Lompoc Shoppers In Holiday Mood Early This Year
Shoppers in Lompoc show strong holiday mood with many items on lay away. Stores report high weekend turnout after Thanksgiving while others note slower overall shopping due to election year and weather. Local merchants predict a solid season with selective price shifts as gold prices fall from last December.
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Lompoc
Lompoc Shopping Center
Bystan Tulledo
Moybe
Anne Kammeier
Kammeier
Johnson's Jewelers
Moore's Department
J.C. Penney’s
Rowan’s
Santa Maria
Ruby Pico
Pico
Sporting Goods and Western
Bob Nore
George Barnes
Gentlemen’s Apparel
K-Mart
Herb Wood
Pentagon Pushes Ahead With B1 Bomber Amid Carter Review
The Defense Department announced approval to proceed with the $22.9 billion B1 bomber program, issuing contracts worth $704.9 million for the first three planes and long lead items for eight more. Rockwell International leads the production with a $562 million contract as the program limits government obligations to $87 million monthly through June, while Carter will review the decision after taking office.
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UPI
Pentagon
Jimmy Carter
Air Force
Thomas C. Reed
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Rockwell International
Reed
Rumsfeld
Ford
Administration
Carter
Congress
Soviet Union
Signs favor racquetball facility behind Lompoc Shopping Center
At a Parks and Recreation meeting county officials outlined a 50 year lease to the city for a 4.5 acre parcel behind the Lompoc Shopping Center to host a $400,000 racquetball facility open to the public. If the lease proceeds this month construction could start and the center be ready by October 1977 with BKB Associates leading the project.
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Stan Tulledo
Lompoc
Parks and Recreation Commission
Francis H. Beattie
Mike Siminski
Commission
West College Avenue
County Board of Supervisors
Siminski
BKB Associates
Ventura
Ryan Park
Jim Rossi
Daisy
Jim Sazani
917
W. Maple
College Avenue
Dennis Kuttler
Kuttler
Parks and Recreation Department
Economy shows no October rise as Carter warns on downturn
United Press International reports that leading indicators were unchanged in October, hinting at a lagging economy. Steel prices rose 6 percent prompting Mondale to call for a rollback while Ford officials discuss oil-price influence with OPEC. Automakers boosted output in November, but further sales gains appear unlikely.
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United Press International
Jimmy Carter
Commerce Department
Defense
Walter Mondale
Ron Nelsen
Ford
Nessen
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
OPEC
Carter
Plains
Jody Powell
Council On
White House
Council
William Lilley III
U.S
American Motors
Gilmore objects to death row arrangements in Utah
Gary Gilmore fights Utah death row terms ahead of scheduled firing squad. He rejects a 30 day delay and protests wearing a hood and sitting in a chair, seeking to stand. Legal teams weigh stay options as date remains set for sunrise Monday.
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Provo, Utah
UPI
Gary Gilmore
Fourth District
J. Robert Bullock
Gilmore
Bullock
Provo
American Civil Liberties Union
Utah
US Supreme Court
United States
Utah Board of Pardons
Weather Outlook and Cozy Christmas Lights Rise
Mostly sunny Friday with cooler air and coastal highs in the 70s inland low 80s. Lows 42 to 52 tonight. Tides: highs 5.6 feet at 7 33 a.m. and 3.7 feet at 8 50 p.m. Lows 1.8 feet at 1 18 a.m. and 0.1 feet at 2 41 p.m. Christmas lights appear on Lompoc Valley homes as chimneys see early use.
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Lompoc Valley
First school board candidates emerge for March race
Edwin Walsh a Hancock College instructor and Louis Montalvo retired Air Force colonel announce candidacies for two open school board seats in the March election. Filing runs Dec 9 to Jan 7. Incumbents Steiger and Jacoby may retire. holdovers Berg Helman Braun remain.
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Edwin Walsh
Hancock College
Louis A. Montalvo
Walsh
W. Loquat Ave
Parents Coalition
S.O.S
Save Our Schools
the Record Today
Montalvo
Clubhouse Rd
Record
Gail Steiger
Richard K. Jacoby
Steiger
Jacoby
Barbara Berg
Jack Helman
Karl Braun
U.S
David Wulfrange
Justice Dept. not ready to indict in Korea case
The FBI says it is gathering information from a high ranking South Korean intelligence official. The Justice Department has not yet decided to seek an indictment based on the material received so far.
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Justice Dept
Korea
Washington
UPI
FBI
Justice Department
State Department
Kim Sang Keun
Korean Central Intelligence Agency
Kim
South Korea
United States
Ed Gooderham
U.S
Patronage of Lompoc Transit rises in November
Lompoc Transit reports a significant jump in November ridership under a 10 month SB 325 funded pilot. Dean Crowder says routes and fare cuts boosted use with average weekday riders rising from 18 to about 55. Discounts at five tickets for one dollar push basic fares to 20 cents.
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Lompoc
Dean Crowder
Crowder
Community Action Commission
Federal Correctional Institution
FCI
Plaza Shopping Center
GM recalls entire 1976 Chevette run for fuel cap flaw
General Motors will notify owners of 175000 Chevette minicars from 1976 to bring them in for inspection due to a fuel tank cap that may not seal. No accidents have been reported, the Chevrolet Division spokesman said.
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UPI
General Motors Corp
Chevrolet
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