Carter reportedly OKs two shuttle sites while mothballing one orbiter
James P. Sweeney reports President Carter appears to approve both Vandenberg California and Kennedy Space Center Florida launch sites while deciding to mothball the STA structural test article at Rockwell Palmdale California. NASA officials caution about budget talks and possible congressional approval.
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Carter
Robert Lagomarsino
Scott Jackson
Washington D.C
Rockwell International
Palmdale
NASA
Washington
Jackson
Office of Management and Budget
Congress
Vandenberg Afb
Vandenberg
Kennedy Space Center
Florida
Bill O’donnell
White House
Department of Defense
Dod
John Lawrence
Vandenberg Space and Missile Test Center
Lawrence
Mate-Demate
OMB
California Coast Commission to Review 82 LNG Sites
The California Coastal Commission will examine 82 potential LNG terminal sites including Point Conception. A preliminary ranking is due by February 1 with final ranking by May 31, guiding the PUC’s permit decision by July 31.
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California Coastal Commission
Point Conception
Coastal Commission
Joseph Bodovitz
Commission
PUC
Central Coast
Guadalupe Dunes
Point Sal
Vandenberg Afb
Point Arguello
Point Government
Drake, Gaviota
Tajiguas
San Francisco Bay
Moss Landing
Monterey Bay
Bay Area
Sixpage
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Restaurant permit granted despite couples protests
Lompoc Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for Tradewinds Restaurant at 1509 W Ocean Way to serve beer and wine from 5 to 10 p.m. daily. The decision, 5 to 0, ties approval to off street parking and signage directing diners to park in the restaurant lot.
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Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc
West Lompoc
Commission
William Fick
William Paulin
Fick
Tradewinds
W. Ocean Way
Doris Williamson
Edwin D. Williams
Ruby
North W Street
Walter
Agnes Vaughan
Williams
Vaughan
W Street
David E. Miller
Conjunctive water study questioned by Santa Ynez board
Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District directors voted to ask the county water agency to pause the conjunctive use study pending a five member committee on conjunctive use. They argued that 5000 acre feet could raise costs to state water levels and create water quality issues for Lompoc. The plan hinges on committee concurrence before canceling Phase B funding.
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Santa Ynez
Lompoc
Water Agency
Hatch
Boyd Bettencourt
Bettencourt
Water District
Water Purveyor's Council
County Public Works
Norm Caldwell
Teenaged wife found murdered in Santa Barbara home
Police sought Michael Lynn McBride 21 for questioning in the stabbing death of his wife Kerry Robin McBride 17. Her body, partially clothed, was found Monday by her sister Katherine Pollock 18 in the couple’s bedroom at 125 South K Street. Authorities note a single stab wound to the left lung and unclear time of death.
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Michael Lynn McBride
Kerry Robin McBride
South K Street
Michael
Rupp
Kerry
McBride
McBrides
Mission Hills
Pollock
J.D. Smith
Smith
Israelis Arrive in Cairo for Historic Face to Face Talks
An El Al airliner with peace insignia arrives in Cairo for mid East peace talks set to begin at Mena House near the Pyramids. Ben Elissar states aims to prep ground for broader Arab talks while Sadat’s future hinges on outcomes. Syria and Lebanon boycott. U N and Vatican observers present.
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Cairo
Egypt
UPI
el al
Middle East
Mena House
Pyramid of
Cheops
Eliahu Ben-Elissar
Tel Aviv
Ben-Elissar
Menahem Begin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Chiang Kai-shek
Anwar Sadat
Syria
Jordan
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
United States
United Nations
Vatican
Sadat
Alfred
Atherton
South Asia
Amman
Cyrus Vance
Beirut
Hafez Assad
Hussein
Israel
Lefkowitz Files Nominations for 1978 City Council Race
Incumbent Elinor Lefkowitz today pulled nomination papers at City Hall to seek a seat in the March 7 General Municipal Election. She is the second of three incumbents to file, joining Councilman E C Stevens. Mayor Charlotte Benton has not yet filed, and Realtor Tom Green has also picked up papers.
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Elinor Lefkowitz
City Hall
Lefkowitz
E.C. Stevens
Charlotte Benton
Tom Green
Deer Cross Highway 246 In Ordered Family Parade
A family of deer crosses Highway 246 in a careful sequence as a car and a school bus wait. No injuries reported and drivers observe the quiet wildlife moment.
County considers cloud seeding to aid drought hit region
County Water Agency directors urged staff to prepare reports by next Monday on a possible cloud seeding program to boost Lake Cachuma supplies. Engineer manager Charles Lawrance was asked to supply cost benefit and funding analyses while county counsel weighs waiving environmental assessments amid the drought emergency. Lawrance estimates winter costs could top $100,000 as Farm Bureau and Cachuma Release Board press for action this winter.
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County Water Agency
Lake Cachuma
Water Agency
Charles Lawrance
Lawrance
Robert Hedlund
County Farm Bureau
Cachuma Conservation Release Board
Weather forecast shows sunny stretch into midweek
The forecast calls for sunny skies through Wednesday with warmer temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s. Tonight will be fair with lows from the upper 30s to mid 40s. Wednesday tides feature high tides of 4.3 feet at 1 03 a.m. and 5.6 feet at 12 05 p.m. and low tides of 2.1 feet at 6 12 a.m. and minus 0.5 feet at 7 21 p.m.
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James P. Sweeney
O'Donnell
Space Shuttle
Santa Rosa
Ron Churchman
Bob Shelley
By Vaughn Proctor
Edward McBride
Calle Nueve
Council
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