Board criticizes Corps for oil drilling permits
Santa Barbara County Supervisors condemned the Army Corps of Engineers for granting three exploratory oil drilling permits in federal waters without public hearings. The board voted 4-1 to seek counsel action and to urge hearings before six new OCS drills by Humble Oil Union Oil and Sun Oil, amid safety and leakage concerns.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Santa Barbara
Board of Supervisors
First District
George H. Clyde
Norman E. Pehr Son
Corps
Los Angeles
George P. Kading
Ter
Col. Pehrson
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Union Oil Co
Sun Oil Company
Hillhouse
Carpinteria Valley
Summerland
Pehrson
Humble Oil
Shell Oil Co
OCS
Union
Supervisors Press Oil Drilling Concerns Over Channel
A Santa Barbara County board letter to the Army Corps of Engineers warns that upcoming decisions could unleash widespread oil drilling in the Santa Barbara Channel. The letter cites multiple exploratory drilling applications for federal parcels near state leases and urges public hearings, arguing massive operations would threaten national security by depleting oil reserves.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Santa Barbara
Board of Supervisors
Corps of Engineers’ District
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara Channel
George H. Clyde
Curtis Tunnell
Tunnell
Corps of Engineers
Jimmy Stewart family honors fallen stepson in Vietnam Silver Star
Marine Lt. Ronald W. McLean, stepson of Brig. Gen. James Stewart and son of Gloria Stewart, was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for heroism in Vietnam. Mrs. Gloria Stewart accepted the award at El Toro MCAS after McLean, 24, was killed by machine gun fire while leading a patrol on June 8.
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EL Toro Mcas
UPN
Ronald W. McLean
James Stewart
Vietnam
Gloria Stewart
McLean
Marine Corps Air Station
Lompoc Aims Fire Prevention Week School Outreach
Lompoc firemen visit schools this week to promote fire prevention ahead of National Fire Prevention Week. The EDITH Exit Drills in the Home program educates families on escape from fires. Events Oct 11 include home safety demonstrations and a screening of Another Man's Family at the city library. Color slides of local fires will be shown. The program starts at 7 30 p.m. Admission is free. Boy Scouts will hand out a fire prevention broadside to homes and businesses.
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Lompoc
Boy Scouts
Ronald Saladino
Lisa
Saladino
Lompoc Valley
Property tax limit sought by Lompoc United Republicans
The Lompoc unit of United Republicans of California seeks a 1970 ballot initiative to cap property taxes at one percent of market value and phase out school and welfare costs over five years. State legislators show little relief promise while agricultural taxes have spiked. Al Romain, Cross Creek Ranch owner, notes UROC resolutions appear in the booklet UROC BELIEVES.
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Lompoc
United Republicans of
California
Revenue and Taxation Committee
UROC
al Romain
Cross Creek Ranch
Lompoc Uroc
United Republicans of California
Social Tonight for Knights at Columbian Hall
Open to all Knights of Columbus and guests at 8 p.m. in the Columbian Hall 523 E Chestnut Ave with a snack buffet and refreshments. The note lists additional items: a satellite launch at Van denberg AFB, a Masonic Grand Ball cancellation with refunds, a tuberculin skin test clinic rescheduling, and a free pop organ concert at the Veterans Memorial Building featuring Dan Sheeran.
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Knights of Columbus
Columbian Hall
Chestnut Ave
Veterans Memorial Building
Dan Sheeran
Closing Stocks and Local Burglaries In Lompoc
The Record notes closing stock quotations from Rohrbaugh and Co with company symbols and figures. Lompoc police investigate three burglaries in northwest Lompoc including Music Studio and Bill Story’s Second Hand store and Lom poc Junior High School. Story reports a .22 pistol a pellet gun and a wrist watch were taken.
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Rohrbaugh and Co
Constellation
Lompoc
Alcon
Alum
Alcoa
American Air
American Motors
At&t
Anaconda
Bendix
Bethlehem
Chrysler
Dupont
Eastman Kodak
Ford Motor
General Dynamics
General Electric
General Motors
General Telephone
IBM
Imperial Corp
International Paper
It& T
Johns-Manville
Lockheed
Stand Oil of
Calif
Texaco
Textron
Times-Mirror
Trans America
Union Oil
United Aircraft
Uniroyal
U.S. Steel
Westinghouse
Woolworth
Ind
W. Laurel Ave
Bill Story
Lompoc Junior High School
Story
Nixon backs popular vote move to end electoral college
President Nixon voiced full support for abolishing the electoral college and backing direct presidential elections. He urged Senate action on a House passed constitutional amendment and timed ratification for the 1972 election, proposing proportional electoral votes rather than winner take all.
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Daniel Rapoport
Washington
UPI
Nixon
Senate
Congress
Carpinteria Man Sues County Over 1.2 Million Damages
D. L. Enlow of Carpinteria sues Santa Barbara County and Carpinteria Police and Sheriff's Department for 1.25 million dollars claiming false arrest on Nov 21 1968 and injuries from a caustic chemical thrown into his eyes while imprisoned. The suit seeks 250000 in general damages and 1 million in punitive and exemplary damages with multiple defendants including 30 Does. The complaint alleges jail neglect and a dangerous obsolete facility contributing to harm.
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Carpinteria
D.L. Enlow
Enlow
Canalino Dr
Malde, Barrymore and Stevens
Santa Barbara
Carpinteria- Montecito
Carpinteria High School
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