Local boycott of coffee seen brewing
Local grocers warn coffee prices may rise past 3 dollars per pound this year with distributors raising to 291 and 308 per pound. Store managers anticipate consumer resistance and some customers stock up while others switch to tea. Restaurants may hold prices unless wholesale costs exceed 3 dollars.
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Coffee
Seen Brewing
General Foods
Folger’s Coffee Co
Tom Hyland
Williams Brothers
Safeway
Scolari’s
Hyland
UPI
Andrea Alvarado
Lompoc
Supervisors reject sheriff service area plan
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously declined a proposal by city governments to form a Sheriff’s Patrol County Service Area. The Administrative Officer and Auditor-Controller argued unincorporated revenues offset patrol costs, and cities would not face double taxation as claimed.
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Dick Praul
Board of Supervisors
Raymond D. Johnson
William L. Parsons
Johnson and Parsons
Santa Barbara
Tony Fisher
David Shiffman
Shiffman
Santa Maria
John van Ryn
Lompoc
al Davidson
W.B. Tyler
Hope Ranch
Baker elected Senate Republican leader in tight duel
Tennessee Senator Howard Baker defeated Michigan's Robert Griffin by a 19 to 18 vote to become the Senate Republican leader on the opening day of the 95th Congress. Baker, 51, rose to prominence on the Watergate committee and is the son in law of the late Senator Everett Dirksen. West Virginia's Robert Byrd captured the Democratic leadership as expected.
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Washington
Senate party leadership elections reshape top GOP and Democratic posts
The GOP elected Ted Stevens Alaska as No 2 and Clifford Hansen Wyoming as secretary. Byrd won the top Democratic spot amid no challenge from Hubert Humphrey who had major cancer surgery. Cranston and Inouye joined Byrd as senior Democrats. Republicans named Curtis chairman, Tower head of policy, Packwood to head the campaign committee.
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Ted Stevens
Alaska
Clifford Hansen
Wyoming
Byrd
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Alan Cranston
Calif
Daniel Inouye
Hawaii
Senate Democrats
Griffin
Michigan Republican
Senators’ Conference
Carl Curtis
Nebraska
John Tower
Republican Policy Committee
Ford urges $10 billion individual tax cut for 1977 plan
President Ford proposes a $10 billion individual tax cut and a $2.5 billion business cut for 1977, with a $750 personal exemption rising to $1,000 and a Social Security payroll tax increase to 6.15 percent in 1978. He warns against expanding federal programs and stresses restraint on spending growth.
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Was’. Ngton
UPI
Ford
Congress
Jirmy Carter
Carter
California mediator to hear school staff pay dispute
Negotiators for classified employees and the school board meet with mediator from California Conciliation Service on Wednesday to try to resolve a salary dispute. Principals include Bob Halstead and Alice Milligan with Draza Mrvichin of the agency. if no agreement, the Education Employe Relations Board may appoint a fact finding panel. CSEA seeks a 15.77 percent increase over two years, while the board offers 11.10 percent. About 300 classified workers are represented. Teachers and administrators have already accepted raises.
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California Conciliation Service
Bob Halstead
California School Employes Association
Alice Milligan
Draza Mrvichin
Education Employe Relations Board
CSEA
Out-of-court settlement in Santa Ynez River pollution case
The California state attorney general's office reportedly reached an out-of-court settlement imposing a $2000 penalty on Lompoc Utility Services Co. for sewer pollution of the Santa Ynez River in September. No party would confirm details as officials await a written agreement. The Regional Water Quality Control Board had found the utility responsible for sewer effluent leakage from a facility at McLaughlin and Rucker roads.
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State Attorney General's
Lompoc Utility Services Co
Santa Ynez
Mission Hills
Regional Water Quality Control Board
Attorney General's
Linda Mok
McLaughlin and
Rucker Roads
Public works funds push to create jobs in House
In Washington the House opens with a bill by Rep. Roe to add 4 billion for public works, joining a 2 billion program approved earlier. The sponsor expects broad cosponsorship from both parties as Ford’s veto is noted in the background. In Plains Carter announces trust handling of his peanut business and stock sale ahead of his inauguration, citing conflict of interest rules.
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Washington
UPI
House
Robert A. Roe
D-N.j
Ford
Roe
Rep
Jim Wright
Texas
New House
Plains
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Billy
Sumner files papers for two school board seats
William S. Sumner, an airline travel agent, filed nominating papers today aiming at two school board seats, bringing the total with papers filed to nine. Five filed today, latest being Donald R. Adams, with others Robert M. Coe, Jeffrey D. Day, Dorothy M. Liss and Ed Walsh. Filing closes Friday at 5 p.m. Voters will choose two trustees on March 8.
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William S. Sumner
Donald R. Adams
Robert M. Coe
Jeffrey D. Day
Dorothy M. Liss
Ed Walsh
Rains Named Senate Democratic Caucus Chair
The Senate Democratic Caucus elected Sen. Omer L. Rains of Ventura as chair to replace John F. Dunlap who stepped down. Rains also leads the Business and Transportation Committee. Dunlap remains on the Education Committee. The note mentions unrelated local scenes and weather.
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Sacramento
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Democaucus
Lompoc High School
Gladys Aguirre
Pasadena
Dot Hackle
Parenthood
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