School Trustee Thomas Won't Seek Reelection in April Vote
Marjorie Thomas announces she will not run for another term on the Lompoc school board. Her term ends June 30 along with DeWayne Holmdahl. She will serve out her term and may move away. Holmdahl will seek reelection. Nominating papers due February 16. Possible challengers include Richard K. Jacoby and Billie Grider. Election handled by County Clerk under new state law. Date set for April 17 the third Tuesday in April.
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Marjorie Thomas
DeWayne Holmdahl
Thomas
Martha Negus
Holmdahl
Richard K. Jacoby
Lompoc
Library Board
Billie Grider
Ann Sweet
Lompoc Unified
Hunt pleads guilty to all Watergate charges
Former White House consultant E. Howard Hunt Jr. pleaded guilty to all six counts in the Watergate bugging case. Judge Sirica held him on $100,000 bond pending pre sentencing, after rejecting a plea to admit only three counts. Hunt’s lawyer urged a lower bond, arguing he could not meet $100,000.
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Washington
UPI
White House
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Watergate
Hunt
U.S
John J. Sirica
Democratic
Sirica
William C. Bittman
Vietnam Peace Talks Stall As Delegates Clash Over Split
At Paris weekly talks the Vietnamese side rejected any permanent division of Vietnam and accused the United States of planning new Indochina attacks with South Korean troops. Kissinger and Tho held a six hour session with technical experts present, signaling possible progress yet no clear outcomes.
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UPI
Vietnam
United States
Indochina
Hotel Majestic
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
Tho
Reagan unveils $850 million tax surplus for California
Governor Reagan announced an $850 million free and clear surplus from California taxes to be returned to residents. He suggested a taxpayers dividend and endorsed income tax cuts while outlining health insurance and crime policy ideas and noting economic growth that boosted revenues.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Stne
Nixon shifts to voluntary wage price guidelines in Phase III
President Nixon abandons the Pay Board and Price Commission in favor of a largely voluntary wage price framework as Phase III of the economic controls program. He maintains mandatory limits on food construction and medical care and seeks a one year extension of the control statute, with Phase III effective now through April 30. Organized labor criticizes controls as wage restraint while prices rise.
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UPI
Nixon
Pay Board and Price Commission
Congress
Organized
LEA to take message to public in community outreach
Lompoc Education Association plans direct public outreach with a proposed informational flyer and regular briefings. President David Manship outlined concerns about school closures, teacher attrition, and lunch issues while noting the February agenda for a board decision and a January 23 target for presentation.
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Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc Education Association
Lea
David Manship
David Farnum
Lompoc Valley
Manship
Glen Wegner
Wegner
Bunch
Hearing set on Lompoc rezoning for Dildine project
A public hearing was scheduled for Jan 24 by the County Planning Commission over W R Dildine's bid to rezone land at the eastern Lompoc city entrance from single family and suburban agricultural residential to M light commercial. The case involved new committee evidence and a conflict between DMG and M l zoning recommendations, with opposition citing prime agricultural land and base area plans.
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County Planning Commission
Lompoc
W.R. Dildine
Planning Commission
City of
Dildine
Hogg Brothers
Board of Supervisors
A. Diblee Poett
Sweeney Rd
Army to Overhaul Structure Cutting 190 Million Annually
The Army announces a sweeping reorganization aimed at efficiency and saving about 1 billion dollars over five years. It abolishes CONARC and Combat Developments Command, and disbands the 3rd U.S. Army, creating FORSCOM and TRADOC to oversee training and modernization.
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Washington
UPI
Army
United States
Continental Army Command
Conarc
Ft. Monroe
Combat Developments Command
Ft. Belvoir
3Rd United States Army
Ft. McPherson
1St Army
Ft. Meade
New England
Middle Atlantic
5Th Army
Ft. Sam Houston
San Antonio
Tex
Midwest
6Th Army
Presidio
San Francisco
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Creighton W. Abrams
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