Wage talks deadlock at FEC on Vandenberg Base
About 440 IBEW workers at Federal Electric Corp. on Vandenberg AF Base face a June 24 deadline for a new wage deal. The union accuses FEC of refusing to bargain and warns a strike could halt operations affecting technicians, air controllers, and radar staff.
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Steve LA Rue
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Lompoc
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Federal Electric Corp
FEC
Ray Sutton
Rick Rontel
Art Heinrich
Sutton
Lompoc Unified Board Moves Meeting To 7 PM
The Lompoc Unified School District Board of Trustees shifts Tuesday’s meeting to 7 p.m. from 3:30 p.m. to accommodate workers. A No Smoking rule will apply in the board room, with a lobby recess planned for smoking. Edward Kranz and three colleagues will discuss adding soccer to high school sports.
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Lompoc
Gail Steiger
Edward Kranz
Onstott Rd
Cabrillo
Kranz
Cabrillo High Schools
Voters Decide Exxon oil plant issue in county
County voters in Lompoc Mission Hills Vandenberg Village and VAFB head to polls tomorrow to decide Proposition A backing Exxon's Las Flores Canyon onshore oil facility with 73 local regulations. If rejected Exxon plans offshore options with federal veto and ARCO ties blur the outcome.
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Exxon
Steve LA Rue
County Board of Supervisors
Las Flores Canyon
Santa Barbara
U.S. Department of the Interior
Edmund Brown Jr
A. Atlantic Richfield Co
ARCO
Stop Exxon
Lompoc
Mission Hills
Vandenberg Village
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Ford Silent Memorial Day Address Emphasizes War Dead
President Ford honored fallen service members at Arlington Memorial by saying strong resolve is needed against world lawbreakers. He noted sacrifice in war and peace, then met officials to review economic policy before Europe trip. Separate Lisbon earthquake sparks panic but limited damage with no injuries reported.
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Washington
UPI
America
Ford
Arlington National Cemetery
Economic Policy Board
Treasury
William Simon
U.S
Europe
Edward Levi
Justice Department
Arlington Service
Mayaguez
Lisbon
API
Atlantic
Azores
Portugal
Temblor
Madeira
Canary Islands
Uppsala Seismological Institute
Sweden
Navy
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Madeira Islands
Lebanon's first military government resigns amid crisis
Lebanon's seven generals and one civilian cabinet resign after forming to quell civil strife. Premier Nureddin Rifai said they would submit resignation to President Suleiman Franjieh as battles and protests erupt in Beirut. Joint army Palestinian patrols monitored a ceasefire amid mounting opposition from Muslim and leftist leaders.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Nureddin Rifai
Suleiman Franjieh
Franjieh
Rifai
Hassan Khaled
Tanzanian Crisis Deepens as Kidnappers Seek Ransom
Marxist guerrillas holding three students demand 500000 dollars, arms, and the release of two jailed leaders in exchange for the students lives. Tanzania rejects the terms and keeps a 60 day deadline. two Americans and a Dutch woman remain captive as UPI reports.
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Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
UPI
Ben Mkapa
Mkapa
Marxist Popular Revolutionary Party
Zaire
Nyerere
Barbara Smuts
Ann Arbor
Mich
Carrie Jane Hunter
Atherton
Kenneth Smith
Garden Grove
Emilie Bergman
Wildlife Reserve
Gabriel Yumbu
S. Kilinda
Kilinda
U.S
W. Beverly Carter
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Rontel
Phyllis Levash
Nancy Scharnagel
Bruce Bingle
Arlen VanDraanen
Irwin Wapner
Larry Schram
Santa Barbara County
Lompoc Valley
City
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