Rumored shuttle cutbacks face White House NASA review
A Florida paper’s claim that the White House and NASA consider dropping Vandenberg as a launch site and cutting orbiters from five to three remains unconfirmed. NASA officials defend five orbiters while cautioning that budget talks could alter plans. DoD and White House spokesmen offered limited comment as discussions continue.
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Washington
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John Lawrence
Space and Missile Test Center
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Lawrence
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House Committee On Armed Services
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Armed Services Committee
Congress
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Robert J. Lagomarsino
Lompoc Chamber of Commerce
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Congressional Committee
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Space Launch Complex
New VAFB exchange planned for 1979 completion
A 56,000-square-foot base exchange is planned at Vandenberg AFB with construction starting September 1978 and completion expected August 1979. Located in front of the bowling alley and Security Pacific National Bank, the mall-style one-story facility will consolidate operations under one roof and is managed by AAFES in Dallas.
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Richard Kline
Kline
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Post Office
Credit Union
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Air Force Exchange Service
Dallas
Texas
City County Clash Over River Park Curfew Policy
City and Solvang-Lompoc sheriff’s office dispute curfew enforcement at River Park east of Lompoc. City youths under 18 face midnight weekday and 1 a.m. weekend curfew. county favors 10 p.m. daily. Sheriff McCormick says county will enforce only with written city consent. police chief Smith cites ambiguity. sheriff Carpenter to review. Concert at River Park canceled recent days.
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Don McCormick
Solvang-Lompoc
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J.D. Smith
Smith
River Park
City Park Department
LAFCO Eyes Sphere of Influence Study Adoption
LAFCO expects to adopt a City of Lompoc sphere of influence by next spring. Executive Officer Robert D. Perkins said data outlines are agreed with Lompoc officials and information gathering is underway. Lom poc council member Eugene Stevens and county supervisors Hedlund and Wallace hold seats on LAFCO.
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Robert Hedlund
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Goleta
Hedlund
La Purisima Mission celebrates 190th birthday
Special ceremonies mark the 190th anniversary of La Purisima Mission with an open house from 1 to 4 p.m on the mission grounds hosted by the Preludo de los Tesores and the mission Docents. At 2 p.m the Santa Maria Consortium Musicum Sacrum performs sacred mission music in the main church followed by cake cutting and guitar serenades. Ruth Hickok Schubert exhibits 21 watercolor “The Mission Bells” along the colonnade.
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Anne Trueman
Maxine Robinson
Joseph Jacobs
Preludo de Los Tesores
Mission Docents
Santa Maria Consortium Musicum Sacrum
Mission Sala
California
Ruth Hickok Schubert
Weekend Weather And Tide Outlook
Weather over the weekend shows late night to mid morning low clouds with variable high clouds through Saturday. Highs near 65 to 70. Lows tonight 41 to 48. Tides: high 6.9 feet at 8 53 a.m. and 4 3 feet at 10 24 p.m. and low 1 5 feet at 2 39 a.m. and minus 1 5 feet 4 03 p.m. Sunday and Monday similar high and low tide patterns.
Inmates Head for U S Today in Prisoner Exchange Flight
61 American citizens are to be flown from Mexico City to San Diego as the first U S Mexico prisoner exchange flight. Others expect to be home by Christmas to complete sentences or seek parole.
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Patricia Bartz
Milwaukee
America
Mexico City
San Diego
Vance visits Cairo to boost Middle East peace bid
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance travels from Brussels to Cairo on a six nation tour to back Egyptian President Sadat's peace drive while U S and Soviet positions diverge on next week's Cairo conference Arab leaders intensify efforts to mend the rift over Israel peace talks with Egypt and Syria Jordan's King Hussein also travels to Saudi Arabia amid cautious support for Sadat's plan.
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Middle East
Anwar Sadat
Israel
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Cairo
Vance
United States
Russia
Moscow
Egypt
U.N
Washington
Moshe Dayan
Haaretz
Hassan Tahmi
Hafez Assad
Persian Gulf
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Khaled
Fahd
Sadat
Jordan
Hussein
Negotiators Reach Welfare Pact Amid Social Security Talks
House and Senate negotiators reached a welfare aid agreement providing 187 million dollars to state and local governments to offset welfare costs with a second 187 million planned next year. Leaders and White House officials expect broader Social Security financing legislation to move forward this year. Key lawmakers Russell Long and Al Ullman helped forge the compromise in private talks.
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Russell Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
al Ullman
D-Ore
House
Ways and Means Committee
Glimpses Hazel Neu Leaves McLaughlin for South Dakota
Hazel Neu expresses relief after moving away from McLaughlin near Redig South Dakota where temperatures plummeted to a record low for the day.
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Hazel Neu
McLaughlin
South Dakota
Redig
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