Water rates under study as proposed 20 percent raise debated
City water commission delegates a three member committee to study a 20 per cent rate increase aimed at adding about 1.50 monthly to the average homeowner bill. The plan, proposed by Gene Wahlers, President Virgil Phelps chairs the panel with Joe Mixsell Bill Hansen and Emil Scolari set to meet Monday.
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City Water Commission
Commission
Virgil Phelps
Joe Mixsell
Bill Hansen
Emil Scolari
Gene Wahlers
Wahlers
Gil Essell
Official worried about rise in Lompoc girls at La Morada
The Lompoc concern centers on 17 residents at La Morada for teenage girls with six from Lompoc. Mrs. Faith W. Ryan cites lack of facilities and support, noting runaways, drug issues, and a drop in average resident age from 16 to 14 as of two years ago. Continued on page 3.
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Faith W. Ryan
la Morada
Santa Barbara
Santa Maria
Goleta
Vandenberg Afb
Guadalupe
Montecito
Ryan
J. Kenneth Patterson
la Morada Board of Directors
Subway riders trapped as fire halts New York tunnel
About 900 commuters were trapped underground for up to two hours when a smoky fire broke out in a tunnel near Union Square. Passengers received oxygen at Bellevue Hospital for smoke inhalation while Mayor Lindsay ordered a probe into a 15 minute delay in power shutoff and cross track safety.
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New York
UPI
Union Square
Bellevue Hospital
John V. Lindsay
John T. O'Hagan
Transit Authority
Lindsay
William Rowan
Strikes not yet felt in Lompoc
Strikes not yet affecting Lompoc as Communications Workers of America pickets Bell system. General Telephone says local use remains normal though delays may occur in distant cities. John-Manville ships by rail to bypass Los Angeles Harbor amid coast port disruptions. Weather coastal overcast with inland clearing and highs near 60 to 70s.
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Lompoc
Lompoc Valley
Santa Maria
General Telephone
Fran Underwood
Communications Workers of America
Bell Telephone System
Johns-Manville Products Co
New Orleans
Freeworld
Los Angeles
J-M
President to Visit China Early Next Year
President Nixon plans an unprecedented trip to Mainland China, likely early next year, with no date set yet. He will meet Mao Tse-Tung, and diplomatic ties may not be established before the visit, while Kissinger arranged the secret journey.
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United States
China
White House
Oval Office
Henry Kissinger
Peking
Lincoln
Kissinger
William P. Rogers
Reagan pushes public work force as HEW opposes
Gov. Ronald Reagan says his top welfare goal from the Nixon administration is consent to create a public work force. He seeks HEW waivers on three welfare rules to require work for aid, allow copayments for Medi-Cal, and alter recipient income regulations. Reagan says HEW philosophy treats welfare as a vested right and opposes the work force plan.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Nixon
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Reagan
HEW
California
William Buckley
Buckley
Railroad strikes widen U S labor unrest across rails
United Transportation Union members walked off two major railroads after a 12 hour Washington bargaining session failed to settle a work rules dispute. Officials warned 30 000 more jobless may follow while additional talks were set for later in the day.
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United Transportation Union
Southern
Union Pacific
Washington
Southern Railroad
UTU
Chicago
Chicago & North Western Railroad
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