County workers eyed for shift to northern areas
County supervisors in Santa Barbara hear proposals to move staff from South Coast offices to the north as workload concentrates north of the Santa Ynez Mountains. Environmental Coordinator Reynolds and Planning Director Johnson say over half their work comes from the north, with calls for efficiency and better service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Praul
North
Board of Supervisors
Santa Barbara
Albert F. Reynolds
Britt Johnson
Reynolds
Johnson
North County
Santa Ynez Mountains
Harrell Fletcher
Santa Maria
Office of Environmental Quality
Fletcher
Solvang
South Coast
Planning Commission
County to Install First Rest Area Information Kiosk
California Caltrans announced the first rest area information kiosk will be placed on southbound Highway 101 near the Gaviota Pass Tunnel. The Dec 10 dedication at 11 a.m. will be attended by Caltrans Director Sid McCausland District 5 Director Frank Gregory and other state officials, with officials from Tourist Inc. and related agencies at an invitational reception at the Gaviota Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Highway 101
Gaviota Pass
California Department of Transportation
Caltrans
Sid McCausland
District 5
Frank Gregory
Highway Commission
State Tourism Committee
Tourist, Inc
Gaviota Inn
Ford Meets Hirohito Persimmons and Delivers Economy Update
President Ford, during a 49 minute Tokyo stop en route to Peking, received persimmons from Emperor Hirohito via Morio Yukawa and spoke with Mi Kuo-chun and Kiichi Miyazawa. He noted signs of an economic recovery while learning of Japan's government worker strike affecting transport.
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Tokyo
UPI
Ford
Japan
Hirohito
Mi Kuo-chun
Peking
Miyazawa
United States
Morio Yukawa
Imperial Household Agency
Yukawa
Local DUI cases and assault reports in Santa Barbara area
Eugene Bryan and Rickie Bernard faced court action on alcohol DUI charges with bail set at 1080 and 2535 dollars respectively. A Bennie Lujan car was vandalized and two Oxnard men, Floyd Watson and George Jaramillo, were jailed on rape charges after a 20 year old woman and her girlfriend were assaulted in a motel near Santa Barbara. The victim was dumped on Highway 246 and treated for injuries. A 12 year old rider, Anthony Garife, was injured in a Santa Ynez riverbed bike crash.
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Clifton Eugene Bryan
Lemon Ave
Bryan
West Ocean Avenue
Lompoc
Rickie Allen Bernard
Santa Maria
Bernard
E. Chestnut Avenue
Santa Barbara
Oxnard
Floyd Howard Watson
George Anthony Jaramillo
Anthony Garife
E. Lemon Ave
Santa Ynez
Seventh Street
California
Lt Ramos to Attend FBI Academy Class in Virginia
Veteran police detective Lt Melvin W Ramos will join the 104th FBI Academy session in Quantico Virginia departing Jan 4 for a three month course. Police Chief J D Smith announced Ramos has served since Oct 1966 rising to chief of the service support division and headed the investigative division for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin W. Ramos
FBI
Quantico
J.D. Smith
Ramos
Smith
Howard Reshoft
Robert Hebert
Probation Probe Costs 4300 Dollars Cited in Sheriff Case
The Sheriff's Department investigation into the Probation Department led to two employee arrests on grand theft and conspiracy charges, costing about 4300 dollars as estimated by County Auditor-Controller Paul Floyd. The probe touched on hirings and possible informer use within probation, with questions about time records and pay for ineligible work. Santa Claus Lane Parade Opens in Hollywood Led by Lawrence Welk Mills Brothers Tribute draws 350000 spectators and features 14 floats 71 bands and Robert Wagner Natalie Wood and family on Santa’s float.
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Sheriff's Department
Probation Department
Paul Floyd
Frank J. Frost
Marion L. Newbury
Theodore Smith
Floyd
Smith
Personnel Department
Clifford Romer
John W. Carpenter
UC Santa Barbara
Hollywood
UPI
Lawrence Welk
Hollywood Boulevard
Mills Brothers
Santa Claus
Robert Wagner
Natalie Wood
Santa
Obituaries for John Clark Margaret Pogue and Willie B Steele
Funeral services pending for John Clark of Vandenberg Village after death at Marian Hospital Santa Maria. Margaret R. Pogue, 72, dies at home 335 South K Street. Starbuck Mortuary to announce arrangements. Willie B. Steele, 71, to have services at Starbuck Chapel with Rev. Harris. interment Lom poc Evergreen Cemetery. She survived by son Clifton Officer and relatives. memorials to American Cancer Society in Lompoc.
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John Clark
Marian Hospital
Santa Maria
Starbuck Mortuary
Vega Ave
Vandenberg Village
Margaret R. Pogue
South K St
Willie B. Steele
Starbuck Mortuary Chapel
Richard E. Harris
Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery
Steele
Tennessee
Santa Barbara
Lompoc
Calle Lora
Mission Hills
Clifton Officer
Pennsylvania
Baker
Lorenzo Baker
Los Angeles
Contella Fortier
Alma L. Gleason
Poncestella Williams
Ohio
Juana Joye Lane
Illinois
American Cancer Society
West Laurel Ave
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NASA
Complex 5
South Vandenberg
Tokyo International Airport
Kiichi Miyazawa
Lang and Co
Constellation Road
American Air
Polaroid
Amer
At&t
RCA Beth
Rockwell Int
Boeing
Boise Case
Sears Roebuck
Braniff Air
Cal. Edison
Chrysler Sperry
Texaco
Denny's
Transamerica
Disney Transco Eastman Kodak
Exxon
Union Ui
Ford Mtr
United Tech
Dynam Varian
Elec
Westinghouse
Gen. Mtrs
Zapata Corp
Gen. Tel
Gulf Oil
Trans
Utilities
I. B.M
Imprl. Corp
Int
Harv
ITT
Johns
Man Kresge
Lear Sieg
Lockheed
L.T.V. Corp
McDon
Doug
Martin Marietta
Mobil
Oxy
Pac. Gas & Elec
Pac. Tel
Act of Congress
Virginia H Sands
Robert Bostick
Cletus Lunney
Donald Neu
Robert O Vincent
Betty Laurent
Scott Ostler
Stan Tulledo
Vaughn Proctor
Dan Duffy
Adrienne McAdam
Marilyn Baird Howard Donner
Gibby Call
California Newspaper Publishers Association
United Press International
International Press Institute InterAmerican Press Association
California Press Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation and
California Newspaper
Youth Foundation
Bennie M. Lujan
Walnut Ave
Daily Record
Lt. Ramos
Highway Patrol
CHP
Young Garife
Lompoc Unified
North A
No. H St
Dirty Mary
Crazy Larry
United Artists
Johnny Firecloud
Our
F.E.T
County
Gregory & McPeek
N. H St
Starbuck
Lompoc Plaza
Kmart
U.S
Santa Maria Way
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