Israeli air strikes hit Rashidiyeh refugee camp near Tyre
Israeli warplanes bombed the Rashidiyeh refugee camp south of Tyre in a second raid in three days. Palestinian officials report extensive damage and possible casualties while Israel says no planes were hit. Rockets and anti aircraft fire accompanied the attack as border tensions rise.
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Lebanon
Israel
Tyre
Beirut
Rashidiyeh
Nabatiyeh
Kibbutz
Yiron
Proposal may open way for VW housing boom
The Lompoc Advisory Committee recommended land use designations in Vandenberg Village that could permit 100 new housing units annually for 10 years. If approved by the County Planning Commission and Board, Ebbert’s development firm could build cluster homes on an 11 acre parcel and more on a 95 acre tract, with DR 14 zoning for some central shopping land.
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Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc
Vandenberg Village
William Ebbert
Vandenberg Village Development Co
Rick Schmidt
William Fick
Schmidt
Fick
Ebbert
County Planning Commission
Board of Supervisors
City of
Mesa Oaks
Mission Hills
Weekend coastal weather with mild sun and tides
Considerable high clouds and sunny intervals through Saturday with fog at beaches inland areas Saturday morning. Cooler along the coast. Saturday highs 68 to 80. Lows tonight in the 50s. Tides Saturday high 6.7 ft at 9 50 a.m. and 4.3 ft at 11 20 p.m. Low 1.5 ft at 3 40 a.m. 1.2 ft at 5 p.m. Sunday high 6.5 ft at 10 35 a.m. Low 1.8 ft at 4 25 a.m. and 1.0 ft at 5 17 p.m. Monday highs near 70s with tides 4.1 ft and 6.1 ft. lows 0.7 to 2.1 ft.
Policeman Babysits Lost Toddler On Westlake Park Merry-Go-Round
Early this morning a police officer helped a two year old found wandering near Westlake Park. The child, uninjured, was handed to guardians after curfew hours containment.
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Westlake Park
Two Teens Freed in Yenney Slaying Case
Two of three suspects in the Yenney murder and rape case near Oxnard were released after the victim could not identify them. Paul Yenney Jr. was killed during the Oct. attack on Linda Fiene who remains in serious condition. Ruben L. Torres remains eligible for adult prosecution with a preliminary hearing set for Monday.
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Lompoc
Oxnard
Paul Yenney Jr
Yenney
Jones
Ruben L. Torres
John Sullivan
Shooting suspect due in court in Lompoc
Miller Norris 45 of Sacramento charged with attempted murder in the Vandenberg Village shooting appeared in Lompoc Municipal Court for a plea. Bail was raised from 25000 to 50000 by Judge Terrill F. Cox. Victim David Bruce McPherson 26, of 4250 Polaris Ave, remained in the ICU at Lompoc Hospital in improved condition with a shotgun recovered from the scene at Village Inn parking lot. Further details and motive were not disclosed.
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Miller Norris
Sacramento
Vandenberg Village
Lompoc
Norris
Terrill F. Cox
Cox
David Bruce McPherson
Polaris Ave
Lompoc Hospital
McPherson
Village Inn
Suspects in Schleyer murder case captured
Dutch authorities say they captured at least one Baader Meinhof member in Amsterdam after a night shootout left two suspects wounded. Identified were Christian Michael Wackernagel 26 and Gert Richard Schneider 28. Police say the Red Army Faction expanded its activities to Holland and note the men had been under observation since the Maurits Caransa kidnapping. Three policemen were injured but in satisfactory condition.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
UPI
West Germany
Christian Michael Wackernagel
Gert Richard Schneider
Schneider
Rolf Clemens Wagner
Baader-Meinef
Wackernagel
Hanns-Martin Schleyer
Baader-Meinhof
Baader-Meinhof Gang
Schleyer
Nicolaas Messchaert
Red Army
Holland
Maurits Caransa
Caransa
Mendelsohn accused of report negligence in California case
Robert Mendelsohn, Carter nominee for assistant secretary of the interior, faces an $80,684 lawsuit by the Fair Campaign Practices Commission alleging negligence in campaign contribution reporting during his 1974 bid for state controller. The case bars his Senate confirmation as his investigation proceeds.
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Sacramento
UPI
Robert Mendelsohn
Carter
California
State Fair Campaign Practices Commission
Mendelsohn
Cam
Paign
San Francisco
Department of Interior
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
State Commission
Daniel Lowenstein
Commission
Water main breakage disrupts 30 Mission Hills homes on Via Lato
An official from Mission Hills Water Co. said a 12 inch main break caused outages to about 30 homes along Via Lato beginning Thursday morning. James Smitherman predicted full service would resume by 11 a.m. repairs focus on tree roots, with street clean up and yard restoration after work.
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Mission Hills Water Co
Via Lato
James Smitherman
Ing. Smitherman
Smitherman
Lompoc Students Meet State Reading Benchmarks in 1976-77
A state report shows Lompoc reading scores for grades two and three near and above statewide percentiles, while grade six and twelve results mostly track similar districts. Sixth grade and twelfth grade math and spelling lag, with seventh grade performance described as at the bottom of the expected range.
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Lompoc
California
Irwin Wapner
Wapner
Beverly Hills
Palo Alto
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Lee Cooper Jr
Johnny Lopez
Fred Jones
District Attorney's Office
Linda Fiene
Fiene
Channel Islands High School
St. John’s Hospital
Meeschaert
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