05 Dec 1973
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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1973
Page
1
Rose Mary Woods, secretary to President Nixon, testifies before Judge Sirica about the 18 minute gap on a White House tape. She says she cannot shed light on the erasure and denies knowledge of any tampering.
The Community Action Council seeks 100 redwood benches for the Lompoc downtown area during the city’s 100th year in 1974. CAC president Mrs. Helen Richert presented a 1,200 signature petition and outlined two-by-six inch redwood slates on concrete frames costing 60 dollars each with optional brass plaques for 20 dollars. Donations and fund raising will cover costs. placement focuses on H and Ocean and along H Street.
The Cost of Living Council authorized a 2 cent per gallon rise in heating oil prices while ordering a 1 cent drop in gasoline prices, effective January. The aim is to spur distillate fuel production and curb gasoline use to prevent rationing, with a diesel pricing survey at truck stops to curb overcharges.
Reported Israeli deaths as two soldiers were killed in exchanges of fire and a mine blast by the Suez Canal front. Egypt claimed downing a Phantom near Ismailia. Israel denied. A senior officer said troops are on alert on Egyptian and Syrian fronts and prepared for Jordan. News covers heat and fuel price pressures amid possible rationing.
SYRWCD directors delayed action on a restudy of the Lompoc dam project awaiting more detail from engineering consultant Thomas M. Stetson and discussions with the Bureau of Reclamation. The board weighed what the bureau could feasibly do and whether to request a restudy, as Lompoc officials press for feasibility updates and integration with county water plans.
Across California meat counters thin as a strike lockout affects supermarkets and packing plants. Some stores report 30 to 45 minute lines while southern chains stay open with staff crossing picket lines. The Arden Mayfair chain signs an interim labor agreement with unions.
Lompoc's five member council voted 4-1 to restrict the technical advisory committee for the city general plan to residents, opposing regional scope urged by Autry and Lefkowitz. The decision accompanies a library funding clash over using county bookmobile funds for a satellite facility in Vandenberg Village and a $10,000 local match for an Environmental Resource Management Study.
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