California voters weigh governor race and a reshaped legislature
California voters chose between Edmund Brown Jr and Houston I. Flournoy for governor as 20 Assembly seats and three Senate seats were open. Democrats led Republicans 5 to 3 with large GOTV efforts and turnout around 65 percent forecast. Brown campaigned as reform with ties to Watergate era concerns while Flournoy touted experience as state controller and educator.
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UPI
California
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Edmund Brown Jr
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Senate
Evelle J. Younger
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Reagan
Flournoy
U.S. House
State Assembly
State Senate
West Hickory Avenue Street Tree Debate Moves to Council
Lompoc residents along West Hickory Avenue bring a tree controversy to the City Council after protests and petitions. About 32 of 36 trees have been planted as hearings set for tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the City Hall Auditorium with residents assured they may speak.
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Stan Tulledo
Hickory Avenue
Lompoc
West Hickory Avenue
City Hall
E.C. Stevens
the Record
Kcoy TV
Stevens
Gene Wahlers
West Hickory
Voters Head to Polls in Lompoc Valley General Election
Moderate turnout reported across Lompoc Valley precincts under sunny skies as early voting showed about 15 percent in by 9 a.m. Residents weigh a three seat Lompoc Hospital District contest with eight candidates including incumbents Signorelli and Machado. congressional and state races also on appeal with Lagomarsino Loebs Rains MacGillivray Hart Terry and local supervisor bid between Fletcher and Hobbs Jr. Buellton also votes on a 95 cent tax rate for the district.
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Lompoc Valley
Lompoc
Frank Signorelli
Joseph Machado
Hunter M. Alverson
Air Force
Civil Service
Glenn C. Ballantyne
Federal Electric Corp Data Systems Organization
Dennis Y Inouye
Carol Ann Johnson
Stanley S. Setlock, Jr
Federal Electric Corp
Howard
Harrell Fletcher
Santa Maria
George Hobbs, Jr
Curtis Tunnell
Kissinger proposes 25 year plan to avert world hunger
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger warned of a global food disaster and outlined a 25 year plan to free mankind from hunger. He urged rich oil producers to finance reserves and argued for an international system of national grain reserves while linking food needs to population growth.
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Rome
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Nationwide coal strike looms as UMW stalls offers
United Mine Workers walk out amid talks over what operators call best offers in major industry. The union plans counter proposals to avert a strike set for next Tuesday, citing no change in rejection and warning of potential widespread shortages and job losses across steel, rail, and utilities.
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Washington
UPI
United Mine Workers
UMW
Georgia Power Company
Atlanta
Gemstone code word tied to Haldeman in Watergate tapes
U.S. District Judge Sirica states he clearly heard H R Haldeman say Gemstone on a June 23 1972 Oval Office tape, six days after the June 17 1972 Watergate break in. Haldeman had denied hearing the word until months later.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
John J. Sirica
Watergate
H.R. Haldeman
Oval Office
Sirica
Haldeman
Variable clouds and mild temps with coastal tides
Mostly fair through Wednesday with patchy night fog and low clouds. Highs in the 60s to low 70s and lows in the 40s. Westerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday tides include high tides at 3 30 p m reaching 4 5 feet and at 5 09 a m at 3 8 feet, with low tides at 10 59 p m and 9 50 a m reaching 0 3 and 2 9 feet respectively.
Lompoc Cable Rate Hearing Aims to Narrow 55 Percent Boost
City officials prepare for a public session at 7 30 p m in City Hall to consider TelePrompTer proposed rate hikes from 4 50 to 6 95 monthly for residences with Wahlers backing a 6 60 rate and 10 percent prepayment discount. TelePrompTer to offer six LA station signals to improve reception as upgrades loom.
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Lompoc
Gene Wahlers
City Hall Auditorium
West Walnut Ave
Channel Seven
TelePrompTer Corp
TelePrompTer
Los Angeles
Microwave Transmission Corp
Wahlers
LA Tv
Mt. Wilson
Broadcast (Tv
Santa Barbara
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