California brush fire explodes into vast wind driven blaze
California firefighters battled the Shasta Trinity National Forest blaze as firestorms formed from strong southerly winds. More than 40,000 acres burned, with a 20 mile line firebreak pursued as 2,000 firefighters and Air National Guard equipment fought backfires and air drops. A faulty engine on a machine sparked the outbreak near Red Bluff, while another 4,500 acre blaze near Sonora was 90 percent contained.
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Red Bluff
UPI
California
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Harry Harp
California Division of Forestry
Harp
Division of Forestry
San Diego
Oregon
Air National Guard
Sacramento Valley
Sonora
Tuolmne
Cece Gata
Sierra Foothill
Brezhnev Urges Better US Ties and Western Unity
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev told European Communist chiefs a new accord with the United States is possible while urging Western parties to press for changes toward socialist alliance. He criticized NATO and US arms spending, called for disbanding NATO and the Warsaw Pact, and defended the Soviet system against external critics.
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Beiuln
Leonid I. Brezhnev
United States
Western
Europe
Brezhnev
International Communist Movement
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Tito
Nicolae
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Christians Repulse Lebanese Leftists in Beirut War Fronts
About 6000 Christian troops with tanks repelled leftist counterattacks on multiple fronts near Tal Al Zaatar and Jisr Al Risha and pressed toward two Palestinian refugee camps. Leftist offensives failed as fires roared through downtown Beirut. Western embassies prepared evacuation convoys for foreigners as clashes continued.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Uri
Ourning
Suntryne
Ern
Damascus
Tal al Zaatar
Jisr al Rasha
Phalangist
Rummaneh
School board to review pay for top district personnel
Lompoc Unified School District trustees set an early morning meeting at Central Administration to consider salary proposals for about 60 top personnel including certificated and classified management and confidential staff. The action follows disputes over exclusive bargaining agents and pending EERB decision on representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc Unified School District
Central Administration
California School Employer Association
Education Employe Relations Board
EERB
Lompoc Education Association
LEA
Lompoc Federation of Teachers
LFT
CSEA
State weighs large padre figures for La Purisima promotion
City of Lompoc may place eight foot padre figures and signs along Highways 1 and 246 to publicize La Purisima Mission in state right of way. Caltrans contact suggests state policy allows stage signs in rights of way as the plan moves to final proposal and council submission.
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Lompoc
la Purisima Mission
Beautification Commission
Ed Brooks
Cal Trans
San Luis Obispo
Brooks
Lompoc District Buses Run Near Flawless Safety Record
Transportation director Dan Gunter details Lompoc Unified School Districts safety history over his 20-year tenure noting 427,709 miles covered by 27 buses serving 2,200 students daily with only two major accidents since 1960. He highlights rigid CHP inspections, driver training, weekly mechanical reports, and a six month probationary period for new drivers.
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Jim Sweene
Lompoc
Dan Gunter
Lompoc Unified
Gunter
Pope
Alda Walton
Martinez
Calif
Yuba City
San Pedro
Motor Corners Division
California Highway Patrol
Eaen
Carter calls for New Deal style aid for cities
Jimmy Carter urged mayors at the UPI report to back New Deal type programs while cautioning federal funds must not prop up wasteful local spending. He described cities as America’s top economic problem and demanded job creation as the next president’s priority, promising partnership with urban leaders. He met with Tom Bradley, Richard Daley, and Paul Jordan to discuss plans.
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Milwaukee
UPI
Jimmy Carter
U.S. Conference of Mayors
America
Franklin Roosevelt
Best
Carter
Ford
New York City
Tom Bradley
Los Angeles
Richard Daley
Chicago
Paul Jordan
Jersey City
N.J
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U.S
Ceausescu
Tass
East Berlin
Ingram Park
Dave Schwark
Highway 246
North H Street
Ocean Avenue
H Street
South H Street
Commission
Jim Magnuson
Schwark
Apout.s
Uwemue
Tranportation
Sacramento
White House
Nairobi
Kenya
Israel
Uganda
Radio
West Germany
Switzerland
France
Msgr
Hilarion Capucci
Air France
Athens
Entebbe
Italy
Tate
Kim Sutton
Calle Primera
Mission Hills
Jan Jensen
Ryan Park
Nectarine Avenue
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