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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1975
Page
2
Roving reporter canvasses Lompoc shoppers at the shopping center to gauge public mood on the upcoming Flower Festival. Passersby offer varied opinions as the event nears and queen candidate tickets become a talking point.
The County Comprehensive Plan office announced completion of the Scenic Highway Element as part of the proposed General Plan. The element aims to protect and enhance scenic areas along state highways, with adoption required by state government code. The Recreation Element is under review by the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committees, with Lompoc panel urging careful public access to Gaviota to Point Sal to avoid environmental harm.
Lompoc gains a Johns Manville donated parcel adjacent to the attic area expanding Beattie Park from 15 to 45 acres pending City Council acceptance. A master plan for Beattie Park will be guided by a technical advisory committee meeting tomorrow at 4 p.m. in the recreation department. The commission also opposed summer free lunches through a government program, citing supervision concerns.
Santa Ynez Valley officials plan an informal briefing with LAFCO staff before the June 26 public hearings on incorporating Solvang. Stanley Hatch says representatives from Solvang Municipal Improvement District and local water and service districts may attend to clarify sphere of influence issues and orderly procedures. A June 15 parent meeting at United Church of Christ addresses teenage issues and is open to the public.
The Lompoc Record lists closing stock quotations from Lang and Co with prices for major equities such as American Air, AT&T, Ford Motors, General Electric, General Motors, and others. It includes sector totals, closing volumes at 15,970,000 and nationwide subscription rates, with staff and association endorsements noted.
Funeral services for Lloyd W. Archambeau, 54, who died at his home on 530 North C Street, were pending at Gregory McPeek Mortuary.
County officials anticipate $159,409 in new county funds and up to $131,766 for five cities from a October census. The plan funds a 1975-76 budget for a five-city census with cost sharing, projected planning data through 1980, and requires city contracts within 21 days.
County supervisors slash $50,000 from the proposed County Health Department budget while approving a $4.9 million Mental Health Services budget funded about 90 percent by state and federal revenues. The board also backs a Transportation budget over $4.6 million as hearings continue on a $100 million plus package, with state funding dominating. Sheriff John W. Carpenter faces mandatory cuts of about $200,000 across his department and detention facilities to prevent closing the work furlough program, while the twin budgets exceed $7 million and include funding for 17 more deputy sheriffs halted last year.
Nimbus F, a 60 million NOAA satellite, lifts from Vandenberg aboard a nine motor Delta rocket. It will circle at about 600 miles altitude and relay meteorological data from buoys balloons and its nine sensors to forecast storms weeks in advance. It supports the World Weather Program set for experiments in 1978.
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