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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1976
Page
2
City editor reports minimal backing for Art Scott's push to change Lompoc mayoral terms to two years, with council members split. Proponents cite continuity, while opponents warn of entrenchment and call for consent of new council members. Scott deferred a vote, signaling the issue to the incoming council.
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Robert E Ten Brooke, 33, of Casa Grande Arizona, is in Santa Maria City Jail on illegal possession charges for firearms and three pounds of marijuana. Deputies stopped his car for a minor traffic violation in Buellton and recovered the weapons ammunition and marijuana. Meanwhile county sheriffs are probing the death of Ethel L Kay 26 of Inglewood whose body was found in a camper at Lake Cachuma shortly after midnight. Dennis Kay her husband found her. Dennis Byron Brown 22 of 328 A N Second St. has been bound over to Santa Maria Superior Court on a burglary charge after pleading not guilty to breaking into a home on 1213 W Hickory Ave on Jan 27. Municipal Court Judge Terrill F Cox ruled there was sufficient evidence to hold him for superior court on Feb 18. Duke Charles Saunders 21 of 722 N First St suffered a hand cut in a rear end crash with a car driven by Herbert Hoover Duncan 45 of 565 Venus Ave Vandenberg Village. Saunders was treated at Vandenberg AFB Hospital. A 15 year old motorcyclist was seriously injured and a passenger suffered minor injuries in a collision at Ocean Avenue and J Street. Danny Angel Dominguez 619 N Second St sustained a head injury and was hospitalized. Isabel G Venegas 16 1000 W Cherry Ave treated for bruises and released. Bertha Arguello Ochoa 16 415 North J St was not injured. The crash occurred about 10 p.m. Dominguez rode a motorcycle west on Ocean Avenue while the Ochoa car crossed Ocean Avenue.
The Lompoc City Council defeated a staff enforcement ordinance on first reading and delayed a second reading while considering a narrowed version. A separate measure adopting the 1975 Electrical Code received initial approval with reservations. Other actions included rezoning Ocean and U for 125 apartments, approving a 14‑unit single family project, and a wastewater plant equipment purchase of 14000 from California Correctional Industries.
Lompoc officials continued discussion of an animal keeping ordinance that would limit to six fowl and 12 rabbits per residence and ban crowing roosters. Critics cited enforcement gaps while mayoral duties and concurrent meetings reduced turnout.
After nearly four hours of testimony a school board voted on proposed closures despite strong opposition from parents teachers and students including Merrill Tooley and El Camino PTA leader Dorothy Liss Speakers raised concerns about neighborhood schools declining enrollment and budget impact while trustees cited Public Law 874 revenue cuts and fiscal responsibility Bloom Steiger and Broun discussed study needs safety and student dispersal procedures the board promised immediate follow up actions and recommendations.
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