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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1974
Page
3
The House voted 177 to 154 to approve a 668 million defense supplemental while rejecting a 274 million increase for South Vietnam. The measure funds military material for U S and allied forces plus construction and research, amid inflation concerns and ongoing hawk dove clashes.
A 60 foot long Minuteman III missile launched from Vandenberg AFB at 6 25 PM PDT arced over Southern California toward a target 5000 miles away near the Marshall Islands. The display followed a 76 000 pound missile test.
Paris reports the cabinet called new elections for Sunday May 5 to choose a successor to the late President Georges Pompidou. If no candidate wins a clear majority a runoff is scheduled two weeks later. Campaigning begins even before Pompidou's memorial service in Notre Dame attended by President Nixon and other world leaders.
Senate backers of a public financing bill vowed another try next week after a four vote defeat on invoking the gag rule to halt debate. Majority Leader Mansfield said a new cloture motion would be offered today with a vote planned Tuesday. No roll calls before Monday afternoon due to tornado relief, but voice votes possible including an amendment by Sen. Talmadge to make false statements about candidates in federal elections a federal offense.
A Turkish court dates May 2 to begin trial of seven U S airmen charged with smoking Ezra a hashish like narcotic. After preliminary testimony the court postponed further action awaiting a Medical Jurisprudence Board report on the drug. Seventeen airmen were released and three pleaded guilty earlier. seven maintain innocence.
In a California ruling the State Supreme Court held that a person who verbally but not physically refuses police entry cannot be arrested or searched for a crime suspect. The Los Angeles case stemmed from Sherrie Wetzel who alleged officers awakened her and demanded consent to search for three juveniles. she refused yet officers entered and found Seconal.
Field reports say Communist insurgents overran a government position eight miles from Phnom Penh on Thursday night, killing more than 50 soldiers and wounding at least 125. Fighting also raged for Kampot as rebels penetrated Neakta Samrong on Route 30 after Prek Tapau fell with 25 wounded and unknown deaths.
Viet Cong overran a third South Vietnamese outpost north of Saigon in as many days, seizing a government fire base 55 miles north of the capital after a barrage of mortar shells. The base lay nine miles south of An Loc, according to military sources.
Nell Anderson cleared a Cripple Creek courthouse storeroom and uncovered 11 unmarked bags containing about 20 pounds of gold dust and samples plus maps pistols and a skull from the turn of the century The gold was moved to Denver for deposition in the state treasury after consultation with Colorado officials.
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