Lefkowitz widow and Kranig emerge as council appointees
Planning Commissioner Robert Kranig and Sol Lefkowitzs widow Elinor Lefkowitz surfaced as possible appointees to the Lompoc City Council seat left by Sol Lefkowitzs Aug 15 death. Councilmembers Benton Scott and Davidson discussed options to fill the vacancy, including a formal appointment or a special election, with cost estimates ranging up to 5000 dollars.
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Steve LA Rue
Robert Kranig
Elinor Lefkowitz
Sol Lefkowitz
Lefkowitz
Kranig
Charlotte Benton
Chamber of Commerce Committee On Economic Development
Lompoc Valley
Lompoc
Art Scott
Benton
Emil Scolari
Scott
Lompoc Social Security Office Vetoed for Full Time
Washington officials rejected a plan to open a full time social security office in Lompoc citing population and distance criteria. Local claims average 10 weekly, with service expanded to three days weekly. Colby and residents continue to push for a full time office while Santa Maria handles most records. The Agriculture Department warned 1974 retail food prices will rise 4 to 5 percent in the second half and total annual increases near 15 percent amid drought and higher farm costs.
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Washington D.C
Lompoc
Robert J. Lagomarsino
James Cardwell
Social Security
Robert Bynum
Bureau of District Office Operations
Bynum
Santa Maria
Colby
Vandenberg Village
Mission Hills
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Candidate interest heightens for hospital district race
Lompoc Hospital District eyes its first election in four years as nominating papers surge. Incumbents Joe Machado and Frank Signorelli and newcomer Glenn Ballantyne have filed. Don Cameron will not seek reelection. Three seats on the five member board are up for grabs with Aug. 30 filing deadline for the Nov. 5 vote.
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Lompoc
Michael Palmer
Joe Machado
Frank Signorelli
Glenn Ballantyne
Don Cameron
Palmer
Economist predicts extended downturn with inflation and unemployment
UPI reports economist F Gerald Adams of the Wharton School warns the United States faces at least 18 months of recession with high inflation and joblessness despite policy. He cites GNP declines, rising unemployment, and oil market cuts as contributing factors.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Senate Budget Committee
F. Gerald Adams
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
U.S
Congress
Ford
Coastal Fog Lays In With Warmer Inland Weekend Forecast
Low clouds and fog hug the coast then push ashore tonight and tomorrow with little temperature change. Highs near 60s on the coast and in the 70s inland through Saturday. nights in the 50s. Northwest winds to 20 mph. Tidal highs range 3.1 to 4.9 feet, with lows around 0.9 to 2.9 feet on the listed days.
Lompoc's Domingos Family Keeps Blacksmith Craft Alive
Manuel Domingos, lifelong Lompoc blacksmith, handed his Walnut Ave shop to son Tony after 40 years, continuing a family line since ancient times. The elder Domingos, nearing 71, laments changes in town and industry, notes the shift from shared to individual shop motors, and stresses apprenticeship over books.
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Manuel Domingos
Domingos
Fred Vulin
Manuel S. Domingos
Manuel
Walnut Ave
Tony
Azore Islands
Lompoc
First peace talks on Cyprus near negotiations
Greek Cypriot President Glafkos Clerides prepared to meet in Athens with Greece's government for a possible Cyprus peace settlement after the Turkish army split the island. Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash demanded talks on humanitarian issues only and argued Turkey must participate in any full peace talks. The Soviet Union urged a major international conference to resolve the Cyprus crisis and remove foreign troops.
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Cyprus
Glafkos Clerides
Athens
Greece
Clerides
Rauf Denktash
Denktash
Turkey
Soviet Union
Syrian minister visits to discuss peace with President Ford
Syrian Foreign Minister Abdel Halim Khaddam meets President Ford at the White House to discuss Middle East peace as U.S. Syria ties resume. Ford plans signing bills on cost of living council and a pension measure, with Mansfield and aides in attendance.
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Washington
UPI
Syria
Ford
White House
Middle East
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Cost of Living Council
United States
Nixon
Mideast
Abdel- Halim Khaddam
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Mrs. Lefkowitz
Sol
Lompoc Valley Girls Club
Womans
Chamber of Commerce
Council
Nor
Red Star Industrial Linen Service
Davidson
Scolari
Midwest
Karl Braun
Muzaffer Tan
Mersin
Adams
Commerce Department
Dow Jones
Kuwait
Venezuela
Nears
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