Santa Barbara Grand Jury Begins Special Session Over Final Report
The 1972 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury meets in special session to prepare its potentially controversial final report to Presiding Superior Judge Floyd Dodson. The panel, led by M. G. Sues, argues for public release of an interim report on the McAlpine autopsy case amid disputes over censorship and court access. Downgraded by authorities and contested by Sheriff John W. Carpenter, the case centers on alleged irregularities and political friction with the Board of Supervisors and County Counsel. The final report is due at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Santa Barbara County
Grand Jury
Santa Barbara
Floyd Dodson
M. G. Sues
Santa Ynez Valley
Lawrence McAlpine
Dodson
John W. Carpenter
McAlpine
Evelle Younger
Younger
David D. Milner
Board of Supervisors
George P. Kading
Camper trailer destroyed by fire near Higgins home
A fire destroyed a camper trailer owned by Winfred Higgins at 634 N Second St. unoccupied at the time. Acting Fire Chief Ron Boggs arrived from a nearby home and battled the flames with a garden hose before firefighters arrived. Loss set at 5300 dollars.
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Bruce Janatsch
N. Second St
Ron Boggs
Higgins
Second St
Boggs
Trustees weigh 13 percent teacher raise in budget proposal
Certificated Employe Council submits a nearly 2.5 million package including 1.3 million for direct salary increases with 942,836 for classroom teachers and benefits to cut class size to 26 to 1 from 28.5 to 1. The 3:30 p.m. meeting at Central Administration Building will review the plan and district items such as junior high realignment, enrollment drop to 12,253, and Charles Hurlbut as summer school director.
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North
A St
Mission Hills
Lompoc Junior
Vandenberg Junior High School
Lompoc
Charles Hurlbut
California Legislature Opens Two Year Session With $680 Million Surplus
California lawmakers convened for a historic two year session amid debates on capital punishment auto insurance prepaid health care and school financing. The session features a mix of new faces and a tight Senate split as Reagan plans retirement and leadership fights loom. A $680 million state surplus is noted as a major backdrop to fiscal and policy discussions.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Ronald Reagan
Da Nang Air Base Bombing Incident Triggers Inquiry
Five American aircraft from the Air Force Navy and Marines mistakenly bombed Da Nang Air Base in an apparent navigational error injuring nine Americans and a Vietnamese guard. A UH1 Huey was damaged and fuel tanks set afire as 34 bombs hit the northwest base area. An immediate U S command investigation was ordered with Navy and Marines to participate.
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Saigon
UPS
Kenneth F. Englade
U.S
Air Force
Re district proposal continued by county Board of Supervisors
The Board voted unanimously to delay the re district plan for a month to Feb 5 amid a large audience opposing boundary changes. The plan would shift 20 000 residents from the Third District to the Second and Fourth, with Goleta Valley placed in the Third. Protests and slow action dominated the session as the committee had previously favored moving Santa Ynez Valley, Hope Ranch, Buellton areas, and shifting Supervisor Grant.
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Board of Supervisors
Goleta Valley
Daniel G. Grant
Santa Ynez Valley
Hope Ranch
Buellton
Curtis Tunnell
First District
George Clyde
Tunnell
Clyde
Grant
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D-Van Nuys
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George Moscone
San Francisco
Ed Reinecke
Fred Marler Jr
Redding
James R. Mills
San Diego
GOP
Clare Berryhill
Ceres
da Nang
Navy
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Vinh
Gene Wahlers
Wahlers
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