Formation panel to begin search for personnel
Wade Vaughn Proctor reports on the County Formation Commission chaired by John Flynn of Ventura. The five member group, appointed by Gov. Brown, held its second session in Santa Maria to discuss staffing and public meeting rules as it pursues a feasibility study on splitting Santa Barbara County at Gaviota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn Proctor
Commission
John Flynn
Ventura
Edmund Brown Jr
Santa Barbara
Gaviota
Flynn
Santa Maria
Feasibility panel faces 180 day to one year timeline
About 100 people attended the opening gavel as the commission began a feasibility study. The panel, including Flynn, will seek a legal and financial path, with pay set at 50 dollars per day plus expenses, and a formal document drive ahead. The next meeting is October 25 at 3 30 p m in the Solvang Municipal Improvement District offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flynn
Sherri Hibbits
Lompoc
Howard Hager
Santa Maria Valley
Hilary Burke
Santa Maria
Hibbits
Save
Hager
Burke
Solvang Municipal Improvement District
SMID
Leftists Launch New Offensive Across Europe After Schleyer Killing
European violence surged as leftist militants claimed acts across France, Italy, and Greece in retaliation for Hanns Martin Schleyer’s death. Authorities reported car trunk discovery in Mulhouse and posters naming suspects while Mercedes and Volkswagen plants were bombed in Toulouse and Versailles. Police linked attacks to the Baader death and ongoing hostage crisis in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
West Germany
Hanns-Martin Schleyer
Tdeological
Pwouevers
Andreas Baader
Helmut Schmidt
Schleyer
Lufthansa
Middle East
Africa
Europe
Mulhouse
France
Italy
Athens
Kei
Rea Hof
Baader
Germany
Mercedes
Volkswagen
Toulouse
Versailles
Paris
Rome
Florence
Bologna
Genoa
Ostia
Hijacker Forces Jetliner to Atlanta to Free Prisoner
A Frontier Airlines Boeing 737 with 11 passengers and four crew was forced to fly from Nebraska to Atlanta to free a prisoner who admitted a homosexual relationship with the hijacker. The hijacker, Thomas Michael Hannan of Grand Island, Neb., and the prisoner, George David Stewart of Mobile, Ala., were later arrested in Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
UPI
Georgia
Frontier Airlines
Nebraska
Kansas City
Alabama
Hartsfield
FBI
Thomas Michael Hannan
Grand Island
Neb
George David Stewart
Mobile
Ala
Stewart
Debate over Bl bomber halts and swing-wing plan
House members clash over a $6.8 billion supplemental bill with $494.5 million for Defense. Conservatives push to revive the B1 with a $1.4 billion plan for five more swing-wing bombers. Liberal Rep Carr argues Carter's halt to B1 production favors cruise missiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House
Carter
Defense Department
L.F. Sikes
D-Fla
Robert K. Dornan
Rcalif
Robert Carr
D-Mich
United States
Weather Outlook With Mild Temperatures Through Friday
Weather fair with variable high clouds through Friday, night and morning fog or low clouds possible. Small temperature change, highs 60s to low 70s, lows mid 40s to mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph afternoons. Friday tides include high tides of 4.8 feet at 7:27 a.m. and 7:03 p.m. and low tides 0.3 feet at 12:49 a.m. and 1.8 feet at 1:21 p.m.
Glimpses County Formation Commission Faces Ten-Year Feasibility Hurdle
The Glimpses County Formation Commission hopes a lone critic is wrong about a decade needed to complete a feasibility report on a proposed county split. The forecast emphasizes timing, with stakeholders watching for early indicators and potential milestones as debate continues.
Siting decision on LNG port may not be clear-cut after all
A wide review of potential LNG terminal sites in California continues as state agencies prepare to rank sites and the PUC may overrule the Coastal Commission. Independent studies question urgency, with opposition naming Pt Conception and Oxnard while hearings begin in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Utilities Commission
Coastal Commission
Bill Ahern
Ports and Energy Coordinator
PUC
Ahern
Keith McKinney
Oxnard
Los Angeles Harbor
Sierra Club
Santa Barbara
Phillip Marking
Pt. Conception
Gas firm may seek report ban in LNG site dispute
County Environmental Coordinator Albert Reynolds says a San Francisco firm hired to study the Pt. Conception LNG terminal backs a delay and urges examining offshore California sites. Federal hearings in Los Angeles focus on California LNG port siting with Oxnard listed on the docket. County officials warn state actions push Pt. Conception ahead without Santa Barbara County input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister Ranch Owners Association
Albert Reynolds
San Francisco
Research Planning Associates
Reynolds
Santa Barbara
California
Gov. Brown
Alberta
Canada
Mexico
Brown
Dick Praul
Los Angeles
Albert F. Reynolds
Pt. Conception
Unizy
Department of Energy
Board of Supervisors
Resource Planning Associates, Inc
Oxnard
Federal Energy Panel
Pt. Conception Site
Santa Barbara County
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James P. Sweeney
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Western Lng
Federal Department of Energy
Economic Regulatory Administration
ERA
Federal Agency
The
Southern California Gas Co
Alaska
Indonesia
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