Lompoc Council Approves Pay Hikes for Top Posts
The Lompoc City Council directs a new salary schedule for 28 top staff and department heads. The total budget impact is around 10 percent, funded from contingencies. Raises range 5 to 15 percent, retroactive to July 1 and phased to July 1 1971. City Administrator Wahlers to July 1971 salary $2125, 14.1 percent increase. severance pay cut to three months. attorney salary to rise 10 percent to $1655 by July 1.
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Lompoc
Gene Wahlers
Wahlers
Greatest gathering of world leaders for De Gaulle rites
Paris prepares for a memorial service for Charles de Gaulle with about 80 heads of state expected, led by President Nixon and Soviet Premier Kosygin. A parallel Notre Dame ceremony will be held in silence as per De Gaulle’s wish, with Mass by Cardinal Marty.
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John F. Kennedy
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Alexei N. Kosygin
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France
Georges Pompidou
Elysee Palace
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Eglises
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Colombey
GM UAW reach tentative three year contract ending eight week strike
After a 25 hour session GM and UAW announced a tentative three year agreement that could resume production by December 1. Covering UAW US workers with Canada yet to settle the deal includes wage increases and restored cost of living protections, with details pending union action and GM Council approval.
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UPI
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United States
Lompoc City to appoint Robertson as Director of Public Safety
The Lompoc City Council voted to create a Director of Public Safety and transfer Police Chief Ray Robertson to the post. He hesitates, asks for days to decide, while Assistant Chief James Smith would serve as Acting Chief. The move targets broader safety duties and civil defense, with a rise from 1281 to 1346 dollars monthly and potential federal funds.
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Lompoc
Ray Robertson
Robertson
Gene Wahlers
Wahlers
James Smith
Public Safety Post
City Safety Council
John Baker
Baker
Vallejo
Smith
LEA Opposes Bus Barn Plan At Lompoc School Board Meet
The Lompoc Education Association voiced strong opposition to a proposed 35 000 bus barn at Lompoc Unified School District facilities on North A Street. The board postponed action as Supt. Glen Wegner asked for study time and a structural engineer review while LEA urged funds be redirected to student programs and staffing.
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Lompoc Education Association
Glen Wegner
Wegner
Gene Lynch
LEA
Lompoc Unified
Lynch
Board of Trustees
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