Lompoc City Council set for small agenda and public hearing
The compact agenda features one public hearing on vacating part of O Street and one ordinance introduction plus two ordinances on final adoption. Open Space rezoning from Fire Zone 1 to Fire Zone 3 at College Park enables flexible park design including a racquetball facility.
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Lompoc
Wilma Thomas
O Street
Locust Avenue
Willow Avenue
College Park
Lompoe Shopping Center
Lompoe High School
Jack Lam
Lam
North Act
Police Department
General Services
Ric Rea
Santa Barbara County
Pine and
North Avenues
Gas leak forces base evacuation near Vandenberg
A 16 year old Oakland visitor drove over a four inch natural gas line near Vandenberg Junior High School early Saturday causing evacuation of 300 families as a precaution. Charles L. Johnson suffered minor injuries. gas lines were shut off within about two hours and evacuees found shelter with friends or at the Base Officers' club. Weather forecast calls for patchy night clouds and cooler highs in the 63 to 68 range with 15 to 25 mph northwest winds.
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Oakland
Vandenberg Junior High School
Charles L. Johnson
Johnson
Vandenberg
Mountain View Boulevard
Lompoc- Casmalia Road
Southern California Gas Co
Lompoc
Senate to debate $35.9 billion military procurement bill
In Congress this week Senate negotiates a $35.9 billion authorization for military procurement research and Civil Defense. The measure sits about 72 million below the administration request yet 50 million above the House version as energy and budget debates unfold in Washington.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
House
Ways and Means
Carter
Bert Lance
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
Revenue sharing hearing set for tonight at City Hall
City officials will host a 7 30 p m public hearing at City Hall auditorium 119 W Walnut Ave to discuss 1977 78 federal revenue sharing funds Assistant City Administrator Bob Livingston outlines a period for explanation public input and staff recommendations The city expects 235 000 and plans to continue funding police and fire costs while freeing General Fund money for other eligible uses Public budget dates include May 25 council review June 6 hearing June 14 work session and June 21 final adoption
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City Hall Auditorium
Walnut Ave
Bob Livingston
Livingston
Police Department
Fire Department
Portugal assures Mondale U S base in Azores will stay
Vice President Mondale met Portuguese leaders in Lisbon and received assurances from Prime Minister Soares that the Lajes Air Force base will not be pulled from U S control. Talks covered NATO aid, trade, and human rights as Azores unrest drew attention.
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Lisbon
Portugal
UPI
Walter Mondale
Mario Soares
United States
Lajes
Azores
Middle East
Soares
Mondale
Sao Bento Palace
Boston
Antonio Ribeiro
Antonio Ramalho Eanes
Carter
Eanes
Belem Palace
U.S
NATO
Carter to deliver public accounting of presidency to UAW
President Carter prepared a public accounting of his time in office for delivery Tuesday to 6,000 United Auto Workers members in Los Angeles. He spent Sunday at Camp David, then returned to the White House with his family.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Camp David
White House
Los Angeles
United Auto Workers
UAW
Weller’s United Methodist Church
Thurmont
Amy
Chip
Caron
Rosalynn Carter
Pretty
Country
Lisbon
Portugal
Andrew Young
Africa
Rhodesia
South West Africa
South Africa
Young
Walter Mondale
Southern Africa
South- West Africa
Namibia
Maputo
Santa Ana Police Chief Outlines Community Focused Reform
In 1974 Santa Ana faced top crime rates in California and the nation for cities its size. Chief Ray Davis described a district based, community oriented department with 1000 black captains as liaisons. After one year major crimes fell 19.3 percent and arrests rose 33 percent. The force held 900 meetings with 19,000 residents, and Davis later led the California Council for Criminal Justice.
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Orange County
Santa Ana
California
Ray Davis
Lompoc Elks Lodge
Davis
Elks Club
Davis’ Department
Edmund Brown Jr
California Council For Criminal Justice
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