongoing deterioration and subsidies masked the issue of salaries and funding. Twelve percent of teachers reported to work across the district with no picket lines. schools planned a noon closure at the two larger sites.
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Santa Maria
Frank Russo
Santa Maria Joint Union
Righetti
Delta
Santa Maria High
Record's special election feature outlines Lompoc race
The Record presents eight municipal candidates with brief bios and campaign statements and a full rundown of the April 14 election and precincts. Four candidates are endorsed on the editorial page with guidance to voters to select three of the four.
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Lompoc
Record Today
Record
Snoopy to Battle Red Baron at Lompoc Antique Air Show
Ole Snoopy joins the Lompoc Kiwanis Club and Antique Airplane Association of California for a weekend aviation display at Lompoc Airport. About 100 vintage planes, tales from pilots, and a mock dogfight with the Red Baron promise a nostalgic flight through early aviation. Admission is 1 for adults, free for under 12. show runs Saturday noon to Sunday 3 PM.
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Snoopy
Lompoc
Lompoc Valley
Baron
Red Baron
Kiwanis
von Richofen
Lompoc Kiwanis Club
Antique Airplane Association of California
Ole Snoopy
Air controllers weigh compromise plan meeting
Washington. A PATCO board meeting was called to consider a government plan to end the nationwide sickout. Volpe said courts may appoint independent doctors to decide illness, with back to work required and fines for days off. Controllers back at work rose to one third. peak absenteeism hit 1,847 on March 30. Dismissals possible for organizers, with hearings by impartial examiners to protect due process.
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Washington
UPI
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization
ATCO
PATCO
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Cleveland
Volpe
Negotiations approved for United Fund in Lompoc
Lompoc United Fund directors authorize William Organ to negotiate a shared professional fundraiser with Santa Maria or Santa Barbara groups and report back for final approval. A special committee may study a future merger, with Lompoc's share around 3000 dollars for the rest of the year and up to 16000 dollars for a full year.
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Lompoc United Fund
William Organ
County United Fund
Organ
Santa Maria
Santa Barbara
Lompoc
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Hilo
Hawaii
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Alae
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City Secretarial Service
Button
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