Cable rate hike debate stalls as council weighs options
City officials faced a packed hearing with 95 residents opposing TelePrompTer's proposed 55 percent home rate rise and 400 percent apartment rate boost. Council delays final decision to Nov 19 while considering a 4 percent immediate hike and tying rates to service improvements.
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Stevens
Art Scott
TelePrompTer
Dave Hamilton
Bill Grinstead
Mike Palmer
Steve LA Rue
Farley Beckett
W. Pine Ave
TelePrompTer Corp
Gene Wahlers
Wahlers
E.C. Stevens
Residents clash over city trees planted on front yards
At a public hearing the West Hickory Ave residents protested Evergreen Pears planted on a city border strip they believed was their property. The council referred the issue to the Beautification Commission as conflicts over ownership and landscape plans surfaced.
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Steve LA Rue
West Hickory Avenue
Neal Gerdemann
Hickory Ave
Vaughan Hopkins
Hickory
David Esplenshade
West Hickory Ave
Australia
Richard Nichols
Kurt Larson
E. C. Stevens
Wallace Grossi
W. Hickory
R and U Streets
Hopkins
Grossi
Peter Geiger
Lompoc Council Bans Motorbikes Near Homes Citywide
The Lompoc City Council approved a first reading of an ordinance banning motorbikes within a quarter mile of homes and sensitive sites. Police may ticket offenders, but street riding and private driveway tuning are still allowed. A 20 to 25 acre river bottom area north of McLaughlin Road will be opened for organized recreation. The measure must pass a second reading and take effect about a month later.
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Alan Davidson
Olive Avenue
Mission Hills
Vandenberg Village
Santa Ynez
McLaughlin Road
Davidson
Ford and aides reject recession label for current economy
White House press secretary Ron Nessen said President Ford and advisers view the economy as serious but not in a recession. They cite inflation and the lack of a formal recession declaration by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Ford heads to Asia November 17 with stops in Japan, South Korea and Siberia.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
White House
Ron Nessen
Nessen
National Bureau of Economic Research
Oval Office
Far East
Japan
South Korea
Siberia
Reagan Brown discuss California transition and policy shifts
California moves toward a transition from Reagan's Creative Society to Brown's New Spirit. Brown pledges restraint on spending while focusing on energy, transportation, air quality, and justice. Reagan expects bipartisan budgets and fiscal discipline as the two leaders begin talks. Weather: cloudy with a chance of rain becoming clearer Friday. highs mid 60s to low 70s, lows in 40s.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Edmund Brown Jr
Houston J. Flournoy
Brown
Reagan
California
Creative Society
Congress
Los Angeles
Nixon tapes disputed as evidence request advances
Prosecution asks Judge Sirica to admit 26 Nixon tape recordings in the Watergate cover up trial amid defense objections. Strickler cites illegal interception and lack of consent by the President. Nixon ill health delays testimony for months.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
John J. Sirica
Richard M. Nixon
Sirica
Nixon
Herbert J. Miller
Watergate
Richard Ben-Veniste
Frank L. Strickler
White House
H.R. Haldeman
Secret Service
Strickler
Ben-Veniste
Haldeman
Mansfield assures president of Democratic cooperation
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield assured President Ford that the new Democratic Congress will cooperate on inflation and recession. He said a veto proof Congress is impossible and stressed cooperation to pass about 40 bills, including energy and economic measures, during the home rule session opening Nov 18. Ford and Mansfield met 45 minutes to discuss plans and budget decisions ahead of Ford's Far East trip.
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Ford
Senate
Mike Mansfield
White House
Washington
UPI
New Congress
Congress
Montana
Mansfield
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