Court orders massive remapping of California districts
The California Supreme Court approved a sweeping reapportionment plan from a panel of three masters after a three year dispute with Gov. Reagan and the legislature. The plan redraws legislative districts and improves competitiveness with fewer safe seats, though it leaves congressional lines largely intact. Some incumbents moved to new districts in anticipation, while court edits were limited to minor renumbering in Alameda and Los Angeles counties.
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San Francisco
UPI
State Supreme Court
California
State Assembly
Senate
Ronald Reagan
High Court
Alameda County
Los Angeles County
Cal Poly student in custody over pipe bomb incident
Michael Willard Parry a 21 year old Cal Poly agriculture science student surrendered to Santa Maria police and was booked on intent to injure with a destructive device after a pipe bomb under a Highway 1 bridge near Guadalupe was found and disarmed by a bomb disposal team.
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Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Department
Guadalupe
Michael Willard Parry
W. Morrison St
Santa Maria
Vandenberg Air Force Base
San Luis Obispo
Parry
California
Air Force
James H. Eischeid
Harry R Gregory
Johnny Wade
Lawrence P. Nye
Agency to pursue update on Lompoc dam feasibility
County Water Agency directs Robert Edmonston to confer with the U S Bureau of Reclamation about updating the Lompoc Project feasibility report. The $87 million Narrows dam proposal on the Santa Ynez River faced earlier opposition and questions of feasibility, with limited enthusiasm among agency directors pending input from other counties and Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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Dick Praul
County Water Agency
Robert M. Edmonston
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Lompoc
Santa Ynez River
Bureau
Phil Macias
Santa Barbara
Francis H. Beattie
Edmonston
Sacramento
Beattie
Water Agency
Vandenberg Air Force Base
District quells fuel fears as bus fleet nears year
School district reports diesel and gasoline supply sufficient for 27 buses with last year’s volume to cover the year. Officials project stable fuel access though renewal may bring higher prices. Bus mileage cited at eight mpg on diesel. trustee notes similar efficiency to moving fleets. Also approved $2,909 in supplies and materials and heard bus driver trainer program remarks.
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Joseph Carlin
Carlin
Archie Nagle
al Sauvadon
Christmas travel disrupted by fuel drought in Lompoc
Lompoc travel officials warn private flights may be spared but commercial and rail options face shortages. Viola Kistle says few travelers will secure reservations. more expensive multi‑stop flights likely. Chet Waite reports local fuel supply steady for now but uncertainty looms for next month.
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Lompocans
Viola Kistle
Lompoc
Standard Oil Co
Waite
Standard
Opponents Lose Bid Over Diablo Canyon Discharge Turbine
The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board ruled PG&E can remove the cofferdam used for the Diablo Canyon warm sea water discharge structure. The decision signals the final AEC environmental decree will likely not require changing the designed discharge method. PG&E will perform dye tests and thermal modeling of the 1.734 million gallons per minute heated effluent entering Diablo Cove.
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Steve LA Rue
Pacific Gas and Electric
Diablo Canyon
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
ASLB
Atomic Energy Commission
Pg&e
AEC
Diablo
Diablo Cove
Bruce Sharpe
Scenic Shoreline Preservation Conference
Three hijackers surrender after Middle East odyssey
Three Palestinian hijackers who commandeered a Dutch jumbo jet last Sunday surrendered in Dubai after a four day flight around the region. The 11 hostages were released and the crew to be medically checked. The hijackers had demanded fuel and safe passage. negotiations led to their surrender.
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Beirut
UPS
Persian Gulf
Dubai
Middle East
Royal Dutch Airlines
KLM
Amsterdam
Tokyo
Damascus
Cyprus
Libya
Valletta
Aden
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Mark Snyder
Lookout Point
Chicago
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