County Firefighters Clash Over State Takeover Plan
Board of Supervisors debated shifting county fire services to the State Division of Forestry amid protests from the County Firefighters Union and petitions totaling 15 968. Supervisors considered three state takeover options while fearing higher costs and potential staffing losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dice Praul
Board of Supervisors
State Division of Forestry
County Firefighters Union
Michael Bennett
Robert E. Kallman
Paul Harrell Fletcher
Planners approve animal ordinance in city
Planning Commission gives final approval to a city animal control ordinance amid debates over number limits for yard animals. Commissioners discuss six animals, bees, and horses while approving related zoning adjustments and parking changes and delaying a service station permit. Local businesspeople raise complaints about livestock odors and beekeeping risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn Proctor
Planning Commission
Robert Kranig
Kranig
John Peto
Alan Davidson
George Barnes
Vernon Copeland
City delays counting revenue sharing funds for 1976-77 budget
City Administrator Wahlers states revenue sharing funds, about 224 481 dollars first year under a House approved extension, will not affect the 1976 77 budget plan to be presented to the council. He notes health insurance and workers compensation costs add 60 700 dollars in costs, with 42 000 dollars uncrossed from the General Fund. The council meets at City Hall to discuss two minibuses for a pilot transit project, an amended EDA contract, and outdoor sales permits in the C 2 zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Vincent
Lompoc
Wahlers
Robert Lagomarsino
House of Representatives
Senate
Lagomarsino
House
Ford
City Hall
Blue Cross
Economic Development Association
Free Bicentennial Fireworks Struggles With Finances
The Lom poc Bicentennial Committee and Firefighters Union seek support for a July 4 display at Huyck Stadium. With an estimated 3500 expense and slow seed packet sales by the Junior Alpha Club, organizers fear charging admission may be next. They urge pledges from individuals or groups and offer contact numbers for sponsorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firefighters Union
Lompoc
Poogow
Presiden Firefighters Union
Paul Thompson
Carter passes 1505 delegate threshold in UPI survey
United Press International reports Jimmy Carter exceeded the 1505 delegate mark needed for first ballot nomination with 1528 delegates in a national poll. The tally includes gains in West Virginia Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico and notes Philadelphia area and uncommitted shifts. Governor Rafael Hernandez Colon endorsed Carter adding 15 pledged delegates from Puerto Rico.
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United Press International
Jimmy Carter
UPI
Carter
New York
New Jersey
Indiana
Ford
Ronald Reagan
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Democratic Party
Dennis Thiemann
Milton Shapp
Thiemann
Rafael Hernandez Colon
Peemeeny
Henry Jac
Letter Bomb Attacks Target Corporations Nationwide
Extortionists mailed letter bombs from east Texas to corporations across the country warning officers to pay or be killed. One bomb exploded at Merrill Lynch in New York, injuring a mailroom worker and others with minor cuts. A Texas case involved Exxon Pipeline family escaped injury as a bomb failed to explode. Police urged vigilance for bulky manila envelopes postmarked Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Internationa
Stone
New York
East Texas
FBI
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith
Mileta Philips
Houston
Tex
Exxon Pipeline Co
A.J. LeGrange
New York City
Texas
Air ambulance talks with firm break off amid deception claim
Santa Barbara County officials accused Air Assist Inc. of deception as negotiations for a county wide air ambulance service collapsed. County Special Services Director Frank Gambetta said no firm offshore drilling contract existed and suspected a broader package deal with oil companies and agencies hindered talks. The county had cut subsidy funds to local ambulance firms, prompting service withdrawals in several valleys. Also noted were local court sheriff disputes over a misdelivered donut box and a hot city hall commission meeting with forecasts of cooler inland weather and specific tide times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Assist Inc
Frank Gambetta
Air Assist
Gambetta
Western Oil and Gas Association
Paul F. Martin Jr
Coast Guard
Santa Barbara County
Robert E. Kallman
Kallman
Lompoc
Santa
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Halliburton
Jack Lam
Olive Avenue
Fifth Street
O.street
Balaam
Commission
William Fick
H Street
Chestnut Avenue
James Mosby
North H Street
Mosby
Vandenberg Road
Vandenberg
Orcutt
Santa Maria
Huyck Stadium
Glimperes
Mani Court
Sheriff's Office
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