County workers strike looms after two day stoppage begins
Hundreds of county clerical and union represented employees halt work for two days in protest of a two percent pay offer and limited benefits. Local 535 620 AFL-CIO votes set a June 2 strike deadline if terms do not improve. Pickets gather at county buildings as negotiations continue.
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Leonard E. Roders
Raymond D. Johnson
Santa Barbara
County Employes Association
Lompoc
Santa Maria
Roders
Santa Barbara County Employes Association
SECEA
Hugh Oliver
Proposed canyon oil facility environmental give and take
In Corral Canyon near Santa Barbara Exxon proposes a 15 acre oil and gas plant with 1,500 acre buffer. Local controls would curb air pollution and vibration but opponents warn of odors and health impacts. County rules include 72 liability provisions and strict monitoring, with air quality concerns central to the debate.
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Santa Barbara
Exxon Corp
Corral Creek
Corral Canyon
Las Flores Canyon
Los Padres National Forest
Canyon
Steve la Rue
Exxon
Fortune Magazine
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
Lompoc
Laurence Spanne
Stop Exxon Here
Joe Caves
Caves
County Air Pollution Control District
APCD
Robert Riddell
Three Americans and Dutch woman abducted in Tanzania raid
Tanzania launched air and ground search for three American students and a Dutch woman taken from a remote wildlife reserve by 40 gunmen. Aircraft roared over Lake Tanganyika as police combed jungle shores seeking the raiders and captives.
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Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
UPI
Lake Tanganyika
Gombe Stream
Zaire
Jane Goodall
Stanford University
Barbara Smuts
Ann Arbor
Mich
Carrie Jane Hunter
Atherton
Calif
Kenneth Smith
Garden Grove
Emilie Bergman
Kigoma
Ford plans presidential bid within a month after Mayaguez handling
President Ford signals a formal run for the presidency within a month as GOP leaders rally behind his Mayaguez rescue response. He seeks broad party support while conservative factions reassess. The incident boosted his image as a decisive leader amid ongoing campaign groundwork.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Mayaguez
Republican Party
Lompoc Doctors Vote to Provide Only Essential Care
Lompoc physicians will offer only essential medical and surgical care starting next Tuesday in protest of rising malpractice premiums. The action follows a Santa Barbara County doctors meeting and includes Dr. James D. Warrick as local representative to the Santa Barbara Medical Crisis Committee.
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Lompoc
Lompoc District Hospital
Santa Barbara County
James D. Warrick
Valley Medical Group
Santa Barbara
Santa Maria
Santa Ynez
Travelers Insurance
Santa Barbara County Medical Society
UPI
Bob Marvin
Travelers
Karl Kassity
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State Conciliation Service
Afl-Cio County Fire Fighter Union
Deputy Sheriffs Association
Oliver
Terri Cotten
American Arbitration Association
State Board of Medical Examiners
Sacramento
Civic Auditorium
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