Lompoc Loses Bid for Public Works Funds in 1976 Plan
City officials blasted the Public Works Employment Act awards after Lompoc failed to secure any of the $2 billion nationwide funds. Four local projects including a civic center and water reservoir were deemed eligible but not funded, while most California grants went to Los Angeles and San Francisco areas.
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Robert O. Vincent
Gene Wahlers
Robert Lagomarsino
Lompoc
Jack Lam
Seattle
Western Regional Office
The
Economic Development Administration
California
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Lagomarsino
Santa Maria
Simi Valley
San Luis Obispo County
E. C. Stevens
Wahlers
Stevens
Second victim dies from head on collision near Lompoc
A two car crash on Highway 1 nine miles south of Lompoc claimed Cheryl Ann Mason 21 of Granada Hills and Peggy Diane Wornom 20 of Lompoc. Deborah Sampley 21 remained in critical condition at Lompoc Hospital as investigators described a possible dozed driver crossing the centerline on the two lane road. No citation is planned and funeral services were pending.
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Lompoc
Cheryl Ann Mason
Granada Hills
Los Angeles County
Highway 1
Jalama Road
Peggy Diane Wornom
Huntington Pl
Deborah Sampley
E. North Ave
Bill Gilstrap
Santa Barbara
Gilstrap
California Highway Patrol
Mason
Folger Coffee Hikes Prices to New Peak Levels
Folger Coffee Co. raised ground coffee by 20 cents to 3.08 per pound and instant by three cents per ounce effective immediately, following General Foods’ earlier rise. The moves push wholesale ground coffee to 3.06 a pound, the highest for a major U.S. processor, with a 60 day passthrough lag to shoppers. Analysts warn prices may rise further in 1977 due to Brazil frost damage and supply disruptions.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Folger Coffee Co
Folger
General Foods Corp
United States
General Foods
Procter & Gamble
U.S
Agriculture Department
Brazil
Army admits germ experiments across several U S cities
The Army said it conducted live bacteria germ warfare tests from 1950 to 1966 in cities including New York, Pentagon environs, San Francisco, and five other areas. Tests used non-disease substances like bacillus globigii and serratia marcescens to study vulnerability, ending in 1969 after an executive ban.
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Washington
UPI
Army
New York City
Pentagon
San Francisco
Long Island
N.Y
Newsday
Ft. McClellan
Ala
Key West Fla
U.S. Navy
Mechanicsburg
Panama City
Fla
Point Mugu
Port Hueneme
Calif
New supervisor names first county appointments
Supervisor elect Bob Hedlund named Doree Webb as administrative aide and appointed four district residents to key posts. Carol Nash and Stanley Radom will join the county planning commission, Larry Spanne to the Parks and Recreation Commission. Webb, Nash, Radom, and Spanne bring long records in land use planning and public service.
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Bob Hedlund
Doree Webb
Ballard
Carol Nash
Vandenberg Village
Stanley R. Radom
Solvang
Larry Spanne
Lompoc
Nash
Radom
County Planning Commission
Spanne
Parks and Recreation Commission
Hedlund
Webb
New County
Scripps College
Claremont
Cottonwood St
Santa Ynez Valley
American Association of Univer
Grocery inserts head to Monday issue with Christmas ads
The Record announces that usual Wednesday grocery advertising inserts will appear in Monday's edition next week. Monday's after the holiday issue will also include dozens of Christmas clearance ads from local merchants offering bargain opportunities for shoppers.
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the Record
Carter names Califano to head HEW and Sorensen to CIA
President-elect Jimmy Carter selects Washington lawyer Joseph Califano as secretary of Health Education and Welfare, former Defense Secretary James Schlesinger as assistant to the president on energy, and Theodore Sorensen to lead the CIA. The cabinet totals 11, with Sorensen to head the intelligence community.
Gas leak clears Gemini Cinema tonight evacuation
A rooftop gas leak at Gemini Cinema forced the evacuation of Cinema I and II in Lompoc about 8 p.m. Fire responders found no injuries. patrons returned after minor heater adjustments about 20 minutes later.
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Lompoc
North H St
Wind shift drives Argo Merchant slick toward Georges Bank
Nantucket, Mass. A 100 mile oil slick from the Liberian tanker Argo Merchant moves closer to Georges Bank fishing grounds as raw winter winds push surface oil north northeast. Navy divers will inspect the ocean floor nearby and Coast Guard crews board the bow section to assess condition and trapped oil.
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Nantucket
Mass
UPI
Nantucket Shoals
Argo
Georges Bank
Coast Guard
Georges Banks
Massachusetts
City and county offices close Friday to start holiday weekend
Lompoc and county offices shut Friday for Christmas weekend. City Hall Municipal Pool and Public Library close Friday and Saturday, reopening Sunday. Landfill open Friday and Sunday, closed Saturday. Many offices including county admin and Housing Authority close Friday. Post Office open Friday, then closed for weekend. The Record’s office closed Friday. circulation switchboard open until 5:30 p.m. Refuse collection reduced to one pickup next week. Homes served Monday through Wednesday. Normal service resumes Jan 3.
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Lompoc
South Avalon
Federal Housing Authority
Record
James E. Brightwell
PG&E Warns Of Interruptions If Diablo Canyon Delays
PG&E cautions Californians about rotating electric interruptions next summer if the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant is not operating. Elmer Kaprielian says a prolonged drought and reduced hydro output will make imports from the Northwest unlikely, leaving oil and gas generation unable to meet peak summer demand. Police Captain Howard Reshoft plans retirement next week as city workers report daily disruption from street cleaning.
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San Francisco
UPI
Elmer F. Kaprielian
Pg&e
California
Diablo Canyon
Kaprielian
Pacific Northwest
Northwest
Weather forecast with variable clouds and tides
Forecast calls for variable high cloudiness today and tonight, sunny Friday, patchy low clouds at beaches this afternoon and tonight. Highs 66 to 72, tonight’s lows 44 to 50. Friday tides include high tides of 4.3 feet at 12 34 a.m. and 5.5 feet at 11 39 a.m. Low tides 2.0 feet at 5 46 a.m. and minus 0.4 feet at 6 47 p.m.
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Santa Barbera
Doug Schrecengost
Harbor College
Big Sur
Doree
Sity
Santa Barbara County
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Fish and Game
Sportsmen's Council of
Central California
San Pasqual Rd
Gemini Cinema
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Califano
Carter
U.N
Andrew Young
Howard Reshoft
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