Auditor warns Santa Barbara County over slowing spending
Auditor-Controller Paul Floyd urged the Santa Barbara County supervisors to curb spending as the outlook darkens with delays in state reimbursements and rising costs. He warned a 1974 75 tax levy increase may be needed unless spending slows, noting a one time past- year tax cut, new Environmental Control Office costs, and possible mid year wage demands totaling about 420 000 for six months.
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Santa Barbara
Paul Floyd
Floyd
New County Environmental Control Office
VA regional director fired over student veteran benefits mess
Gordon Elliott, regional VA director for Southern California, is placed on indefinite administrative leave after a large processing failure delayed monthly benefits up to four months for thousands of student veterans. John G. Miller arrives to assume control as Nixon orders weekend work to fix the tangled checks and payroll system.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Veterans Administration
Southern California
Gordon Elliott
Nixon
Elliott
Odell W. Vaughn
Washington
Vaughn
John G. Miller
Washington VA
California
Grand jury indicts gypsum board manufacturers in price fixing case
A federal grand jury indicted six gypsum board manufacturers and 10 executives for price fixing. The case spans 13 years with more than $4 billion in sales and covers most U S gypsum board markets. Defendants include U S Gypsum Co National Gypsum J P Nicely Georgia Pacific Kaiser Gypsum Celotex Flintkote and others with key officers named.
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Washington
UPI
Gypsum Board
Robert H. Bork
U. S. District Court
Pittsburgh
Justice Department
Johns- Manville Corp
Fibreboard Corp
Weather outlook with showers and mild temperatures
Light rain or drizzle is possible this morning with partly cloudy skies this afternoon through Friday. Highs will reach the upper 50s to mid 60s, with tonight’s lows in the 40s. Friday tides show a high of 5.1 feet at 11:17 a.m. and lows of 2.5 feet at 5:18 a.m. and 0.1 foot at 6:26 p.m.
Stand-by gas rationing outlined by government
Federal energy chief William E. Simon announced a stand-by gasoline rationing plan that would provide drivers about 32 to 35 gallons per month. The system could start by March 1 if voluntary steps fail, with colored coupons exchangeable on the market and a $1 per person charge to fund the program.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Energy
William E. Simon
Simon
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Nixon criticized for use of public airliner
The Secret Service and FAA criticized President Nixon for flying to California on a United Airlines plane. Secret Service favors military aircraft for security. FAA chief Butterfield said there was no advance notice to coordinate air traffic procedures. Newsweek readers in Lompoc noted a lightweight issue.
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Alexander P. Butterfield
FAA
Butterfield
Nixon
United Airlines
Dulles International Airport
Washington
Lompoc
Newsweek Magazine
Ten vie for three Lompoc City Council seats
Ten candidates including two incumbents filed nominating papers by the deadline for the March 5 city council election. Incumbents Mayor E. C. Stevens and Sol Lefkowitz sought second terms, while former mayor George Cotsenmeyer opted out due to business pressures. Others joining the race include Joe Herron, Charles Carmichael, Walter Smith, Steven Cox, Fred Bock, Eugene Ashlock, Edwin Leach, and Charlotte Benton.
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Lompoc
City Hall
Joe Herron
Air Force
Charles C. Carmichael
S. Seventh Street
Sol Lefkowitz
E. C. Stevens
George Cotsenmeyer
California
Charlotte Benton
Walter G. Smith
W. Loquat
Federal Electric Corporation
Vandenberg Afb
Smith
Steven Cox
Fred Bock
Johns-Manville
Eugene S. Ashlock
Israel Egypt Armies Nearing Deadlock Before Elections
Israeli officials in Geneva said a peace accord to separate Israeli and Egyptian forces along the Suez Canal will likely wait until after Israel's elections next Monday. Top officers warned a new war could erupt at any time if cease-fire talks stall.
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United Press International
Israel
Egypt
Geneva
Suez Canal
Elazar
Floods drive families from homes across several states
Dozens of Mississippi families were displaced as floodwaters rose from the Mississippi Valley to West Virginia. In Mississippi, more than 100 evacuees returned home near Vicksburg while about 75 remained out, and Granby woman died during a trailer park escape. U.S. 49 in Forrest County closed a flood lane as Greenbrier River Valley in West Virginia saw low-lying residents evacuated.
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Ly United Press International
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi Valley
West Virginia
Vicksburg
Miss
Laurel
Hattiesburg
Granby
Forrest
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Veteran's Memorial
Walter Holmdahl
Maurice Barnes
Richard Johnson
Irene Robbins
Chamber of Commerce
Grand Jury
United States
U. S. Gypsum Co
Chicago, Ill
Graham J. Morgan
Andrew J. Watt
Georgia-Pacific Corp
Portland, Ore
William H. Hunt
Kaiser Gypsum Co
Oakland, Calif
Claude E. Harper
Robert A. Costa
Celotex Corp
Tampa
Fla
William D. Herbert
Flintkote Co
White Plains
N. Y
George J. Pecaro
James D. Moran
Federal Register
William Simon
Office of Emergency Service
Greenbrier
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