Assessor backs critics on confiscatory tax plan
County tax assessor Harry Holmquist aligns with critics calling the current property tax procedure confiscatory while saying state law prevents change. He explains 25 percent of market value assessments under AB 80, notes uneven updates, and cites protests due by August 26 amid a zoning agriculture preserve moratorium.
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Vaughn Proctor
Harry Holmquist
Holmquist
Santa Barbara
Lompoc
Board of Supervisors
William Cook
Officials still seek answers to sludge use
Lompoc officials study calcium carbonate sludge from the water plant as a long term disposal plan. Efforts include testing by companies from Washington and Los Angeles for building blocks and paint, with no decisive commitment yet. Research from UMass and local chemists explores cost effective construction use while drying beds prepare the material for potential landfill cover and future road base use.
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Ray McCuen
Lompoc
Emil Scolari
Scolari
State of
Washington
Los Angeles
University of Massachusetts
North Avenue
Dale Batchelor
Lompoc City
Sensible risks approved to bring peace
Secretary notes Russia could influence Vietnam peace but is constrained by its own constituency. United States plans to Viet Namize the war with increased South Vietnamese replacements, depending on enemy activity. Paris talks yield no progress as Lodge prepares for San Francisco meeting with Nixon. Russian delay on arms talks may stem from Sino-Soviet border tensions. A separate local note mentions residents of the 500 block North Second Street hosting a rock practice in a garage.
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Russia
Vietnam
Laos
Hanoi
Red China
Kremlin
United States
U.S
Rogers
Paris
Washington
Saigon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nixon
San Francisco
Chung Hee Park
North Second Street
Siminski Named Drive Chairman For Lompoc United Fund
Mike Siminski a contract specialist with the Air Force Western Test Range was today named chairman of the 1969 Lompoc United Fund Drive. William Organ UF president announced. Hugh Lauver of Federal Electric Corporation is vice chairman. Campaign runs throughout October to support 14 local health welfare and youth agencies. Siminski has served on the UF board since January and co chaired last year’s door to door solicitation.
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Mike Siminski
Air Force Western Test Range
Lompoc United
William Organ
Siminski
Hugh Lauver
Federal Electric Corporation
Toll rises as Camille disaster stalks Gulf coast
In Pass Christian Mississippi the death toll from Hurricane Camille hits 237 with officials fearing it may rise further. Gulf coast areas of Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana endure widespread devastation as Vice President Agnew tours the scene. Rescue teams face communications gaps while bodies are recovered and prepared for transport to Hattiesburg.
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Pass
Christian
Miss
UPI
Gulf Coast
Prentiss Baughman
Civil Defense
National Guard
Red Cross
Biloxi
Gladys Gorenflo
Harrison County
Gulf
Spiro T. Agnew
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
New Orleans
Hattiesburg
Pass Christian Police
Herbert Roles
Filings Open for SYRWCD Board Seats
Nomination papers available tomorrow at the county clerk's office for three Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District seats up for election November 4. Filing deadline is 5 p.m. September 15. Incumbent William Laranjo may seek reelection. Richard Henning and Andrew Petersen are likely candidates, with divisions defined around Lompoc areas and Highway 101.
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Santa Ynez River
Henning
Lompoc
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Laranjo
Drum Canyon
Highway 101
Petersen
Charles Sudden
Board of Supervisors
Water District
Virgil Phelps
Senior Citizens object to size of Ryan Memorial Park facilities
Lompoc seniors say the preliminary Community Center plans at Ryan Memorial Park are too small for the group. Architect Richard Taylor explains phased construction and multiuse design while the project budgets around half a million dollars with $200000 for initial buildings. The council sends plans back to the parks commission for priority studies as continued planning notes.
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Lompoc
Ryan Memorial Park
Parks and Recreation Commission
Richard Taylor
Santa Barbara
Taylor
Edward R. Little
W. Chestnut
Robert R Baray
N X Street
Little
Ryan Park
O Street
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State Board of Equalization
Upper State Street
Capitan State Beach
Jalama Beach
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Moscow
China
Drive
Camille
Syrwcd Board
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