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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1974
Page
7
Reported rocket barrage struck Bien Hoa air base and hit a mental hospital near the complex. Eight killed and 17 wounded as Communists press toward Tay Ninh and Saigon. Cambodian fighting reported near Pursat. Yorba Linda Star drops Nixon masthead for new slogan.
The Los Angeles Times reports the Ford administration weighs lifting the $5.25 per barrel ceiling on old domestic crude to spur production and reduce oil imports. A Times source says the idea, in a working paper, could raise gasoline costs by about 4 to 5 cents per gallon if crude prices move toward foreign levels. Gerald Parsky confirms an existing proposal but notes it has not reached Cabinet or the President.
In Sacramento a Senate Judiciary Committee vote of 6 to 4 defeated AB3229 a bill sponsored by Assemblyman John J. Miller to grant legislators immunity from routine traffic tickets. Miller not present at the hearing noted his driving record includes multiple speeding convictions this year.
The American Legion closed its 56th annual convention reaffirming its stance against general amnesty for Vietnam era draft evaders and deserters. A Legion spokesman said the policy aligns with President Ford’s conditional amnesty concept and supports individual trials under military justice codes.
Muharem Kurbegovic, the so called alphabet bomber, remains silent after arrest on 12 felony counts including three murders from the August 6 Los Angeles airport bombing. He pleaded innocent at arraignment while facing possible death penalty under a new California law.
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