County Board approves Exxon oil plant despite protest
The County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to rezone for a $35 million Exxon oil and gas processing plant in a Santa Barbara canyon to serve a offshore drilling venture. Proponents trumpet jobs and tax gains while opponents warn of environmental risk and call for a referendum.
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Dick Praul
County Board of Supervisors
Exxon Corp
Santa Barbara
la Cumbre
Robert Kallman
North County
Francis Beattie
Harrell Fletcher
Exxon
Las Flores Canyon
State Department of Parks and Recreation
State Beach
Refugio
el Capitan
League of Women Voters
American University Women
Kallman
Frost
State Lands Commission
GOC
Francis Sarguis
James Slater
Beattie
Lompoc
Santa Maria Chambers of Commerce
County Taxpayers Assn
County Tax-Action Ass
Building and Trades Council
Defense chief says China unlikely to be superpower soon
Defense Secretary James R. Schlesinger told Congress that unforeseen technical difficulties with missiles and a failed Chinese MIG21 copy have slowed Beijing's path to a superpower status. He cited China's mid-1980s timeline for long-range missiles, noted progress on medium and intermediate range systems, and urged production of a new U.S. Minuteman warhead while warning about Air Force C5A wing wear.
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Washington
UPS
China
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Congress
Schlesinger
U.S
Prc
People’s Republic of
Schlesigner
Russia
Air Force
Experts say jobless rate could soon hit 10 per cent
United Press International reports economists warn the U.S. unemployment rate may reach 10 percent this summer, implying over 9 million jobseekers. Harvard’s Otto Eckstein and others note the figure is plausible, with AFL-CIO President Meany and even Ford’s worst forecasts seen as within striking distance. The trend could push double-digit unemployment above inflation as a top concern.
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United Press International
United States
Otto Eckstein
Harvard
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Ford
Stanley R. Reber
The
Conference Board
Reber
UPI
Eckstein
Eliot Janeway
Janeway
Dimitri Balatsos
Hanover Trust Bank of New York
Weather and economic outlook mix shapes midweek forecast
Mostly fair weather continues through Wednesday morning with fog at night and morning. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s and lows in the 40s with light southerly winds. Tides rise to 5.3 feet and fall to 1.3 feet at specified times. Separately economists warn of a worsening recession, with unemployment expectations hovering near 8 to 9 percent and potential cuts in 1976.
Ford frees $2 billion in highway funds for construction aid
President Ford ordered $2 billion in impounded federal highway funds released to aid the construction industry and state needs during the recession. He announced a farmers energy rebate program and stressed jobs, highway safety, and mass transit as priorities while urging deregulation of natural gas. The Topeka visit drew large crowds and a standing ovation as Ford outlined his energy and anti-recession package.
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Topeka
Kan
Ford
Frank Zarb
Lyndon B. Johnson
Atlanta
Houston
Kansas
America
Capitol
Forbes Air Force Base
Alf Landon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Maine
Vermont
Landon
Topeka Boulevard
White Lake
65 Southwest
Leonard C. Ward
Ward
Dallas Times Herald
Tom Johnson
Auto workers skip picket line in McDonnell Douglas strike
UAW will not join the Machinists strike for a few days while IAM members walk out at McDonnell Douglas plants in St. Louis Southern California and Cape Canaveral. IAM furious says gains go to UAW. 19 000 machinists quit, halting F15 and F4 Phantom production and delaying planes but not the July Soviet US spaceflight.
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Long Beach
UPI
United Auto Workers Union
McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft Corp
UAW
The
International Association of Machinists
IAM
McDonnell-Douglas
St. Louis
California
Cape Canaveral
Fla
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Machinists Union District 837
Space Agency
Calif
United Auto Workers
Auto
McDonnell
Tulsa
Okla
Lincoln and Washington Birthday Holiday Closures Noted
The article outlines school closures for Lincoln's birthday and open post offices and banks, while county admin buildings and DMV stay closed. It also notes most government offices will close for Washington's birthday on Monday Feb 17, due to the calendar quirk.
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Lincoln
Lompoc City
County Administration
Department of Motor Vehicles
George Washington
Washington
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Fletcher
Frank J. Frost
James M. Slater
Santa Ynez
Sweeney Road
Santa Ynez Mountains
Santa Rosa Road
McDonnell’s
Santa Monica
Torrance
Palmdale
Huntington Beach
Edwards and
Vandenberg Air Force Bases
Walter Kapryan
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