Welfare fraud probes rapped by Grand Jury
The County Grand Jury filed an interim report with the Superior Court and Board of Supervisors faulting Welfare Department for lax oversight of fraud investigations. It cites hundreds of backlogged cases and about $150,000 dropped from active caseloads, with 368 cases still active and more than $500,000 owed under restitution agreements. The panel urges staffing, overtime, and training reforms and notes unrealistic probation repayment schedules.
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County Grand Jury
County Welfare Department
Superior Court and
Board of Supervisors
Grand Jury
Health and Welfare Committee
Ann Jaqua
Santa Barbara
Welfare Department
District Attorney's Office
Welfare Fraud Investigation
Memorial Day observances mark three day weekend
Clear skies bring warm Memorial Day weekend as public services and private observances unfold in Lompoc. Police and highway units tighten traffic enforcement tonight with emphasis on drunk driving and speeding over 55 mph. Memorial Day ceremonies are set for Monday at Evergreen Cemetery with Legion Posts 211 and 125, the American G I Forum, World War I Veterans and Auxiliary attending, held by George Ward.
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Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Department
CHP
R.A. Dzamba
Ryan Park
Lompoc
Vandenberg
Cabrillo
Lomoc
Fred A. Cruse
The
First Assembly of God Church
Legion Auxiliary
Daughters of the American Revolution
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Malpractice insurance plan narrowly approved
The California Assembly narrowly approved a diluted version of Gov Brown's plan to curb soaring medical malpractice insurance costs for doctors. AB2939 advances to the Senate with a 222 vote, supporters say a state funded plan could reduce premiums, while opponents warn of potential taxpayer cost and insufficient relief for high risk specialties.
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Sacramento
UPI
Assembly
Edmund G Brown Jr
California
Senate
Ould
McLennan
Nan Howard Berman
Beverly Hills
Brown
Senate unit okays budget in California clash over farm labor board
The Senate Finance Committee endorsed a $12.88 billion state budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. It keeps unresolved the Agricultural Labor Relations Board issue and funds it at $6.9 million, while approving $272 million above Brown’s request and adding $52.3 million for cost of living increases for aged, blind and disabled recipients. The plan faces a full Senate vote and a conference committee draft.
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Sacramento
UPS
Senate Finance Committee
Agricultural Labor Relations Board
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Assembly
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Brown
Farm Labor Board
California
Sen
Howard Way
R-Exeter
Cesar Chavez
Highway Patrol
Historic nuclear pact signed by Ford and Brezhnev
President Ford and Soviet leader Brezhnev signed a five year treaty to regulate underground peaceful nuclear explosions. It allows observation of blasts over 100 kilotons and sets limits on sizes while linking to broader arms control moves. The agreement includes a joint consultative commission and faces Senate scrutiny alongside another treaty.
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United Press
Ford
Eonid I. Brezhnev
Moscow-Washington
White House East Room
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Henry Kissinger
CIA
George Bush
Kremlin
Communist Party
Brezhnev
Senate
Hiroshima
U.S
Caspian Sea
United States
Fred Ikle
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Wicks resigns as Lompoc hospital administrator
Ken Wicks submitted his resignation as Lompoc District Hospital administrator effective July 31 due to illness. He recommended his assistant Jane Flaherty as successor and Martha Hicks and Angie Guerra for key roles. The board will seek a new administrator and appoint Dr. Heiges as medical director of the Convalescent Care Center starting July 1. A special meeting to set the 1976 77 budget is scheduled for June 2.
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Stan Tulledo
Ken Wicks
Lompoc District Hospital
Frank Signorelli
Jane Flaherty
Angie Guerra
Martha Hicks
Flaherty
Wicks
Lompoc
Selma
Selma District Hospital
Washington University
St. Louis
Heiges
Rod
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North H Street Valley
Mary Jeffers
Cal Poly
Debra Sue Hatcher
House
Rep
Hays Washington
Wayne Hays
Santa Claus
Thomas O'Neill
Hays
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Dennis Carpenter Wort
Washington
Treasury
Senate Budget Committee
Central Avenue
H Street
Lompoc Hospital
1 Ave
Signorelli
Harold Thompson
Dr. LE. Heiges
Thompson
Kenwicks
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