House sustains tax cut veto in Christmas session
The House upheld President Ford's veto of a six month tax cut extension in a 265 to 157 vote, leaving withholding tax rates likely to rise in January. Democrats voiced no plan to reconvene for another attempt before Christmas while Republicans largely opposed the override. Ford said he would sign only a bill with a spending ceiling and urged a commitment to curb federal growth.
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Washington
UPI
House Today
Ford
Ullman
Congress
White House
County panel forms special unit on conjunctive water use
The County Water Advisory Committee delayed a study on conjunctive use and created a five member special panel. The full body added Lompoc Basin to the study scope, signaling north county victory. The panel includes two north county officials one south county official and Lompoc official plus engineer-manager Lawrance.
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Vaughn Proctor
County Water Advisory Committee
William Bollay
Lompoc
North County
Santa Ynez
Buellton Basin
Santa Rita
Lompoc Basin
Scott
Santa Ynez River
Lawrance
Budget request to fund Lompoc Municipal Court marshal office
The County Administrative Office will ask the Board of Supervisors to approve a $9,153 budget adjustment for the Lompoc marshal’s office to cover setup and operating costs through June 30. The package includes a clerk typist, salaries, supplies, fixed assets, and anticipated $4,590 in unanticipated revenues from civil process fees. The Municipal Court opens January 6, 1976, with consolidations planned for Solvang and Guadalupe districts.
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Dick Praul
County Administrative Office
Board of Supervisors
Lompoc Municipal Court
Raymond D. Johnson
Lompoc
Johnson
Santa Barbara
Solvang
Lompoc Judicial District
Guadalupe
Santa Maria
Woman killed in head-on crash near Buellton
A Los Angeles woman, Donna Morgan, 19, died in a two car collision on Highway 101 a mile south of Buellton. Four others were injured, including James Morgan, 25, and Patrick Aberilla, 32, both in stable condition, and Masamichi Arikawa, 29, with Keiko Arikawa, 24, in satisfactory condition. Police say Morgan may have been speeding or fallen asleep. fire units freed victims from wreckage.
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Los Angeles
Highway 101
Buellton
California Highway Patrol
Donna Morgan
James Morgan
Patrick Aberilla
Goleta Valley Community Hospital
Masamichi Arikawa
Keiko Arikawa
Carmel
Santa Ynez Valley Hospital
CHP
Morgan
Nojoqui Grade
Arikawa
Senate defeats Angola aid cutoff bill in 26 to 72 vote
Senate rejects administration backed plan to ban civilian paramilitary work in Angola while permitting covert aid to democratic factions. The vote followed a closed session amid rising debate on U S involvement and ongoing disputes with the House.
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Washington
Angola
Ford
Congress
Senate
House
Conference debate stalls on energy and raw materials
Paris delegates at the foreign ministers meeting on energy and raw materials bogged down in a dispute over technicalities. Algeria and several Third World nations pressed for precise work by commissions, while the West favored vague guidelines. The snag threatens the three day schedule to restructure the global economy.
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Paris
UPI
Algeria
Night club fire in Manhattan kills seven
A blue Angel club blaze on Manhattan's Upper East Side killed seven people as patrons fought to escape. Fire officials say five women were trapped in a powder room when lights failed, while two men died in separate parts of the building.
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Walden Cooper
North
T St
Lompoc
New York
UPI
Manhattan
Upper East Side
John T. O'Hagan
Senate committee approves George Bush for CIA director
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted 12 to 4 to approve George Bush as CIA director after President Ford pledged Bush would not seek the 1976 vice presidency. Ford sent a letter noting Bush asked to remove his name from the running mate list and urging a focus on intelligence. Bush previously served as envoy to Peking before succeeding William Colby.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
George Bush
CIA
Ford
Bush
Senate Armed Services Committee
Mittee
U.S
Peking
William E. Colby
Ford signs New York loan bill to avert city default
President Ford approved a 2.3 billion loan program enabling New York City to borrow up to 2.3 billion over 30 months with annual repayment. Treasury Secretary Simon may halt loans if repayment prospects fail. The measure ends a crisis that could have driven bankruptcy and federal intervention.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
New York City
Harrison J. Goldin
Treasury
William E. Simon
Congress
New York
Travel crunch worsens as Ford asked to intervene
Nevada Governor O Callaghan urged President Ford to name a mediator to settle United Airlines mechanics strike amid parking shortages and cancellations. Pan Am was authorized to run limited flights New York to San Francisco daily to ease the jammed holiday travel period.
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Ford
United Press International
San Francisco International
Pan American World Airways
Thornton Clark
Cambridge
Mass
Nevada
Mike O'Callaghan
United Airlines
United
National Airlines
Minneapolis
Northwest Airlines
The
Union
San Francisco
Ord
Amtrak
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pan Am
U.S. Mainland
New York
San Francic
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al Ullman
Dore
Ways and Means Committee
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Senate Finance
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Santa Barbara County
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San Luis Obispo County
Paul Thompson
Optimist Club
Juan de Anza
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