Wojtowicz fights film rights from California prison
Former bank robber John Wojtowicz, serving time at FCI Lompoc, pursues legal action for exploitation and breach of contract against Warner Brothers and Dell Publishing over Dog Day Afternoon. He cites a 1 percent net profit and 2 percent gross share claims, plans after release include a bar and restaurant, and he describes prison life and alleged threats.
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John Wojtowicz
Federal Correctional Institution
Warner Brothers
Wojtowicz
New York State Supreme Court
Dell Publishing Company
Life Magazine
Brooklyn
Ernest Aron
Ernest
Lewisburg
Pennsylvania
al Pacino
Snowbound ranchers report heavy cattle losses in blizzard
Reports from Colorado and New York describe cattle losses and flood evacuations as snowdrifts reach 25 feet and 18 people die. National Guardsmen assist in evacuations while recovery operations continue across multiple counties and towns.
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United Press International
Colorado
New York
Ray Burke
Colorado Agriculture Department
Disaster Service
Sheridan Lake
Yuma
County seeks drought disaster designation for Santa Barbara County
The Board of Supervisors unanimously asked Gov. Brown to have President Carter declare Santa Barbara County a drought disaster area enabling cattlemen and farmers to apply for federal emergency programs. The move follows widespread losses from drought affecting cattle and feed prices, with a drought disaster board forming to guide aid.
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Board of Supervisors
Gov
Brown
Carter
Santa Barbara County
Fourth District
Robert Hedlund
Lompoc
George Goodall
Midwest
Gene Garcen
Santa Maria Valley
Lance Brown
Santa Ynez Valley
Clyde Gould
Loudon
Goodall
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
California
Santa Barbara
Ensley Wood
The
Cooperative Extension, LLC
Forest Service
Dennis Bungarz
Graydon Hall
Don Hansen
Soil Conservation Service
Frank Scott
Farmers Home Administration
Diablo Canyon licensing speedup urged by county board
San Luis Obispo supervisors urged the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to accelerate licensing for PG E Diablo Canyon reactors due to drought related power shortages. The 3 2 vote followed protests as officials said the plants are near completion and could relieve hydroelectric gaps in the San Joaquin Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SAN Luis Obispo
UPI
Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Pg&e
Diablo Canyon
Board of Supervisors
Milton Willeford
NRC
Fresno County and City Chamber of Commerce
San Joaquin Valley
Willeford
Howard Menkins
Hans Heilman
Hosgri
Skyjack drama spans Europe and Africa in two continents
Italian auto mechanic Luciano Porcari hijacked an Iberia Boeing 727 with 37 aboard from Barcelona to Palma de Mallorca and forced refueling and layovers at Milan Turin and Zurich. He released hostages in stages, sought to see his daughter Consuelo in Turin, and defied negotiators while demanding fuel and meals as the plane lingered at Zurich. The standoff involved Swiss police crisis squads and multiple briefings as Porcari offered limited concessions and remained intent on reuniting with his children Consuelo and Margarita Beatrice.
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Zurich
Switzerland
UPI
Luciano Porcari
Africa
Europe
Turin
Italy
Iberia Airlines
Porcari
Abidjan
Ivory Coast
Iberia Airliines
Mediterranean
West Africa
Seville
Spain
Milan
Consuela
Consuelo
Lyon
France
Federal Air Bureau
Childrren
Barcelona
Margarita Beatrice
Isabella Zavoli
Margarita
City in accord with engineers clerks hold out
The City of Lompoc approved a three year memorandum with the Engineering and Planning Unit while the Clerical Unit rejected the wage and benefit proposal as insulting. The council granted a six percent raise in three increments over a year and four months, with March 26, July 2, and December 31 payouts, unless the Clerical Unit signs by March 25 to adopt the three year deal. Peggy Jackson called the action a penalty and said clerical wages are far below other units despite long service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc
Service Employes International Union
Peggy Jackson
Lompoe City
Jackson
School board rehires 545 faculty for 1977-78
The school board unanimously rehired an estimated 545 certificated personnel for the 1977-78 year and set salaries at last year’s levels with instep increases for those affected. Superintendent Bloom’s salary rose to 40 277 with a 1 093 increase, while Milligan and Wilde remained at 33 076 each as they gained permanent status.
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Vaughn Proctor
Richard K. Jacoby
Clarence Bloom
Alice Milligan
Mel Wilde
Bloom
Milligan
Wilde
Jacoby
Education Employe Relations Board
EERB
Lompoc Planning Commission OKs nine home subdivision
The Lompoc Planning Commission approved a nine parcel subdivision on Third Street near Walnut and Chestnut, while approving home use permits for two residents. A North M Street lot split was found to violate city ordinances and will require restatement of steps. The commission questioned single family zoning due to the lack of rear alley access.
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Lompoc
George Earl Taylor II
Hickory Ave
Taylor
Paul S
Doris L. Ridgeway
North
Mike Kaufman
Commission
Third Street
Walnut
Chestnut Avenues
Lompoc Convalescent
Kaufman
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FCI
Stan Tulledo
Crime
Lenny Bruce
Lenny
Robert Stroud
Birdman
Alcatraz
Carmen
God
City Hall
Leroy Howell
Lincoln County
Colo
Hugh Carey
National Guardsmen
Whitehall
N.Y
Schenectady
Stockade
Mohawk River
Diablo Canyon Licensing Speedup
Emmanuele Scamacca
Palma de Majorca
Planning Commission
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