Santa Barbara County asks voters to decide in close races
Campaigns end as polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Voters face hot contests in Districts 1 and 4 for supervisor, a disputed superior court judge race, and Proposition A on hiring through training programs. Hedlund vs Lilley highlights growth versus no growth, with Dodson and Dodds for judge and multiple contests for local boards.
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Superior Court
Santa Barbara
Lompoc County
Cypress Avenue
Robert Hedlund
Robert C. Lilley
Hedlund
Lompoc
Lilley
Probe
Goleta
Lilley-Hedlund
Floyd Dodson
Bruce Dodds
Dodson
Ray Down
Barry Coughlin
Harold Thompson
Howard Whitaker
Robert Isino
Dan Sisson
Lagomarsino
Nixon
Sisson
Gary Hart
Sacramento
Ray Saucedo
Hart
Saucedo
Santa Ynez Valley
Solvang
Santa Barbara County
Board of Supervisors
Ford and Carter Express Confidence In Close Election
United Press International reports President Ford and Jimmy Carter both express strong confidence they will win a four year term. Polls show a near dead heat as they campaign in Ohio Michigan California and Pennsylvania. Mondale says only the election tally matters and predicts Carter wins northeastern states.
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United Press International
Ford
Jimmy Carter
White House
Canton
Ohio
Sacramento
Calif
Carter
Michigan
Philadelphia
Walter Mondale
Art Scott backs Lilley in last minute Fourth District race endorsement
Art Scott, former mayor of Lompoc, endorsed Robert C. Lilley for the Fourth District supervisor in the general election. He cited differences with Isla Vista activists and criticized the Probe distribution drama as outside interference while praising Lilley’s honesty and community concern.
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Art Scott
Lilley
Lompoc
Robert C. Lilley
Scott
Isla Vista
South County
Bob Lilley
Carter denounces church ban on black members in Plains
In a Sacramento news conference Jimmy Carter criticized his home church for excluding blacks after the church barred Rev. Clennon King, a Republican, from joining. He said he would remain in the church to push discrimination reform and called the crisis a deliberate attempt to embarrass him before the election.
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California
Flint
Mich
Plains
Akron-Canton
White House
Ford
Columbus
State Capitol
Michigan
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Philadelphia
Frank Rizzo
Mondale
Sacramento
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Clennon King
King
Controversial items on Lompoc City Council agenda
Lompoc City Council prepares a mild yet lit agenda for Wednesday with petitions against a 300 gallon four family rubbish plan and a possible racquetball site relocation. Ward seeks reconsideration of September decision as opponents rally with 3 200 signatures.
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Robert C. Vincent
Lompoc City
Council Chambers
City Hall
W. Walnut Ave
Charles Ward
Ward
Eddie
Dahle
Ryan Park
Parks and Recreation Commission
Joe Valencia
Charlotte Benton
Parks and Recreation
Mike Siminski
Connie Steffen
Lompoc
Beca
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Robert Knoble
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Leda
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Lompoc High School
Ed Knowles
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