OPEC cancels planned five per cent oil price hike
Nine of the OPEC members Algeria Ecuador Gabon Indonesia Iran Kuwait Nigeria Qatar and Venezuela decided not to raise crude prices as scheduled for July 1 1977 citing unity and solidarity. The move leaves Iraq and Libya not mentioned as having joined the cutback.
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Austria
UPI
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
OPEC
Algeria
Ecuador
Gabon
Indonesia
Iran
Kuwait
Nigeria
Qatar
Venezuela
Ali Mohammed Yaida
Iraq
Libya
Doha
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Uae
Organization of Oil Exporting Countries
Carter signals decision on B1 bomber not revealed
President Carter indicated he has made a decision on the B1 bomber amid Senate comments. Senator Len Jennings predicted a substantial number of aircraft, while Sen Joseph Biden avoided guessing and Sen Harrison Williams suggested approval for full or limited production.
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United Press International Washington
UPI
Carter
White House
Len Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Air Force
Joseph Biden
D-Del
Harrison Williams
D-N.j
Minuteman II ICBM Launch Reported From Vandenberg Base
A Minuteman II ICBM was successfully launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 11 22 p m yesterday by a Strategic Air Command airborne crew from Ellsworth AFB South Dakota The launch was part of SAC tests to verify total reliability of the Minuteman system Weather calls note mainly sunny skies with patchy coastal clouds and temperatures from 68 to 84 degrees Tides listed for the coast and a note on nurses at Lompoc hospital nominating Janet Hayes as a young grandmother and a thank you to a carrier boy for a found check
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Strategic Air Command
4Th Airborne Command Control System
Ellsworth Air Force Base
South Dakota
Headquarters
SAC
LUSD Hears Proposals to Eliminate Sex Discrimination
Lompoc board weighs 87 Title IX recommendations from a district committee. Assistant Superintendent Camille Wilde classifies items by potential violations, urging immediate action on clear cut violations while allowing schools to prioritize others. Some members question the scoring system and seek ongoing monitoring per a minority report.
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Lusd Board
Sue Edelman
Lompoc
Camille Wilde
Wilde
San Francisco
Federal
Robert Coe
P.E
Office of Civil Rights
Marie Garife
Martha Bray
Index of Leading Economic Indicators Dips 0.2 Percent in May
The Index of Leading Economic Indicators fell 0.2 percent in May according to the Commerce Department. The drop, not tied to weather or strikes, was mainly due to a $1.2 billion drop in the money supply, with the Federal Reserve tightening to curb inflation.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Deparment
Department
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Federal Funds
Henry Reuss
House
Federal Reserve
Supreme Court bars death penalty for rape crime
The Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment for nonfatal rape is cruel and unusual under the 8th Amendment. Justice White stated death is disproportionate for rape. The decision leaves Georgia as the only state with rape in its death-penalty statute. The term adjourned, with no stay on Dooling’s abortion funding order.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Byron White
Georgia
U.S
John Dooling
New York
Congress
Dooling
Enterprise may be ready for first free flight test
Edwards AFB California reports NASA officials optimistic after the 6000 foot Mojave dive. A minor auxiliary power unit issue could delay the next piggyback test but leaders say all objectives were met and a free flight may proceed. The shuttle Enterprise reached 19000 feet and 270 mph atop a 747 during the test.
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Edwards Afb
Calif
UPI
Mojave Desert
NASA
Bob Green
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Space Agency
Enterprise
Hancock College trustees approve personnel pay hikes
Hancock College trustees approved salary increases for teachers and certificated staff totaling 1 480 to be paid 740 now and 740 after the fall term subject to enrollment projections. Administrators also received 1 480 raises in the same two installments and anniversary increments in the certificated schedule.
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Vaughn Proctor
Hancock College
Hancock
Walter Conrad
Conrad
Power outage risk eyed for Lompoc this summer
City officials warn a drought and heat wave could force PG&E to curtail service in Lompoc with possible short outages. Rotational shutdowns of substations may occur if demand surges or generation drops, while emergency generators are kept for critical facilities. Residents urged to limit major appliance use before noon or after 8 PM.
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Jim Sweeney
Pacific Gas & Electric
Lompoc
William Ruffner
Ruffner
Pg&e
Karl Wellman
Santa Maria
Wellman
Pacific Northwest
Northwest
Oregon
Tehachapis
Uffner
City Release
Electric
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la Purisima Mission
South America
Dale Fink
Lompoc Hospital
Janet Hayes
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