Council hopefuls pinpoint issues in Lompoc race
Eight candidates spoke at a candidate forum in the Lompoc Library sponsored by IBEW Local 1218. The debate highlighted water, economy, labor relations, and county split as top concerns with candidates Earl Collins John Peto Alberta Morgan Charles Ward Floyd Southern Burnham Truman Joe Valencia and Ed Rodgers outlining plans and priorities.
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Robert C. Vincent
Lompoc
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1218
Larry McCammon
Earl Collins
John Peto
Alberta Morgan
Charles Ward
Floyd Southern
Burnham Truman
Joe Valencia
Ed Rodgers
Collins
Southern California Gas Company
Lompoc Clinic Plans and Hospital Reorganization
Lompoc District Hospital may close its inpatient facility and replace it with two outpatient clinics in Santa Maria and Lompoc. The plan, presented by Dr. Lawrence Hart and discussed by county officials, includes public hearings with tentative openings and a possible contract for inpatient care with Santa Maria hospitals. Local candidates discuss city needs, including water, business growth, and civic facilities, amid ongoing hospital district considerations.
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Lompoc District Hospital
Lompoc
Mike Palmer
Santa Maria
Harrell Fletcher
Solvang
Santa Barbara
Hart
Kissinger carries Brezhnev plan for arms ceiling revision
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said he is delivering a Brezhnev proposal to President Ford that could cut the 1974 Vladivostok ceiling on strategic missiles and bombers. He warned that any reduction depends on other elements and may or may not be included in the final accord.
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Peto
Lompoc
FEC
Brussels
Belgium
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Ford
Vladivostok
Wicks
Drought Strains Chowchilla Hay Trade and Local Farms
A Chowchilla hay hauler travels to Oregon to fetch 25 tons for Holmdahl's Farm Supply in Lompoc, to be sold at about 90 dollars per ton as drought pressures farmers. The piece notes unusually dry conditions risk record-setting months, rising water and irrigation costs, looming higher bean prices, and financial strains on cattlemen, bean growers, and local hospitals amid sparse rainfall.
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Stan Tulledo
Chowchilla
Oregon
Holmdahl
Lompoc
National Weather Service
Santa Maria
le Roy Summers
California
Dutra
DeWayne Holmdahl
Walt Manfrina
Burpee
West Coast
NWS
National Meteorological Center
Washington, D.C
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Morgan
Vandenberg
Police Association
Hastings College of Law
San Francisco
Southern
Truman
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Salsipuedes
Lake Cachuma
New Wells
Valencia
Parks and Recreation Commission
YMCA
Alli
Pete
Ward
Kissinger
Brezhnev
Bobby Campbell
Campbell
Lawrence Dutra
Bixby Ranch Company
Cojo-Jalama
Ken Wicks
Harold Thompson
Frank Signorelli
Thompson
Richard A. St. John
Ann Sweet
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