County firefighters picket administration building in labor protest
Fire Fighters Local 2046 picketed the County administration building amid a looming hearing on a temporary restraining order against strike picketing. SEIU and county clerks also joined in a low key demonstration as mediation looms.
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William Gill
Larry Marshall
Marshall
Sheriff's Office
Santa Barbara
Service Employees’ International Union
Walt Healy
SEIU
Flower Festival coronation ball sells out and stars line up
Tickets sold out for tomorrow night’s Flower Festival coronation ball at the Veterans Memorial building. 100 more tickets sold this week plus 500 public tickets total. Eight local contestants compete for queen with sponsors from Kiwanis to Rotary. entertainment includes Zella Lehr and Sheri Geiger plus a Gypsy Band and bar centennial saloon theme.
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Veteran's Memorial Building
Ed Diaz
Flower Festival
Hawaii
Lisa Andersen
E.C. Stevens
Las Vegas
Zella Lehr
Sheri Geiger
Julie Waudby
Sharon Spickard
Colson jailed for one year in Ellsberg case obstruction
Former Nixon aide Charles W. Colson received a minimum of one year and a $5,000 fine for obstruction of justice in the Ellsberg Pentagon Papers matter. Judge Gerhard Gesell rejected sparing Colson, who surrendered July 8 for a term of one to three years.
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David I. Shapiro
Colson
Shapiro
Gesell
Daniel Ellsberg
Ellsberg
Ellisberg
White House
Nixon
Jesus Christ
Budget breakdown reveals education costs in Lompoc schools
The story previews Lompoc Unified School District's 18 schools budget starting July 1. It cites a near million dollar monthly payroll, thousands in warrants, and a 1973-74 expenditure plan detailing administration 392 721 dollars, instructional 10.358 million, facility operations 1.220 million plus maintenance 595 305, transportation 349 196, capital outlay 177 109, and fixed charges 1.412 million. Revenue sources total 63.9% state, 18.1% federal, 16.2% local taxes, 1.8% county.
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Lompoc Unified
Joseph Carlin
Carlin
P.L
May consumer prices rise 1.1 percent driven by food
UPI reports the Labor Department's May CPI shows a 1.1 percent rise with food prices up 0.7 percent. Fresh produce drove the gain as prices for commodities outside food also climbed, including used cars and apparel.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Debra Disney
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Laurie Morrow
Sharman Culberson
Karen Duggan
Marie Griffin
Valarie Skinner
Lompoc Library
Fillmore
Kiwanis
Eagle's & Auxiliary
Jaycees
Elk’s Lodge
Lions Club
Sharmon Culberson
Rotary Club
NCO Association
Club Arcturus
Tournament of Roses
Jean Mayer
Mark Edwards
Knez Radio
Valley of the Flowers United Church of Christ
Lori Ramos
George Vagas
Wayne Harris
Harold E. Hughes
Diowa
Colsen
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
Patricia
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