House Approves 1.3 Billion Space Shuttle Funding Bill
The House approved a Conference Report endorsing 1.3 billion dollars for the Space Shuttle program in fiscal 1977, a 19.5 million rise, in a 255 to 20 vote. Funding targets include 120 million for construction and 202.7 million for space flight operations, with shifts for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg modifications.
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House of Representatives
House
Robert Lagomarsino
Senate
Lagomarsino
Ford
Vandenberg Air Force Base
VAFB
Palmdale
Rockwell International
Kennedy Space Center
Cape Canaveral
Florida
Vandenberg
Lompoc
Santa Maria
Ford may pull ahead in New York delegates
President Ford looks to gain a lead as 136 uncommitted New York delegates gather in Albany on Monday. Over 100 may back Ford, aiming to broaden his delegate edge before Tuesday six primaries in Reagan country.
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United Press International
Ford
Ronald Reagan
New York
Albany
Nelson Rockefeller
Reagan
Hubert Humphrey
Paul Simon
D-Nl
New York Democratic
Joseph
NATO ministers warn Russia of new arms race risk
NATO foreign ministers meeting in Oslo warned that Soviet military buildup could trigger a dangerous arms race and harm East West detente. They stressed restraint and defense unity while noting unresolved issues on Iceland Greece and Turkey and efforts to revive Cyprus peace talks.
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Oslo
Norway
UPI
NATO
Soviet Union
Angola
Henry A. Kissinger
Iceland
Greece
Turkey
April inflation edges up as food costs drive gain
The Labor Department reports a 0.4 per cent rise in the cost of living for April 1976, led by higher food prices. The Consumer Price Index stands at 168.2, a 6.1 per cent year over year increase, with economists noting a moderate inflation pace and potential for full year rates near six per cent or lower.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Herman Liebling
Treasury
Liebling
Ford
Candidates meet press in Lompoc Fourth District forum
Five candidates vying to replace Fourth District Supervisor Francis H. Beattie faced questions from a panel of local reporters at a Press Club Chamber of Commerce forum attended by 85 people. Each candidate outlined views on tax base growth, budget cuts, water projects, land use, consolidation, zoning, and development priorities.
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Virgil Phelps
Lompoc
County Water Agency Advisory Committee
William Bollay
Phelps
Tom Nielsen
Solvang
Tom van Natta
Santa Barbara
Arve Sjovold
Sjovold
Union Sugar Co
Santa Ynez River
Vaughn Proctor
Francis H. Beattie
Press Club Chamber of Commerce Forum
Harry Crompe
The
Record
Dick Anderson
Santa Barbara News-Press
Dick Praul
Lompoc Record
Bob Janacek
KLOM
Crompe
Robert Hedlund
Hedlund
Harley Craig
Alberta Morgan
Morgan
Santa Ynez
Guadalupe
Santa Ynez Valley
Typhoons Pamela and Olga Make Landfall Near Guam and Luzon
Typhoon Pamela struck Guam with 150 mph winds and 10 foot waves washing out a southern highway trapping about 30,000 people. Olga hit Luzon with 87 mph winds and heavy rains causing floods and displacing over 20,000 in Manila area.
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Agana
Guam
UPI
Pamela
Caroline Islands
Olga
Luzon
Philippines
Weather Bureau
Pacific
Truk
Manila
Judge ruled not eligible to serve on ALR board
Sacramento. A Santa Clara County judge cannot join the Agricultural Labor Relations Board under constitutional rules. Legislative Counsel George Murphy advised Assemblyman William Thomas that service on the ALRB does not count as a judicial office or employment. Governor Brown had named Judge John T. Racanelli to the board, but the appointment faces constitutional hurdles and has not been formalized. The ALRB has not met due to funding and quorum issues.
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ALR
Sacramento
UPI
Santa Clara County
John T. Racanelli
Agricultural Labor Relations Board
William Thomas
Bakersfield
George Murphy
ALRB
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Racanelli
Joe C. Ortega
Brown
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Russia
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Icelandic
Agustsson
Anthony Crosland
Italy
Kissinger
Joseph Luns
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Tim Staffel
San Diego State University
Ryan Park
Cabrillo High School
Bob Hedl
Bob Lilley
Alberta
Robert Lilley
Lilley
Beattie
Feather River
Phyllis White
White
Arthur Scott
Scott
Exxon
Art Scott
James Mills
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