Lompoc's Johnny Flowerseed Spreads Beauty on Highways
Ed Marquart 76 sowed sweetpea seeds along Highways 246 and 1 near Lompoc for four years and plans poppies this fall. He notes germination is low, but the roadside flowers bring him joy and he encourages other retirees to help plant, despite some volunteers picking blooms.
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Ford proposes 100 billion Energy Independence Authority
President Ford asked Congress to create a 100 billion government Energy Independence Authority to accelerate U S energy research and development and seek energy independence within 10 years. The plan would borrow and lend through federal bonds with seed money from the Treasury and work with private industry and labor to fund projects beyond private capacity. The goal is to reduce foreign oil reliance while fostering jobs and technological growth.
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Patty Hearst may testify in bail hearing Tuesday
Patricia Hearst could take the stand tomorrow to reassure Judge Carter she will not flee if granted bail. Her defense notes there is no definite decision, while noting her improved reality check since arrest. Hearst faces 22 felony warrants including bank robbery and flight to avoid prosecution and has FBI interest dating back 19 months.
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Classified school unit to present wage argument
A representative of classified school employes will appear before Lompoc Unified School District trustees Tuesday to present the employes side of a salary dispute. Leonard Bonilla of the California School Employes Association is due to explain why workers seek a 7.2 percent raise, affecting about 250 employees. The dispute blocks a settlement and deprived a 6 percent increase from July 1.
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Senators seek to break up 22 oil firms
Four members of the Senate antitrust subcommittee introduced a bill to break up the 22 largest oil companies restricting them to one segment of the industry production transportation refining or marketing plus pipelines could not engage in other oil activity The measure has cosponsors from both parties and hearings are set to begin Tuesday The American Petroleum Institute contested the claim of non competition noting more than 10 000 crude producers 131 refiners and 15 000 wholesalers with none dominating any national sector
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D Calif
Robert Packwood
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Glimpses Ed Legge Returns to Lompoc After 23 Years
Ed Legge, a freshman at Lompoc High School in 1952, comes back to Lompoc from Flemington New Jersey after a 23 year hiatus. He says he cannot believe how the area has changed and notes the transformation.
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Principal cites class size and shifts in protest
Miguelito School principal Henry Gallina says student-teacher ratios and district plans to move students drove a parent protest, with combination classes as a minor point. He notes a 29.7 to one ratio after a teacher loss and explains staffing costs to lower it, while parents express concern over shifting assignments.
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Alice Milligan
Kissinger proposes new U.S. initiatives at UN General Assembly
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger outlined U.S. ideas for Middle East and Korea, proposing an informal multilateral meeting post interim Israel Egypt accord and a four power Korea talk to preserve the 1953 armistice. He also urged regional nuclear fuel centers to curb proliferation. He urged Syria Israel talks and Geneva reconvening, and considered an informal multilateral forum to assess conditions.
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Lompoc Planning Commission Tonight Addresses Key Issues
The Lompoc Planning Commission meets at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall to review a communication on Bantz Mobile Homes at 600 North H Street, the county solid waste management plan, public transportation needs study, and the annual county transportation report. Members may be appointed or reappointed to committees.
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