SheriffTransfers Three Santa Ynez Officers Amid Allegations
Allegations allege Sheriff John W Carpenter is punishing political foes by transferring three Santa Ynez Valley officers Sgt John Hunter and Deputies Dave Harrison and Renton Mitchell to the Santa Barbara detention division effective Feb 14 while defending Capt Joel B Honey amid misconduct charges. Honey also contends a Lompoc deputy faced 21 alleged violations including operating a sheriff vehicle under alcohol influence with 20 admitted by others, yet faced no action due to campaigning for Carpenter.
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John W. Carpenter
Santa Ynez Valley
Lompoc Valley
County Civil Service Commission
Joel B. Honey
Carpenter
John Hunter
Dave Harrison
Renton Mitchell
Santa Barbara
Honey
Isla Vista
Lompoc
City Council considers curfew change to match county hours
The Lompoc City Council will discuss changing the 18 and under curfew from midnight Sunday to Thursday and 1 am Friday and Saturday to a 10 pm nightly limit. Police Chief James Smith argues the shift curbs crime in parks and helps county residents visiting the city. Council members also review Hickory Avenue abandonment near the hospital, annexation of Gresco property, beautification of the north city entrance, and a recycling committee status report.
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Lompoc
City Hall
James Smith
Smith
Gene Wahlers
Wahlers
Hickory Avenue
Gresco
Lompoc County Office Building Costs Rise
Lompoc County supervisor meeting notes a rise in projected cost from 325000 to over 400000 due to more space. A 12250 square foot two story building is approved with first floor housing building, assessor, and staff and second floor for Mental Health. Architects fees may rise to 25000. bid hoped by May with completion in fall.
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Board of Supervisors
Pierre Claeyssens
Lompoc
Santa Monica
Caldwell
Francis Beattie
County
Beattie
Mental Health Department
Reagan Attacks Nixon Welfare Plan Proposes Amendments
Governor Reagan criticizes President Nixon's Family Assistance Plan calling it a giant step toward a welfare state. He offers major amendments including tax breaks for the working poor and removal of military dependents from relief. Reagan testifies before the Senate Finance Committee, urging work requirements for able bodied recipients and limits on welfare for dependents.
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UPI
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House
Nixon
FAP
California
Rioting expected as Northern Ireland unrest continues
In Londonderry and across Northern Ireland a day after 13 civilians were killed, a group fired on an Ulster Defence Regiment guard at a Drum Skinney farm, wounding him as mourning for victims proceeds. Crowds and closures persist amid political tensions and funeral preparations.
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Northern Ireland
UPI
County
Fermanagh
Londonderry
Barton
Drum Skinney
Anti crime program to mark personal items in Lompoc
Lompoc Police Department plans a large anti crime program using electric marking pencils to label thousands of items with identifying numbers. Police Chief James D. Smith notes the system mirrors programs in Westminster Monterey Park and Modesto. Public donations fund the pens with $60 offered by the Women’s Division of the Chamber of Commerce and interest from the Jaycees.
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Women'sivision
The
Chamber of Commerce
Protective reaction strikes rise as U S forces fight near Saigon
UPI reports seven more protective reaction attacks by U S planes on North Vietnam targets five on Monday and two today. Two American soldiers died and four were wounded near Saigon in the heaviest fighting in two months. South Vietnamese planes also joined U S raids on the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos, with clashes totaling three in the 24 hour period.
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UPI
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North Vietnam
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North
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
1St Air Cavalry Division
Saber
Senate press investigation sparks TV news account
CBS correspondent Daniel Schorr testified before the Senate about a White House ordered FBI probe of him last summer. He said the probe reflected a climate of suspicion created by the Nixon administration and that pressures persist for him and CBS.
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Washington
Schorr
FBI
Senate
Drainage Committee Advances Ordinance With Phase Plan
A six member drainage committee led by Councilman Sol Letkowitz and planning official William Fick moved toward a drainage ordinance. They asked City Attorney James Longtin to draft for planning commission review and discussed a four phase plan costing millions with initial phase estimated at 1.15 million.
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Sol Letkowitz
William Fick
James Longtin
Lefkowitz
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