Jail staffing woes plague new sheriff in county
New Sheriff John W. Carpenter laments expert opinions on the county jail as he battles staffing disputes, a belated kitchen change, and administrator friction after taking office in January. He cites a 320-person department, with 250 sworn officers, and notes six weeks to hire and train 12 male and three female deputies, plus seven recruits lacking police experience.
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Dick Praul
John W. Carpenter
Carpenter
Civil Service Commission
Raymond D. Johnson
Johnson
Webster
Board of Supervisors
County jail opens amid staffing and delay troubles
Carpenter explains bringing inmates from the old jail to the new facility after delays in opening. He relies on an available deputy list and tests to assemble a guard force. To meet pressure from Supervisors and others, the Honor Farm is closed temporarily to move eight guards and inmates to the new jail.
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Carpenter
Webster
Honor Farm
Lompoc Council Re-elects Scott Mayor and Pro-Tem
Scott was unanimously re elected mayor of Lompoc at a brief city council meeting. George Cotsenmoyer was re elected mayor pro tem. Scott thanked the council and families, while Cotsenmoyer cited ongoing major projects as reason to retain current leadership. The FCC? No. (Note: Original contains minor OCR confusion. core facts retained: re elections, names, brief remarks, and council actions.)
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Arthur Scott
Lompoc
George Cotsenmeyer
Scott
Wilma Thomas
Sol Lefkowitz
George Cotsenmoyer
E.C. Stevens
Cotsenmeyer
Lefkowitz
Stevens
Cotsenmoyer
Vandenberg Afb
G Street
Lompoc Teen to Present Nixon Gifts at White House
Nancy Donovan 18 of Lompoc will meet President Nixon and Mrs Nixon in the Oval Room to present 4-H gifts on behalf of 4 million members. She will give a carved wooden pin from the oak tree behind Joyce Kilmer Trees and cuff links to the President.
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Lompoc
Richard Nixon
National Organization
Nancy Donovan
Tom Donovan
All Diamond Star
Washington, D.C
White House
Nancy
Nixon
Joyce Kilmer
Four Santa Marians Missing in Palm Springs to Santa Maria Flight
A light plane carrying four people including pilot David Argov and passengers Mr and Mrs Barry Lippmann and Mrs Melman from Palm Springs to Santa Maria was missing. Civil Air Patrol had halted the search at night. ten aircraft were patrolling today as low clouds hampered progress in the Banning Pass.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Palm Springs
Santa Maria
Civil Air Patrol
Banning Pass
David Argov
Barry Lippmann
Melman
Burke Re-elected to Allan Hancock College Board
Edmund Burke, eight-year trustee, retained a districtwide win with 4 048 votes while Huseman led in Lompoc with 1 732. DeMarrais received 3 827 districtwide and Burke 879 in Lompoc. Burke will serve Area 4 with terms starting after July 1 alongside Baun Beattie and Nagle as other winners.
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Edmund _ Burke
Allan Hancock College District Board of Trustees
Lompoc Valley
Burke
Eugene L. Huseman
Gordon R. deMarrais
Huseman
Lompoc
DeMarrais
Area 4
Santa Maria
Baun
Beattie
Nagle
Election results and turnout in local school board race
Three seats on the school board were decided with Virgil J. Casey 1,266 votes Bruce Holloway 1,100 Lawrence Schriver 1,052 David Lemos 811 Florence Burch 403 Glenn Christmas 344 John Wolff 201 and Braun leading in all ten precincts. Absentee results show small margins with Burch Casey Lemos Schriver and Wolff receiving scattered votes. Weather notes: frost tonight then warming Thursday with highs in the 60s and small craft winds.
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Jack Helman
Virgil J. Casey
Bruce Holloway
Lawrence Schriver
David Lemos
Florence M. Burch
Glenn H. Christmas
John B. Wolff
Braun
Huseman
Burke
DeMarrais
Beattie
Nagle
Burch
Casey
Christmas
Holloway
Lemos
Schriver
Wolff
College
Dope Doesn't Pay Doomed Shootings Near Santa Maria
A California CHP officer was shot by a young man who then killed himself after leaving a note denouncing dope and urging care for people. Officer Loren Scruggs, 35, was wounded in the temple and later underwent brain surgery. The suspect, Mark Steward, 22, was found dead from self inflicted gunshot in a nearby field. Steward left a 16 line note before his death.
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Santa Maria
UPI
California
Mark D. Steward
Steward
Selma
Douglas Steward
Vietnam veterans march on Pentagon seek arrest for war crimes
About 100 Vietnam Veterans Against the War protesters march to the Pentagon and Capitol demanding arrest of war planners, warning of nonviolence and possible arrests. A 4:30 p.m. Burger Mall camping ban deadline looms as groups also head to the Supreme Court.
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Pentagon
Washington
UPI
Calley
Vietnam Veterans Against the War
Warren E. Burger
VVAW
Capitol Hill
Pama
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Karl Braun
Archie Nogle
Edmund Burke
Fire Department
John Dixon
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Fillmore Elementary
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Lompoc High School
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Loren D. Scruggs
Santa Barbara
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