Turn-over of Nixon tapes begins this week
Nixon submits subpoenaed Watergate tapes and papers to the court this week ending a four month secrecy fight. Chief Judge Sirica will receive a written descriptive analysis and index with experts to review seven conversations for tampering over several weeks before any grand jury action.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Watergate
White House
U.S
John J. Sirica
Sirica
Fuel crisis threatens U.S. economic growth and jobs
David Rockefeller, head of Chase Manhattan Bank, warned the fuel shortage could halt national growth, raise unemployment above 6 percent, and trim industrial output by 6 percent. He backed near term gasoline rationing while Dixie Lee Ray urged shifting from oil and gas to nuclear power for electricity. Pittsburg California mobilizes to save fuel with 50 mph limits and conservation measures in homes and schools.
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David Rockefeller
Chase Manhattan Bank
ABC
Rockefeller
Bank of America
Dixie Lee Ray
Atomic Energy Commission
U.S. News and World Report
Pittsburg
Calif
Ottavia Teslar
County workers eye bikes for short county trips
Citing an energy crisis, Santa Barbara County considers bike use for brief commutes near the Courthouse area and walking between nearby offices. Officials test 50 mph limits on county cars between Santa Barbara and Santa Maria to gauge fuel savings.
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Dick Praul
Raymond D. Johnson
Santa Barbara
Santa Maria
Frank Gambetta
Gambetta
Lompoc
Solvang
Cuyama
David Smith
Public Works
Norman Caldwell
William M. Ketcham
Lompoc Water Department Upgrades Thirteen Staff
Thirteen employees of the Lompoc Water Department including Water Treatment Plant staff received upgraded California Department of Public Health certifications. Al Thompson and Dale Batchelor earned maximum ratings, with other named staff like William H. Anderson and Layle F. Smitley also recognized. Thompson cited ongoing health and welfare-focused cooperation with state health departments.
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Lompoc
Thomas J. Cunningham
Johnnie O. Dodson
Samuel D. Durrett
William Johnson
Clyde W. Morrison Jr
James Thompson
James H. Walker
Water Commission
Thompson
City of
Harcourt withdraws 41‑lot Santa Ynez subdivision plan
Santa Barbara businessman Hastings Harcourt has withdrawn the tentative subdivision map approved last July by the County Planning Commission for a 41‑lot agricultural subdivision on the Ballard Canyon Road corridor between Solvang and Buellton. Attorney Stanley Hatch, representing Harcourt, cited no reason for the withdrawal.
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Santa Ynez Valley
Santa Barbara
Hastings Harcourt
Stanley Hatch
Harcourt
County Board of Supervisors
County Planning Commission
Ballard Canyon Rd
Solvang
Buellton
Hatch
Eight Die In Bakersfield Crash With Van And Sedan
Eight persons were killed and two seriously injured when a van driven by Leland Stonebarger of Bakersfield ran a stop sign on Cottonwood Road and collided with a nine person sedan. Both vehicles erupted in flames. The CHP confirmed the fatal crash occurred Sunday evening. The report notes no further public hearing on a tentative tract map needed after Harcourt’s ruling.
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Bakersfield
UPI
California Highway Patrol
Leland Stonebarger
Cottonwood Road
Harcourt
Board of Supervisors
Cota adobe listed for sale as historic monument or horse ranch
The Cota adobe built around 1838 on the Santa Rose Rancho was restored 1948–55 by Joe Silva and family. Sold to John Ford in 1962, later owned by the Riggs, the 22 acre property now returns to market as a historic monument or horse ranch with unusual features.
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Cota Adobe
Santa Rose
Santa Rose Rancho
Francisco Cota
Joseph W. Cooper
Cota
Santa Barbara
M. R. Silva
Joe R. Silva
John
Joe Silva
Joe
Price of firewood to rise this winter says official
County Sealer James E. Wiley warns firewood prices will be higher than normal due to the energy crisis. He urges buyers to verify full value and sellers to provide it, noting the cord as four by four by eight feet. Prices quoted up to 70 a cord and deliveries above one eighth cord require a voucher with seller name and sale date.
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James E. Wiley
Wiley
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