Heavy rains threaten Lompoc Santa Ynez crops
Lompoc and Santa Ynez Valleys received heavy rainfall leveling crops and triggering near disaster losses. Tomatoes hay beans and flowers sustained heavy damage with estimates topping a million dollars in the Santa Ynez Valley. Grape crops faces initial 25 percent loss. bean crops may be wiped out in some areas. Officials consider possible disaster designation for farmer relief.
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Lompoc
Santa Ynez
Santa Ynez Valley
Dep
Glenn Janssen
Janssen
School board forms landmark district education survey panel
The Lompoc Unified School District formed a 14 week task force to identify educational needs and goals with 17 facilities contributing input. Robert Thompson chairs the group with Gail Steiger, Judy Goard, Don Adams, Earl Sweetland and others helping. Barbara Berg to serve as alternate.
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Vaughn Proctor
Richard K. Jacoby
Gail Steiger
Steiger
Judy Goard
Don Adams
Earl Sweetland
Lompoc Valley
Thompson
Lompoc approves Floresta Park civic center project plan
Five city bodies unanimously back a new city hall at Floresta Park with a civic center, funding a Title I construction grant request and design work by architect Bob Wong. The plan, tied to a potential federal grant, outlines site layout, parking, and future expansions while awaiting final approvals and financing.
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Robert O. Vincent
Lompoc
Floresta Park
Planning Commission
Parks and Recreation Commission
Architectural Review Board
Civic Building Committee
Gerald Ford
Bob Wong
San Francisco
Wong
Gene L. Wahlers
Civic Center
Wahlers
PWEA
Ocean Avenue
Cypress
E Streets
Parks and Recreation Department
D Street
C and
Council Chambers
C Street
Police Department
Schuyler House
Swimming Pool
California
E. C. Stevens
Lompoc City Hall
California Coastal Bill Becomes Permanent Development Control
Governor Brown signs SB1277 creating a permanent coastal commission to oversee local plans along about 1000 yards of coastline and channel development to already developed areas. He also signs AB2679 to streamline environmental impact reports and AB4160 to expand Tahoe regional planning authority.
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Brown
Jerome Smith
Saratoga
John Knox
Richmond
Leo T. McCarthy
San Francisco
McCarthy
Lake Tahoe
Eugene Gualco
Sacramento
Nevada
Congress
California
Syrian forces push toward Palestinian positions near Beirut
Syrian tanks and missiles breached Palestinian defenses and advanced toward Hammanah and Qurnayel on day two of the mountain thrust. Palestinian forces, aided by Lebanese Arab Army units, held two fronts but faced a potential supply line cut to Aintoura and Mtein if the two towns fall.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Hammanah
Qurnayel
Aintoura
Mtein
Aley
Hazarta
Tarshish
Ain el Sahha
Safar
Humphrey Faces Possible Surgery for Bladder Tumors
Sen Hubert H Humphrey of Minnesota may undergo extensive tests and possible surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital to remove tumors from his bladder. The 65 year old Democrat’s office said the tests would start this weekend to determine if surgery is required.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
Humphrey
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Lompoc Valley abortion scene explored by reporter
Feature on abortion access in Lompoc outlines how most abortions occur at a single doctor’s office and at Lompoc District Hospital 1974 75 figures. It notes statewide and county trends, clinic referrals, age ranges 13 to 25, parental consent rules, costs 150 200 and Medi Cal funding, with mention of welfare-funded abortions and nearby clinics. Weather brief notes follow.
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Stan Tulledo
Lompoc
Doctor X
State Department of Public Health
California
Vice, Inc
Fresno
Bakersfield
Elswhere
Planned Parenthood of
Santa Barbara
Medi-Cal
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Alberta Morgan
Eugene Huseman
Mel Wilde
Miguelito
Ruth School
Mary Walsh
Crestview
Fillmore
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Ment
City Hall
Alberta
Elinor Lefkowitz
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Scenic Ocean Region
Sary
Howard Berman
Beverly Hills
Santa Monica Mountains
Michael Wornum
D-Mill Valley
Jim
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Santa Barbara County
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