County split supporters warn of second bombshell in plan
Fifth District aide Larry Lavagnino says another dramatic disclosure is ready as advocates press to redraw Santa Barbara County into two. He hints a feasible north county Los Padres County could arise via a simple majority in the north and a separate majority in the whole county, with fealties to County Counsel and Sen. Knox cited.
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Santa Barbara
Fifth District
Larry Lavagnino
Lavagnino
Harrell Fletcher
Los Padres
George Kading
Sen
John Knox
Richmond
Santa Maria
Fletcher
Lake Cachuma
Gaviota
Hollister Ranch
North County
Paul Floyd
Pt. Conception Area
Los Padres County
Santa Luis Obispo County
Diablo Canyon
Pt. Conception
Offshore oil site bidding opens amid legal challenges
Bids totalling millions were filed for 70 of 231 tracts off Southern California as Interior Department officials opened offers to drill beyond state waters. Critics litigate to invalidate the sale while oil firms weigh legal and environmental risks amid potential returns of up to billions.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California
Interior Department
Rhode Island
William E. Grant
Bureau of Land Management
Grant
U.S. District Court
Washington, D.C
Tom Bradley
Anthony Morris
Thomas S. Kleppe
Washington
Humble Oil
Santa Barbara Channel
Union Oil Co
Pacific Outer Continental Shelf
Senate leaders predict override of Ford tax veto
Senate Democratic and Republican leaders said they expect an override of President Ford's veto on a tax cut extension. They warned that without the extension a severe economic reversal could follow, with Mansfield claiming the votes to override. House action was tentatively set for Tuesday as leaders sought to attach a spending ceiling.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Ford
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
House
Carl Albert
Albert
Congress
Mansfield
Scott
Robert P Griffin
Senate Finance Committee
Hoffa case witness jailed for refusing to testify
The brother of a New Jersey suspect in the Hoffa disappearance refused to answer grand jury questions and was jailed after balking at a single query about Hoffa’s whereabouts on July 30, 1975. Defense cited attorney illness and conflict over representation by Bufalino.
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Hoffa
Detroit
UPI
New Jersey
James R. Hoffa
Miss Hearst
Randolph A. Hearst
Anne
Stephen Andretta
Little Ferry
N.J
Teamsters
Andretta
Robert E. Ozer
Ozer
U.S. District Court
Ralph M. Freeman
William E. Bufalino
Kissinger warns NATO on Angola bases and balance of power
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told 15 NATO ministers that U S opposition to Soviet bases in Angola jeopardizes détente. He warned heavy arms shipments risk a chain reaction and urged firm but measured limits, while NATO sources said he would push for renewed East West talks and a 1000 U S tactical nuclear warheads withdrawal plan.
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Brussels
Belgium
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Angola
Kissinger
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Russia
NATO
U.S
Europe
Doctors Seek 1975 Malpractice Rate Rollback
A spokesman from Concerned Physicians for Malpractice Reform urged rolling back malpractice insurance to January 1975 levels to keep doctors on the job. Dr. Joseph Roberts called for arbitration panels and tougher suit laws as reforms. Between 5,000 and 7,000 doctors were to join a mass meeting at the Convention Center to discuss the crisis.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Joseph Roberts
Redistricting in Santa Barbara faces 11th hour delay bid
County supervisors weigh a last minute move to keep Sidney Smith in the First District amid redistricting revisions and election timing. Kallman plans a second reading to redraw lines, risking a year delay if blocked. Weather forecasts call for mostly cloudy skies with possible showers and holiday travel impact noted from United Air Lines strike.
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Dick Praul
Sidney Smith
Kallman
Smith
Harrell Fletcher
Lee Hackett
Frost
Lee Ann Ellman
Mission Hills
United Air Lines
NYC aid reduction fight edges into House debate
Conservative lawmakers push to trim a Senate approved 2.3 billion loan for New York City to 1 billion, hoping to force fiscal reforms. The 10.3 billion bill, including the New York loan, cleared the Senate 72 to 23 and moved to the House for conference.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
New York City
House-Senate
New York
Ford
Robert E. Bauman
Congress
Robert H. Michel
R-Ill
George Mahon
D-Tex
House Appropriations Committee
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Ray Gerrity
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F. Lee Bailey
Henry
Robert E. Kallman
Frank J Frost
Nyc
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Royal Avenue
Lower Falls
Army
Mahon
Jacob K. Javits
R-N-Y
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