Last welfare obstetrician calls it quits in Lompoc
Dr. Lewis V. Campbell Jr. the last obstetrician serving Medi-Cal patients in Lompoc has closed his practice. He will still accept Medi-Cal patients for nonpregnancy care but cited a $200 prenatal fee as out of line with a $550 standard. A pregnant wife was turned away prompting discussions with local medical bodies.
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Lompoc
Lewis V. Campbell Jr
E. Ocean Ave
Gordon Hammond
W. North Ave
Debra
Campbell
Santa Barbara
Santa Maria
Hammond
County Medical Association
American Medical Association
Economic index falls 1.5 percent in August
Washington government said its leading index, used to forecast future activity, dropped 1.5 percent in August the largest decline in nineteen months reflecting slowing economic momentum.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Commerce Department
Department
Ford hospitality trips revealed by Ford's aide
President Ford attended golf outings funded by several corporations during his Congressional years but stopped after becoming vice president. Nessen said the trips were not in the Washington area and were not tied to the ethics code, with details of arrangements not disclosed. The report ties corporate hospitality to past lobbying ties and notes a broader economic index showing a winter slowdown risk.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Congress
White House
Ron Nelsen
Nessen
Bethlehem Steel Co
Aluminum Corp. of America
Firestone Rubber Corp
United States Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
William Whyte
Pine Valley Golf Club
New Jersey
Whyte
State Dept says Kissinger Rhodesia deal intact despite signs of unraveling
Kissinger touted rapid progress toward a Rhodesia constitutional conference as undersecretary Rogers said African presidents accept the package and are on track. Mozambican and Pretoria broadcasts questioned the accord, with frontline states reportedly committed to armed struggle and Africa’s leaders seeming to reject the plan in Lusaka.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Capitol Hill
Rhodesia
William D. Rogers
U.S
Mozambique
African International Service
Pretoria
Lusaka
Carter Attacks Ford On Deficits Amid Campaign Swing
Jimmy Carter, defending his Playboy interview, attacks Ford as worse than Nixon and questions Rhodesia policy while campaigning across the Pacific Northwest Midwest and Georgia. Ford tours the South courting Cuban-Americans, touts crime plans at a National Police Chiefs convention, and Dole speculates on a Ford Carter debate site as Mundane campaigns continue.
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Jimmy Carter
Ford
Richard Nixon
Africa
Carter
Pacific Northwest
Midwest
Plains
Florida
Washington
White House
Ron Nelsen
George Wallace
Alabama
National Police Chiefs
Rhodesia
New Mail Closing Time Changes at Lompoc Post Office
Lompoc post office ends the 150 mile mail route to Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo with Oct 15. Mail to Santa Barbara and San Francisco will be trucked via Santa Barbara for earlier delivery. Deadlines require mail to be in Lompoc by 5 p.m. weekdays for dispatch that day.
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Vaughn Proctor
Santa Barbara
Lompoc
San Luis Obispo
Los Angeles
Bill Ratcliff
Ratcliff
West Ocean Avenue
San Francisco
Gromyko assails West on Africa policy at UN
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko accused Western backers of white minority regimes of diverting liberation movements with political gimmickry and financial aid. He asserted Rhodesia South Africa and their allies seek to contain Zimbabwe Namibia and South Africa's indigenous rights while recognizing the inevitability of national liberation. The forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions with cooler temperatures and light shower chances on Wednesday. Tides listed for Wednesday include highs of 3.6 and 5.2 feet and lows of 2.6 and 0.4 feet.
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United Nations
UPI
Andrei Gromyko
Africa
Republic of South Africa
Southern Rhodesia
General Assembly
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
Namibia
South West Africa
Kissinger Blocks Bid to Halt Saudi Missile Sale
Secretary Kissinger pressured the Senate committee to reconsider an 86 vote to kill a 30 million sale of 650 Maverick air to ground missiles to Saudi Arabia. The panel declined formal action, but Sen. Gale McGee indicated a potential vote shift that could create a tie and block denial. A concurrent resolution faced an uncertain path before adjournment.
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Washington
UPI
Henry Kissinger
Saudi Arabia
Kissinger
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Gale W. McGee
D-Wyo
Senate
House
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Thomas Morgan
House International Relations Committee
Lompoc Fine-Tunes Animal Control Law For Four Dog Limit
Planning Commission approved a revised animal control ordinance heading to a November public hearing. It caps dogs on single family parcels at four unless over four months old, with kennels allowed only under specified zoning. The measure tightens pet definitions and bans wild animals while detailing household pets.
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Lompoc
Timetable to Restore Channel 2 by October 16
TelePrompTer Cable TV plans a re evaluation of its Channel 2 blackout to HBO subscribers. A restoration timetable will be presented to the Board of Supervisors by October 16. Perry G Nash, TelePrompTer district manager, described switching back Channel 2 to non HBO patrons at a Santa Barbara meeting. Officials noted the blackout sparked a stir in Lompoc Valley Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Maria. Supervisor Harrell Fletcher proposed a public hearing on TelePrompTer rates and the Channel 2 blocking.
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TelePrompTer Cable TV
Channel 2
Board of Supervisors
TelePrompTer
HBO
Perry G. Nash
San Bernardino
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