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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1977
Page
1
An 80 car Southern Pacific freight train derailed 10 miles south of Surf spilling LPG from five tank cars and scattering seven empties. No injuries or fire reported. Rail line closed until about midnight as investigators assess cause and a car may have thrown a shoe.
The Lompoc school board honored two departing trustees Gail Steiger and Richard K. Jacoby after four years of service. Holdover trustees presented desk pens and engraved plaques. The board approved plumbing repairs at Lompoc High School, set April 12 for reorganization, and approved travel, budgeting actions, and staff publicity reports.
A public meeting on the Lompoc Hospital District application for 13 additional intermediate care beds is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday in the Lompoc Unified School District board room. A subsequent public hearing will occur in 1 to 2 weeks.
Public concerns over a proposed franchise ordinance dominated a Lompoc City Council hearing attended by about 30 residents. Critics challenged the length of the term, city ownership, free or reduced rates for institutions, and the $50,000 deposit while urging better access channels and FCC quality standards.
President Carter announced immediate resumption of diplomatic negotiations with Vietnam in Paris. He said Hanoi requested talks, with no preconditions, while praising the Commission on Missing in Action for Vietnam and Laos for its upbeat mission. The group returned 12 bodies, identifying 11 as American servicemen. one Vietnamese remains labeled an honest mistake. The commission, led by Leonard Woodcock, also pursued further search for the remaining 2,546 missing service members.
Sacramento reports the Brown administration backs an offshore liquefied natural gas terminal to avert early 1980s gas shortages. Officials cite faster possible Federal Power Commission decisions and safety benefits, with Santa Barbara Channel among potential offshore sites near San Nicolas Island.
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