Alcoholics in Lompoc Share Personal Struggles and Hope
Staff writer Terri Cotten reports on alcoholism in Lompoc, comparing it to an iceberg. The piece features Stan Rowett of Farm House and a resonant profile of Cindy, a 25 year old mother, detailing abuse, arrest, probation, counseling, and recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous. The article notes AA's long-standing presence, its loose structure, and diverse local groups with an estimated 50 to over 100 active members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terri Cotten
Vabay
Lompoc
Stan Rowett
Farm House Board
Rowett
Cindy
Dawn House
Alcoholics Anonymous
Sue
Major county effort boosts child support collection program
The county Board of Supervisors approves a 1.75 million dollar budget for the district attorney's child support division for 1975-76, increasing staff from 16 to 40. The expanded program aims to shrink welfare caseloads, with 75 percent federal cost reimbursement and state incentives. A six month setup is planned, with a goal to place the division at no net county cost through offsetting revenues.
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District Attorney's Office
Board of Supervisors
Stanley Roden
Roden
North County
South Coast
AFDC
Lompoc
Santa Maria
Turkey threatens to close U.S. bases over embargo
Ankara declares it will renegotiate the future of joint defense facilities and says Turkey may close the three U.S. bases in Turkey if the arms embargo remains through July 15. The move follows Congress' imposition of the embargo over Turkey's Cyprus invasion. U.S. envoy William Macomber Jr. is in Washington as Istanbul reports set July 15 as the lifting deadline.
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Ankara
UPI
Turkey
U.S
Congress
United States
Black Sea
Soviet Union
Caglayangil
Cyprus
Cagtayangil
William Macomber Jr
Washington
Istanbul
Hurriyet
Saas
California housing loan bill faces delay in Senate
The California Senate delayed final passage of a 950 million housing loan bill after the Assembly accepted a two house conference report. The measure would fund low and middle income housing with state bonds and create a housing finance agency. Governor Brown had ordered a special session to act quickly.
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Sacramento
UPI
Senate
Peter Chacon
San Diego
California
Brown
Ford administration steps toward limited nuclear war readiness
White House said the U S Air Force has given pilots top secret mission folders for a limited nuclear conflict as defense planners see it as possible. Pentagon officials declined to discuss specifics while officers describe integrating such options into the Single Integrated Operational Plan for deterrence and contingency exercises.
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Washington
API
Ford
U.S. Air Force
Defense
James Schlesinger
White House
Ron Nessen
Washington Post
Strategic Air Command
Ford Administration
Nelsen
United States
Pentagon
County districts join pilot plan for handicapped students
All 25 Santa Barbara County districts join a state master plan pilot this fall alongside Contra Costa Humboldt Del Norte Sacramento Stanislaus and other areas with a $24 million budget. Lompoc Unified will use $689 000 of its $5.3 million share.
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Vaughn Proctor
Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara
Contra Costa County
Humboldt and
del Norte
Sacramento City Unified
Santa Monica Unified
Stanislaus County
State Board of Education
State Department of Education
Lompoc Unified
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By Dick Praul
In.p.a
Department of Education
Lompoc Unified School District
Irwin Wapner
Leslie Brinegar
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Je Bockius
Coldrings
Lompoc Unified School
Fillmore
la Canada
Martha Negus
Los Padres School
Schlesinger
Defense Department
Union
Henry Kissinger
South
Vandenberg
Sybil Marston
Robert Sudden
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