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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1969
Page
3
The Sierra Club invites the public to a Saturday bicycle ride from Lompoc to Surf Ocean Park a 20 mile round trip. Meet at the Lutheran Church parking lot 1000 W Ocean Ave at 10 am. Bring food and drinks for a beach picnic and weiner roast.
County water agencies in Santa Barbara County anticipate a large future need for supplemental water once Feather River supplies arrive within a decade. Goleta District projects 7 600 acre feet annually from 1976 rising to 24 700 acre feet by 2000, while La Cumbre and Montecito districts also indicate increased requirements.
Construction starts on the Floradale Bridge at the Federal Correctional Institute by E Haskell Company of Santa Barbara. The $624 000 two lane concrete bridge will span 600 feet and require Floradale Avenue reconstruction. Completion is aimed for May 1970 with the Bailey Bridge kept open until 1976.
Former County Supervisor Veril Campbell, a Lompoc Valley rancher, failed in his bid for a county property tax moratorium. Assistant County Counsel Dana D. Smith ruled the request would be futile since the State Board of Equalization could enforce assessments if the county does not. Campbell sought tax payments based on 1968-69 assessments rather than 1969-70 for north county taxpayers who led a revolt earlier this year.
Beattie chairing Lom poc boards to verify county welfare case details by interviewing several Santa Maria residents who testified for more clothing grants. He found income and expenditure patterns, noted gaps in federal programs like WIN, and will send findings to the County Supervisors Assn of California and federal authorities to aid future welfare legislation.
Funeral services pending at McPeek Family Mortuary for Col. (ret.) Francis L. Martin who died last night at Vandenberg AFB Hospital. He resided with his family at 108 Inverness, Vandenberg Village. Complete details will be published in tomorrow's Record.
The Board of Supervisors and Flood Control District directors praised Robert M. Edmundston for cutting state charges and asked State Water Resources head William Gianelli to address unexpectedly high coastal stub costs. They noted Costa reductions expected in 1971 but warned new hidden expenses may rise. In Malta, Greek tanker Angel Gabriel grounded. crews rescued, one killed.
County Flood Control Director James Stubbner said bids received Sept. 18 for coastal area streams projects and related works were about 25 percent higher than estimates. A four to five week delay is possible while Washington approves or re-bids. The cost could exceed $500,000, prompting appeals to Col Norman Pehrson and Rep Charles Teague to expedite work before the rainy season. Weather forecasts warn of another heavy-rain winter. revetments and channelization work are planned in Carpinteria Valley Goleta Valley and other areas. In St Louis police seek guides for enforcing a new city anti pollution ordinance prohibiting engines idling over three minutes at crossings.
The Lompoc Record provides closing stock quotations compiled through Rohrbaugh and Co. for September 24 1969. Listings include Alcon Alcoa American Can American Air Chrysler Ford General Motors IBM Texaco Textron Safeway Sears Roebuck Southern Pacific RCA Union Oil and other major companies with per share figures.
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