Fletcher fears loss of air quality control post
Santa Maria official Harrell Fletcher faces more demotion after being stripped as County Water Agency chairman and coastal commission representative by a reorganized board. The Los Padres Sierra Club criticizes county policy shifts toward intensive Santa Barbara Channel oil development with plans for a pipeline complex and offshore oil facilities allegedly to support full production in the channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Dick Praul
Board of Supervisors
Harrell Fletcher
County Water Agency
Coastal Commission
Santa Maria
Los Padres
The
Sierra Club
Santa Barbara
Hal Hallett
Channel
EXXON
ARCO
Guadalupe Dunes
Point Concepcion
Elk Hills Naval Reserve
Club
Burglary Reports Across Santa Barbara and Lompoc Areas
Daily record night in Santa Ynez and booked in Lompoc Jail under $750 bail. Guns, cash and miscellaneous property valued at $642 reported stolen from John Leslie Page's home at 621 North St. Loss includes shotguns rifles ammunition and cash. A man whose house was fire hit on Jan. 3 reports losing a color TV. James Collins says someone entered his home at 300 E. Lemon Ave. last week while he was away. Theft valued at $800. A color TV and two radios stolen from Burnell Porter’s home at 1601 E. Pine Ave. Valued at $800. Guns TV and radio stolen from Thomas A. Chrones at 1124 N. Poppy St. Rifle and pistol missing. Total loss $930. Dorianna Bedwell reports $200 in stereo components stolen from 200 N O St Apt D. Police investigate car engine destruction. Pamela Ledgerwood reports corrosive additive poured into gas tank. Incident unclear date. Antenna destruction on six cars parked at Lompoc High School. Victims list includes Beaver, Maraszek, Oar, Wallace, Wiswell, and Work Jr. April 117. Community notices on Unity Church study group and various local classes and events. County politics feature Fletcher’s loss of coastal commission post to David Yager and potential impact on air quality board and north county industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Leslie Page
North St
James Collins
E. Lemon Ave
Thomas A. Chrones
N. Poppy St
Lompoc High School
West College Avenue
Stephen Clovis Beaver
Juniper St
Vandenberg Air Force Base
John Herbert Maraszek
South P St
Michael James Oar
E. College Ave
Olivia Jane Wallace
Grace Kathryn Wiswell
E. Bluff Jr
Dale Marcellus Work Jr
W. North Ave
Obituaries for Howard Morales Benowski in Lompoc area
Funeral services for Martin P. Howard 58 held at Starbuck Mortuary with military honors at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Maria B Morales 59 funeral mass at La Purisima Church followed by burial. Stephen J Benowski 26 killed in wreck with services planned in Grand Rapids Michigan. connections to Santa Maria Solvang and Lompoc noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin P. Howard
Starbuck Mortuary Chapel
Kenneth R. Boyd
Lompoc Masonic Lodge
F&am
Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery
Maria B. Morales
la Purisima Catholic Church
James Burnham
Morales
Mexico
Lompoc District Hospital
Lompoc
South F St
Stephen J. Benowski
Stagecoach Road
Santa Barbara
San Lucas Bridge
Highway 154
Grand Rapids
Mich
Benowski
Milan Construction Co
Santa Maria
Loper Funeral Chapel
Solvang
Lagomarsino probes grants in public works program
Congressman Robert Lagomarsino said his office is investigating recent public works grants to verify they followed the law. He asked the General Accounting Office to report on application processing and whether counties Ventura and Santa Barbara each received one grant. He warned the outcome could affect future funding and touted potential Coast Guard action after tanker accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lagomarsino
Lagomarsino
General Accounting Office
Economic Development Administration
Ventura
Santa Barbara
EDA
U.S. Coast Guard
Alaska
Channel Islands
Mailing Rates For Subscriptions In Santo Barbers County
Rates listed show Santo Barbers County 2.90 dollars per month with outside county at 900 dollars per month. All mail subscriptions payable in advance. Single copy price and 15 cents noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aitornia Newspaper Publishers Association
United Press Internations
Inter Nations Press Institute
Inter-American Press
Amacouan Sed
California Press
Audit Bureau of Circulation and
California Newspaper Youth Foundation
Santo Barbers County
Sans Barbers County
CBers rally to aid MD victim in California visit drive
Elmira boy John Revie Jr. 12, aka Little Smokey, is dying of muscular dystrophy. Lompoc CB Club organizes a Godspell benefit at Lompoc High School Little Theater to fund his Disneyland trip and a California visit with Jerry Lewis. Proceeds from 3 ticket sales go to bring him west and support MDA research. extra funds aid others like him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc
Steve Davis
Mike Hunt
Debbie Braithwaite
Lompoc Thespian Troupe
Lompoc Little Theater
Cher
New York
California
Disneyland
Robert O. Vincent
Little Smokey
Elmira
N.Y
John Revie Jr
John Jr
Valley of Flowers CB Club
Cbers
Larry Bowen
Lompoc High School
Little Theater
Jerry Lewis
The
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Lancaster
Dorothy Conklin
Lompoc Valley
Plaza
E. Ocean
Revie
Daniel
Dan
Lompoc Optimist Oratorical Contest Opens Entries
The Lompoc Optimist Club invites entries for its annual Oratorical Contest for youths under 16 as of Dec 31, 1976. Separate boys and girls divisions contest February 12 in Lompoc with dinner for participants. First-place winners advance to Zone 13 on April 9 in Santa Maria, then area and Pacific Southwest District finals toward May in Bakersfield with $500 scholarships for district winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc Optimist Club
Santa Maria Club
Santa
Maria
Santa Barbara
Bakersfield
More Mesa activities protested in Goleta Valley
Community groups urge the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors to address rapes lewd conduct and disorder linked to the More Mesa nude beach residents say the site attracts people from across the state. Orchid grower Paul Gripp cites rising incidents and erosion from high traffic, calling for action if authorities cannot restore control. A separate note mentions Allan Hancock College will host a widowhood seminar starting Jan 15 on the Santa Maria campus with no tuition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
More Mesa
Goleta Valley
Board of Supervisors
Robert E. Kallman
Paul Gripp
Orchid Dr
Kallman
Third District
William Wallace
James M. Slater
Gripp
Mesa Bluffs
Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria
George Crosby
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la Mesa
Jupiter Ave
Vandenberg Village
Sheriff's Office
Kenneth Wayne McClellan
Paso Robles
McClellan
Daily Record
Santa Ynez
Burnell Porter
Pine Ave
Dorianna Marie Bedwell
North O St
Apt. D
Pamela N. Ledgerwood
S. Dahlia St
Deneb Place
Unity Church of
Lompoc Parks and Recreation Department
Parks and Recreation Department
South C Street
Dorothy Liss
Luther Goard
Constellation
First District
David Yager
Montecito
Water Agency
Air Quality Coordinating Board
Curtis Tunnell
North County
Dasmalia
Robert Hedlund
South Coast
San Luis Obispo County
Kurt Kupper
Kupper
Mr. Howard
Arkansas
Vandenberg Afb Hospital
E. Cherry Ave
Air Force
Civil Service
First Presbyterian Church
American Legion
al Malaikah
Lois J. Howard
Kathryn Howard
San Carlos
Michael Howard
Iran
Floyd, Cloyce
Johnnie Howard
Oma Crawford
Santa Barbara Cancer Foundation
Shriner's Childrens Hospital
Guadalupe P. Morales
Merced
Richard
Pedro
Guadalupe Jr
Alfonso
Roberto
Ysidro Morales
la Puente
Raymond Morales
Norwalk
Virginia Morales
Pastor Bermudez
Pomona
Delfino Bermudez
Vera Heredia
Starbuck Mortuary
Stephen Benowski
Ass'n., Inc
Lang and Co
Constellation Road
American Air
Amer
At&t
Beth
Boeing Boise
Act of Congress
Lampoc Record
Lampor Record Publications
Californis Corporation
North H St. Lampoe
James McCollum
Harry J Crompe
Rennie L. Adam
Tom Conner
Virginiae Hands
Jeffrey W Adam
Margaret Adam
Mary Adam
Micheel Pairmer
Robert Best
Cletus Lunney
Donald New
Omeent
Betty Laurent
Scott Ostler
Stan Tulledo
Veughe Proctor
Dan Duffy
Dale Fink King
Braniff Air
Chrysler
Sci
Denny's Disney
Eastman Kodak
Ford Mir
Dynam
Elec
Tel
Imprl. Corp
Int
Harv
Johns. Man
Lear Sieg
L.T.V. Corp
McDon
Doug
Martin Marietta
Northrop
Ox Pac
Gas & Elec
Pac
RCA
Rockwell Int
Sears Roebuck
So. Cal. Edison
Sperry Rand
Standard Cal TelePrompTer
Tex
Patsy Riley
Mrs. Conklin
Hatrod
Mrs. Riley
Optimist Club
Bob Vincent
Bowen
Elvis
Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Elvis Presley
Hound Dog
Lompoc Funeral
Lindley
North
H’ ST Lompoc
Web
Sun
Great Scout and Cat House
United
Pizzaring Square Pizza
Pizzarina
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