Revised budget shows fete profit for Lompoc festival
The 23rd annual Lompoc Valley Flower Festival posts a profit of 237 dollars after a revised budget. Chairman Joe Herron and festival comptroller Larry McKenna note income from queen ticket sales games booths and band transport savings offset shortfalls in carnival ride tickets and queen ball profits. Final numbers await further income and costs over the next two months.
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Gandhi enemies defy state of emergency in India
Reported protests in Bihar Gujarat and Tamil Nadu opposition figures say police killed demonstrators and 700 leaders detained as Indira Gandhi enforces a week-old emergency. Sabotage and street rallies mark ongoing turmoil across three populous provinces amid crackdown.
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Fourth of July Holiday Closures And Hours
Government offices and most businesses will close for the Fourth of July. The Record will publish on a holiday schedule while the business office stays closed. Lompoc Library will close but maintain weekend hours. City refuse collections suspend and pool hours run 1 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. with weekend hours unchanged.
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Certificated staff, board meet for wage dispute talks
The Certificated Employe Council and school board representatives met with a State Conciliation Service official to resolve wage and fringe benefit disputes. The CEO seeks eight percent on salaries and two percent on benefits, while Alice Milligan offers four percent on salaries and two percent on benefits for six percent total. If no agreement is reached, a three member fact finding panel could decide the case.
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June unemployment rate falls but jobless count holds steady
The U S Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the June unemployment rate dropped to 8.6 percent from 9.2 percent, though the total jobless figure remained unchanged from May due to many students entering the labor market. Employment rose in nonfarm sectors while agriculture declined. The civilian labor force fell by 600,000, and teen unemployment dropped from 21.8 to 19.2 percent.
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Wholesale prices ease marking fifth decline in seven months
The Labor Department reports June wholesale prices fell 0.1 percent, crop and farm products leading the drop while industrial commodities rose 0.4 percent. The overall index sits at 173.7 on the 1967 base. year over year, prices are up 11.6 percent. Weather and local notes follow.
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Agreement Sold in New York to End Garbage Strike
The head of the sanitation union announced a compromise in Albany would recall all 2,934 dismissed workers and end a three day wildcat strike that dumped over 70 million pounds of garbage in New York City. The plan includes $300 million in new taxing authority and an education aid package to unlock Senate action. DeLury said workers would return immediately, but details including enforcement under the Taylor Law remain unsettled. Firefighters and highway workers also walked off, adding to city disruptions as negotiators finalised the agreement with Mayor Beame and Governor Carey.
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Ford urges detente with nature to save economy and environment
President Ford calls for a detente with nature and vows not to neglect the environment while reviving the economy. He proposes a uniform system for oil pollution damages and will send it to Congress after the July Fourth recess as Cincinnati hosts a new National Environmental Research Center.
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