Lompo school renewal amid Field Act concerns and condo delay
The Lompo school won a one year renewal of its use permit conditioned on applying for a new building permit and a three year program. A student cap of 22 was stayed pending fire reports. Commission may renew automatically if conditions are met. Rezoning for a 17 acre condo parcel faced two week delay amid density and street issues.
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Lompoc Considers Sign Ordinance Reform
Lompoc City Council weighs introduction of a sign ordinance revision linking sign area to business frontage. The plan keeps 300 square feet max but adds frontage-based calculations and totals both sign faces. Roof signs would face AR committee review. second reading follows in two weeks, law taking effect 30 days after.
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U S bombers hit North Vietnam for sixth straight day
US B52s using new electronic countermeasures against SAMs attacked targets in North Vietnam for the sixth day running while fighter bombers struck bridges near the China border. The Pentagon said air raids expanded northward with B52s now operating almost daily.
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Israel and Egypt clash in first air battle since cease-fire
Israel and Egypt fought an air battle over the Mediterranean 25 miles off the Sinai coast. Two Egyptian MIG 21s were shot down while Israeli planes returned safely. It marked the first air engagement of the 22 month cease-fire period since July 30, 1970.
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Assistant city administrator protests land development in homeowner roll
Dustin Griffith, acting as private citizen and homeowner, emerges to oppose nearby land development on East Lemon Avenue while Betty Olsen, in a surgical gown and gloves, paints a fence nearby. The scene, framed as a local protest, captures tensions between municipal roles and private voices.
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Coastal Weather Outlook Through Wednesday
Fair conditions continue through Wednesday with patchy fog and low coastal clouds. Cooler temperatures on tap with highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s and coastal readings in the 60s. lows in the 40s to 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. tonight and Wednesday tides show highs near 6.3 feet and 4 feet, plus two low tides, including minus 1.2 feet.
McGovern Aide Demands Nixon Reveal Campaign Donors
Frank Ankiewicz in Washington accuses Richard Nixon of hiding donor sources as George McGovern’s campaign traces support to April 7. Nixon filings show $1.1 million from April 7 to May 31, with gifts ranging from $3,000 to $15,000 from executives, a secretary, heiress, and corporate figures.
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Annual Portuguese fiesta in Lompoc with parade and barbecue
The Lompoc Portuguese Association hosts its annual fiesta with a Saturday members dance at the Veterans Memorial Building and a Sunday parade from the same building to La Purisima Catholic Church where mass and a fiesta queen coronation occur. A public top sirloin barbecue follows at Miguelito Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with admission at 2.50 dollars for adults and 1.25 for children. attendees bring their own silverware. An auction of Portuguese foods and merchandise will occur during serving.
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Senate trims Social Security rise for minimum beneficiaries
The Senate Finance Committee reduced the planned benefit hike for those receiving minimum Social Security from 10 percent to 5 percent while maintaining the higher 10 percent increase for the other 28 million beneficiaries. The move aims to limit the upcoming tax rise needed to fund the boosts, with the minimums set at 70.40 for individuals and 133 for couples, rising to 74 and 141 under the 5 percent plan.
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Flood Stricken Rapid City Sees Curfew Guarded by Authorities
National Guardsmen and other law enforcement patrolled Rapid City South Dakota enforcing a curfew and guarding damaged homes and businesses as the flood death toll rose to 202. Officials said 160 identified and 42 unidentified victims were confirmed while searches continued with dog teams across the Black Hills. The hunt extended to ranchlands near Mt Rushmore and Custer State Park as marooned tourists remained unaccounted.
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House panel backs Nixon Vietnam policy by one vote
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a resolution by Rep. John Buchanan Jr. that largely endorses President Nixon peace proposals. The measure calls for a future plan to withdraw all U.S. forces within four months after an internationally supervised cease-fire and the return of prisoners of war.
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