Congress to Look at Commodities Markets
Congress prepares hearings on strengthening the Commodity Exchange Authority amid record food prices. House Agriculture Committee will probe whether speculators manipulate prices in markets for soybeans corn and durum wheat with cotton hitting 99 cents a pound last month.
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UC Regents to tackle Isla Vista government options
UCSB Chancellor Vernon I. Cheadle says UC regents will study proposals on Isla Vista Santa Barbara area when they meet in Berkeley next month. He notes Isla Vista Community Council and Goleta Valley Chamber seek incorporation proposals and that two-tier government within a larger system may be preferable to multiple separate cities.
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Justice Douglas alleges wiretap warnings and court room bugging
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas says Lyndon B. Johnson told him his phone was tapped and that he is morally certain the Supreme Court conference room has been bugged. He condemns pervasive electronic surveillance and cites a related case involving a woman and Selective Service materials.
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Unions file for county bargaining units in Santa Barbara
Two county employee unions filed for certification as bargaining units with the county government. The Social Workers Union and the International Firefighters Union, Santa Barbara County Chapter, have been received. SEIU clerical unit for Local 620 was rejected over by law wording. The County Employees Assn filed for registration and will seek certification.
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Thai ex PM Thanom flees Thailand amid riots
Former military prime minister Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn and his deputy fled the country as angry crowds roamed Bangkok. Police headquarters were torched and hospitals and other public buildings were seized as Thanom resigned all posts after a decade of military rule.
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AAUW Opposes Proposition I in Lompoc Meeting
The Lompoc Vandenberg Branch of AAUW voted to actively work for defeat of Proposition I on the November ballot. President Constance Savage cited concerns that the measure threatens funding for education and human services and concentrates executive power, undermining equitable taxation and legislative balance.
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Nixon's first law office may win landmark status
The one room La Habra office where Richard Nixon began his career could gain landmark designation after a reconsideration by the state Historical Landmark Advisory Committee. John Michael noted a second application is more factual and likely to succeed when the seven member panel meets in Pasadena on November 8.
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County planning commission actions in Santa Ynez Valley
The County Planning Commission continued to Oct 24 the tentative map for a 63-lot subdivision on 726 acres in Santa Ynez Valley. It also approved a single family housing plan at June Place Orcutt, split lots at Tepusquet and Colson Canyon north of Tepusquet Rd, a lot split west of Los Alamos, a trailer use permit for farm workers near Drum Canyon Rd, and a replacement building project for Alisal Ranch with a new library. Meetings closed with Nov 14 continuation on concerns over permanent trailers in Tepusquet Canyon.
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