Carter dodges question on Lance resignation fate
President Carter avoided confirming Bert Lance's resignation and left open that possibility as congressional probes into Lance's personal loans and overdrafts continued. Lance said he would testify before the Senate Banking Committee, which faced scheduling delays.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Bert Lance
Lance
Senate Banking Committee
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
Banking Committee
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
White House
Ribicoff
Chicago
New York
Georgia
Carter Torrijos meet over canal plan at White House
President Carter and Omar Torrijos held a talk at the White House about the Senate opposition to transferring control of the Panama Canal to Panama. A signing ceremony is planned at the Organization of American States with Latin American leaders attending.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Omar Torrijos
White House
Senate
Panama Canal
Panama
Torrijos
Oval Office
Organization of American States
United States
U.S
Rose Garden
Adalberto Pereira Dos Santos
Paraguay
Alfredo Stroessner
Peru
Francisco Morales Bermudez
Colombia
Alfonso Lopez Michelsen
Chile
Augusto Pinochet Urgarte
Lompoc Permits Add 41 Homes 88 Apartments Value
Building permits in July for Lompoc added 41 new homes and 88 apartment units, boosting new construction value by 3.7 million dollars. The fiscal year total reached 6.5 million and the calendar year 11.2 million, with prior year comparisons of 1.5 million and 5.9 million. Single family homes 2.0 million, apartments 1.5 million, and residential alterations 109,887.
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Lompoc
Freak fire victims die as brother remains critical near Santa Maria
Dale Kates 30 of Orcutt remains in critical condition at Sherman Oaks Burn Center after a pre dawn explosion from a gas line leak. His brother Charles 32 died at San Luis Obispo Hospital. The moving van exhaust ignited a gas vapor cloud on Highway 166 prompting evacuations within five miles. Firefighters battled the blaze for over 17 hours. Officials from the state Department of Industrial Safety investigate.
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Ly Vaughn Proctor
Orcutt
Dale Kates
Sherman Oaks
New Cuyama Mony
Kates
Charles
San Luis Obispo Hospital
Santa Maria
Kates Brothers
Highway 166
Atlantic Richfield
Grasslands
Santa Barbara
Kern
Twitchell Reservoir
State Department of Industrial Safety
Indictment Names Park in 36-Count Bribery Case
Park Tongsun, a South Korean businessman, faces 36 counts including bribery and racketeering in a wide U.S. probe. Former Rep. Richard Hanna is named an unindicted co conspirator, with other ex KCIA directors cited. The investigation covers illegally aiding South Korea via rice sales and campaign contributions to multiple lawmakers.
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Washington
UPI
Tongsun Park
Richard Hanna
Dcalif
U.S
John Pratt
Justice Department
Park
Hanna
CIA
Griffin Bell
Congress
Bell
Carter
Park Chung Hee
United States
KCIA
Kim Hung Wook
Lee Hu Rak
South Korea
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House
Philip McMartin
Morris Udall
William Ayers
Thomas Kleppe
Frank Thompson
Ross Adair
Lawrence Hogan
Melvin Price
Thomas Foley
Kiki de la Garza
Peter Frelinghuysen
Spark Matsunaga
Chester Mize
John Murphy
Nick Galifianakis
William Broomfield
Sens
Stuart Symington
Harry Byrd
Tongsun Park Ing
Korea
Hanafi Leader Gets 41 to 123 Years in Prison
Hanafi Muslim takeover chief Hamaas Abdul Khaalis, 55, was sentenced to 41 to 123 years in prison for masterminding the siege that left a young reporter dead. He showed little emotion as Superior Court Judge Nicholas Nunzio ordered him to a maximum security cell at Lorton. Prosecutors sought life imprisonment and 123 years for Khaalis and 11 followers, arguing harsh penalties deter extremism while defense urged leniency.
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Washington
UPI
Hamaas Abdul Khaalis
Nicholas Nunzio
Lorton Reformatory
D.C
Holiday highway deaths lower than forecast
United Press International reports 469 highway fatalities during Labor Day weekend, below the National Safety Council projection of 470 to 570. Deaths totaled 525 across all accidents, with California 64 and Mississippi tragedy the worst of the weekend. A Delta region crash killed seven. a Houston river collision left six dead.
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National Safety Council
California
Texas
Wisconsin
Ohio
New York
Illinois
Colorado
Alaska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Vermont
Hayden Lynch
Mississippi Delta
Headon
Silver City
Miss
San Jacinto River
Houston
Santa Ynez water board to discuss financing and rights
SYRWCD directors meet at 3622 Sagunto Street Santa Ynez at 7 30 p m to review state project financing conjunctive use study progress and proposed water rights legislation. Weather calls for fog inland beaches to sun through Wednesday with highs 70 to 88 and tides listed for Wednesday. Also reports note 17 families at the fourth annual O Place block party and two teens pieing boyfriends in a church lot.
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Santa Ynez River
Lompoc Cable Franchise Close to Final Approval
City Attorney Alan Davidson and TelePrompTer officials set Sept 9 to finalize a new 15 year cable franchise replacing the expiring 15 year pact. The contract doubles in length and strengthens terms including a 3 percent franchise fee and a $50 000 security deposit with renegotiation sessions at five and ten years.
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James P. Sweeney
Lompoc
Alan Davidson
TelePrompTer
Davidson
Lompoc TelePrompTer
Joe Johnson
Johnson
Federal Communication Commission
FCC
National Institute of Municipal Law Officers
NIMLO
Cable Television Information Center
Washington, D.C
CTIC
Vandals strike five cars and store in Lompoc weekend
Over the weekend vandals broke windows in five cars and a furniture store in Lompoc. Losses include Lompoc Furniture Mart on 125 South H Street with a $600 display window and several residents cited for damaged vehicles. Victims include Bernard Hammar, Alma Wuest, Thomas R King, Walter Lee Moore, and Mike Joe Suarez with windows broken by a blunt instrument near homes or in parking areas.
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Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc
Lompoc Furniture Mart
South H St
Bernard Hammar
North H St
Thomas R. King
North O St
Alma Wuest
South K St
Walter Lee Moore
South K Street
Mike Joe Suarez
F N. Third St
North Third Street
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