22 Apr 1972
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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1972
Page
1
John W. Young and Charles M. Duke Jr. spend seven hours on the moon's Cayley Plains touring Craters Flag Spook and Buster. They report the surface as craters on top of craters while noting a broken wire and food container issues during reentry to Orion.
Lompoc Unified School District announces open house events to observe Public Schools Week with schedules across district schools. Dates include May 3 Cabrillo High and May 4 Lompoc High and Maple High with evening hours at each site.
The Miami Beach City Council votes 4-3 to delay inviting the Republican national convention, amid last minute objections to date changes. Mayor Hall cites uncertainty over GOP moves and possible leverage, amid ongoing negotiations to shift dates around August to avoid conflicts with a Buick event.
About 100 antiwar protesters were arrested at Westover Air Force Base in Massachusetts as clashes occurred. Demonstrations also broke out at Stanford University and the University of Texas with police removing participants. In Detroit downtown protesters were driven off a street. At the University of Maryland about 2,000 students rallied while 600 National Guardsmen watched. Another 1,500 demonstrated on Broadway in New York, blocking traffic en route to Times Square.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 0.2 percent overall consumer price rise for March, with food prices up only 0.1 percent while meat prices soar in February. Paychecks, after tax, rose 0.6 percent in March and were 3.7 percent higher than a year ago, amid White House optimism on Nixon’s Phase II controls. The increase is attributed to higher property taxes and clothing costs, with declines in vegetables and pork offsetting gains.
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