County boards join Santa Barbara in suing state over offshore drilling
County Supervisors voted 41 to back a legal move with Santa Barbara to force the State Lands Commission to require full environmental impact statements before renewed oil drilling off Carpinteria and Summerland. Only Curtis Tunnell opposed, saying the action would be academic, while Beattie and Catterlin joined the majority.
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Dick Praul
City of
Santa Barbara
State Lands Commission
Carpinteria
Summerland
Curtis Tunnell
Santa Maria
State Commission
Frank Frost
James Slater
Charles F. Catterlin
Catterlin
Francis Beattie
Lompoc
Albert F. Reynolds
Ronald Reagan
George Sidenberg, Jr
Carpinteria Valley Assn
Frank Sarguis
Get Oil Out
GOO
Lidenberg
Carpinteria Valley
Tunnell
Gerald Brown, Jr
Beattie
House Overrides Ford Veto On Veterans Education Bill
The House voted to override President Ford's veto of a bill boosting veterans education benefits to the largest postwar increase. A Senate override was anticipated, while the White House signaled an $814 million supplemental request if the Senate agrees.
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Washington
UPI
House
Ford
White House
Congress
Senate
Nessen
Wiley Mayne
Iowa
Ford says nuclear pact puts cap on arms race
President Ford frames the Soviet Union agreement as capping the arms race while noting U S deployment will still top the ceilings. He cites a rise in the annual cost for 2400 delivery systems and 1320 MIRV missiles from 15 to 18 billion with inflation. Ford urges Congress on his proposals and discusses Rockefeller’s vice presidency and oil and trade issues.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Soviet Union
United States
Congress
American Conference On Trade
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Pentagon
Rain Trace at City Plant Amid Strong Winds
A trace of rain was recorded at the water treatment plant on East North Avenue at 8 a.m. today as blustery winds and stormy skies persisted. No incidents were reported. Lompoc logged 1.96 inches by 8 a.m., compared with 3.41 inches at the same time last year.
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Lompoc
West Cherry Avenue
Marianne Niesen
Cherry Ave
East North Avenue
House Democrats sweep reforms in new Congress
In Washington the House Democrats elected liberal Rep. Philip Burton as chairman of the Democratic Caucus for the 94th Congress. The caucus stripped the Ways and Means Committee of its power to assign members to other committees, shifting that duty to the Steering and Policy Committee. Republicans re elected moderate Rep. John Anderson as chairman of the Republican Conference amid a broad liberal tilt.
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Washington
UPI
House
Ways and Means
Philip Burton
D-Calif
B. F. Sisk
Burton
Wilbur Mills
Mills
Carl Albert
John Anderson
R-Il
Republican Conference
Charles Wiggins
R-Calif
Nixon
Voting Continues on Miners Pact Amid Snow Delays
Voting continues on a three year contract for 120,000 United Mine Workers members after heavy snows delayed ballots. Early returns from four Pennsylvania locals favor the offer narrowly. about 600 miners had not voted. In southern Illinois, the contract was narrowly rejected 4290 to 4131. Local leaders extended the deadline to 8 p.m. Wednesday to boost turnout. UMW District 17 treasurer-secretary Joe Duffy from Charleston WV expected about 70 percent participation across 17 000 miners.
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United Press International
Midwest
Michigan
National Guard
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
American Red Cross
Detroit Daily News
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Frostburg
Allegany County
Detroit
United Mine Workers of America
Southern Illinois Mine Union
Mine Workers
Joe Duffy
UMW
Charleston
W.va
Court consolidation delayed as supervisors hear views
After arguments for and against the State Judicial Council plan to merge four county justice courts into north and south municipal districts, the Board of Supervisors continued the decision to Dec 30. Local officials and lawyers urged caution while supporters cited efficiency and cost savings.
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Dick Praul
State Judicial Council
South County
Board of Supervisors
Raymond D. Johnson
Justice Court
Royce Lewellen
Solvang
Robert Stewart
Guadalupe
Frank Frost
Carpinteria
Charles Dibble
Francis H. Beattie
Lompoc Justice Court
State Council
Guadalupe Court
Lompoc
Santa Maria
North County Municipal Court District
Santa Barbara
Goleta
Santa Barbara-Goleta
Joseph Lodge
Goleta Court
Dibble
Thas
Carpinteria-Montecito
Lompoc Music Association Members Prep Sunday Concert
Public Utilities Commission staff hold a morning hearing on Mission Hills water issues as Lompoc residents prepare for a Sunday concert by the music association.
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Lompoc Music Association
Public Utilities Commission
Mission Hills Water Situation
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Johns Manville Products Co
Laurel Avenue
Ron Nessen
Nation
Thomas A. Lang
Santa Maria Lompoc Bar Assa
Rod Rodenberger
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