Lompocans Aid 19th Stop Arthritis Telethon
Unified School District volunteers in Lompoc will man phones to solicit pledges for the 19th annual Stop Arthritis Telethon. The 18 hour broadcast runs midnight Saturday to 6 p.m. Sunday on KTLA Channel 5 with stars including Bob Hope and Phyllis Diller aiding arthritis research. Local calls are routed to 733-3533 and headquarters are at Vandenberg Van and Storage.
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Lompoc
Will Man
Sunda
Jane Wyman
Vandenberg Van _ and Storage Company
Bob Hope
Phyllis Diller
Rosalind Russell
Jim Nabors
Glenn Ford
Lorne Greene
Robert Stack
Karen Valentine
Scatman Crothers
Betty White
Ed Asner
John Forsythe
Gordon MacRae
Cesar Romero
Charlton Heston
Claire Trevor
California Governor and Legislature Face Transportation and Lottery Debates
Governor Ullrich appoints Howard Ullrich to head the State Transportation Department. Flournoy gains support within the GOP while Parks backs a 250 million Beaches Parks and Wildlife bond. Mansion opposes moving the governor’s mansion to downtown Sacramento. A state operated lottery proposal advances from Assembly to Senate. Auctions target fox hunting restrictions and bounty limits.
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Sacramento
United Press International
Ullrich
Howard Ullrich
State Transportation Department
Flourney
Houston Flournoy
Carmichael
Capitol Parks
Millionaire Quick Cash Lottery Promises 20,000 Winners Weekly
An advertisement claims a 50 cent weekly legalized eastern state lottery can make you a millionaire overnight. It urges readers to join from anywhere as it boasts 20,000 winners each week.
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Los Angeles
County retirement board weighs AB 374 pension rise in Santa Barbara
County retirement officials consider applying new state law AB 374 to boost retirees their pensions by 2 to 10 percent at county expense a potential $1 million cost. Board seeks Feb 20 review and asks supervisors to defer action until then while safeguarding the multi million pension fund.
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Praulounty
Santa Barbara
Howard C. Menzel
Menzel
Board of Supervisors
County Retired Employees Association
Community Event Notes From Lompoc Local Groups
Activities for seniors and community clubs dominate the column. The Retired Citizens Hospitality House hosts sewing, card games, and weekly afternoon events open to all over 50 with free coffee and no membership. Also listed are film showings, bake sales, discounts, fundraisers, and a Valentine dance with multiple venues and ticket details.
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Retired Citizens Hospitality House
W. Maple Ave
Helen Reichert
Lom Valley
Lompoc High School
Lompoc High
Lompoc and
Cabrillo
Light registration for special congressional primary in Santa Barbara
At the Santa Barbara County Election Bureau registration for the March 5 special primary remains low. Offices in Santa Barbara and branches in Santa Maria Lompoc Santa Ynez and Carpinteria close at 5 pm Friday with signatures allowed until 5 pm Sunday for next week. Democratic headquarters will stay open over the weekend. Republican Sen Robert Lagomarsino faces seven Democrats for the unexpired Teague seat without a runoff.
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Santa Barbara
Bob Kirkpatrick
Santa Maria
Lompoc
Santa Ynez
Carpinteria
Kirkpatrick
Democratic
Robert Lagomarsino
Charles Teague
Citizens for Integrity files peti tions over county salary raise
The Citizens for Integrity in County Government submitted referendum petitions with thousands of names to Santa Barbara County to block the 69 percent salary increase set to take effect Monday. County election chief Bob Kirkpatrick reported a six-woman team processing signatures and only 2,400 cleared by Thursday, with disqualifications running 15 to 20 percent, as volunteers claim well over 20,000 names entered.
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Citizens For Integrity
Santa Barbara
County Election Bureau
Bob Kirkpatrick
Citizens’ Committee
Bridge for Sale in Shasta County After Flood Damage
Shasta County plans to sell a large steel bridge that spanned the Sacramento River at Sweetbriar. Flooding two weeks earlier loosened the structure and it sank to the river bottom, making disposal necessary. The sale aims to recover costs or repurpose the bridge.
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Ktla Television
Channel 5
Barbara Nagle
Gene Lynch
Lester Manchester
Richard Wilson
Sally Hammond
Carolyn Looney
Mary Brackin
Ron Pace
Charlotte Byrd
Jim Weaver
al Thompson
Mike Pease
Senate
Boatwright
D Concord
The
Assembly
Ralph
Simi Valley
Calif
Fed
Sheriff's
Stan Otremba
Lompoc Valley
Otremba
Women of the Moose
Moose Lodge
W. Laurel
Council of Catholic Women of
la Purisima Parish
Pete Riegel
American Red Cross
Red Cross
South H Street
Girl’s Club
Royal Coach
Oscar Morales
Lompoc Marlin
San Luis Obispo
Flower Valley
Sweet Adelines
Three Ring Harmony
Lompoc Civic Auditorium
Music Box
Faye
Chamber of Commerce
Oval Coach
I Employment Agency
Community Center Building Fund
Vandenberg Federal Credit Union
Base
Mittee
Vandenberg A.F.B
California
Atoz
Starbuck
McPeek
Merth
Foden Pale
First Assembly OF God Church
Assembly Youth
Gulf Station
No. ‘H’ Street
Bake Sale
Assembly Missionettes
Mode O'Day
House of Fabrics
Assembly Women’s Missionary Council
North “J Street
Nick Nacks
Valentines
McDonaldland
Ronald
McDonald’s
McLove
McDonald's
Santamaria
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