Reagan to close San Quentin Prison
Governor Ronald Reagan announced plans to phase out San Quentin Prison and build new maximum security facilities in California. He said the 120 year old complex will be closed by the end of his term, while reducing inmate numbers and maintaining guards. The speech also touched on health reform, education funding, and tax relief.
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Pay Board Rejects Aerospace Settlement Sparking Worker Confusion
The Pay Board rejected an aerospace contract, proposing an 8 percent first year rise amid 250,000 workers’ uncertainty. UAW and Machinists urge bargaining, while five labor members oppose authority limits, as unions plan talks in St Louis with company officials.
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St. Louis
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Lompoc Building Permits Drop Sharply From 1970
City of Lompoc construction volume in 1971 fell more than 400000 below 1970. Calendar year totals show 686526 for 1971 versus 1091374 in 1970. Fiscal year figures end July show 452806 versus 748869 in 1970. A bellwether is the drop in permits with four single family permits in 1971 versus sixty in 1970 and 60 residential alterations versus 71 in 1970.
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Christmas trees still strewn in alleys after city drive
Christmas trees remain discarded in alleys despite a city campaign urging homeowners to haul them to designated points. Harley Craig adds Lompoc Travel Service as the first new 1972 member of the Lompoc Chamber of Commerce. Fair through Friday with minor temperature changes. highs mid 50s to mid 60s, lows upper 20s to mid 30s. Friday seas show high tides at 4.3 feet and 3.1 feet, low tides at 2.2 feet and 1.5 feet.
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Lompoc Travel Service
Lompoc Chamber of Commerce
Grant Will Not Seek Reelection To County Board
Veteran Third District Supervisor Daniel G. Grant will not seek reelection to the county Board of Supervisors this year. He has held the post since June 1960 and had been courted for Assembly or Senate roles. His withdrawal signals a potential shift as Clyde and 1972 chair Curtis Tunnell also plan to leave, reducing the board’s political continuity.
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U S F105 Strikes Near Hanoi In Protective Action
The U S command reports a protective reaction strike against North Vietnamese air defense sites. An F105 jet fired a missile at a radar site around 64 miles south of Hanoi while escorting B52 bombers. This was the closest raid to Hanoi in over a year.
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California Leaders Welcome Shuttle Budget Boost
Mayor Art Scott and James A. Cook praised the President's 5.5 billion for the Space Shuttle in 1973 budget talks while warning that booster design choices in coming weeks could decide the project's California site at Vandenberg. Governor Reagan called the move very pleasing as Sacramento prioritizes shuttle development and site access.
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California Coordinating Committee
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California
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Apollo 16 may be delayed to April after design flaw found
Apollo program director Rocco A. Petrone said a March 17 launch for Apollo 16 could shift to April 16 due to a design deficiency in the explosive separation system tested in Downey California. The delay would not affect the moon landing site nor Apollo 17's December target.
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Charles M. Duke
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Four Voters Remain in Buellton Precinct After Redistricting
County Clerk J E Lewis told the Board of Supervisors that Buellton No 1 precinct could form a separate four voter election unit if kept in the Fourth District and Solvang Judicial District. He proposed transferring the remaining Buellton No 1 portion to the Lompoc Judicial District and adding it to Purisima No 1 precinct.
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Board of Supervisors
Buellton
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Santa Ynez Valley
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Solvang
Solvang Judicial District
Lompoc
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Nixon approves space shuttle program for four astronauts
In Los Angeles a legislator called the announcement great news as Nixon said NASA will develop an airplane like spacecraft to carry four men into space and return. The project would cost about 5.5 billion dollars over six years with six major aerospace firms vying for the contract.
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