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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1972
Page
8
A gunman killed six people and wounded three over 100 miles in rugged British Columbia, starting near Oliver and ending in the Christian valley. RCMP hunted a 40 year old suspect as details remained sketchy and no charges filed.
A House subcommittee delayed indefinitely its report on Gen. John D. Lavelle amid Senate action and Pentagon paper delays. Rep. Hebert said findings may be pushed to after further papers. Rep. Pike claimed the delay shields officials. Abrams tied to Lavelle case as nomination controversy continues. Also Howard Hughes makes a one day Nicaragua trip, Somoza says.
Federal officials nearly sought court orders to ban gasoline sales and partially close airports as smog neared significant harm levels in Riverside. A standby plan was drafted, with possible actions including freeway bans, reduced traffic, and a windshield sticker program for car pools in the South Coast Air Basin.
Housing Secretary George Romney defends federal relief for Hurricane Agnes and South Dakota floods after meeting with President Nixon. He says about 2 billion dollars已 spent on emergency housing with another 2 billion planned for permanent repairs and notes Rapid City reconstruction is complete. Romney rejects McGovern criticism as political. 33264 families have applied for temporary housing.
Arthur K. Watson, former IBM executive and U S ambassador in Paris, resigns after his doctor ordered six months off for asthma. Nixon accepts the resignation with regret. Watson plans to leave in about a week amid prior controversy and rumors of a replacement being considered.
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