Guerrillas surrender after Kuwait hijack drama ends
Palestinian gunmen freed hostages and surrendered in Kuwait after hijacking a Pan Am 707 at Rome airport and forcing a Lufthansa 737 to Athens. Officials report 36 dead, including a woman who died en route, with some hostages released for safe passage.
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Kuwait
API
Persian Gulf
U.S
Rome
Frankfurt
Germany
Lufthansa Airlines
Athens
Lufthansa
Joseph Kroese
Rolf Kies
Damascus
Pan Am
Leonardo da Vinci International
Pan American World Airways
Lompoc to Hold Public Hearing on 12 Nuisance Conditions
City officials plan a public hearing to address 12 hazards and blight conditions including an unreinforced wall on Ocean Avenue and a live 220 volt fuse box on South I Street. If deemed nuisances, owners have 30 days to fix them or the city may act and bill them.
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Lompoc
Ocean Avenue
South I Street
West Laurel Avenue
Pine Avenue
C Street
H Street
City of
Bill Cruise
Nixon gets crisis power for energy emergency stay
House and Senate conferees grant President Nixon broad authority through March 1 to act on the energy crisis. Negotiators say the agreement covers concept only and key details such as gasoline rationing remain unresolved. Senators Jackson and Staggers, lead sponsors of the rival bills, signaled continued dispute after the conference. High tides flood Ocean Park and block access to the public. Giant Santa Claus figures illuminate the Northside Shopping Center rooftops.
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Washington
Rep
Harley
Staggers
D-W. Va
House
Senate
Ocean Park
Santa Claus
Northside Shopping Center
Beautification Commission seeks reform to cut members
The Beautification Commission votes to amend the city ordinance reducing members from seven to five, dropping two district representatives and outlining vacancy procedures. Four members present now form the commission amid resignations and long inactivity.
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Mike Kaufman
Community Development Office
Commission
Beautification Commission
Vandenberg
Lompoc
Julia Sand
Dave Schwark
James Magnuson
Stephanie Bullock
Kaufman
Sara Adam
Harry Jones
W. B. Jamison
Bullock
Magnuson
H Street
Ocean Avenue
County Board restricts nude beaches statewide
The Board of Supervisors adopted a county wide ordinance by a 3 to 2 vote to ban nudity in public places and places open to public view within 30 days. Supporters argued for public decency while opponents warned of legal challenges and impact on Santa Barbara County nude beaches.
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Board of Supervisors
UC Santa Barbara
Isla Vista
Goleta Valley
Santa Barbara
Noel Young
Charles F. Catterlin
Santa Ynez River
Santa Barbara County
Francis H. Beattie
Beattie
North County
Curtis Tunnell
Santa Maria
Catterlin
Two candidates file for Lompoc city election seats
Steven Cox and Edwin E. Leach filed nominating papers for the March 5 Lompoc City Council election, boosting candidate total to eight. Incumbent mayor E C Stevens has filed completed papers. deadline for papers is December 27 at City Hall.
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Steven Cox
Santa Ynez
Edwin E. Leach
Lockheed Corp
Vandenberg Afb
Lompoc
E. C. Stevens
City Hall
West Walnut Ave
Cox
No. Second St
Leach
No. M St
I am allowed to stay in jail for a feature story
Stan Tulledo describes a 24 hour confinement in Santa Barbara County Jail from 9 a.m. December 5 to 9 a.m. December 6 for a feature piece. He joins inmates at rec time, notes reactions, and details lunch, recreation, and initial interactions as he participates in a volleyball game with about 30 inmates.
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Stan Tulledo
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara County
Rubin
Drug charge changes follow North County narcotics raids
Preliminary hearings in Lompoc Justice Court addressed changes in charges for narcotics suspects arrested in raids across Lompoc Solvang and Santa Maria. John King and Ronald Ramirez saw heroin charges altered to marijuana and amphetamine sales, while others faced no local charges or no complaint filed. About 40 suspects were arrested in a task force raid with six search warrants in the Lompoc area.
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Lompoc
John Peter King
S. Seventh St
Ronald A. Ramirez
N. E St
George Steadman
North St
Apt. A
Paula Marie Gutierrez
South F St
Solvang
Santa Maria
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