Senate battles to approve Lockheed loan guarantees
Senate leaders warned passage of government loan guarantees for Lockheed before a August recess faces heavy opposition. Cloture failed 47 42 delaying final action as Lockheed risks bankruptcy without engine supplier Rolls Royce and a Treasury backed loan. Congress may demand full review before any guarantee.
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Flood protection not feasible for Santa Ynez River area
The Bureau of Reclamation ruled major flood control along the Santa Ynez River between Cachuma Dam and the proposed Lompoc Reservoir not economically justified after a 16 mile reconnaissance. Thirteen alternative plans were deemed too costly. instead flood plan management should minimize loss during major floods.
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Rail strike talks collapse as government seeks end
In Washington talks to end the railroad shutdown collapsed while government officials pursue legislation. Meanwhile Western Union workers ended the strike in most areas after a tentative agreement with UTW, with 17,000 members to vote. About 3,000 copper workers resumed work in Arizona as Kennecott negotiations near a settlement for 10,000 employees across four states.
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Apollo 15 faces engine test to scrub moon landing
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott Alfred Worden and James Irwin were ordered to fire a brief engine burst at 2 04 p m EDT to test a suspected control system short circuit that could prevent lunar touchdown with two valve backups. The test seeks a safe path to orbit and Earth return.
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Viet Cong blast four helicopters at Lai Khe base
Viet Cong sappers entered the Lai Khe air base near Saigon and blew up four U S helicopters injuring two Americans. The attackers slipped away without a shot fired while B52 bombers struck North Vietnamese bunkers northwest of the A Shau Valley as Phnom Penh reports a new government drive.
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Goleta Valley redistricting plans debated by supervisors
Goleta Valley residents homeowners and Isla Vista groups urged the Board of Supervisors to keep the valley a single unit in redistricting. Planning Director Divelbiss backed a plan to keep Goleta Valley in the Third District while extending the Second District into Santa Ynez Valley. County Clerk Lewis proposed intrusions by the First or Second Districts into Goleta Valley, with most of Santa Ynez Valley remaining in the Third. The board deferred a decision to Aug 9, with supervisors Catterlin Clyde and Beattie weighing in on Santa Ynez Valley’s fate and restudy of Lewis’s proposals.
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Isla Vista
Board of Supervisors
Herbert H. Divelbiss
Santa Ynez Valley
Buellton
J.E. Lewis
U.S. 101
Charles F. Catterlin
George H. Clyde
Catterlin
Daniel G. Grant
Francis H. Beattie
Lewis
City Salaries Rise With Tax Rate In Lompoc Budget
The Lompoc City Council's 1971 72 preliminary budget shows substantial six month raises for top officials including the assistant city administrator and the public works director. Council will discuss salaries again after an 18 month contract expires in December, with a $75,000 contingency line and unspecified reserve for contingencies.
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Ray McCuen
Lompoc
Gene Wahlers
City budget study resumes tonight in Lompoc
The Lompoc City Council will resume its study of the 1971 72 preliminary budget at a 7 30 p m special session in City Hall council chambers The proposal from City Administrator Gene Wahlers asks for 1 976 590 for the general fund up 44 420 A 15 cent tax rate rise to 1 83 per 100 of assessed valuation was trimmed by seven cents by county library funding
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