City weighs three cable franchise options for Lompoc
City Attorney outlines three paths for a new cable franchise as TelePrompTer expires in 1978. Options include bidding, refranchising with TelePrompTer, or municipal ownership with 18 months to acquire hardware. Public input planned after Channel 2 restoration efforts wrap up in December.
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Navy Wesewe Lompoc
Alan Davidson
City Council
Davidson
TelePrompTer Inc
Lompoc
TelePrompTer
UAW Reaches GM Contract Ending Major Auto Strike
In Detroit GM and the United Auto Workers reached a three year national contract covering 390 000 workers ending a nationwide strike after 12 hours of work stoppage by 80 000 employees in 16 plants across seven states The agreement follows patterns seen in a Ford settlement and includes eye care psychiatric benefits and protections for organizing at South plants The union plans a Detroit meeting to review the deal and seek rank and file approval
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Detroit
UPI
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Irving Bluestone
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Chrysler
U.S
Woodcock
Bluestone
General Motors Council
Renegotiated water study contract urged by district
Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District directors urged the County Water Agency to renegotiate a 100000 contract with CDM Co for phase one of a conjunctive use study, after consultants said the first phase was incomplete and phase two should follow. Hatch and Stetson will discuss recovering some phase one costs. A Lom poc city proposal to capture flood flows for a spreading basin east of town progresses, with a public hearing planned next month. Weather outlook shows sun and fog with coastal to inland highs in the 68 to 82 range and tidal data for the next two days.
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Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District
County Water Agency
CDM Co
Stanley C. Hatch
Thomas M. Stetson
Hatch
Stetson
Water Agency
Lompoc
Santa Ynez
Lompoc and Cabrillo Schools Adopt New Work Permit Form
School officials announce a revised work permit system that lasts through the school year to reduce paperwork and clarify rules. At Lompoc High, about 160 students work while studying with equal gender split and most jobs in general or vocational categories. Cabrillo High reports 137 participants with fewer opportunities, mainly exploratory roles.
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Vaughn Proctor
Jerry Bommersbach
Lompoc High School
Bommersbach
Cabrillo High School
Dale Lardy
Vandenberg Village
Cabrillo
Lardy
Savings and Loan Associations
Hearst Released From San Diego Jail To U S Marshals
Patricia Hearst was handed over to U S marshals from the Metropolitan Correctional Center early today after 14 months in custody. Warden William Lumpkin said she was moved from the jail to the courthouse by underground tunnel with timing undisclosed. Her release hinges on a $500000 obligation by her father and an uncle and involves a private conference with U S District Judge Orrick in San Francisco.
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San Diego
UPI
William Lumpkin
Patricia Hearst
U.S
Lumpkin
Miss Hearst
Metropolitan Correctional Center
San Francisco
Holiday mail deadline moved up one week
Assistant Postmaster Bill Ratcliff urged citizens to mail domestic Christmas parcels and cards by December 10 due to a United Parcel Service strike in the east. He noted a prior December 17 date and that stamps would be sold at several banks and stores to ease post office pressure.
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Bill Ratcliff
United Parcel Service
Ratcliff
First Valley Bank
Hallmark Greeting Card Store
Mission Federal
Imperial Savings and Loan Associations
Crocker Bank
Consumer prices rise 0.3 percent in October
Labor Department data show October prices up 0.3 percent marking a fifth straight easing month. New car purchases drove more than a third of commodity price gains with gasoline utilities and food also rising. Despite slower inflation, taxes cut take home pay, with real earnings down four cents per $10 from a year ago.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Lompoc Hospital reports October loss narrows
The October financial report shows Lompoc District Hospital with an $18,965.48 loss, down from $56,724.53 in September as occupancy rises and expenses are cut. year to date losses total $163,788.86. The Convalescent Care Center posted a $14,132.41 loss for October and $54,359.52 for the year so far, due in part to Medi‑Cal delays. Remodeling proceeds with a $400,000 project, funded largely by a $5,000 auxiliary donation, including planned upgrades to the physical therapy area and new X‑ray equipment.
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Lompoc District Hospital
Board of Directors
Jane Flaherty
Lompoc Hospital
First air service resumes at Beirut airport after June shutdown
Two Middle East Airlines jets landed at Beirut International Airport ending a closure caused by heavy fighting and shelling since June. MEA officials estimate losses since 1975 civil war began near 26 million dollars, with about 2.5 million dollars lost monthly. Boeing 707 from Rome carried two passengers and arrived at 9:20 a.m. local time as about 500 people greeted the jet.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Middle East Airlines
MEA
Salaam
Rome
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