Nixon rejects release of Watergate tapes subpoenas served
The White House said the Nixon Watergate tapes have not been edited. Nixon refused Monday to provide recordings and documents to the Senate Watergate Committee and to Archibald Cox, invoking presidential independence and unresolved central issues. The committee may seek court action, while White House aides study the subpoenas.
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John Dean
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Ehrlichman Says Nixon Sought Full Watergate Account
Ehrlichman testified to the Senate Watergate Committee that Nixon wanted to publish a full factual account of Watergate rather than order a cover up. He defended the President against charges of paranoia and said Dean was tasked with the account but hid details, leaving Nixon focused on other matters.
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Sign owners given month to comply with new law
The Lompoc Planning Commission gave sign owners 30 days to comply with the local sign law after a review of nonconforming and oversized signs. The panel may deem continued noncompliance a public nuisance and abate it. Jessie Ramming School CUP renewed after improvements met timetable. Commission officers elected Fick as chair and Flegge as vice chair.
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Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc
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James Flegge
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Valley faces possible sewer moratoriums amid growth
Lompoc and Santa Ynez Valley growth prompts Board of Supervisors to consider new sewer connection moratoriums. Officials order review of Lompoc Utility Services facilities alleged to exceed capacity and query the State Regional Water Quality Control Board on potential red alerts for Santa Ynez Valley’s Solvang district.
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P. J. van Draanen
Onstott Rd
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State Regional Water Quality Control Board
Solvang
John Stahl
James M. Slater
Montecito
Santa Barbara
Regional Water Quality Board
San Luis Obispo
Mesa Oaks Water Co., Inc
R. D. Lewis
Garden Grove
Francis H Beattie
Mesa Oaks Water Co
County plans on North County jail report and future contracts
County Administrative Officer Raymond D. Johnson told the Board of Supervisors he aims to finish a final report on north county detention facilities later this year. Mayor E C Stevens of Lompoc urged timely completion and ongoing notification to city officials before contracts for jail services are renewed. The board discussed the North County detention facility plan, the county city pact, and funding for a new Santa Maria detention site as operations for the next fiscal year are planned.
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Raymond D. Johnson
Board of Supervisors
North County
E.C. Stevens
Lompoc
Stevens
Charles Catterlin
Johnson
Catterlin
Curtis Tunnell
John W. Carpenter
Tunnell
Santa Maria
Trial begins on Highway 1 bypass fate near Lompoc
A consolidated civil trial before Superior Court Judge Marion Smith in Santa Maria opens tomorrow to decide if an Environmental Impact Statement is required and whether the state complied with environmental laws in the proposed Highway 1 bypass. Plaintiffs Bosio and Gherini oppose the bypass and own land at the route north end, while PLUS Preserve Lompoc’s Unique Surroundings and Homeowners Security Alliance join the challenge amid a construction bid pause.
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Superior Court
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Santa Maria
Joseph J. Bosio
Pierre Gherini
PLUS
Smith
Bosio
Hostages Safe as JAL 747 Is Destroyed in Libya
A Japan Airlines 747 hijacked in Europe five days earlier landed in Benghazi Libya. Libyan police arrested four hijackers two Arabs one Japanese and one European lookalike. A fifth hijacker woman with Ecuadorian passport was killed when her grenade exploded. 133 passengers and 21 crew were aboard. relief plane sent to take survivors to Rome or Paris. Motives remain unclear.
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Glimpses Revival of Downtown Parking Rules Draw City Hall
Downtown parking limit restrictions return, causing city employees near City Hall to face new enforcement. Officials say the changes aim to curb congestion but workers report daily compliance challenges and parking shortages.
Weather outlook with coastal morning fog and warm inland highs
Fair conditions continue through Wednesday with patchy low clouds or fog near the coast in the mornings. Highs reach the 60s near the coast and 70s to 80s inland. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph bring a small craft advisory. tides show 3.3 ft at 8:21 am and 6.2 ft at 7 pm, with low tides around 0.1 ft and 2.6 ft later.
Newsprint Shortage Forces Lompoc Record Adjustments
The Lompoc Record suspends its Saturday morning edition due to a major newsprint strike and cuts the comic page from full to half, restyles classifieds to smaller type, and adds a new panel while cancelling two low preference strips. Publication will resume after inventory and crisis abates.
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