Murder suspect arrested in Lompoc stabbing case
A 17 year old Santa Ynez youth was taken into custody and a petition for murder is expected after the stabbing death of 22 year old Anthony Frank Ortega on West Hickory Avenue in Lompoc. Ortega died from a chest knife wound severing arteries.
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Vaughn Proctor
Santa Ynez
Lompoc
West Hickory Avenue
Anthony Frank Ortega
Ortega
South K St
Lompoc Hospital
Robert Hebert
Santa Maria
Hebert
Hickory Avenue
Oil shale plan approved with 12 conditions in Colorado
Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus approved prototype shale oil development by Occidental Oil Shale and Ashland Oil in the Piceance Creek Basin Colorado on a 5,000 acre federal lease near Rio Blanco Store. Companies may start next month after accepting 12 environmental safeguards despite DENF opposition.
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Washington
UPI
Interior Department
Interior
Cecil Andrus
Andrus
Occidental
Colorado
Piceance Creek
Environmental Defense Fund
Colorado Open Space Council Mining Workshop
Friends of the Earth
Rio Blanco Store
Colo
Occidental and
Ashland
Airport funds sought by Lompoc and Santa Ynez
The county airport commission seeks federal loans totaling 293000 for Santa Ynez and 147000 for Lompoc to complete taxiway gaps add tie down spaces and extend taxiways. State loans at 4.5 percent may also be pursued for hangars with 40 Santa Ynez and 17 Lompoc waiting list names. Reports due Sept 27 by ad hoc committees.
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Vaughn Proctor
Airport Commission
Lompoc
Santa Ynez
Robert L. Hedlund
John Maddock
County Department of Transportation
Maddock
State Aeronautic Fund
Santa Ynez Valley
Chet Waite
George Bedford
Joe Sesto
Marian Thomason
John Bazan
Santa Ynez’'s
Dave
Shy Smith
William Barquist
M.J. Fagan
Gail Eckstein
Commission
Chicago to repay nearly one million in public service funds
Labor Secretary Ray Marshall announced Chicago illegally filled public service jobs using patronage and ineligible workers and will reimburse $965,460. The city was slated to receive 129.5 million for 15 000 jobs. only half filled. Investigations extend to Atlanta New York City and Gary Indiana with records to be sent to the Justice Department.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Chicago
Federal Public Service
Atlanta
New York City
Gary
Ind
Justice Department
Michael Bilandic
Hurricane Anita nears Texas coast prompting evacuations
The first hurricane of the season, Anita, strengthens to hurricane force and drifts toward the Texas coast. Tides rise four to five feet, evacuation urged for residents below five feet along the Galveston area as offshore oil workers flee inland and Coast Guard readiness increases.
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Texas
Galveston
Tex
UPI
National Weather Service
Anita
Civil Defense
NWS
Corpus Christi
Louisiana
The
Coast Guard
Lompoc educators ratify two year contract
Lompoc teachers approved a two year contract by a 230 to 124 vote after negotiation by the Lom poc Education Association. The deal includes a 6.25 percent total compensation rise and a $30 raise for coaches, with about 607000 in district costs. Each teacher gains a 3.77 percent salary increase and a 449 flat premium toward health and welfare plus higher stipends.
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Lompoc
Lompoc Education Association
LEA
Alice Milligan
Advisory Arbitration Board
Board of Trustees
Carol Singer
Norman Larson
Lompoc Federation of Teachers
LFT
Rodda
Larson
Carol Ann Johnson
Ruth Hadley
Hadley
Johnson
PUC urged to form service district for Mission Hills water
Supervisor Robert L. Hedlund urged the California Public Utilities Commission to cancel Mission Hills Water Co. and Lompoc Utility Services Co. permits and condemn assets to establish a community service district. He cited poor maintenance and service disruptions, and asked for bonding to debt levels. Hedlund tied the bid for action to an upcoming EIR review of Mesa Oaks phase near Lompoc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn Proctor
Robert L. Hedlund
California Public Utilities Commission
Mission Hills
Hedlund
PUC
Mesa Oaks
Lompoc
Mission Hills Water Co
Lompoc Utility Services Co
Anton Garnier
Valinda
City LUSD weigh tennis court lights and safety upgrades
Lompoc officials and school board members at a joint dinner agreed to a feasibility study for lighting school tennis courts and other upgrades. They discussed adding lights to junior high courts at about 15000 dollars per two courts, traffic light at Ocean Avenue and V Street, and shared transportation for handicapped riders.
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Sue Edelman
Lompoc
Royal Coach
Charlotte Benton
Gene Wahlers
Ocean Avenue
V Street
Wahlers
Transportation Department
Alberta Morgan
Tax rates down for Lompocans
County auditor William Parsons released figures showing Lompoc and Solvang homeowners face tax bill reductions this year while Santa Ynez area homeowners see sharp increases due to reassessments. A $25 000 Lompoc home would owe 491.36, a $45 000 Solvang home about 860.91, whereas a $26 500 Santa Ynez home rises to 1037.00.
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Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc
Solvang
Santa Ynez
William Parsons
Parsons
Parson
Cores Lompoc
Rhodesia Election Seen Favoring Smith Fifty White Seats Predicted
Rhodesia's white electorate votes in a decisive election as Prime Minister Ian Smith and the Rhodesian Front forecast a large victory. Officials expect the party to win most of the 50 white seats in the 66 member House of Assembly, signaling continued white minority rule amid Western peace proposals. Andrew Young and David Owen prepare to present a plan for transfer to black majority rule in Salisbury on Thursday.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
UPI
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
U.N
Andrew Young
David Owen
Salisbury
Rhodesian Front Party
Smith
House of Assembly
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Labor
Ray Marshall
High Island
Sabine Pass
Malaquite Beach
Gulf Beaches
Lusd
Jack Lam
Robert Coe
Lam
Vandenberg Air Force
Rhodesian Front
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