LEA Wins Lompoc School District Bargaining Vote
The Lompoc Education Association defeated the Lompoc Federation of Teachers 271 to 216 to become the district’s first collective bargaining agent for about 320 teachers. About 493 of 522 eligible voters cast ballots. LEA plans a 60 page contract proposal for the May 24 board meeting and invites public comment.
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Alice Milligan
Sue Edelman
Lompoc Unified School District
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Lompoc Federation of Teachers
LFT
Carol Singer
Federation
Lompoc
Norman Larson
Accord reached on production of arms by Allies
President Carter brokered a compromise with key congressmen to permit co production of arms with U S supplied technology by allies including Israel pending Carter approval. The deal aims to allow Israel to begin producing tank parts and may extend to aircraft and non strategic missiles. Carter called the NATO talks a boost to morale in the ideological Cold War.
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United States
White House
Thomas O'Neill
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
U.S
Fire roars through huge Saudi oil field
A large explosion sparked a raging fire at Saudi Arabia s Abqaiq field shutting a major pipeline that carries two thirds of the nation s crude to Persian Gulf outlets. One killed and about 25 injured as firefighting crews battled the blaze near the Ghawar network amid saboteur speculation.
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Saudi Arabia
UPS
U S
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Ghawar
Persian Gulf
Washington Post
Thomas Lippman
Aramco
Dhahran
Post
Bahrain
Tokyo
James Knight
Instant voter bill advances in Senate Rules Committee
The Senate Rules Committee advanced President Carter's instant voter registration bill 5 to 4 despite warnings from U S attorneys that it could raise election fraud. The measure allows election day registration with identification and voting in federal elections.
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UPI
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Carter
U.S
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Robert Griffin
R-Mich
Justice Department
John Clark
Western District of Texas
Parks seek 104000 for Beattie Park improvements
Parks commission approved applying for Land and Water Conservation Funds to match 104000 from a 1974 park bond. If granted, funds may fund a parking lot restrooms picnic area tennis court horseshoes and shuffleboard courts.
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Parks and Recreation
Beattie Park
Parks Commission
Jack Anderson
Anderson
Linda Schnell
Leonard Akronowitz
Mike Siminski
Long Beach
APCD unveils air monitoring stations for officials tour
Santa Barbara County APCD and Environmental Research Foundation unveiled a year long joint air monitoring program with 13 stations in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Supervisors Fletcher and Hedlund led the briefing on site selection data access and equipment types while SAI will track pollutants and weather factors for annual reports and a final findings review.
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Fred Cook
Air Resources Board
Harrell Fletcher
Robert L. Hedlund
Santa Maria
Lompoc
Signorelli Ranch
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District
The
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Hedlund
John B. English
Santa Barbara County
San Luis Obispo County
Santa Ynez Valley
Orcutt
EAF
English
California Air Resources Board
SAI
Science Applications Inc
la Jolla
Ruth S. Sheridan
Thomas Rappolt
Shapp Ordered to Repay Presidential Campaign Funds
The Federal Election Commission ordered Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp to repay $299,066 in federal election funds from his 1976 presidential bid after finding improper contributions from five states. The FEC fined 12 of 16 contributors up to $500 each and said the investigation would continue, with no immediate action announced against the governor or staff.
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UPI
Federal Election Commission Today
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
FEC
Shapp
Gus Nicholas
Pittsburgh
Kill Devil Hills
N.C
Nicholas
North Carolina
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