CAC programs serve wide range of county residents
Betsy Susman outlines the Community Action Commission as a $2 million umbrella for social services. Programs include CETA with STEP and Mini-Schools, Head Start, day care, food stamps, and senior services such as nutrition centers, rent subsidies, and homemaker help.
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Community Action Commission
Betsy Susman
CAC
Santa Barbara
Santa Maria
Santa Barbara County
CETA
STEP
North
South County
Commission
Lompoc
Lutie McCoy
Odessa Spangler
Marvel Selmyhr
John Begg
Auto makers oppose Carter gas guzzler tax plan
Chrysler Ford and GM executives told the Senate Finance Committee the proposed gas guzzler tax would punish family cars, raise costs for many households, and fail to boost energy conservation. They argued current fleet standards suffice and warned the tax could hurt auto sales and employment.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Carter
Senate Finance Committee
House
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
S.L. Terry
Terry
Fred Secrest
Roger Smith
Smith
Senate
United States
William Roth
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Blumenthal
Russell Long
Roth
Long
Arabs and Israelis inch toward peace progress
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance said differences between Arabs and Israel have narrowed but key gaps on procedural and Palestinian representation remain wide. He urged Geneva talks by year end and said Begin remains optimistic about peace while rejecting PLO participation at Geneva.
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Vance
Menahem
Begin
Geneva
U.N. General Assembly
New York
New
York
Israel
PLO
United States
U.N. Security Council
Bulldozers Used Amid Ventana Wilderness Fire
United Press International reports that bulldozers were deployed in the Ventana Wilderness to fight the Marble Cone fire threatening the Carmel River watershed. About a quarter of the watershed above San Clemente Dam is destroyed, risking widespread erosion.
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United Press International
Ventana
Carmel River
San Clementa
al West
Los Padres National Forest
Carmel
One Killed Three Hurt In Car Crash Near Santa Barbara
A car left Gibraltar Road north of Santa Barbara early today plunging into a 500 foot canyon. One person died, three were injured and treated at St. Francis Hospital in stable condition. Names withheld for the deceased. injuries include Mary Breck Rosemary Mercado and Paul Romero. Weather brief notes accompany the item.
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Vaughn Proctor
Gibraltar Road
Santa Barbara
Mary Breck
Rosemary Mercado
Paul Romero
St. Francis Hospital
City forms panel to cut vandalism in Lompoc
Lompoc Council forms a vandalism committee led by Councilman E C Stevens to seek remedies for rising street crime. The panel may consider rewards for tips, preventative maintenance sentences, and school district input, with first meeting postponed to September.
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Lompoc
E.C. Stevens
Ryan Park
Stevens
Elinor Lefkowitz
Rennie L. Adam
J.D. Smith
Terrill F. Cox
Lompoc Unified
Alan Davidson
Davidson
Lefkowitz
Gary Libby
Libby
Smith
Judge Cox
Merger of eight agencies eyed by federal study
The White House and cabinet departments study merging eight federal agencies into a border control superagency. The plan aims to end rivalry and improve cooperation among Border Patrol Customs Service and others while warning of personnel turbulence and loss of effectiveness during consolidation.
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Los Angeles
UPI
White House
Cabinet Departments
Los Angeles Times
Times Washington Bureau
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Drug Abuse
Tranportation, Justice
Treasury Departments
Mexico
Border Patrol
Customs Service
Agriculture Department
Plant Health Inspection Service
Federal Grain Inspection Service
Drug Enforcement Administration
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Santa Ynez
County Building Department
Donald Zochert
Laura Ingalls
Dorothy Hackle
FCI
Feds
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