North County split proposal sparks campaign tensions
North county residents rally for and against the county split as opponents form Taxpayers to Preserve Santa Barbara County led by Thomas Urbanske with leaders Olga Howard and Jerry Teixeira in Santa Maria and Mary Ann Marsh and Shirley Hibbitts in Lompoc. A Sunday fundraiser in Miguelito Park features a cake auction and issue briefings while activists seek signatures to place the measure on the ballot. Community groups including the League of Women Voters and the Democratic Central Committee oppose the split, with reversals and meetings shaping the contest. Real estate figures in Lompoc plan a growth lid discussion and outreach. Economics professor Howard Hager signals reduced campaigning effort after inflaming opposition.
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Vaughn Proctor
North County
Santa Barbara County
Lompoc
Thomas Urbanske
Santa Maria
Olga Howard
Jerry Teixeira
Mary Ann Marsh
Shirley Hibbitts
Miguelito Park
Miguelito Canyon Road
Marsh
League of Women Voters
Sharel Ward
Democratic Central Committee
Lompoc Valley
Budget committee backs compromise 1978 proposal
The House Budget Committee approved a $464.3 billion 1978 spending plan to break a funding deadlock. The deficit under the compromise sits at $66.2 billion, with defense authority set at $117 billion, amid mixed GOP and Democratic reactions and a pending House vote. Jerome Lackner will sign a certificate of need for 13 additional beds at the Convalescent Care Center, but licensing requires a 31 day waiting period. Lompoc Hospital District must apply and pass state inspection within that window.
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Washington
UPI
House Budget Committee
House
Congress
Jim Wright
Department of Health
Jerome Lackner
Gary Hart
Sacramento
Lompoc
Defense Budget Authority
Carter
Carter forwards detailed energy plan to Congress
President Carter sent Congress a 103 page White House plan outlining an energy crisis response. The package emphasizes conservation and higher prices, with changes including retroactive small car rebates and a stiff gas guzzler tax. Congress plans early action amid anticipated fights over gasoline tax and imports.
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UPI
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White House
United States
Poisonings of Dogs Spark Probe in Local Area
Six dogs have died from poisoning within three blocks of A Street and Pine Avenue, and a county animal control officer says a culprit is at large. Affected dogs ingested ordinary gopher bait. one dog of William Craig survived, bringing the two week toll in the area to 25. Police are investigating.
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Pine Avenue
William Craig
North Apt
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McJilton
McMilton
Lompoc Council Adopts New Budget Calendar
The Lompoc City Council waived the May budget presentation rule and approved a new calendar after City Administrator Gene Wahlers recommended it due to Revenue Sharing constraints. A required public hearing on revenue sharing uses must occur at least seven days before the preliminary budget submission.
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Lompoc
Gene L. Wahlers
Wahlers
City Hall Auditorium
City Hall
Lompoc Unified School District
North Act
Hospital to fight lid on costs in Lompoc district
The Lompoc Hospital District joined hospitals and doctors in opposing President Carter's 9 percent cap on health care price hikes. Dr. John Sawyer called the plan a disease of bureaucracy and urged staff to draft a resolution against the limit while detailing expenses caused by government rules. Additional topics included disputes over inspection fees for the Convalescent Care Center and plans for a master plan to improve efficiency and obtain certificates of need.
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Lompoc
John Sawyer
Hospital Board of
Sawyer
Washington
Illiam Diebner
Diebner
John Raffetto
Rothrock International
Leading Economic Indicators Rise 1.4 Percent in March
The government's Index of Leading Economic Indicators climbed 1.4 percent in March, the largest jump in 20 months, signaling improving activity. The March rise followed a revised 0.7 percent February gain, with January weather-related declines and a March level at 129.7 percent of the 1967 base.
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UPI
Commerce Department
Feliks Tamm
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