Wounded Knee remains surrounded as federal force grows
Federal marshals and FBI agents tightened a heavy blockade of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge reservation near the Oglala Sioux nation. About 25 men and 10 vehicles guard the site as AIM leader Russell Means asserts the people have formed a provisional government.
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Ralph Erickson
Richard Kleindienst
Washington
FBI
Bigfoot Trail
Pine Ridge
Russell Means
American Indian Movement
AIM
Oglala Sioux Nation
Lompoc depot razed amid vandalism and delays
The Laurel Avenue railroad station in Lompoc was demolished after years of vandalism and neglect. Exchange Realty owner William Ward says plans to refurbish the depot for a mobile home park fell through due to city negotiations and delays. Southern Pacific's removal deadline expired, and both SP and the fire department urged its removal.
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Steve LA Rue
Laurel Avenue
Lompoc
William Ward
Exchange Realty
Southern Pacific Co
Ward
Southern Pacific
al Autry
Commission
Drop-In Center could continue despite resolution
School district officials say the Lompoc Drop-In Center may run another year if CCCJ funding is secured. The resolution eliminates the counselor position and could force a summer shutdown, but district leaders expect a binding CCCJ commitment by April and plan to reinstate Copeland if funds arrive.
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Steve LA Rue
Lompoc
Alice Milligan
Lew Copeland
California Council On Criminal Justice
Copeland
CCCJ
Ben Woods
Santa Barbara
Glenn Wegner
Bob Thompson
Planners defer action on mobile home parks and center
Lompoc Planning Commission delayed final action on two proposed mobile home parks and a commercial center pending environmental impact statements. City Attorney advised that impact studies are required due to project nature, with seven votes for postponement.
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Lompoc
James Longtin
William Culberson
Central Avenue
William Ward
City aiding probe into GE plant explosion
City of Lompoc officials cooperate in a multipronged investigation after an explosion at the GE facility on Laurel Avenue killed Ronald Alan Lincoln, 40, of Santa Ynez. State safety officials and GE experts from the east join the inquiry and memorial services were held for the victim.
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Lompoc
General Electric
Ronald Alan Lincoln
Santa Ynez
Lincoln
Laurel Ave
Rick Rea
State Division of Industrial Safety
County Rules Subcommittees Now Open Under Brown Act
County counsel rules subcommittee sessions under the Brown Act and must be open to the public. Supervisors directed counsel to issue directives to comply. Goleta Valley and Carpinteria Valley landowners' attorney claims violations. board members debate political implications and district implications while noting open meetings may exist in some areas. Slater says property owners can attend full committee sessions. no clear decision at subcommittee level.
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County General Plan
George P. Kading
Arthur Henzell
Goleta Valley
Carpinteria Valley
James Slater
Slater
Frost
Henzell
Charles F. Catterlin
Francis Beattie
Lompoc
County Counsel’s Office
Reagan Declines 1974 Senate Bid Opens Door to 1976
Governor Ronald Reagan announces he will not run for the U S Senate in 1974. He says he will focus on California goals and tax relief, while leaving open a possible presidential bid in 1976.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
U.S. Senate
Reagan
Senate
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