Vibration tests mark next major shuttle milestone
NASA moves beyond the fifth free flight scrapping a sixth test and proceeds with ferry flights and three to four vibration tests at Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville Alabama. Orbiter Enterprise will be reattached to the 747 for ferry missions in November and mid November flights, with Rockwell reporting Orbiter 102 near production and a 1979 Kennedy launch target.
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James P. Sweeney
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Edwards Afb
Orbiter
Fred Haise
NASA
Ralph Jackson
Jackson
Edwards
Marshall Space Flight Center
HuntsVile
Ala
Rockwell International
Bill Green
Palmdale
Green
Rockwell
Kennedy Space Center
Florida
Supervisors OK comments on Space Shuttle environmental impacts
Board of Supervisors approved a letter to the Air Force outlining concerns about the Vandenberg Space Shuttle Program. Noted potential effects on air quality and hydrogen chloride, NOx emissions, noise and traffic, and water demands. Calls for clearer analysis of road impact and public health considerations.
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Dice Praul
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Board of Supervisors
Office of Environmental Protection
Air Force
Space and Missile Systems Organization
Harrell Fletcher
Lompoc
Cour
Dentist Lusby Hands Out Halloween Care Kits in Lompoc
Dr. Lusby a Lompoc dentist distributed dental care kits to Trick-or-Treaters Monday night. A man paused in a push-up position on the sidewalk to assess a new car in an H Street lot.
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Dr. Lusby
Lompoc
Ex CIA chief Helms faces potential fine for Chile covert acts
Former CIA Director Richard Helms awaits sentencing for two misdemeanor counts accusing him of withholding full facts from the Senate committee about 1970 Chile operations to block Allende. Judge Parker could impose jail if he opts not to honor the plea.
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Washington
UPI
CIA
Richard Helms
Chile
Helms
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Barrington Parker
Benjamin Civiletti
Parker
Salvador Allende
Allende
Justice Department
Department
Iran
United States
Carter signs historic minimum wage increase into law
President Carter signed a bill raising the federal minimum wage to 3.35 an hour by 1981, an increase of 1.05 over the current rate. The measure, lauded by labor groups, will raise 5.3 million workers and inject about 9 billion into pay over four years despite inflation worries.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
White House
Congress
Labor Department
Double session set on energy to speed compromise
Washington negotiators press for quick end to impasse on gas guzzlers by pursuing a rare double-track conference on energy. House and Senate plan simultaneous tax and non tax talks with a joint auto regulation session to resolve whether to ban or tax inefficient cars.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Democratic
Robert Byrd
House-Senate
Energy Conservation
Congress
Byrd
Thomas O'Neill
Poison found in Halloween candy bag incident report
Sheriff detectives investigate discovery of a container of ant poison in a six year old girl’s trick or treat bag after a tour of local homes. The child was unharmed and the father credited for vigilance by inspecting the candy before consumption.
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Vandenberg Village
Charlynn Celeste Cadrin
Saturn Ave
Saturn Avenue
Terra Way
Ed Dukes
Cadrin
Cardin
Lompoc
Sheriff's Department
Highway Patrol
Yager pushes no growth plan for county employees
Santa Barbara County Supervisor David Yager calls for a no growth policy to limit the county payroll now at 2,917, a 54 percent rise since 1967-78. He seeks reduced permanent staffing unless mandated by state or federal funding or offset by reimbursements, as board members debate funding tied to Santa Barbara city contributions.
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Dick Praul
Santa Barbara
David Yager
Board of Supervisors
Yager
County Transportation Department
Public Works Department
Harrell Fletcher
Robert Kallman
Weather Outlook Warm, Sunny Days and Cool Nights
Fair with mostly sunny skies and warm daytime weather. Highs range from near 70 at the beaches to the upper 70s inland. Weak to moderate cooling tonight with 45 to 54 degrees. Wednesday tides include high tides at 3.4 feet at 3:33 a.m. and 4.2 feet at 1 p.m. and low tides at 3.2 feet at 7 a.m. and 1.0 feet at 9:11 p.m.
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Kyle Roofing Co
Earl Brooks
Brooks
Lompoc Hospital
University Drive
Santa Clara Avenue
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Space Launch Complex 6
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Ways and Means Committee
al Ullman
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Robert Hedlund
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