Council OKs paving of 52 alleys over eight years
Lompoc City Council approves paving 52 unpaved alleys within eight to ten years funded by prior alley payments. Property owners adjacent to alleys will repay the city. staff will set paving order by use, condition, and issues, with resident input sought. A nearby manufacturing site on Central Avenue is approved for rezoning and subdivision for industrial use. A bingo ordinance and updated parks chapter are also approved.
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Stan Tulledo
Clarence Cooper
North M St
Cooper
Gene Wahlers
Wahlers
Planning Commission
Central Avenue
Lompoc
EDA
E.C. Stevens
Alan Davidson
Parks and Recreation Commission
Flower Festival Board of Directors
Howard Whitaker
Charles Ward
County Fire Dept launches Operation Rid Fire home safety drive
Santa Barbara County Fire Department starts a door to door fire safety program named Operation Rid Fire. Firefighters from all stations will visit homes to distribute literature and offer home inspections on request. They will advise on hazards, answer questions, and provide information sheets about available services. The aim is to reduce fires and losses in dwellings nationwide.
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Mortensens
Ridfire
Santa
United States
Salary negotiations loom as VAUGHN PROCTOR reports
The CA School Employes Association and the school board prepare crucial talks on a contract for about 300 classified workers working without a deal since July 1. Milligan offered six percent through Dec 31 1977, while teachers and others received four percent raises. A CSEA meeting may decide action with a strike not ruled out.
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Vaughn Proctor
California School Employes Association
Alice Milligan
CSEA
Grange Hall
Milligan
Carter wraps two days of talks with cabinet hopefuls
President-elect Jimmy Carter concluded two days of interviews with 10 potential cabinet picks and an aide said he would meet Barbara Jordan in Washington tonight. Brown Pfeifer Adams and others were seen in the sessions as Carter speeds toward his transition with plans to consult governors and agency officials.
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Atlanta
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Texas
Barbara Jordan
Washington
Carter
California
Harold Brown
Jane Cahill Pfeifer
Brock Adams
Washington State
Bendix Corp
Michael Blumenthal
Georgia
Brown
White House
Mrs. Jordan
Blair House
Presidential
Charles Schultze
Johnson
Treasury
Council of Economic Advisers
Kissinger Opens Western Leaders Talks in Brussels
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger began meetings with Western leaders in Brussels. He met European official Christopher Soames at the U.S. Embassy, then saw King Baudouin and foreign ministers of Norway, the Netherlands, and West Germany. A Middle East session with Crown Prince Hassan followed before NATO talks.
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Brussels
Belgium
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Christopher Soames
European Economic Community
U.S
Soames
Royal Palace
Baudouin
Norway
Netherlands
West Germany
Middle East
Hassan of
Jordan
Lawyer seeks to free Gilmore death sentence
Gary Gilmore’s attorney in Salt Lake City filed for a writ of habeas corpus arguing the death sentence expired after 60 days without execution. The move contends he is illegally restrained though Gilmore faces a second murder charge and the state plans to contest the writ, citing Supreme Court stay and gubernatorial stay authority.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Gary Gilmore
Ron Stanger
Max Jensen
Gilmore
Bennie Bushnell
William Evans
Utah
United States Supreme Court
Calvin Rampton
California faces new drive to restore death penalty after court ruling
After the state Supreme Court struck down California's death penalty law for lacking mitigating factors, lawmakers from both sides expect a bill next year to restore capital punishment ahead of the 1978 gubernatorial race. Governor Brown has not stated his position while aides say he will study the ruling. Attorney General Younger argues public support favors the death penalty for aggravated murder.
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Sacramento
UPI
Supreme Court
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Daryl Chessman
Senate
George Deukmejian
Long Beach
Willie L. Brown Jr
San Francisco
Assembly
David Roberts
Los Angeles
Evelle Younger
Hawaii
Younger
Ford offered teaching post at University of Michigan
A White House aide said President Ford has been offered a visiting professorship in political science at his alma mater the University of Michigan. Barrett noted it is one of many offers and no decision will be made before Jan 20 as Ford returns to private life. The Detroit News first reported the Michigan offer.
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Lompoc Senior High School
Joe Valencia
Valencia
Charles Ward
L Street
E.C. Stevens
Lompoc
Barrett
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Ron Romero
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NATO
State Department
Moscow
Ford
Alma Mater
University of Michigan
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