Ford urges arms cuts and human rights pledge at Helsinki summit
President Ford urged large cuts in East and West bloc forces and pressed for action on the Helsinki document's human rights pledges. He warned that empty promises risk public backlash while calling for mutual reductions and renewed nuclear talks. Brezhnev welcomed Ford’s stance as realistic, and the gathering closed with a brief ovation as leaders sought practical steps.
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Ford
Europe
Fords
Morocco
America
Finlandia Hall
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Communist Party
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UPI
Federal funds sought to enlarge Miguelito Channel west of Lompoc
Local soil conservation officials bid for federal money to enlarge and improve Miguelito Channel to curb flood risk west of Lompoc. Congressman Lagomarsino will visit Aug 21 with aide Monte Winkler signaling progress. The plan, advocated by Max Wilson, aims to create jobs and strengthen flood control despite prior cost escalations and long planning.
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Vaughn Proctor
Miguelito Channel
Lompoc
Robert J. Lagomarsino
Max Wilson
Winkler
Wilson
West Valley
San Miguelito
Miguelito Canyon
Santa Ynez
Sol
Cranston
Jamie Whitten
James Stubbner
P.L
O Street
Olive Avenue
Ocean Avenue
Labor Dept Reports Big July Job Gain for Women and Teens
The Labor Department says unemployment fell 0.2 points to 8.4 percent in July as 630000 people joined the job rolls. Total employment rose to 85.1 million from 84.4 million, with 780000 unemployed nationwide. The surge, the largest since February 1973, signals economic stabilization despite persistent hard core unemployment.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
J Donald Adam former publisher dies at 67 in Walnut Creek
J Donald Adam former publisher of the Lompoc Record died after a lengthy illness in Walnut Creek California at age 67 He retired to northern California in 1970 after a long journalism career including time as editor and later publisher He was a Shriners Jesters and Lions member and helped form the Lompoc Valley Boys Club Services were set for Monday in Walnut Creek Contributions suggested to the American Cancer Society
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J. Donald Adam
Lompoc
Kenneth L. Adam
Northern California
Adam
Shriners
Jesters and Commandery
Cactus Court
Ford vows veto of six month oil price controls
President Ford said he will veto the six month extension of oil price controls as Congress prepares a recess. White House spokesman Nessen accused Congress of blocking an orderly energy transition while officials warned of potential price increases this fall and in spring.
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Washington
Ford
House
Senate
Bob Eckhardt
D-Tex
Frank Zarb
John Rhodes
Nessen
Congress
Lettuce root aphid pest still thriving in Lompoc
A two part series finds European Lettuce Root Aphid alive in Lompoc with strong ties to Lombardy Poplar trees. The pest, only 1 mm long, feeds on iceberg lettuce roots, hibernates in poplar bark, and resists most chemicals while in fields. Control improves when targeting the poplars during stem generation before flight to fields.
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Lompoc
Lombardy
Jim Coburn
Coastal Ag Chemical Co
Coburn
Hoffa disappearance fuels hunt for mystery rendezvous
Detroit reports indicate former Teamsters president James Hoffa vanished after planning to meet a reputed Detroit Mafia leader. Police searched for the unidentified man Hoffa was to meet, while Gov Milliken cited foul play as a possibility and Hoffa's son filed a missing persons report.
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UPI
Teamsters
James Hoffa
Michigan
Hoffa
Bloomfield Hills
Oakland County
Bloomfield Township
William Milliken
Anthony
Tony Jack” Giacalone
James P. Hoffa
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