Harris Grade freeway pact passed by 3 to 2 vote
The Harris Grade freeway agreement with the State Division of Highways won approval 3-2 amid county division. North county backers led by Francis Beattie hailed a win for business, while conservationists led by PLUS and Sierra Club opposed the $7.5 million project linking Lompoc and Santa Maria scheduled to begin by 1975.
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Board of Supervisors
State Division of Highways
Santa Barbara
Charles F. Catterlin
North County
Jank Gregory
Lompoc
Santa Maria
Bishop Pines
Santa Ynez River
Harriston
Gregory
Lompoc Valley
Lompoc-Vandenberg Branch
American University Women
Sierra Club
Richard Heymann
Fifth District
Curtis Tunnell
Beattie
State tax reform talks collapse as Reagan storms out
Sacramento Democrats push a $1.3 billion property tax relief plan after Reagan leaves the bargaining room in anger. Republicans say no deal without spending controls, and both sides warn the two thirds vote hurdle. Democrats vow to press on with tax relief despite stalled negotiations.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Moretti
Nixon moves to Taft-Hartley act on West Coast docks
President Nixon using the Taft Hartley Act signs an order creating a five member inquiry board to report by Wednesday on West Coast dock negotiations and weighs a possible federal court injunction if talks fail. A separate coal miners strike enters its fifth day as talks resume in Washington.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
East
Gulf Coast
White House
Key Biscayne
Fla
Grand Cay
Bahamas
West Coast
East Coast
Gulf Dock
United Mine Workers Union
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
James L. Hodgson
Justin McCarthy
United Mine Workers Journal
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
ILWU
Ronald L. Ziegler
Atlantic
Gulf
Keith Mann
Stanford
Harry Bridges
Ed Flynn
Pacific Maritime Association
Portland
Ore
Dawn House De-tox Clinic Guides Lompoc Addiction Fight
Editor notes no universal guide exists for fighting drug abuse. Lompoc volunteers establish Dawn House a de-toxification clinic for narcotic withdrawal with outpatient medication and counseling. Doctors agree on a flexible protocol stressing gradual withdrawal, nondependency, and coordinated care among staff.
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Lompoc Valley
Lompoc
Vandenberg
Dawn House
Flames Threaten Fillmore as Ventura Brush Fire Spreads
Towering flames roared through 1200 acres of Ventura county brushland endangering Fillmore. Fire officials blamed a firebug and urged aid as dawn approached, with the town two miles north and evacuation preparations by Red Cross, though officials did not expect to evacuate residents.
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Fillmore
UPI
Ventura County
Red Cross
Firefighters honor top fifth graders in poster-essay contest
City fire officials welcomed 23 students from Fillmore and local schools including Clarence Ruth La Purisima Hapgood La Canada La Honda El Camino Miguelito to a fire prevention poster-essay award ceremony. Students wore fire helmets, enjoyed hotdogs and toured the department on South G Street.
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Tim Howard
John Mulligan
la Honda School
Tim
Fire Department
South G Street
Glenda Maloy
Nancy Terriones
Mike Edberg
Clarence Ruth
Ronald Wilson
la Purisima School
Ronda Farmer
David Edge
Jeff Singley
Melinda Ingram
Hapgood
Bethany Farrell
Mike Smith
la Canada
Lori Millard
la Honda
Sherry Succo
Dawn MclIntosh
Sharon Greenwood
Patricia Seawall
Debbie Adair
Stephanie Byrne
Sharlene Entsminger
Fillmore
Greg Martin
Wesley Rowan
Cindy Hess
el Camino
Nerey Marie Setlock
Miguelito
Weather Outlook With Coastal 70s and Inland 90s
Fair weather continues through Wednesday with coastal highs in the 70s and inland highs in the 80s to mid 90s. Nights are cool in the 40s with light winds. Wednesday tides show a high of 6.7 feet at 11 26 a.m. and low tides of 1.3 feet at 5 08 a.m. and minus 0.7 foot at 6 26 p.m.
City refuse worker rescues child at busy intersection
A sanitation worker saved a small child from oncoming traffic at the H Street Laurel Avenue crossing this morning. Police reported the incident and commended the quick action of the worker in guiding the child to safety.
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H Street
Laurel Avenue
Vandenberg Village plan change for 945 new units approved
County supervisors moved to change the Vandenberg Village General Plan enabling 945 additional units in the Lompoc Valley master plan while backing a rezoning for a 77 unit condo on Burton Mesa Blvd. Residents protested, citing profit motive and petitions against the actions.
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Vandenberg Village
Lompoc Valley
County Planning Commission
W. N. Harris
Air Force
Burton Mesa Blvd
Siruis Ave
Harris
Robert Lilley
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Sen
George Deukmejian
Long Beach
Assembly
Bob Moretti
Frank Lanterman
Harry J. Crompe
North H Street
Armaid
Altlas Mening
iQoDen Dew
Gaylen Jackson
Jackson
Francis Beattie
William Ebbert
Said Jackson
First District
George H. Clyde
Planning Commission
Lilley
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