Early flood water release plans face legal and engineering review
Representatives from the U S Bureau of Reclamation County Flood Control and local water agencies meeting to plan an early warning system for Cachuma Gibraltar and Juncal dams while acknowledging liability issues and the need for coordinated discharges to prevent future floods. The group named an early warning committee and discussed flow studies and potential Narrows Dam timing to reduce downstream damage.
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Lake Cachuma Dam
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
County Flood Control and Water Agency
Cachuma Project
Cachuma
Gibraltar
Juncal
Bureau of Reclamation
F. G. Macias
James Stubbhner
County Public Works
Paul Price
Ed Elevatorski
Montecito County
Juncal Dam
Gibraltar Dam
Grant
Cachuma Water
Lake Cachuma
Hanson
Bureau
Narrows
Oil slick threat prompts cross agency response near Santa Barbara
Offshore spill from a fissure near Platform A six miles southeast of Santa Barbara prompts joint efforts by private industry and government. Coast Guard recon flights map a heavy oil mass eight by two miles with additional patches eight by twenty miles. Union Oil sprays concentrated area while officials assess effectiveness. officials urge caution and consider tighter offshore controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Santa Barbara
Union Oil Co
John Fraser
George H. Clyde
Montecito
Nixon
Clyde
Santa Barbara Channel
Interior Department
Congress
State Department of Conservation
Robert J. Lagomarsino
Lagomarsino
Conservation Department
California
Union Oil
Carpinteria
Fraser
Baghdad claims Israeli air attack on Iraqi army in Jordan
Baghdad Radio said seven Israeli planes bombed Iraqi troops in Jordan with one plane reportedly shot down. Israel denied the raid and observers doubted the report. The piece notes Dayan's remarks on protecting Jews in Iraq and mentions two U.S. citizens held by Iraq.
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Wisborn Hampton
United Press International
Baghdad
Jordan
Israel
Tel Aviv
Iraq
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
United States
U.S
Paul T. Bail
Houston
Tex
Jerusalem
UPI
Eliav Simon
Simon
Dulles 15 dies of influenza and pneumonia in Washington
Wire brief reports confirm Allen W. Dulles former CIA director died late Wednesday night at Georgetown University Hospital from complications of influenza and pneumonia. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Dulles
CIA
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Georgetown University Hospital
Trustees OK Federal Furniture Bid for Central Admin Building
Lompoc Unified School District trustees approved a federal funds project for furniture and equipment for the central administration building under construction on North A Street. Stateside Office Supplies won the low bid of 55020, with two higher bids, as the 97 percent complete site moves forward. They also approved stage draperies for Cabrillo High School from Barnett Robinson Co. at 2900, with two higher bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc Unified School District
Central Administration
North A. Street
Stateside
W. Ocean Ave
Cabrillo High School
Barnett-Robinson Co
Valley flood damages rise in Lompoc and Santa Rosa Valleys
Updated calculations by Lompoc Warehouse Corp. place crop and land losses at 1 345 million dollars and equipment and buildings at risk above one million. The report details 1000 acres with severe crop loss 250000, 345 acres full planting 95000, 1500 acres spring crop loss 750000, and 1000 acres partial loss 250000. A Farm Bureau meeting at 7 30 p m at Veterans Memorial Building will discuss aid and neighbor assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc
Santa Rosa
Cliff Taylor
Lompoc Warehouse Corp
Taylor
Mothers March set for birth defects
The Mother's March door bell ringing campaign for the March of Dimes is planned for tomorrow from late afternoon until 9 p.m. Volunteers are still being sought as local groups, men, and teenagers join the effort. Since 1958 the March of Dimes has funded over 100 Birth Defect Centers and issued scholarships. last spring two Lompoc Cabrillo High School graduates received $400 scholarships and are now nursing students at Los Angeles County General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gragg
March of Dimes
Lompoc
Cabrillo
Los Angeles County General Hospital
Banner officer testifies as Pueblo hearing continues
Lt Cmdr Charles Clark of the Banner testifies amid scrutiny of why no Navy planes or ships could reach the Pueblo when attacked off North Korea. Officials say on call assistance did not exist and a contingency plan was flawed.
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Coronado
Calif
UPI
Uss Pueblo
Banner
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Pete Bucher
Charles Clark
Pueblo
Clark
Bucher
Japan
North Korea
Stephen Harris
Frank L. Johnson
5Th Air Force
Enterprise
Johnson
Harold G. Bowen, Jr
Marshal White
Howard Hughes
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Mendenhall
Robert MacClure
Cachuma Dam
Gene Wahlers
Lompoc Narrows
Vernon Hanson
Sacramento
Federal Bureau of Recla
Virgil Phelps
Local Water Conservation District
Loop’s
Richard K. Taylor
Vandenberg Afb
Delta
South Pole
Earth
Canada
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Wire News
Allen Dulles
Prague
Oldrich Cernik
Jan Palach
Laird
Viet
Melvin R. Laird
Vietnam
Defense
Borman
Col
Frank Borman
Europe
Saigon
UPS
South Vietnam
U.S. Navy
South
Vandenberg
Gister
Rae
PiXies
By Wohl
IBM
Jack Woodl
United Feature
Syed
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