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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1977
Page
3
The Department of Motor Vehicles proposes a three to five cent per gallon gasoline tax increase to replace the annual vehicle registration fee. The plan aims to save about 10 million dollars this year, encourage fuel efficiency, and shift to a user tax.
Cuban President Fidel Castro arrives secretly in Moscow to confer with Leonid Brezhnev and other top officials after Podgorny’s Africa swing. Talks focus on Angola military aid, southern Africa ties with Mozambique Zambia and Tanzania, and Ethiopia Somalia relations amid Cold War tensions.
Congress approved a measure requiring public votes on pay raises for members. The amendment, attached to a bill extending unemployment benefits, requires a recorded vote in both chambers for any salary increase, which previously would take effect unless disapproved by Congress.
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat said Palestinian leadership has shown moderation and should be part of the Middle East peace process. He backed measures to secure international borders and said Arabs have no objection to a peace framework. Carter echoed hopes for major strides toward peace with a Geneva conference expected in early December. Sadat planned a farewell White House visit before leaving town.
The Governor sought Senate action to reject a treaty with England that would cut California revenue by about 125 million dollars. Also notes a fictitious business name filing for D. K. & M. Management Consultants in Santa Barbara and details from public notices and President Carters mother Miss Lillian’s health update.
A hydrogen weapon exploded 2200 feet underground at the Nevada Test Site, 90 miles from Las Vegas. The 150 kiloton detonation occurred after a 24 hour wind delay, with no surface radioactivity detected. Mines were evacuated and observers noted only slight earth movement.
Senate figures say Carter may have to bargain the $50 rebate to protect favored dam and waterway programs. Byrd, Long, Humphrey and Cranston indicate support hinges on assurances that pet projects will not be axed. Alabama Governor Wallace leads southern governors lobbying against eliminating the $1.8 billion Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway.
Strong high pressure keeps rain from reaching California with fog along the coast and in some Bay Area valleys. Temperatures range from the 50s to low 80s with little change expected in the coming days. The document lists AUGUST SENTRY MUSIC PUBLISHERS and a certification by Margaret Carr Boyd with a filing date in April 1977.
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