Firemen seek higher pay as Oct 30 court date set
The County International Firefighters' Union Local 2046 sues Santa Barbara County to win a 7 percent pay boost retroactive to July 1, arguing 24.2 percent raises elsewhere justify more than 2.2 percent approved. A court hearing Oct 30 will decide on a peremptory writ of mandate.
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Skipper recounts collision with large ship in fog
Coast Guard hearing hears Morning Star skipper Harold Lacy say a large black freighter sliced his two foot yacht in half off the northern California coast. Evamos captain denies collision. survivors salvaged while two adopted children remain missing presumed drowned. Lacy says radar showed a vessel off starboard bow eight miles away before the impact.
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Four year old shot in Belfast figures in weekend violence
Weekend violence in Northern Ireland left two dead and a 4 year old boy in serious condition after a head wound in Belfast. The Catholic home near Turf Lodge and a Protestant youth were killed, raising the three year toll to 595. A peaceful Londonderry march marked civil rights history as troops fired rubber bullets at Catholic youths seeking to stone an army post. A bomb outside Long Bar pub in Falls Road killed Olive McConnell, 22, mother of three. In Newtownstewart, 17 year old Alexander Moorehead was shot by soldiers after attempting to climb a wall near an explosion.
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Outlaw Motorcycles Armed with Shotgun Shell Firing Devices
Sheriff Peter Pitchess issued an alert about outlaw bikers allegedly wiring handlebars and foot pegs to fire shotgun shells. The warning urged law officers to be cautious during traffic stops due to a potentially hazardous condition. Meanwhile Tom Muscio of the Santa Maria district attorney’s office works unpaid in hopes of a bar exam result and a future opening.
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Bid awarded for courthouse alterations in Santa Barbara
County officials approved alterations to the County Courthouse as the Sheriff’s Department moves to the new Sheriff's Administration Building in Goleta Valley. J. W. Bailey Construction Co. submitted the low bid of 41459 dollars for the Santa Barbara Street wing.
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Yorke Named Public Information Chief for California
Harvey F. Yorke press aide to S F State University head S J Hayakawa is chosen by Gov Ronald Reagan to head the state public information officers. James Jenkins says the move aims to avoid political implications and improve citizen access to state government. Yorke will earn 25000 dollars annually.
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Oldest Western Hemisphere Skeleton Found in Yuha Desert
In El Centro California a 21 500 year old skeleton is tentatively dated by carbon fourteen from a Yuha Desert burrow found by amateur archaeologist Merlin Childers. The remains remain at the University of Arizona for further study to establish age sex and living conditions.
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1972 campaign dirty tricks surge, Fair Campaign Practices says
The Fair Campaign Practices Committee reports the 1972 race has the most complaints about dirty politics in years. Since Labor Day it logged 21 violations of the Code, more than twice the number in 1966 and up 50 percent from 1968, with a peak expected late in the campaign.
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