Distasteful job for animal control officers
In Lompoc the four man animal control crew led by Senior officer Gustitus retrieves dead and injured wildlife and domestic animals from area roads. They lack heavy equipment and rely on gloves and a shovel facing a steady flow of roadkill and on call 24 hours for medical care and humane treatment.
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Lompoc
Santa Barbara County
Central Avenue
V Street
San Antonio Rd
Happy Canyon
Gaviota
Gustitus
California
Animal Control
Bernard Gustitus
Reinecke switches off Capitol dome lights in energy bid
Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke, chair of Reagan's Energy Policy Council, turned off the Capitol dome lights to symbolize energy conservation during California's energy crisis. He cited a 50 cent hourly cost for lighting and urged reduced travel and energy use while proposing sweeping policy steps to cut demand.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ed Reinecke
Ronald Reagan
Energy Policy Council
State Capitol
Nixon
White House
Reinecke
Capitol
Capitol Dome
Reagan
California
Singapore Rations Fuel To U S Forces Amid Arab Pressure
Singapore halts fuel shipments to U S Pacific forces citing Arab threats to cut island supplies. Blocked fuel affects U S 7th Fleet vessels planes in Thailand and ground units across the region. Vietnam Cambodia and Thailand likely feel impact. Philippines already trims supplies. Japan also rumored to cut jet fuel.
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Singapore
UPI
Southeast Asia
Pacific
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Thailand
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
Vietnam
Philippines
Japan
Farmers may switch crops due to diesel shortages in California
California farmers may shift from perishable specialty crops to grains because diesel fuel shortages raise planting and harvest costs. Deputy agriculture director Robert Hartzell warned such a switch could push up prices for tomatoes lettuce strawberries melons and other produce. He noted bread and butter crops like tomatoes and lettuce could be impacted as growers plant wheat corn barley and cotton. The state accounts for a large share of the U.S. supply.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Robert Hartzell
Skylab 3 countdown continues despite Saturn 1B cracks
The Skylab 3 launch countdown proceeds with a 9 01 a m EST target after top to bottom checks on a troubled Saturn 1B booster. Officials express confidence in flight readiness despite earlier cracked tail fins and structural rods. Astronauts Carr Gibson and Pogue still set for an 85 day mission to the eight room orbiting station.
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Cape Canaveral
UPI
Skylab
William C. Schneider
Gerald P. Carr
Edward G. Gibson
William R. Pogue
Orbiting Space Station
Richard G. Smith
Aleutian Mt Pavlos Spews Lava 200 Feet
Mt Pavlos in the Aleutian Islands erupted with lava fountains reaching 200 feet into the air. Officials say the activity could continue for weeks with no expected danger to residents, while ash and smoke rose above 20 000 feet according to FAA inputs and pilot reports.
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Cold Bay
Alaska
Morris
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Stan Tulledo
Richard McJiltin
Harry Henkel
Kenneth Hallberg
San Francisco
Central Coast
Troy, N.Y
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Smith
Schneider
Ostlund
North H Gr
Lompoc Plaza
Pat
Wy Errr
Solvang Danish Bakery
Williams Bros
OS Pai Ey
Baldwin Music
H’ St. Lompoc
Florsheim
Heaiin Gis
Linnett’s Day Charge
Mey
West Ocean — RE
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