Council votes to purchase center for senior citizens
The City Council approved buying Knights of Pythias Hall for a senior citizen center at 150000 dollars with initial escrow of 75000 dollars and a 15000 dollar down payment. The plan uses 75000 of 100000 Block Grant funds for the purchase and 25000 for improvements.
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Stan Tulledo
Knights of Pythias Hall
Gene Wahlers
Elinor Lefkowitz
Lefkowitz
E.C. Stevens
Lompoc High School
Lompoc
BKB Associates
Ryan Park
Mike Siminski
Parks and Recreation Commission
BKB
Siminski
Alberta Morgan
Seven Die as Terrorists Seize Amman Hotel
A group of four Palestinian gunmen seized the Jordan Intercontinental Hotel in Amman triggering a siege. Seven people were killed overall, including three of the attackers who were slain when Army commandos stormed the building.
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Amman
Amman, Jordan
API
Jordan Intercontinental Hotel
Seven Hills
Abu Mahdi
Damascus
Semiramis
Syria
Lebanon
Ford eyes SALT pact before Carter takes office
The White House said Ford would approve a new second stage SALT with the Soviet Union if it serves America's interests before Carter’s inauguration. Talks in Geneva continue despite stalemates over the Backfire bomber and cruise missiles.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Ford
Soviet Union
America
Jimmy Carter
Ron Nessen
Carter
Nessen
Geneva
Nelsen
U.S
Palm Springs
Calif
Congress
Hedlund vows to heal county rift and unite north and south
Bob Hedlund pledges to bridge county divisions after succeeding Francis Beattie. He cites restructuring the welfare program, addressing overlapping responsibilities, improving eligibility and training, and cutting inefficiencies that cost about 1.5 million annually. He pushes airport and water fixes and critiques park funding in the north.
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Vaughn Proctor
Francis H. Beattie
Bob Hedlund
Hedlund
Parks and Recreation Department
Waller Park
Santa Maria
Lompoc
Lompoc Valley
Lompoc Council Defends Parade Vendors Rights
The Lompoc City Council opposed a proposed 25 dollar permit for balloon and snowcone sellers along the Flower Festival parade route. Members stressed hawkers are part of the parade’s character and urged continued vendor access while hearing from Howard Whitaker and the Flower Festival Board of Directors.
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Lompoc
Chamber of Commerce
Flower Festival Board of Directors
Howard Whitaker
Whitaker
Alan Davidson
Joe Valencia
Charles Ward
Valencia
E.C. Stevens
The
Lompoc Jaycees
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Park and Recreation Commission
Stevens
Morgan
Wahlers
North H Street
Ocean Avenue
South H
South I
Jim Martin
Jaycees
Ruth Jones
Creative Trophy Shop
H Street
Cypress Avenue
Wilma Thomas
Institute of Municipal Clerks
Michael Burton
Curtis Keith Jaeger
Apple Ave
Lompoc Hospital
Pine Avenue
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