Council rescinds rubbish proposal in Lompoc meeting
Lompoc City Council halted a four month trial of a one man trash pickup and moved to pick a racquetball site other than Ryan Park. Opponents pressed concerns about container access and fire risk while Sanitation Supt. Brightwell reassured safeguards and crews reassignments. Councilman Ward urged rescission after a 3553 signature petition and was backed by Councilman Joe.
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Lompoc
Ryan Park
Ryon Park
E. C. Stevens
Jim Brightwell
Charles Ward
Ed Dahle
Joe
Charlotte Benton
Robert
Gail Steiger
Stevens
Ward
Valencia
Benton
Lefkowitz
Michael Siminski
Parks and Recreation Commission
BKB Associates
Ventura
Siminski
Lompoc High School
Library Area
Planning Commission
U Street
Ocean
Hickory Avenues
CalTrans
Beattie Park
Fair Political Practices Commission
Rhodesia independence date proposal rejects by black leaders
In Geneva UK proposes March 1 1978 as transition date to majority rule but black nationalist leaders reject it. Mugabe demands twelve months or none, while Nkomo and Sithole criticize the plan as too soon. White minister van der Byl cautions optimism but notes possible modest concessions. In Beirut heavy fighting follows ceasefire breach with at least 41 killed and 65 wounded as shells hit the Green Line and parliament area.
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Geneva
Switzerland
UPI
Britain
Zimbabwe
African National Union
Robert Mugabe
Joshua Nkomo
African National Council
Mugabe
Patriotic Front
Rhodesia
Pieter van der Byl
Ivor Richard
van der Byl
Henry A. Kissinger
Beirut
Lebanon
Carter Ford seek smooth transition before transfer
Carter and Ford advanced plans for a smooth transition as Carter nears inauguration. Carter met aides at his Plains Georgia home with Mondale to discuss the handover and a later televised briefing. Ford named John Marsh liaison and prepared to move papers while Walton Nelson noted routine vacation plans amid post election activity.
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United Press International
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Carter
Plains
Rex Graham
Walter Mondale
Washington
Ford
White House
John Marsh
Graham
Carter Peanut Warehouse
Georgia
St. Simons Island
Gramum
NIOSH to evaluate J-M plant for health hazards
NIOSH will assess Johns Manville plant in Lompoc for diatomaceous earth health hazards. Industrial hygienist Mel Okawa will tour the plant, then take air samples, with a medical study of workers likely over months. The inquiry excludes asbestos exposure per current law.
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Stan Tulledo
Johns-Manville
Lompoc
Federal
National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health
NIOSH
International Chemical Workers Union
Ohio
Mel Okawa
San Francisco
J-M
William E. Benton
Ray Soto
Union Safety Committee
Frank Garcia
Cal-Osha
Garcia
Okawa
Moderation seen on county board after election
County Supervisors brace for their biggest change in history on January 3 with three new members and two holdovers. Hedlund's victory in the Fourth District balances two liberal and one ultraconservative members, promising a shift toward moderation on land use and growth policy.
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County Board of Supervisors
Robert Hedlund
Lompoc Valley
Francis H. Beattie
Lompoc
Hedlund
Robert Lilley
County Planning Commission
Lilley
County Office of Environmental
Fletcher
Beattie
Second District
Robert E. Kallman
Santa Barbara
North County
Kallman
First District
David Yager
Montecito
Yager
Leo Martinez
Carpinteria Valley
Wallace
Goleta Valley
Charis Bratt
Charles Graver
Slater
M.W. Duncan
Boyd Bettencourt
Santa Ynez Valley
Wholesale prices rise 0.6 percent in October
The Labor Department reports October wholesale prices up 0.6 percent led by a 1 percent jump in industrial costs driven by fuel power lumber and autos. Farm and food prices fell helping offset the rise though economists warn higher retail prices may follow. The WPI 185.2 in October up 3.5 percent from a year ago.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Carter
State water board to hear pollution case in Lompoc
The Regional Water Quality Control Board will hold a public hearing in Lompoc to decide if legal action should be taken against Lompoc Utility Services Co. for alleged sewer pollution of the Santa Ynez River on Sept. 21. The firm serves 800 homes and businesses in Mission Hills and could face up to 25,000 dollars per day.
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Regional Water Quality Control Board
Lompoc
Mission Hills
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Alberta Morgan
League of California
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Harley Craig
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