Winter crisis tightens grip on Midwest and East
UPI reports a brutal cold wave across the Midwest and East with record lows up to 34 below zero. Ohio statewide gas curtailments prompt precautionary use limits for large consumers and potential energy crisis declarations. Governors Bowen and Rhodes call for emergency measures and prayers as arctic wind and heavy snow disrupt travel and threaten heat supplies.
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Midwest
Ohio
Illinois
Minnesota
New York
Buffalo
Michigan
Mercury
Upper Midwest
Midlands
Columbia Gas
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Indiana
Otis R. Bowen
Bowen
Carter
Ray Blanton
Tennessee
Ben Simpson
East Tennessee Natural Gas
Public Utilities Commission
John Burrows
Lompoc
California
Santa Ynez Valleys
Carter plan targets 200000 Vietnam veteran jobs
Labor Secretary Marshall unveils a $1.3 billion program to place more than 200,000 unemployed Vietnam veterans. About 145,000 public service positions, 50,000–60,000 with private industry, and 2,500 in an outreach effort, with emphasis on disabled veterans.
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UPI
Carter Administration
F. Ray Marshall
Marshall
Carter
Mondale in London Aims for talks with Callaghan and Vatican
Vice President Walter Mondale arrived in London after meetings in Italy with Pope Paul VI and Vatican officials to discuss global issues. He planned talks on economics Rhodesia and Cyprus with Prime Minister James Callaghan at 10 Downing Street. In Washington lawmakers urged swift action on direct presidential elections, while Thurmond favored a compromise. Nearby, Fresno State student Carla Wood learns her 20th birthday cake arrived intact, and J and D Trophies fixes a misspelled name on skis. County planners set a field trip to Lompoc and Santa Ynez Valleys.
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UPI
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Italy
Cyprus
Mondale
Carter
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Vatican
James Callaghan
Downing Street
Carla Wood
Fresno State University
Carl Wood
Vandenberg Village
County seeks rally to save racquetball facility plan
In Lompoc residents were urged to attend Tuesday’s City Council meeting to back placing a $400000 racquetball facility at Ryon Park or risk losing the county owned lot behind the shopping center. Parks chair Mike Siminski urged public voices as opposition fears traffic and parking nuisances.
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Parks and Recreation Commission
Mike Siminski
Lompoc
Ryon Park
Siminski
Ryan Park
BKB Associates
Ventura
Ceroweny
Lompoc High School
Sanzani
Ostler
BKB
Park and Recreation
Pioneer Park
Civic Auditorium
McCammon Withdraws From Trustees Race
Larry G. McCammon has pulled out of the Lom poc school board race citing personal reasons, but his name remains on the March 8 ballot as the election deadline prevented removal. Eight candidates remain, including Adams Coe Day Liss Morgan Rush Sumner Walsh.
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Larry G. McCammon
Ann Sweet. McCammon
E. Bell Ave
Lompoc
la Honda School
Donald R. Adams
Robert M. Coe
Jeffrey D. Day
Dorothy M. Liss
Alberta Morgan
Karen Rush
William S. Sumner
Ed Walsh
Carter plan proposes $50 rebates for most Americans
The administration unveiled a $31.2 billion tax rebate program to mail $50 payments to about 96 percent of the population including taxpayers Social Security and SSI recipients and earned income credit claimants. The plan aims to spur growth with job programs and a permanent tax cut while Congress weighs quick approval.
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UPI
Carter Administration
Congress
House Budget Committee
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
Charles Schultze
Bert Lance
Schultze
Lance
School lunch program to reshape district snack sales
District considers central kitchen or chosen food center to meet federal lunch mandates. Needy children get meals starting July, while snack bars risk major cuts, forcing PTA units and schools to shift fund raising to carnivals or book fairs.
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PTA
la Mesa
Clarence Bloom
Joe Carlin
Sacramento
Judy Goard
Lompoc Valley
PTA Council
Goard
Bob Mott
Lompoc
Matt
Vandenberg Junior High School
Dave Herber
Lompoc High School
American Field Service
Herber
Cabrillo High School
Carlin
Hearing Set On Sewer Rates In Lompoc
California Public Utilities Commission will hold a hearing Tuesday in Lompoc on Park Water Co.’s request to raise sewer rates 165 percent for Vandenberg Village. Current $5.25 monthly for residences would rise to $14.50. 1,800 customers would be affected. The Vandenberg Village Association plans to oppose the increase citing Cabrillo High School’s bill rising from $153 to $1,023 monthly.
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California Public Utilities Commission
Lompoc
Park Water Co
Vandenberg Village
Vandenberg Village Association
Cabrillo High School
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Strom Thurmond
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Ron Bond
Scott Ostler
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