County purchases Datsun fleet to save costs
The county buys 14 foreign made Datsun half-ton pickups at 2247 dollars each from Santa Barbara Datsun. The smaller four cylinder trucks replace larger full size pickups, improving access in tight areas and saving about 800 dollars per vehicle. County officials note repeal of the Buy American Act and say other counties and cities are making similar foreign purchases.
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Santa Barbara
Frank Gambetta
William Stickney
Stickney
East
Gambetta
Downtown study proposes plaza on South H Street
Cal Poly architects told the City Council that South H Street’s first block should become a plaza as a way to boost foot traffic. The plan notes potential two space loss per block but argues rear lots or vacant sites could supply parking. A Lampe downtown parking district and parking meters are options.
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Jim Nicoloff
Cal Poly
South H Street
South H ‘Street
South H
Lampe
Lompoc Faces Spring Crime Wave Across City and County
Lompoc police chief James D. Smith and sheriff sergeant Richard Baldiviez appeal for public vigilance as a wave of thefts hits Lompoc area. A teacher on Lompoc High School campus reports purse snatching. multiple burglaries include cash and goods from homes and businesses. Verlusts cited range from $96 to $1,450 with items including jewelry guns and stereo equipment. Officers urge residents to lock freezers and garage doors amid rising meat thefts tied to price hikes.
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Lompoc
James D. Smith
Richard Baldiviez
Edna Leslie Mayer
Mission Hills
Lompoc High School
Airport Ave
Lompoc Auto Parts Co
Ocean Avenue
Robert Weber
North A
Food burglars hit two more Vandenberg Village homes
The sheriff’s office reports two additional food thefts in Vandenberg Village with losses of 17 dollars by Mary Nappier at 3989 Spica Way and 100 dollars by William Daniels at 3974 Spica Way. Also notes a correction about Diana Lyda misidentification in a Planning Commission story. A turkey dinner fundraiser by Women of the Moose is set for 6 p.m. at 921 West Laurel Ave. Admission 1.50 for adults, 1 for children. Ralph Nader lecture tickets remain at Music Box in Lompoc for Allan Hancock College event tomorrow at 8 p.m. Topic: Environmental Hazards-Man made, Man Remedied.
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Sheriff's Office
Vandenberg Village
Mary Nappier
Spica Way
William Daniels
Moose
West
Laurel Ave
Women of the Moose
Ralph Nader
Allan Hancock College
Music Box
Lompoc
Nader
Closing Stocks Quoted By Rohrbaugh and Co
Closing stock quotations are furnished to the Record through Rohrbaugh and Co at 3865 F Constellation Road Lompoc RE 3 3551. The notice lists the latest prices and market activity for a range of securities as of the day’s close.
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Rohrbaugh and Co
Constellation Road
Lompoc
Lompoc 20 30 Club Honored as Southern California Leader
The Lompoc Active 20 30 Club was named the region’s outstanding unit at the Area Convention in Coronado. Delegates Albert and Sharon Ramirez and Gerald and Mrs Coleman attended. Warren Turnbull, international president, presented the award. The convention covered 26 clubs from Lompoc to the Mexican border, included meetings, a Tijuana tour, a masquerade ball and an awards banquet.
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Lompoc
California
Coronado
Tijuana
Mexico
Machado Named Hospital Director for Lompoc District
Machado was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Don Ausbrooks on the Lompoc Hospital District Board of Directors. His term runs through 1974 joining president Don Cameron and other directors. The board also set monthly meeting dates and ordered a geologic survey for convalescent hospital construction with groundbreaking targeted by July 1.
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Joe Machado
Don Ausbrooks
Lompoc Hospital
Machado
Kenneth D. Wicks
Hickory Avenue
Walnut Avenue
Third Street
Wicks
Multiple Obituaries and memorials from Santa Barbara area
Graveside services for Robert Allen Williams 18 will be Thursday at 10 am at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Born in 1954 in Alaska he was a Cabrillo High student and survived by his parents and four sisters. Arrangements by Starbuck Mortuary. Funeral notices include Patrick J. O’Brien former Santa Barbara-Goleta marshal and Martha M. Carlson former Lompoc Valley resident with memorials in Santa Barbara.
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Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery
Robert Allen Williams
Via Maria Convalescent Hospital
Santa Maria
Alaska
Williams
Lompoc
Elm Lane
Fci
Cabrillo High School
Santa Barbara
Karan Hedrick
Susan Koehl
Martha M. Carlson
Lompoc Valley
First United Church of
Thurber inspired comedy with Lemon Harris Robards
A young widowed mother Ann Margret is aided by Jack Lemmon in a film that spoofs James Thurber. The blend mixes Thurber style humor with warm moments, cynical framing, and strong performances led by Barbara Harris.
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Ann Margret
Jack Lemon
Jason Robards
Barbara Harris
James Thurber
Thurber
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