Doctors seek role in hospital services debate
County doctors ask to participate in discussions before Board of Supervisors acts on possible consolidation of county hospital services. A 9:30 a.m. study session is set for Sept 25 in the County Administration Building to review reports and consider closing one hospital and phasing out internships at Santa Barbara General Hospital by June 30.
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Board of Supervisors
County Administrative Office
Santa Barbara General Hospital
Santa Maria
Air Force civilian worker restored after RIF ruling
A. Ernest Fitzgerald, who lost his job after testifying on C5A costs, was ordered reinstated with back pay by the Civil Service Commission. The decision found the separation due to reduction in force, not retaliation for testimony, though personal reasons were cited as the cause.
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Washington
UPI
A. Ernest Fitzgerald
Air Force
Civil Service Commission
Herman D. Stiman
Fitzgerald
Civil Service
Stamin
County to draft nudist bathing crackdown ordinance
Maurice J. Duca urged county supervisors to curb nude bathing on South Coast beaches citing intimidation of families by men seeking partners. He noted a sheriff crackdown on homosexuals near Padaro Lane and municipal court dismissals. Supervisors discussed an ordinance covering county beaches and river-area sites.
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Maurice J. Duca
Padaro Sa
Carpinteria
Sheriff’s Office
Padaro la
Duca
Santa Ynez River
Frost
Sheriff's Office
County to study age water need for agriculture funding
County supervisors plan a full data review by Oct 1 to decide on funding a comprehensive study of agriculture water needs. Agricultural Commissioner Graydon Hall Jr. and Public Works Director Norman Caldwell recommended a report under Hall with input from the County Water Agency and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
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Graydon B. Hall Jr
Public Works
Norman Caldwell
Hall
County Water Agency
Feather River
Caldwell
Water Agency
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo
Robert M. Edmonston
County Workers Seek Unemployment Insurance Reconsideration
County Administrative Officer Raymond D. Johnson promised the board a new look at unemployment insurance for county workers amid warnings of possible layoffs from hospital service consolidation and welfare trends. Johnson will meet with employee groups and report back by October 22 after the board authorized minimum and maximum self insured program options. Zack L. Stringer and Leonard Roders warned layoffs could occur as duties shift from the county laundry operation and other reorganizations affect staff.
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Raymond D. Johnson
Social Workers Union
Board of Supervisors
Johnson
Board stalls zoning symbols vote halts new estate designations
The County Board of Supervisors defeated a Planning Commission plan by a 3-2 vote to establish three new general plan and zoning symbols for 10 acre 40 acre and 100 acre residential estates. They sent the matter back to the commission to consider a 20-acre estate option amid ties over rural hillside compatibility.
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Board of Supervisors
County Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Francis H. Beattie
Curtis Tunnel
Charles F. Catterlin
Britt Johnson
Thousands pay respect as king's hearse travels Sweden
Tens of thousands line roads from Helsingborg to Stockholm to honor King Gustaf VI Adolf who died Saturday. Schoolchildren present bouquets as the navy flag draped casket passes. Motorcade slows to 7 mph along the 342 mile southern Sweden route with home guard units parading and drivers stopping in silence.
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Stockholm
UPI
Gustaf VI Adolf
Helsingborg
Sweden
Vernamo
Joenkoeping
PUC Approves Vandenberg Utilities Merger Into Park Water
The California PUC authorizes merging Vandenberg Utilities and Vandenberg Disposal into Park Water Company serving parts of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. Park Water may issue a 1.3 million dollar note for greens and filtration plant work and will exchange up to 436 shares of its common stock for the two Vandenberg utilities.
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California Public Utilities Commission
Vandenberg Utilities
Vandenberg Disposal Company
Park Water Company
Los Angeles
San Bernardino
Vandenberg
Vandenberg Village
PUC
Park Water Authority
Lompoc Valley
Park
Evening classes open at Allan Hancock College in Lompoc
Lompoc Valley residents can choose from about 40 subjects at Cabrillo High School facilities with courses in administration of justice anthropology of basic art and foreign languages. Registration runs weekdays until Sept 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. in B-2 faculty lounge. all courses are credit and free.
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Lompoc Valley
Allan Hancock College
Cabrillo High School
John Dibble
VAFB
Lompoc
Administration of Justice
Dibble
Vandenberg Afb
FCI
Hancock College
County Board opposes Santa Maria redistricting plan
The Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to back Santa Maria against a proposed state senatorial district map that would split the city. Third District Supervisor James M. Slater opposed the resolution, saying the county should not engage in redistricting politics. The resolution will be sent to county legislative representatives.
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City of
Santa Maria
Board of Supervisors
Third
James M. Slater
Curtis Tunnell
Allan Hancock College offers Nursing Assistant class this fall
The Continuing Education Division will start the Nursing Assistant course on Sept. 25 with classes in Lompoc and Santa Maria. Registration for Santa Maria is Sept. 24 at 8 30 a.m. on campus and for Lompoc Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. at Cabrillo High School Social Science Room 6. The program runs Tuesdays and Thursdays 7 to 9 30 p.m. with two five hour lab days weekly. It is a noncredit course to prepare for home health aide and nurse attendant roles. a $2 insurance fee, uniform and textbook are required.
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Allan Hancock College
Lompoc
Santa Maria
Cabrillo High School
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