County official asks if water import aids Santa Barbara farming
County Supervisor Curtis Tunnell said residents might back a water import program if it preserves agriculture. The Board approved seeking UC Davis land-use data under a Rockefeller grant to support the general plan and a revised year-long water agency report.
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Dick Praul
Santa Barbara County
Curtis Tunnell
Board of Supervisors
Monday Tunnell
Environmental Studies Center
University of California, Davis
Davis
Rockefeller Foundation
County Farm Bureau
George Goodall
General Plan
Livingston and Blayney
San Francisco
Goodall
Lights Out Over Energy Crisis Discussion In County
County Supervisors debated Congressman Ketchum s plea to address the energy shortage as lights flickered in the hearing room. They considered county car tests at 50 mph and a year round daylight saving plan to shift work hours while critics noted business impacts. A Santa Barbara Park Department leaf blower powered by gasoline drew supervisor criticism for fuel use.
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William M. Ketchum
Raymond D. Johnson
Frank Frost
Santa Barbara City
Supervisors advance SY Valley environmental study plan
The Santa Ynez Valley study moves forward with a $9,000 contingency transfer to hire extra help and a UC Santa Barbara intern under the Environmental Control Office. The board seeks Dec 17 recommendations on consultants for an air quality meteorology study, using data from the Air Pollution Control District base station near Solvang and bag samples from key sites.
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Board of Supervisors
Santa Ynez Valley
UC Santa Barbara
County Office of Environmental Control
Albert Reynolds
Glifton J. Seymour
Solvang
Office of Environmental Quality
Third District
James M. Slater
Slater
County Supervisors Approve Aging Office for Two Counties
In a 4-1 vote Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties move toward creating an Office for the Aging. Supervisor Slater cites poverty among seniors. Tunnell questions funding certainty from state or federal sources. Administrative Officer Johnson to report by Dec 3.
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Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo
James M. Slater
Curtis Tunnell
Slater
Raymond D. Johnson
Hastings Harcourt
Flag
Santa Ynez van
Avco Savings
Earl C. Petersen
Planning Commission
Solvang
Army rejects amnesty for traitor Benedict Arnold
UPI reports the Army Board for Correction of Military Records refused amnesty for Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold. Dr. Vincent Lindner argued Arnold’s 1780 conviction lacked sufficient evidence, but the five board members unanimously concluded there was no reasonable doubt of his guilt.
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Arnold
Trial Begins In $1 Million Spa Sauna Change Suit
Maria Parsons of Anaheim sues Holiday Health Spa claiming a sauna door malfunction trapped her for an hour and a half and altered her behavior from devout Catholic mother to promiscuous barroom patron. Jury selection starts in Orange County Superior Court with about 50 witnesses expected.
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Santa Ana
UPI
Maria Parsons
Anaheim
Superior Court
William Murray
Parsons
Marvin Lewis
Doc Duncan says he will keep serving on Lompoc planning panel
Milton V. Duncan of Lompoc confirms he will not resign from the County Planning Commission this year and intends to stay as long as health permits. The veteran member, honored recently by the state planning group, notes his independence amid blocs favoring conservation and development.
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Milton V. Duncan
Lompoc
Duncan
County Planning Commission
Doc
Planning Commission
Francis H. Beattie
County Planning Commissioners Assn
California
Board of Supervisors
Dr. Duncan
Commission
Snoopy sticker controversy wars over price tag
Rep. Les Aspin accuses the White House consumer office of pushing overpriced Snoopy energy conservation stickers. Knauer defends the program as absurd while noting the stickers are sold by Dot Manufacturing Co. at 47.72 per thousand for 10 000. Aspin cites Washington area dealers offering 30 per thousand for similar decals.
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Washington
Congressional
White House
Virginia H. Knauer
Dot Manufacturing Co
Kansas City
Kan
Aspin
Washington, D.C
Man Posts Four Billboards After Job Loss in San Francisco
Edwin Heaven, a former commercial writer, erected four billboards in San Francisco bearing the message Edwin Heaven writes like hell. He hopes the eye catching ads will land him new work and says you must be able to sell yourself before you can sell soap.
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San Francisco
UPI
Edwin Heaven
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Public Works
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University
Water Agency
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Santa Maria
Caldwell
By Barnes
SY Valley
Office For the Aging
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Lucca Ave
Corral de Quati
Santa Ynez St
Santa Ynez
County Park Commission
Isla Vista
Carter Ray
South Coast
Southern Pacific Co
Summerland Ocean Bluffs
Frank J. Frost
Summerland
Benedict
Lompoc Water Commission
Bureau of Reclamation
Santa Ynez River
Arnold Robinson
Robert Hibbits
Starbuck
McPeek
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Order of the Golden Rule
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Turkey
Udo
Safeway
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McMahan
Tvs
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