Intelligence role in JFK slaying due probe
The Senate intelligence committee voted to turn over evidence on the Kennedy assassination to a proposed new oversight panel. The effort aims to examine the role of U.S. intelligence agencies in Dallas and draft a report on findings for possible public release.
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JFK
Washington
Oversight Committee
Senate
Church
Portland
Ore
Richard Schweiker
Gary W. Hart
D-Cole
Schweiker
Hart
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Dallas
Texas
Mission Hills weighs joining regional sewer facility
James Smitherman, general manager of Lompoc Utility Service Co, seeks a meeting with Lompoc city officials to discuss bringing Mission Hills into the Lompoc Valley Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility. The move reverses earlier views that participation was prohibitive as state pressure grows.
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Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc Utility Service Co
Mission Hills
Lompoc Valley
James Smitherman
Lompoc
Gene Wahlers
Smitherman
Wahlers
Dep. Dist. Atty
Tom Haney
Water Quality Control Board
Haney
San Luis Obispo
Santa Ynez
Rucker Road
Mesa Oaks
Lompoc Utility Services Co
Battles Rage in Lebanon Prompt Nationalist Threats
Widespread clashes between rival militias and leftists in Lebanon kill at least 35 and wound 80 in Mt Lebanon while Syria backed Saiqa clashes in Tripoli draw sharp condemnations. Leftists vow to confront Damascus and insist on Syrian withdrawal as tensions rise across the region.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Mt. Lebanon
Saiga
Tripoli
Syria
Damascus
Saiqa
Baath
Kamal Jumblatt
Kissinger Says U S Will Not Directly Guide African Movements
Secretary of State Kissinger testified before the Senate that the United States will no longer engage directly with liberation movements in southern Africa. He cited African leaders’ agreement to pursue African solutions and direct negotiations among involved groups, while noting the Byrd amendment issue was sidelined for political sensitivity. Reagan critics view the Africa policy as an oblique answer to his stance.
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Washington
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Africa
Kissinger
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United Nations
U.S
Ford
Ronald Reagan
State Department
Reagan
Lompoc Parks Accepted Moose Lodge BBQ Pit Donation
Lompoc Parks and Recreation Commission quickly accepted a donation from Moose Lodge 1036 to build an 18 foot barbecue pit at Ryan Park replacing the aging unit. The Moos e plan includes two cooking areas and a sink with an estimated cost under $1000 and no strings attached. Park officials prefer a new site away from the old pit to improve safety near the parking lot.
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Lompoc
Leonard Akronowitz
Moose
Dave Wilson
Akronowitz
Wilson
Moose Lodge
Park and Recreation Department
Jack Anderson
Park and Recreation
H Street Reopens Friday After Major Improvement
South H Street between Ocean and Cypress avenues will reopen Friday evening ending weeks of disruption from the street project. Barry J. Gustafson announces new traffic changes with stop signs at Cypress Avenue and I Street. Cypress through traffic remains without a stop while H Street traffic will stop at Cypress and I Street, creating a four way stop.
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Ocean
Cypress Avenues
Barry J. Gustafson
Public Works
Cypress Avenue
H Street
Cypress
I Street
Weather Forecast Clears With Cooler Inland Highs
Sunshine continues through Friday with slightly cooler inland. Highs reach upper 60s to upper 70s inland. lows stay mostly in the 50s. Friday tides show highs of 4.1 feet at 11 44 a.m. and 6.4 feet at 11:01 p.m. Low tides are minus 1.6 feet at 5:23 a.m. and 1.3 feet at 4:53 p.m.
Cabrillo Coaches Welcome New Baby in Valley Note
Cabrillo football coach Ed Knowles and wife Wendy arrive at their downtown home with a newborn son. Flowers and a welcoming note from Lompoc High coaches greet the family and hint at a future player joining the Valley football community.
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Cabrillo
Ed Knowles
Wendy
Lompoc High
Top spenders win council seats in Lompoc election
Campaign filings show Joe Valencia and Charles Ward led spending among eight candidates for two council seats in Lompoc on March 2. Valencia spent 922.50 and Ward 1000.00 to secure the top two vote totals, with detailed donor contributions and totals disclosed.
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Robert O. Vincent
Lompoc
Wilma Thomas
Joe Valencia
Charles Ward
Valencia
Ward
Edward P. Rodgers
Dunlap and Melville
Rod Melville
Brad Dyer
Dyer Sheet Metal
Louise Ward
Martin Marietta
WAFB
Warren Culberson
William Culberson
Culberson Construction
Bob Bouford
Mr. Paintman
James Finley
J. Orona
Bob Coe
E.W. Cox
Avenue Flower Shop
Rodgers
Brown setback sinks liquor plan in California
The California Senate voted 27 to 0 to kill Gov. Edmund G Brown Jr. liquor licensing reform and unified alcoholism treatment plans. Sen. Arlen Gregorio, San Mateo, led the rejection saying temperance goals can be reached by less drastic means.
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Sacramento
UPI
Senate
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Arlen Gregorio
San Mateo
Brown
School trustees set early recall response meeting
Save Our Schools parents filed a recall Notice of Intent May 7. Trustees must respond within seven days. a 7:30 a.m. meeting at the Central Administration Building 1301 North A St. precedes a press conference. Proponents have six months to gather petition signatures after responses.
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North A St
Save Our Schools Coalition of Parents
SOS
la Mesa
Miguelito
Lilley campaign brings in most funds for fourth district race
Public reports filed through April show Robert C Lilley leading in campaign finance with $6972 in contributions and $2242.79 in expenditures. The Lilley committee lists numerous donors including Arlene Claeyssens and Had Burger, plus substantial non monetary support. Other candidates like Robert Hedlund Art Scott and Phyllis White reported varying totals for monetary and non monetary contributions and investments. Alberta Morgan shows no activity.
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Earl Duane Collins
John Skov Sr
Skov Auto Parts
Alberta Morgan
Burnham Truman
Harry J. Crompe
Robert C. Lilley
Bob Lilley
Virgil Phelps
Lilley
Warren L. Culberson
William A. Culberson
Arlene B Claeyssens
F. H. Beattie Sr
Richard §. Whitehead
Milton V. Duncan
Gerald A. Bradley
D. G. Brown
J.L. O'Shaughnessy
Had Burger
Stuart Bartleson
Metropolitan Theaters, Inc
William McDougal
Milton Wienstien
George V. Castagnola
J. J. Hollister III
Thomas M. Hen
Lee Olsen
G. B. Page
Jake Will
John Severson
C.H. Wilkens
Paradise Camp
Robert Hedlund
Jean Jacoby
Beatrice Baer
Bruce Beebe
Bill Cooper
Joe Grbac
Robert Hibbits
Art
Sherry Hibbits
Jonathan Kittle
Wes Marshall
Kenneth Maytag
Helen Netzer
Helen Pedotti
Diblee Poet
Marjorie Wiester
Carl Williams
Hedlund
Lompoc
San Jose
Art Scott
Central Coast Realty, Inc
Scott
Sherry Stendahl
George Barnes
Mike Palmer
R. D. Lockhart
Regina
Santa Paula
Tiara Ltd
Santa Maria
Reliable Property Management Co
Phyllis White
Fran Dyste
Bernard Moulton
Sprague River Valley
Oregon
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Lompoc Firefighters
Junior Alpha Club
Huyck Stadium
Junior Alpha Group
Paul Thompson
Cochairman
Rosanne
P-R Commission
Floyd Southern
John C. Peto
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