Court overturns federal wage rules for government workers
The Supreme Court ruling 5-4 reverses a 1974 law extending minimum wage and overtime to state and local employees. Justice Rehnquist writes the decision, warning the amendments would erode state control over employment, with dissent by Brennan, White, Marshall, and Stevens.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
Congress
National League of Cities
National Governors Conference
Labor Department
Rehnquist
Warren E. Burger
Potter Stewart
Harry A. Blackmun
Lewis Powell Jr
William J. Brennan Jr
Byron R. White
Thurgood Marshall
John Paul Stevens
Ford proposes bus desegregation guidelines for courts
President Ford calls for federal legislation to limit court ordered busing to five years and restrict such orders to cases involving illegal racial discrimination. The plan would require judges to measure only the discrimination causing unequal racial balance and asks for a National Community and Education Committee to assist communities seeking voluntary solutions.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Congress
Volunteers at Village fire station resign amid budget threats
Volunteers serving County Fire Station 51 in Vandenberg Village have resigned to protest board budget cuts and threats to fire protection. Tom Doolittle, leader of about ten volunteers, said a resignation letter would be mailed to county supervisors today citing four points including potential job losses for 71 regular firefighters and doubts over using volunteers in regular duties. The group warned the state Division of Forestry takeover could worsen protection, despite a state recommendation against it.
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Vandenberg Village
Board of Supervisors
Tom Doolittle
Doolittle
Lompoc Valley
State Division of Forestry
Division of Forestry
Illegal Massachusetts strike ends minutes before deadline
A three day illegal strike by 20,000 Massachusetts state employees ended minutes before a 6 a.m. court deadline that would have cost the union 200000 dollars a day in fines. Union president Howard Doyle said workers would return to work as talks progressed.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts
Howard Doyle
Doyle
Thomas Morse
Eric Schmertz
Schmertz
John Buckley
Lompoc Flower Festival Hosts Dozens of Booths and Games
The 24th annual Lompoc Valley Flower Festival runs today through Sunday with numerous food and game booths run by local groups. Sponsor lines include Lompoc Youth Football League selling hot dogs and more, Lompoc Filipino-American Club with lum pia, Lompoc Lions selling hot dogs, and many others offering a variety of foods and treats. Game booths feature organizations such as Lompoc Babe Ruth with dime pitch and Xi Omicron Tau-Beta Sigma Phi hoopla. The festival operates daily with hours from 6 to 10 p.m. today, noon to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, with coastal highs in the 70s to 60s inland and evening tides listed.
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Lompoc Youth Football League
Pepsi
Lompoc Valley Association For Retarded Citizens Inc
Lompoc
Lumpia
Lompoc Lion’s Club
Kiwanis of
Lompoc Girls’ Club
Lompoc Junior Alpha Club
Cabrillo Booster Club
Loyal Order of Moose
Native Daughters of the Golden West
la Purisima
Lompoc Federation of Teachers
WAFB
Babe Ruth
Lompoc Valley Press Club
Lompoc Valley Ymca
RC Cola
Vandenberg Kiwanis
Royalty Club
Buena Vista Pta
Club Arcturus
Lompoc Chamber of Commerce
Elks Lodge
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Lompoc High
Black Adults Ltd
Jaycee Wives
Little League
Valley Flower Festival Committee
California Brush Fires Blacken Large Areas Across State
United Press International reports tinder dry conditions sparked multiple fires across California, burning over 23 000 acres from Point Reyes to the Sierra foothills near Placerville. A 20 000 acre blaze in the Sierra foothills threatened Plymouth while 1 700 acre fires near Conejo Valley were contained. Firefighters, air tankers, and crews from state and federal agencies battled blazes as residents fled and cause remained under investigation.
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United Press International
California
Scenic Point Reyes National Seashore
Sierra Foothills
Placerville
Plymouth
Los Angeles
Conejo Valley
Point Reyes
Tomales Bay
National Park
State Forestry Service
National Park Service
Marin County Fire Departments
Idaho
Sierra
Sacramento
Flower Festival Opens With Parades and Races At Lompoc Park
Four day event kicks off at Ryan Park with food booths and stage shows led by the West Covina Youth band at 6 30 pm. Runners register at Huyck Stadium for the Lom poc Flower Festival Distance Race with multiple divisions including open six mile and women’s invitational. Saturday features a 10 am parade with six floral floats followed by arts and crafts show and continuous stage entertainment from 1 pm to dusk. Thunderbirds surprise appearance planned at Vandenberg AFB air field Sunday at 12 30 pm.
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Ryan Park
West Covina
E.C. Stevens
Lompoc
Huyck Stadium
Lions Club
Beattie Motors
North H St
Kiwanis Club
A-1 Auto Body
North F St
Moose
Valley Welding
W. Laurel
Rainbow Girls
Steamco
E. Chestnut
First Southern Baptist Church
E. Pine Ave
Alpha Club
Veterans Memorial Building
Jobs measure facing veto by President Ford
President Ford may veto a four billion dollar public works jobs bill over objectionable provisions. White House spokesman Ron Nessen said Treasury and OMB officials urged veto while Ford studies the measure. Barbara Clarke reports from Missoula on a bike centennial trip. Temperatures rise into the 90s in Lompoc as air conditioners run hard.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
White House
Ron Nessen
Treasury Department
Office of Management and Budget
Nessen
Barbara Clarke
Missoula
Mont
Lompoc
Flaherty Named Acting Administrator at Lompoc Hospital
Jane Flaherty was appointed acting administrator of Lompoc District Hospital by the Board yesterday. Effective July 1, she will lead while Ken Wicks, resigning for health reasons, acts as consultant until July 31. The board also approved a $27000 pulmonary function lab and moved to consolidate two hospital board seats with the November general election.
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Jane Flaherty
Lompoc District Hospital
Ken Wicks
Flaherty
Wicks. Flaherty
County Board of Supervisors
Harold Thompson
Ray Down
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