Mission Hills residents exit regional sewer project
Mission Hills pulls out of the valley's 16.8 million regional sewage plan, leaving Lompoc and Vandenberg Village to proceed alone. The move triggers potential stricter discharge rules, halved reclaimed water plans, and a looming double in Lompoc home sewer rates to fund the expanded project.
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Steve LA Rue
Mission Hills
Lompoc
Vandenberg Village
City Hall Auditorium
West Walnut Avenue
Lompoc Utility Services Co
Diana Williams
Bill Leonard
Central Coast
State Water Quality Control Board
Williams
Leonard
Rucker and
McLaughlin Roads
Gene Wahlers
Wahlers
Santa Ynez
State Board
Ms. Williams
Lompoc City
Central Ave
Regional Water Quality Control Board
State Health Department
Olsen Construction Co
Union City
Gentry Rados Co
Corona
Gentry Rados
Greyhound Buses Roll Again After Six Day Strike
Greyhound workers win about 16 percent pay raises over three years after a six day strike. Negotiators, aided by a federal mediator, reached a midday Sunday settlement. Voting on ratification by 16 000 strikers continues through December 18 with leaders signaling likely approval.
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Phoenix
UPS
Greyhound
Happy Rockefeller undergoes second breast cancer surgery
Margaretta Happy Rockefeller had her cancerous right breast removed in a two hour 28 minute operation at Sloan Kettering. Doctors say if cancer has not spread to lymph nodes her 10 year survival could be about 90 percent. lymph nodes will be tested. Nelson Rockefeller said recovery looks favorable and this may be the end of treatment.
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New York
UPI
Margaretta Happy” Rockefeller
Nelson A. Rockefeller
O.K
Rockefeller
Jerome A. Urban
Four Seek Spots On School Board In March Election
Four residents have filed nomination papers for the March school board election with three seats open. Nominees are Edward Rodgers Barbara Berg Rosendo Aguirre and Alberta Morgan. Incumbents Karl Braun Archie Nagle and John Beattie face election, while holdover trustees Gail Steiger and Richard K Jacoby remain.
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Edward Rodgers
E. Locust Ave
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Barbara Berg
Hercules Ave
Vandenberg Village
Lompoc Valley
Karl Braun
Archie Nagle
John Beattie
Gail Steiger
Richard K Jacoby
Brezhnev Ford Reach Agreement On Nuclear Arms
President Ford and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev announced a decade long limit on the nuclear arms race after Vladivostok summit talks. Details remain to be worked out by negotiators while Kissinger called the principle breakthrough and Nessen hailed it as a major postwar achievement. Ford to brief Congress next week amid potential party opposition.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Leonid Brezhnev
Vladivostok
United States
Soviet Union
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Richard Nixon
Congress
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
Arms Control Subcommittee
Ford nominates new federal energy chief Frank G Zarb
President Ford nominates Frank G Zarb to head the Federal Energy Administration. The pick follows the withdrawal of Andrew Gibson amid a conflict of interest flap. Nelsen says Zarb is uniquely qualified and FBI checks show he passed.
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Washington
UPI
Ford Today
Frank G. Zarb
Federal Energy Administration
Zarb
White House
Ford
Andrew Gibson
FEA
Ron Nelsen
FBI
Water commission to decide on hike in monthly bills
The five member Water Commission considers a proposal to raise the average home bill from about 7 to over 13 dollars monthly. It would end the free water provision and require charges per hundred cubic feet, with final action possible by the City Council after a public hearing. The meeting is at Lompoc City Hall at 3 p.m.
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City Water Commission
Commission
Jack Myers
Water Department
Lompoc
Consultant to Meet with School Trustees to Pick Wegner Successor
A three member committee screening applicants for Wegner's 33000 dollar annual post says the educator will meet privately with the school trustees tomorrow and then issue a public statement. Wegner retires at year end after 17 years. About 91 applicants were considered and 10 to 12 remain for interviews by a four member committee from teacher groups and the community. Trustees will announce four finalists at 3 30 p.m. in Central Administration Building.
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Glen Wegner
James F. Cowan
Wegner
Cowan
California
North A Street
Watergate probes face possible dismissals in trial
The Watergate cover up trial nears a juncture as Judge Sirica signals possible dismissal of counts against John Mitchell and John Ehrlichman for lying to the FBI. Prosecutor Neal had rested the case after 30 months of investigation and eight weeks of testimony. The ruling could trim charges before jurors decide guilt. The article notes motions for acquittal and a related personal update about Regina Leary passing the California bar.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
John J. Sirica
John N. Mitchell
John D. Ehrlichman
Mitchell
Ehrlichman
Richard M. Nixon
James F. Neal
Sirica
FBI
Nixon Campaign
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Los Angeles
Happy’ Rockefeller
Brezhnev
Federal Energy Chief
Water Commission
Bill Leary
Regina
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