Santa Barbara Declared Disaster Area by Feds
The federal government designates Santa Barbara a disaster area after the July 26 fire that destroyed 234 homes. SBA district director Stewart Rollins says loan processing starts Friday and runs through Oct. 3 with 30 year loans at 6.625 percent. A fire disaster office opens Friday at the Louise Lowry Davis Recreation Center to assist victims.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
UPI
Stewart Rollins
The
Small Business Administration
Louise Lowry Davis
Rollins
Fire Extinguished After 2000 Acre Los Padres Blaze
Fire crews in Santa Barbara County doused the last hotspots of a 2000 acre Los Padres National Forest brushfire near Lake Cachuma. The blaze caused hundreds of thousands in damage and was contained after 300 firefighters worked until 6 p.m. Wednesday. Lake Cachuma remains a critical water source for Santa Barbara Goleta Montecito and Carpinteria with long term watershed damage a major concern.
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U.S. Forest Service
Lake
Cachuma
Lake Cachuma
Santa Barbara
Goleta
Montecito
Carpinteria
Forest Service
House rejects nickel federal gasoline tax in energy vote
The House defeats a proposed nickel per gallon gas tax as part of energy legislation. President Carter and House leaders touted the tax as beneficial for mass transit and highways, while opponents call it a hardship.
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Washington
UPI
House
Carter
Jim Wright
Phone workers strike likely as many as 700,000 plan walkout
Communications Workers President Glenn Watts said a nationwide strike by up to 700,000 telephone workers is now almost inevitable and could last months. He warned Bell System service would be disrupted while negotiations have stalled since May and no counteroffers have followed.
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Washington
UPI
Communications Workers
Glenn Watts
Watts
Bell System
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Carter
Air Pollution Bill Edges Toward Passage With Auto Support
Senators and House members push a compromise air pollution bill to avert auto plant closings. House Rules Committee blocks delaying tactics. Automakers warn higher prices and fuel use. Senate’s Jake Gann dissents on some terms but won’t rule out filibuster. Standards extend to 1977 cars with tighter limits in 1980 and 1981.
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Washington
Senate
Jake Gann
Utah
Murder suspect seeks plea change in Santa Barbara case
Edward Newton Baker 34 asked to switch lawyers and pleas from nolo contendre to manslaughter in the Oct 4 fatal shooting of 20 year old Jeffrey Brandon in Santa Barbara. A probation hearing and sentencing were postponed. bail remains at $100000 as a bail review is set for Aug. 15.
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Edward Newton
Bud) Baker
Lompoc
Santa Barbara Superior Court
Baker
Arden Jensen
Nolo Contendre
Jeffrey Brandon
S. First Pl
Young Brandon
Wells Fargo Guard Service
Santa Barbara
Jensen
Cleanup of Lompoc utility plant ordered
Santa Barbara County health director announced isolation of disease bearing mosquitos at Lom poc Utility Services Co facility and ordered abatement by noon next Monday. The utility serves about 800 homes and businesses in Mission Hills from a McLaughlin and Rucker roads site amid overgrown vegetation at the pond. Dr Lawrence Hart said county would do the job if the company fails.
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Santa Barbara County
Lompoc
Regional Water Quality Control Board
Mission Hills
Hart
Ken Jones
Jones
Rucker and
McLaughlin Roads
Rick Starbuck
Starbuck
Valinda
Malcolm Anderson
Santa Ynez Valley
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Anderson
North G St
Ethics panel to learn Korean gift recipients
A list of about 20 congressmen and other government officials who allegedly received South Korean influence payments will be turned over to the House Ethics Committee by the Justice Department. The move follows a closed committee meeting led by Chairman John Flynt and the hiring of Leon Jaworski as chief counsel.
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Washington
UPI
House Ethics Committee
Justice Department
John Flynt
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
U.S
Tongsun Park
Park Chung-Hee
Carter signs bill creating new Department of Energy
President Carter signs a bill establishing a new Department of Energy and nominates James Schlesinger to head it. The Senate Energy Committee votes 12 to 0 to confirm him, sending the nomination to the Senate floor as the nation faces energy shortages and a broader energy policy. The president also strengthens the Small Business Administration to aid disaster victims with low interest loans.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Department of Energy
James Schlesinger
Senate Energy Committee
Schlesinger
Senate
Department of Transportation
Congress
Small Business Administration
SBA
Suspected Arsonist Bound Over in Youth Equipment Fire
Eddie Dean Mitchell, 18, of 829 West Cherry Avenue, bound over to Santa Maria Superior Court to face charges he started a July 2 fire at Ryon Park that destroyed $50,000 in youth athletic equipment and caused $20,000 damage to a youth concession stand. Five witnesses testified at a preliminary hearing. Mitchell pled innocent and remains jailed on $7,500 bail with an appearance set for August 18.
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Eddie Dean Mitchell
Cherry Ave
Santa Maria
Lompoc
Terrill F. Cox
Mitchell
Santa Maria Atty
Kenneth Beily
Cox
Ryon Park
Task force to study the county health care merger
Mental health staff fear a merger with County Health Care Services could reduce autonomy and visibility for Mental Health. The county Board formed a task force to study the merger after the county grand jury criticized leadership and recommended changes.
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Board of Supervisors
Lompoc Mental Health Association
Department of Mental Health
Allen
Coastal Weather Forecast Friday Clouds and Warm Inland Heat
Clouds and fog linger along the coast Friday with high temperatures from the mid 70s at beaches to the upper 80s inland. Lows stay in the 60s tonight. Tidal cycle shows high tides at 2:42 am and 3:33 pm and low tides at 8:45 am and 10:39 pm.
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Robert Bauman
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Enrique Morales
Joaquin Chavez
Morro Bay
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Jay Shin Ryu
Tongsan Park
Phillip Lacavora
Ee Committee
Lacavora
Justice
Ruby Smiley
Bill
SM Superior Court
Robert Kallman
Kallman
Charles Allen
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