Presidents Oil panel departs Santa Barbara
The 15 member Presidential panel of scientists and engineers studying Santa Barbara oil spill left after a two day conference. Chairman John Calhoun said no substantial conclusions yet and a progress report may come in weeks. The panel noted straw absorbents and a two chamber incinerator could aid cleanup. drilling off the coast was not on the panel's agenda. Oil damaged birds at treatment centers exceed 1,200 and many will die.
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Dick Praul
Santa Barbara
John Calhoun
Texas A
M. University
Calhoun
Lee A. DuBridge
U.S. Office of Science and Technology
Nixon
Union Oil Co
Birds rescued from oil slick find mercy stop at Carpinteria
Union Oil set up a temporary rescue operation at Carpinteria State Park to aid oiled birds after a lone duck prompted mercy efforts at Surf. Birds receive butter purges, antibiotics, and Polycomplex washes before convalescence at Santa Barbara Zoo.
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Santa Barbara
Surf
Don Ostlund
Union Oil Company
Carpinteria
Orcutt
Vandenberg Afb
Carpinteria State Park
Union Oil Bird Bath
Union Oil
State Department of Fish and Game
Dept
Ostlund
Glimpses of youngsters at school on a holiday morning
The report notes students arriving late to classes as they forget a holiday. Editor Harry Crompe reports on the hospital service quality following an appendectomy. Former Assemblyman Winfield Shoe maker accepts a teaching post in political science at Los Angeles State College.
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Harry Crompe
Winfield Shoemaker
Los Angeles State College
West Berlin isolation contested by Commies
East Germany and the Communist press claimed Western Allies forfeited rights in West Berlin and planned maneuvers to disrupt traffic as Berlin prepared for a March 5 West German presidential election. Authorities warned of potential regional impact as Moscow and East Berlin pressed demarcation lines.
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West Berlin
Berlin
UPI
East Germany
Neues Deutschland
United States
Britain
France
City
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Moscow
Tass
Water agency urged early Lompoc Dam study completion
Santa Barbara County Water Agency and the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District push to finish the Lompoc Narrow Dam feasibility report quickly and include flood control analysis upstream and downstream. They seek Bureau of Reclamation action and a complete flood control study integrated into the final report.
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Santa Ynez
Water District
Lompoc
Virgil Phelps
Division 2
Narrows Dam
County
Bureau of Reclamation
Commissioner of Reclamation
Water Agency
Narrows
Corps of Engineers
William Laranjo
Phelps
Phil Macias
Santa Barbara
Bureau
Record
Santa Ynez Valley
Cachuma Dam
Macias
Federal official avoids court over Santa Barbara stop sign
Paul De Falco Jr., 44, director of the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration's San Francisco office, was excused from a Santa Barbara court appearance after his stop for running a stop sign. The $19 fine was dismissed in chambers. Judge Frank Kearney objected, saying he should pay the fine if guilty. De Falco was in Santa Barbara with Interior Secretary Walter Hickel during oil eruption coverage near Union Oil Co. wells.
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Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Goleta Valley
Fed
Santa Barbara
Paul de Falco Jr
San Francisco
Walter E. Parent
District Attorney’s Office
Asst
William Cotter
de Falco
Walter Hickel
Union Oil Co
Police arrest two in to set burglary
Lompoc police jailed two Santa Maria men yesterday on suspicion of stealing four television sets from two local furniture stores. Henry Taylor Jr., 37, of 407 N Benchley St, Santa Maria, and Robert Kenneth Lucero, 23, of 1025 W Las Flores St, Santa Maria, were arrested. Bail was set at $6,250 each.
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Lompoc
Santa Maria
Henry Taylor Jr
N. Benchley St
Robert Kenneth Lucero
Las Flores St
Five vie for two Lompoc Unified School Board seats
Five candidates contest the April 15 election for two open seats on the Lompoc Unified School District Board of Trustees. Incumbents Marjorie Thomas and George Vance are joined by DeWayne Holmdahl and Mrs Bruce Boyer plus Mrs Kenneth Dial, each seeking a role on the board.
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Lompoc Unified School District
Kenneth Dial
501
S. O Pl
Boyer
Marjorie Thomas
George Vance
Thomas
Martha Negus
Vance
Ray Richerson
Marines to be guests in Lompoc for bridge gift
The 13th Engineer Battalion Marines builders of the now opened FCI bridge over the Santa Ynez River are honored at a dinner at the Elks Club in Lompoc. The unit is working on the new 13th Street bridge set to open February 25. The 50 men are feted for the prompt replacement of the FCI bridge, with cocktails at 6 to 6 30 p.m. and dinner. The Barbershop Quartet will entertain and Mayor Robert MacClure will speak.
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13Th Engineer Battalion
FCI
Santa Ynez River
Lompoc
Elks Club
13Th Street
Robert MacClure
J. B. Bogan
Corps of Engineers
Vandenberg
Truman in Hospital Resting Comfortably
Former President Harry S. Truman, age 84, is hospitalized after an overnight illness diagnosed as acute gastroenteritis with virus involvement. Doctors report he slept well, is on a liquid diet, read the newspaper, and is steadily regaining strength with a expected stay of a few days.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Harry S. Truman
Truman
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