Caltrans bids opened for 3 Santa Barbara projects
California Department of Transportation opened bids in Sacramento for 22 northern California highway projects, including three in Santa Barbara County. Lompoc traffic signals and left turn lanes at Route 1 and 246 bid $44,280 to Lee Wilson Electrical of Arroyo Grande. Buellton drainage at Santa Rosa Creek bid $18,700 to South Coast Construction of Goleta. Landslide removal near Las Cruces west of Route 101 bid $113,852 to South Coast Construction.
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California Department of Transportation
Sacramento
California
Santa Barbara County
Lompoc
Lee Wilson Electrical Company
Arroyo Grande
Santa Rosa Creek
Buellton
South Coast Construction Inc
Goleta
Route 101
Las Cruces
Lompoc Planners OK Manufacturing Zoning
Lompoc Planning Commission approved prezoning to CM for a 15.60 acre parcel destined for annexation bounded by Laurel Chestnut Avenues and Seventh Twelfth streets. Two commissioners voted affirmative with one abstaining due to a conflict of interest.
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Lompoc
CM. Commercial Manufacturing
Commission
Formation Commission
Laurel and Chestnut Avenues
Seventh and Twelfth Streets
Howard Whitaker
John Peto
Jean Jacoby
Peto
William Fick
Alan Davidson
Davidson
Whitaker
Jacoby
Conjunctive water use debated by county officials
The article discusses conjunctive use of north and south basins with downstream water rights, noting that rights downstream from Cachuma remain paramount. It cites legal counsel Hatch on governance power over underground pumping and outlines a possible Santa Ynez River flood flow project with 2,500 acre feet yield and annual costs. Weather notes follow.
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Cachuma Reservoir
Stanley C. Hatch
Salsipuedes Creek
Lompoc
Charles Lawrance
CDM
Hatch
Santa Ynez River
Ed Rodgers
City Water Commission
Lompoc Valley
Last of Prison Escapees Recaptured in Brushy Mountain Chase
Sammy Joe Chapman and his dogs tracked and captured Douglas Shelton, the last of five inmates who fled Brushy Mountain State Prison with James Earl Ray. Shelton was nabbed after wrecking a stolen van in the New River area. Ray remained at large awaiting a new trial motion filed by attorney Jack Kershaw within 60 days.
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Stoney Lane
Ray
Shelton
New River
Larry Joe Phillips
Phillips
Chapman
Sandy
Little Red
Jack Kershaw
James Earl Ray
Cumberland Mountains
Carter Says Soviets Target Him Over Human Rights
President Carter defends his human rights stance as the Soviet press attacks him and calls him a scapegoat. He announced five FBI director candidates including William Lucas and noted energy proposals may be restored by Congress. He praised U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young and cited general progress in arms reduction.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Kremlin
FBI
Congress
U.N
Andrew Young
United States
Two Die As Car Crashes Into Tree On Highway 101
Two men died early today when their car crossed the center divider on Highway 101, swerved off the road and struck a tree at high speed 52 miles south of Los Alamos. The victims identities were withheld pending family notification.
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Los Alamos
Santa Maria
Buellton
CHP
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Caltrans
Glen Rosen
Arcturus
Tiger
North M Street
Lompoc City Hall
Walnut Ave
Santa Barbara
Ventura County
William Lucas
Wayne County
Detroit
Mary Margaret Hummer
S. Second St
Fernando Sylvester Solorid
Jones and Aradillas
Valley Community Hospital
Bell
Augusta
Arlene Huckins
North M St
Michael Huckins
Jasmine Ave
Christine Bunke
Vandenberg Village
Frank
Margaret Nicholson
St. Andrews Ct
Jon Gudmunds
Nicholsons
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