Military compensation review set
President Carter named a nine member panel to study the military pay and benefits system and propose changes. The group will examine existing studies and report by March 15 with a decision on the B 52 bomber due by midweek.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
White House
Jody Powell
Charles J. Zwick
Bureau of the Budget
Florida
Army
William E. DePuy
Air Force
Benjamin O Davis Jr
Herbert F. York
la Jolla
Calif
Harold Brown
Pentagon
Floral fete marks 25th Lompoc Parade of Flowers
Thousands attend the 25th Annual Lompoc Flower Festival with sun filled crowds, parade floats, and a busy two day celebration. Howard Whitaker presided as festival chairman and announced plans to step down next year as profits boost youth programs and festival funds. Major award winners included First Southern Baptist Church for best floral float and Vandenberg AFB for mayor’s trophy, with numerous trophies awarded in bands, color guard, equestrian, and youth categories.
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Lompoc
Ryan Park
Howard Whitaker
Whitaker
Santa Barbara Debonaires
Debonettes
Santa Maria Rangerettes
Royal Cavaliers
Santa Barbara
Boy charged in fatal jail fire in Maury County
A 16 year old, Andy Zinmer of Wisconsin, faces arson and 42 counts of manslaughter after a fire in Maury County jail killed 34 prisoners and 8 visitors. Investigators seek the toxic agent in the smoke and note the jail’s padding and ventilation spread gases quickly.
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Columbia, Tenn
UPI
Maury County
Bill Voss
Voss
Andy Zinmer
Dousman
Wis
Zinmer
Superior
Lompoc Hospital Raises Rates to Balance 1978 Budget
Lompoc District Acute Hospital boosts daily room rates by about 11 percent and other services by 10 percent to reach a balanced budget for 1978. Semi private rooms rise to 115 dollars and private rooms to 120. A 5 percent cost of living wage increase and employee discounts are approved.
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Sue Edelman
Lompoc District Acute Hospital
Ray Down
Santa Barbara
Los Angeles
William Diebner
Diebner
Split petitions scrutinized for county split vote
The county elections division reviews 1 464 petitions for a Gaviota split ballot claim. Proponents report 13 700 signatures, 2 000 above the 11 298 threshold. Chief Bob Kirkpatrick assigns eight staffers and aims to finish by July 15. If sufficient, the Board must ask the governor to appoint a five member feasibility commission.
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Gaviota
County Elections Division
Bob Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Board of Supervisors
County Employees to Vote on Seven Percent Offer
Santa Barbara County Employees Association members will vote tomorrow to accept or reject the county's seven percent salary offer. Ballots will be cast at a north county meeting in Lompoc at 7:30 p.m. and at the county courthouse in Santa Barbara. Emergency meeting set Friday per Michael M Kilgore SBCEA general manager.
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Santa Barbara
School board to hear Title IX report in meeting
Lompoe Unified School District trustees will review the final Title IX report and steering committee recommendations at 7 p.m. at 1301 North A St. Mel Wilde rates each recommendation from 1 to 5, with 1 meaning clear violation and 5 meaning no violation, covering vocational education counseling athletics health and activities. The board will consider corrective actions to ensure equal treatment of the sexes across programs and staffing.
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Lompoe Unified
North A
Mel Wilde
Wilde
Court strikes lawyers ad ban allowing price advertising
The Supreme Court voided the ban on lawyers advertising prices and services. Justice Blackmun noted advertising may lower costs for consumers, rejecting the 1908 ABA restriction. The Arizona case cited two Phoenix lawyers Bates and O'Steen who offered fixed fees for divorces and bankruptcies.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Arizona Supreme Court
Phoenix
John R. Bates
van O'Steen
Arizona Republic O
Harry Blackmun
Alcohol abuse mars Flower Festival in Ryan Park
Police report a weekend of alcohol related trouble at Ryan Park during the Flower Festival. Nearly 60 minor alcohol citations were issued, curfew violations rose, adults were arrested for drunkenness, and eight faced first offense drunken driving charges. Medical aid treated about 50 people for injuries and heat effects, with two heart conditions noted. A rape case involving an 18 year old girl is under investigation and two youths were in custody for burglary and assault with a deadly weapon. Kevin Allen Langley, 18, was jailed on marijuana possession charges.
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Ryan Park
J.D. Smith
Smith
Lompoc
Lynn Whittemore
Braun and
Rexall Pharmacies
Kevin Allen Langley
Cortez
Mission Hills
Langley
Morro Bay man killed in lower valley crash
A Morro Bay man and his wife were injured in a four-vehicle crash during the Flower Festival weekend at DeWolfe and Central avenues. Joe Arthur Desy, 75, died after being moved to Marian Hospital. His wife Mable Desy was hospitalized with injuries. Thomas Jasmin and Delores Jasmin also received care at local hospitals. Two other minor injuries were reported in separate crashes near the Wye and at Olive Avenue and O Street. Weather and tides noted with mostly sunny conditions and coastal highs in the 60s to 80s.
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Morro Bay
DeWolfe
Central Avenues
Joe Arthur Desy
Marian Hospital
Santa Maria
Jesus Fuentes Ochoa
Newlove
Mable Desy
Thomas Earl Jasmin
Desys
Lompoc Hospital
Delores Jasmin
Wye
Lompoc
Anthony Aden Brennan
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Mildred Irene Maguire
North Ave
Olive Avenue
O Street
Kathleen M Dagg
Simi Valley
Phillip Earl Stocker
Stocker
Susan A. Lyra
Milky Way
Vandenberg Village
Cleanup drives sweep Ryan Park area this morning
Massive operations unfold at Ryan Park with volunteers assisting in debris removal. Weary Flower Festival booth workers report heavy loads of litter and cooperative cleanup efforts across surrounding paths and stalls.
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Ryan Park
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