Festival chair's a hot seat Diaz
Ed Diaz Flower Festival general chairman 1974 will step down and advise successor. He warns the hot seat brings petty decisions though big choices like banning political candidates from the parade go largely unremarked. Diaz explains why he turned down 275 of 400 parade entries prioritizing local youth acts and quality over quantity. He cites community backlash and financial strains, noting the festival costs exceed revenue and nearly break even.
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Special election turnout light in Lompoc area vote
Early morning balloting in 11 precincts shows only 188 votes cast with Vandenberg AFB tally at three and Adult Recreation Hall at 35. Inspectors attribute weak turnout to summer vacation and the July 4 holiday, expecting a rise around lunch and again at 5 pm before 8 pm closing.
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First Southern Baptist Church
Barbara v MacGillivray Rains in tight Santa Barbara election
Barbara voters face a tight choice between MacGillivray a former Santa Barbara mayor and six term legislator and Rains an attorney and former Ventura planning chief The two clash on Prop 9 offshore drilling Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve and Santa Barbara Channel plans Rains backs Prop 9 and opposes drilling while MacGillivray criticizes the reform initiative and favors limited government.
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Butterfield Rebozo in Watergate Spotlight in House Inquiry
The House Judiciary Committee began new impeachment inquiry phases with testimony from Alexander Butterfield on Nixon’s taping system. Reports say Ehrlichman directed actions after the Ellsberg break in while Rebozo fights contempt over documents tied to the 1972 campaign donations. James Baker alleges CIA briefings contained undisclosed facts.
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Meteor flare sighting and park treasure hunt noted
Don Coonan reports a meteor-like flare seen last night. A man uses a metal detector at Ryan Park grassy areas for coins as the Flower Festival crowd remains through Wednesday. Coastal fog and low clouds persist with little temperature change and mild 60s to mid 60s. Tides include high 3.8 feet at 11 20 a.m. and 6.1 feet at 10 01 p.m. Low tides minus 0.7 feet at 4 45 a.m. and 2.3 feet at 3 46 p.m.
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Ryan Park
Parks resigns LEDA director post
Tom Parks steps down as LEDA director citing budget cuts after a drop in business donations. Charles Carmichael becomes the new director with a 10000 yearly salary while serving on the City Planning Commission, raising potential conflict concerns. The LEDA funding shortfall and declining memberships are highlighted as ongoing troubles for the Lompoc valley economic group.
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LEDA
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Parks
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Carmichael
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Alan Davidson
al Pico
Nebraska
Pico
Air Force
Seven-year-old boy admits setting fires in Mission Hills
Sheriff Det. Stanley Otremba said a seven year old confessed to arson in Mission Hills, admitting fires on June 26 27 and linking to other blazes. County fire prevention officer Herbert McElwee noted the child’s acts burned 25 to 30 acres near Rucker Road Calle Primera and near Queen of Angels Catholic Church, with potential financial liability for parents under state law.
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Via Semi
Batt
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Otremba
McElwee
Tens of thousands bid adios to leader Peron
Tens of thousands line Avenida de Mayo and fill the streets with cries of Peron as the body of Juan D. Peron is transported to the National Assembly. Isabela Peron watches over the casket in the Blue Room during the early days of a national mourning period with a state funeral planned for Wednesday. The nation, led by Maria Estela Peron, observes a period of sorrow and ritual at the cathedral and presidential palace.
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U.S. Capitol
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Antonio Coggiano
Strikes slow Lompoc storm drain and hospital expansions
Strikes by carpenters laborers and cement finishers delayed the City of Lompoc storm drain project reducing a crew from 20 to 7 and threatening a 1.5 million nursing home expansion at Walnut Avenue and Third Street. Hospital officials plan bids July 10 amid prior bid shortages statewide.
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Third Street
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