Lompoc council trims LEDA funding to one more quarter
The Lompoc City Council limited LEDA funding to a single upcoming quarter and asked for a revised contract with SEDA. A 90 day review was set to judge if SEDA attracts new business while the panel debated funding for an additional police officer and a broader economic push. Mayor Stevens and Councilman Valencia debated the project’s merit and timing.
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Robert O. Vincent
Lompoc
Economic Development Association
Gene L. Wahlers
SEDA
Joe Valencia
Stevens
Valencia
LEDA
Elinor Lefkowitz
Chamber of Commerce
E. C. Stevens
Alberta Morgan
Wahlers
Helicopter ambulance eyed here for county service
County officials discuss a no cost helicopter ambulance option to replace private services in unincorporated areas. Air Assist Inc. of Van Nuys may establish a central heliport with paramedic coverage 24 7 and user based reimbursement possibly cheaper than surface rates. The proposal follows cuts to ambulance grants affecting Lompoc Santa Maria Santa Barbara County and Solvang Goleta Carpinteria with Santa Ynez Valley.
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Dick Praul
Air Assist Inc
van Nuys
Frank Gambetta
Gambetta
Board of Supervisors
Lompoc
Santa Maria
Santa Barbara
Santa Ynez Valley
South Coast
Santa Barbara Ambulance Co
Solvang
Goleta
Carpinteria
Robert Allman
Special Services Division
Cuyama Valley
Resignations Tied to County Fire Department Takeover Proposal
All 10 volunteers at Lompoc Valley Station 51 signed a resignation pact contingent on the Board of Supervisors approving the California Division of Forestry takeover. They argue the CDF plan halves staffing, reduces protection during emergencies, and erodes local control, while supporters claim substantial county savings.
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Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc Valley
Vandenberg Village
Board of Supervisors
State Division of Forestry
Santa Barbara County
California Division of Forestry
CDF
John Sherman
John Flaherty
Country Club
Village Homeowners’ Association
Frank Lauran
Lauran
Liss
Division of Forestry
U.S. Supreme Court
House approves revenue sharing extension in 361 to 35 vote
The House backed a four year extension of revenue sharing totaling 25 billion for 38 000 localities and states. It preserves no new civil rights or union wage requirements and faces Senate action. President Ford voiced strong approval hoping for quick Senate passage.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Congress
Rep
L. H. Fountain
D-N.c
Ford
Hays Awakens From 20 Hour Pill Overdose
UPI reports Rep. Wayne Hays emerged from a 20 hour coma after an overdose of sleeping pills. The 65 year old Ohio Democrat, tied to two Washington investigations over Elizabeth Ray payroll allegations, regained partial consciousness and asked for his wife Pat. Doctors say he will need 10 to 14 more days in hospital and a further week or so at home to recover.
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Barnesville
Ohio
UPI
Wayne Hays
Washington
Hays
Richard Phillips
Pat
Congress
Barnsville Medical Center
Phillips
Elizabeth Ray
Hayes
Jack Anderson
Capitol Hill
Anderson
ABC
Texas salon hit by payroll sex charges
Washington and Texas focus on Rep. John Young amid sexual misconduct allegations from Colleen Gardner a former secretary claiming a $26000 salary involved sex with the congressman Young denies charges plans to present case to the House Ethics Committee and a federal grand jury while saying he will counter with all resources.
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Washington
UPI
John Young
D-Tex
Young
Capitol Hill
New York Times
Colleen Gardner
House
Justice Department
Pentagon
Arlington
George Denton
Corpus Christi
Tex
Sol Rosen
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