Air Pollution District Formed in Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors formed the Air Pollution Control District in March after awaiting state action and a July 1969 study. Officials say a state plan to split the county would have hindered unified oversight, while noting future basin-based boundaries could arise as needs evolve.
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Vaughn Proctor
Santa Barbara County
Lompoc Valley
Board of Supervisors
al Engle
Engle
Ventura County
San Luis Obispo County
Los Angeles
My Lai veteran testifies to cleaning out village
My Lai veteran Leonard R. Gonzalez testified before a six officer panel in the Calley court martial that after a briefing by Capt. Ernest Medina the unit decided to "clean out the whole village to kill anything we saw." Gonzalez said the briefing implied the village would be destroyed and that the enemy could include women.
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My Lai
FT. Benning
UPI
Leonard R. Gonzalez
Richmond
Calif
William L. Calley Jr
Gonzalez
Ernest L. Medina
C Company
Calley
Sgt. Buchanan
Richard B. Kay
Arms aid with Cambodia fuels Senate clash in Nixon era
In Washington the debate over a 255 million Cambodian aid package triggers threats to slow troop withdrawals as Fulbright Gravel Dole and Griffin clash with Kissinger aides over a new national commitment. Weather shows showers possible with thunderstorms through Thursday and modest tidal changes at coastal sites.
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Washington
UPI
Cambodia
Nixon
U.S
Southeast Asia
Fulbright
Gravel
Senate
Troops and Tanks Suppress Polish Food Price Riots
Polish troops and tanks gained control of three northern cities as crowds angry over price hikes attacked Communist Party headquarters. Authorities report six killed and dozens wounded. earlier reports said about 150 policemen injured amid clashes with rioters.
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Warsaw
UPI
Communist Party
PAP
Wladyslaw Gomulka
East Germany
Silesia
Gdansk
Danzig
Gdynia
Sopot
Poland
Hitch Orders Sharp Budget Cuts Across UC Campuses
University of California President Charles J. Hitch mandates steep trimming of spending and services for all nine campuses. Vacancies will not be filled, new equipment is banned, and out of state travel is halted unless he personally approves exceptions amid a lean 1970-71 plan.
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Reagan
California
Hitch
Saigon grenade hits cafe as war violence widens
A grenade wounded three U S Navy men and eight South Vietnamese in a Saigon sidewalk cafe on the northern outskirts. Rockets then struck Bien Hoa Air Base causing minor damage. Cambodia and South Vietnam launch a pincers move on Prety Totung near Phnom Penh amid claims of a Communist victory. Daffodils bloom at a Vandenberg Village home. County all league football team named.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S. Navy
Bien Hoa
Cambodia
Prety Totung
Phnom Penh
Capella
Constellation
Vandenberg Village
City Council split over home occupation permit amendments
Lompoc officials approved introduction and first reading of zoning changes on home occupation permits by a 3 to 2 vote. Lefkowitz pressed an amendment to allow outside employees, arguing rights to work, while Scott and Benton opposed. debate noted potential for large contractor activity if the section is removed.
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Lompoc
Art Scott
Sol Lefkowitz
Lefkowitz
Scott
George Cotsenmeyer
E.C. Stevens
Charlotte Benton
James Longtin
Debate on Commercial Zoning and Home Business Feasibility
Lefkowitz questions the practicality of large commercial zones inside a residence and Scott counters with a hypothetical example. Lefkowitz calls the example absurd while Scott defends it as a valid illustration.
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Lefkowitz
Scott
Reagan seeks compromise with nursing home operators
The Reagan administration urged nursing home operators to accept a revised, smaller Medi-Cal fee cut during a tense hearing in Sacramento. Operators and nurses rejected the deal, saying it would reduce patient care. The session opened 10 days of hearings as True California Exposition hall hosted an overflow crowd of 500.
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Sacramento
UPI
Brian
Mike Baar
Medi-Cal
California Association of Nursing Homes
Reagan
County Officials Testify Before Federal Jury on Isla Vista Riots
County Chief Administrative Officer Raymond Johnson testified about curfew orders and loitering restrictions near the University of California at Santa Barbara. Board of Supervisors Chairman George Clyde discussed a curfew resolution and its implementation as part of the federal grand jury inquiry into civil rights concerns during Isla Vista disturbances.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Santa Barbara
Isla Vista
Raymond Johnson
University of California At Santa Barbara
George Clyde
Board of Supervisors
Joel Honey
Planning Commission approves road plan with reviews for Lompoc Valley
The Lompoc planning commission favors the circulation element of the general plan but the city council withholds action on two key items. Officials debate reconstructing the Wye to allow through traffic and aligning Route 1 to bypass the Grefco plant. Mayor Art Scott warns through traffic could disrupt commercial property access. Grefco urges routing to minimize impact on their plant, proposing west or east options.
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Lompoc
Planning Commission
Lompoc Valley
County Planning Department
Gresco
Art Scott
Wye
Vandenberg Afb
Scott
Grefco
Council
Santa Ynez River
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E. Ralph Adamson
Veterans Memorial Building
South H Street
Adamson
Health Department
Gaviota
J. William Fulbright
Mr. Kissinger
Henry A. Kissinger
White House
Robert Dole
R-Kans
Robert Griffin
R-Mich
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Poznan
Vietnam
Molly Piontkowski
Albert L. Seltzer
Gov
Ronald Reagan
Irene Weiss
The
California Nursing Association
I.V
Johnson
Mel Cambell
Bank of America
Eugene Huseman
County Planning Commission
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