Security Council Extends Golan Peacekeeping Mandate
The United Nations Security Council voted 13 to 0 to extend the 1,200 man peacekeeping force on the Golan Heights for six months and open the way for PLO participation in the next Middle East debate. The decision came as council members discussed inviting the PLO to join the January 12 session in New York. Israel’s Chaim Herzog denounced the move as surrender to Syrian blackmail.
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Redistricting study questions June 1976 primary impact
The County Redistricting Committee weighs proposed boundary changes for five supervisorial districts ahead of the June 1976 primary. County Clerk Howard Menzel notes potential complexities for the Elections Office as boundary realignments seek near equal population across districts, based on late October proposals by Supervisor Harrell Fletcher and planning data from the county census.
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Britt Johnson
Paul Floyd
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Water quality study to gauge costs in three California communities
Lompoc Mission Hills and Vandenberg Village residents to be surveyed by the State Department of Water Resources Southern District to assess how water quality affects use and costs. Questionnaires mailed December 3 in cooperation with Watercare aim to quantify leaks heaters detergents and bottled water needs.
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Watercare
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Jack J. Coe
Record Thanksgiving highway toll hits low mark
United Press International tallies show 394 highway deaths across the four day Thanksgiving holiday, well below NSC forecasts and last year’s 496. Weather and snow limited travel, with Illinois Indiana and Iowa combining for 26 fatalities versus 64 last year.
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China blasts detente during Ford visit in Peking
Peking hosts Ford with Teng Hsiao ping denouncing U S Soviet detente and warning a new world war. Kissinger calls the speech frank and Ford remains unruffled. Weather outlook warm through Tuesday with coastal tides and no earthquake damage reported.
Frost apologizes to sheriff over hotdogs remark
County Supervisor Frank J. Frost sent an apology to Sheriff John W Carpenter for calling members of the Narcotics Task Force a bunch of hotdogs. Frost’s note followed a reply from Carpenter criticizing the comments as improper and detrimental to the Sheriff's Department.
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Santa Barbara
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Bregante
Slater
Ford toasts and dines with left handed chopsticks in Beijing feast
President Ford and family attended a nine course Chinese state banquet in the Great Hall of the People. The UPI report notes Ford used left handed chopsticks, clinking glasses with guests as he delivered remarks and toasted the hosts. The meal included shark fin casserole, Wuchang fish, and maotai with courses featuring chicken, shrimp rolls, cabbage, and desserts.
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