Lompoc Westside 4 H wins regional honors at USC event
Westside 4 H Club of Lompoc earned a regional award for its La Purisima Mission track garden project at the Southern California 4 H Club Community Pride Conference held at USC. The Hacienda Heights club shared another regional prize. both groups received $50 and medallions. The Westside club also undertook beautification efforts at the mission site.
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Westside
Lompoc
Southern California
la Purisima Mission — State Historical Park
Southland
Standard Oil Company of California
California
Community Pride
Tom Kroetsch
Arthur Kroetsch
4-H’ers
la Purisima Mission
Westside Club
Tom
James
Margaret
Rose Marie Kroetsch
Frank Oldread
Robin Key
Joe Mendes
Heidi Hedlund
Linda Collins
Demonstration plan for rocket system in Sunnyvale
United Technology Center for the Naval Air Systems Command leads a seven month project to design five hybrid engines for a safe air launched target missile. The system combines plastic solid fuel with a liquid oxidizer and promises boost and sustained thrust for about four and a half minutes. Hybrids offer safety advantages due to separation of fuel and oxidizer until ignition and are suited for ships and aircraft deployments.
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Sunnyvale
United Technology Center
Naval Air Systems Command
UTC
VA Loan Applications Dip in September
Martin J. May, VA's Southern California Acting Director, reported that home loan applications fell from 3 076 in August to 2 946 in September. Appraisal requests for existing homes declined from 4 503 to 4 209 and new home appraisal requests dropped from 1 976 to 1 709 in the same period.
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Martin J. May
Southern California
Teleservice aids Social Security use with phone system
The article discusses a national Teleservice program easing Social Security tasks by phone to avoid trips to offices. It mentions faster service, benefits for those nearing 65, and advice to call first to know required documents. A separate Hong Kong case notes Liu Tak-kee, 94, fined for theft after allegedly staging a robbery to obtain cash.
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Santa Maria
Vincent Rodriguez
Social Security
Santa Barbara County
Nipomo
Rodriguez
Hong Kong
UPI
Liu Tak-kee
NASA Skilled Force Ready For Employment Pool
A large pool of NASA professionals from Headquarters and field installations is available for other work after a recent workforce reduction. About 200 Headquarters employees were affected, with engineers most cut, followed by administrative budgeting and personnel. The Employment Assistance Center distributes resumes to 600 potential employers and invites offers by James R. Miles at NASA's Employment Assistance Center.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
James R. Miles
Employment Assistance Center
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Angela M. Williams
W.A. van Allen
Lompoc Hospital
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Los Angeles
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Lompoc Narrows Dam
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Lompoc Narrows
Santa Ynez River
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Richard Henning
Vandenberg
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Lompoc Dam
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Lompoc City
State of California
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