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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1972
Page
2
The California Democratic Party platform rejects the Watson property tax limit and the state death penalty. Delegates also back tighter coastline controls and limiting the governor’s veto on state worker pay gains, with debates on busing and marijuana policy.
The Coast Guard ended the search for eight missing crewmen and three fishing boats after a week of storms off the Oregon California coast. Five bodies have been recovered and two boats sunk. Four cutters exhausted all possibilities while routine patrols continue to look for survivors and vessels. The storm produced 15 foot waves from Cape Mendocino to Newport with debris and wreckage, affecting vessels including the Bounding Maine Mindy Lynn and RoAnn, all listed as missing with no homeport identified.
Senator George S. McGovern launched a nationwide tour by visiting flood damaged Pennsylvania towns Wilkes-Barre and Kingston to urge swifter federal aid for housing and reconstruction. He criticized the administration for slow relief while rewriting to officials alleging aid favors for Lockheed and Penn Central.
A 33 year old rancher, John R. Kazanjian, was booked on a misdemeanor for making a false report of a crime after vanishing last week and later turning up in Bakersfield. He faces up to six months in jail and a $500 fine. district officials contemplate civil action to recover investigation costs.
National weather summary shows violent thunderstorm activity fading in the north central region while Duluth Minnesota residents return home to mud and silt. August rainfall nears 9 inches, the wettest month on record since 1889, as a high pressure system brings cooler conditions to the Northeast.
Entered as second class mail in Lompoc California 93436 under Act of Congress Adjudicated legal newspaper to superior Court Decree The Lompoc Record is published by Lompoc Record Publications a California Corporation Officers and staff are listed as President Editor Vice Presidents Board Members and various department heads The paper notes affiliations with major press associations and audit bureaus.
The pre convention clash between liberal and conservative Republicans on rules for the 1976 GOP convention centers on where voting strength lies. White House aides, led by Nixon era figures, seek a quiet committee settlement while reform factions including Milliken, Ray, Sargent, Packwood and Percy push for changes that could shape the eventual nominee.
Ronald Reagan told reporters he would not rule out another run for the presidency in 1976 while leading California delegates into the Republican convention. He rejected age as a barrier, cited a poll showing 17 percent support for him, and said he has no plans after 1974 when he leaves as California governor. He toured the convention with bodyguards, greeting supporters amid the California Here I Come serenade.
Provisional IRA threats target Catholic informers aiding British troops amid Belfast killings raising Northern Ireland toll to 518 since the conflict began. Three gunbattles leave several wounded. an army patrol uncovers bomb-making materials in Armagh. Reagan to preside at GOP meeting while downplaying a 1976 bid.
Sen James R Mills former California Senate leader and potential 1974 gubernatorial candidate served as acting governor replacing Ronald Reagan while he attended national events. He planned an informal briefing to announce a veto override attempt on the tax on tax measure affecting the gasoline sales tax.
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