Tipoff controversy over Johns Manville asbestos inspections
Legislative offices investigate alleged Cal-OSHA tipoffs at the Lompoe Johns Manville plant after the Chemical Workers Union claims advance notices taint inspections. The union cites air test concerns and seeks Schienle’s report while health department funding limits delay a full health hazard review.
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Stan Tulledo
Johns-Manville
Lompoe
Gary Hart
Omer Rains
Hart
Dave Modisette
Cal-Osha
J-M
Hart and Rains
Chemical Workers Union Local 146
Cal- Osha
Bryan Ishkanian
Los Angeles
Jan Schienle
National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health
NIOSH
State Health Department
Health Department
Mary Margaret
Rains
Hearst Trial Criminologist Reports Death Threats
San Francisco criminologist Dr. Joel Fort testified in Patricia Hearst’s bank robbery trial that he received a death threat by telephone the day he began his testimony. Fort said he sought federal protection and defended his anonymity in press communications citing personal and family danger. Bailey pressed for details but the line of questioning was limited after objections.
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San Francisco
UPI
Patricia Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
Joel Fort
Miss Hearst
Fort
U.S. Attorney's Office
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
Brisk Florida turnout fuels Ford Reagan clash in 1976 primary
Voter turnout in Florida remained brisk despite rain winds and tornado warnings as Ford and Reagan battled for Republican delegates while Wallace drives Dixie Democrats. Turnout exceeded expectations in Pinellas County and Tampa with forecasts of heavy participation statewide.
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Miami
Reagan
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Sen
Henry Jackson
Ft. Lauderdale
Florida
Tommy Thomas
California
Lou Frey
Kissinger opens door to nuclear use in regional conflicts
Secretary Kissinger tells the Senate Government Operations Committee the United States cannot rule out nuclear weapons in regional disputes tied to national interests. He cites Soviet superiority in conventional arms in some areas and notes Europe and South Korea as potential contexts. Projections of a council fight over Lompoc's next mayor also surface.
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Washington
UPI
Henry Kissinger
United States
Senate
Kissinger
Senate Government Operations Committee
Europe
South Korea
Street lighting cutbacks loom in county districts
Board of supervisors warned of possible brownouts or blackouts as service area budgets fail to cover higher utility rates. Orcutt Wye in county service area five faces a $1,686 deficit this fiscal year, with Guadalupe and Los Alamos lighting near trouble. Hard choices loom for next year’s budgets.
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Board of Supervisors
Orcutt Wye
Guadalupe
Los Alamos
Raymond
Johnson
Transportation
Leland Steward
Steward
Harrell Fletcher
Chair fire fatally burns Village man
A Vandenberg Village man, Herbert Early, 58, died from third degree burns after a cigarette lit chair flames while he slept. His wife Eunice suffered minor burns and shock. Fire officials said the blaze remained confined to the chair. Funeral services were pending at Starbuck Mortuary.
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Vandenberg
Herbert Early
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Saturn Ave Hospital
Early
Eunice
Starbuck Mortuary
City planners wrestle with persistent local problems
Lompoc Planning Commission adjourned brief session after approving a home business permit for Suzanne Tocher at 412 FE Oak Ave and authorizing Robert Pengilly to replace a wooden fence with a six foot concrete block wall on Q Street. The commission also supported a wholesale nursery and landscaping operation for Pines Nursery on three acres at R Street and Laurel Avenue and discussed land use mapping differences for Mesa Oaks development. They will study maps and assess sewage handling by Lompoc Utility Services amid state standards concerns.
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Lompoc
William Fick
John Peto
William Paulin
Suzanne Tocher
FE Oak Ave
Robert Kranig
Vernon Copeland
Robert Pengilly
Date Ave
Q Street
Pines Nursery
R Street
Laurel Avenue
North
V Street
Fick
Stevens
Commission
Jack Lam
Sacramento
Harley Craig
Lompoc Valley
Mesa Oaks
Rucker Road
Mission Hills
Peto
Lam
County Planning Commission
State Water Quality Control Board
Ford confident aides cautious on Florida primary
President Ford expresses confidence he will win the Florida primary while adviser Rogers Morton cautions about poor northern Florida weather that could reduce turnout. Press Secretary Ron Nessen notes Reagan has campaigned vigorously and criticizes Ford, but Ford remains optimistic about a path to prosperity.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Florida
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Rogers Morton
Morton
Ronald Reagan
Ford Ford
America
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Dean Fairbanks
Tammy Cason
Seth Neilson
Miguelito School
Lompoc Public Library
Ryan Park
Lompoc Valley Kennel
Francis H. Beattie
Public Utilities Commission
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Michael Bennett
County Firefighters’ Union
State Department of Forestry
Scottsdale
Arizona
Bennett
Guadalupe Justice Court
Santa Maria
Robert Stewart
Justice Court
Stewart
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