Scenic Highway 1 at risk from San Julian quarry
A proposed Highway 1 scenic designation from Las Cruces to Lompoc faces jeopardy due to a 10 mile south quarry operation on the San Julian Ranch. Hawley Company mines limestone for Rincon realignment, within the corridor per maps, despite officials seeking screening and possible ordinance amendments. Local officials push for protection while county and city leaders weigh impact studies and regulatory fixes.
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Las Cruces
Lompoc
San Julian
Bruce H. Langford
State Division of Highways
Langford
Santa Barbara
Division of Highways
Francis Beattie
Britt Johnson
Johnson
Beattie
Hawley Company
Rincon
Highway 101
Ventura
County Board of Supervisors
Harley Craig
Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee
Division of Highway
Lompoc Dam project debated after water bureau withdrawal
The Bureau of Reclamation withdrew its application to impound surface waters at the Narrows, sparking speculation on the fate of the Lompoc Dam and Reservoir. Officials say the action, without prejudice, may allow Lompoc or others to pursue future filings, while key watershed issues remain unsettled and negotiations with the bureau continue.
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Santa Barbara County
Bureau of Reclamation
Narrows
Bureau
State Water Resources Board
Lompoc
Finis
State Board
Santa Ynez
Water District
United States weighs UN funding after China seat change
The UN expelled Nationalist China and seated Peking by a 7635 to 17 abstentions vote. The United States debates reducing funding, wary of dollar diplomacy while Thant seeks Beijing’s official seat arrival and Nixon faces domestic fallout. US contributes about 31.5 percent of the UN budget.
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United Nations
China
Peking
United States
Taiwan
People’s Republic of China
Thant
Nixon
White House
Congress
U.S
Edwin Ogbu
UPI
Nicholas L. King
Edward J. Derwinski
R-Ill
General Assembly
Washington
King
U.N
Nixon China trip unlikely to press Vietnam end
Washington officials say Nixon plans a China visit after January 1 but will not include talks with Premier Chou En Lai to end the Vietnam War. Kissinger described the trip as aimed at ending isolation and starting settlement talks while keeping Indochina issues off the agenda.
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Washington
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Chou En-lai
Kissinger
Peking
Newsmen
China
Soviet Union
Court denies delay for Cannikin test cites environmental impact
A federal appeals court refused to order a delay of the Cannikin nuclear test on Amchitka Island in Alaska. The court ordered the government to produce secret documents by 4 p.m. EDT, with a 24 hour extension if an appeal to the Supreme Court is pursued, and rejected executive privilege claims. The unsigned opinion was issued by a three judge panel led by Chief Judge David L. Bazelon.
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Washington
UPI
Alaska
Amchitka Island
Supreme Court
David L. Bazelon
U.S. Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
Daylight Saving Time Ends with Clock Back One Hour
UPI reports daylight saving time ends this Sunday as clocks go back one hour at 2 am local time. Arizona Hawaii and Michigan exempt themselves from the Uniform Time Act. Indiana remains partly aligned, while Congress considers allowing broader exemptions for areas tied to other time zones.
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Washington
UPI
Arizona
Hawaii
Michigan
Indiana
Meany calls for equality of sacrifice in Phase II plan
AFL-CIO President George Meany told the House Banking and Currency Committee the administration must ensure equality of sacrifice in Phase II to win labor support. He accused the plan of placing burden on workers while rewarding the wealthy with tax breaks and limited regulation of profits and prices.
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Washington
UPI
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
House Banking and Currency Committee
Labor
Big V golf tournament plans by Chamber officials
Glimpses show Chamber of commerce officials finalizing plans for the Big V golf tournament set for next week. Ann Keeping has been elected treasurer of Los Berros Elementary School student council. Weather remains fair through Friday with highs in the 50s to 60s and lows in the 30s to 40s with frost likely overnight. Small craft warnings persist for north to northwest winds 15 to 30 knots, easing Friday. Tidal highs reach 4.9 feet at 7:38 a.m. and 4.8 feet at 7:14 p.m. Low tides are 0.4 foot at 1:02 a.m. and 1.7 feet at 1:32 p.m.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ann
Los Berros
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Harry J. Crompe
Art Scott
San Julian Ranch
Lompoc Dam
By Vaughn Proctor
Stanley C. Hatch
Santa Ynez River
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