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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1976
Page
7
Police Minister Jimmy Kruger said he will meet next week with black leaders from Soweto to discuss government racial policies but will not meet with black power militants. He blamed the movement for violence in segregated suburbs since June 16, noting at least 285 killed.
Former FBI official W Mark Felt says he refused orders to soften a memo and recounts pressuring from White House figures including John Dean. He discusses the Dita Beard memo linking ITT to Nixon campaign funding and justifies past break-ins at Weather Underground. Roving unrest in South Africa and Soweto violence are noted with official counts and a government inquiry planned.
Medical detectives in Lexington mass examine hair from Legionnaires disease victims as Harvard professor Paul Horowitz heads a team testing for nickel and other metals to show gas exposure. The illness linked to the 1968 Legion convention killed 28 and sickened 150. results due later this week.
California officials warn of a foreign cartel manipulating uranium prices and allocating markets similar to OPEC. They cite documents from a club of producers including Rio Tinto Zinc and firms from Australia, Canada, South Africa, and France, noting a seven fold price rise since formation.
California lawmakers face final action before adjournment on AB3060 the natural death bill allowing terminally ill patients to disconnect life support via a living will The bill passed the Senate 22 to 14 and would require renewal every five years If Assembly concurrence is reached the measure goes to Governor Brown who has not stated a position Pro life groups oppose while the California Medical Association supports it Also stalled coastline protection legislation AB2948 faced constitutional questions prompting a McCathy amendment to fix the issue
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