Viet Cong Shoot Down U S Helicopters in Mekong Delta
Viet Cong downed two U S helicopters in the Mekong Delta and opened fire on rescue choppers, killing two Americans and wounding seven. A Chinook was shot down in Cambodia. Lon Nol appealed for public confidence as frontline losses mounted.
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Saigon
UPS
Mekong Delta
U.S
Cambodia
Mino Nort
Vietnam
Phnom Penh
Lon Nol
Highway 6
U Minh Forest
Santok
Am Lok
Community events and holiday notices in Lompoc
The Lompoc Jaycees organize Santa letters with a deadline of December 15 addressed to P O Box 849 or Postmaster. Grange and church groups host December events including party, potluck, choir concert, home tour, and Christmas programs. Vandenberg base tours, Forests of America dinner, Catholic Women potluck, Baldwin Organ Club program, and chamber meeting announced with contact numbers for information.
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Lompoc
Grange
Grange Hall
Lompoc Grange
Women’s Society of Christian Service
The
First United Methodist Church
James Cordy
South 7Th
Robert Haselmo
E. Bush
Ed Rodgers
E. Locust
Joseph Whalley
South C St
Stephen Straight
Oakmont
F’street
Edward Barnard
Hector Arreola
Back Pay Debate Shapes House Action on Nixon Economic Aids
The House considered retroactive wages for workers whose increases were frozen during the wage-price freeze. Legislation would grant back pay for pre freeze contracts if raises were not unreasonably unequal to other hikes. Republicans warned it could undermine wage price controls aimed at Phase Two.
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Washington
UPI
House
Nixon
Senate
House Banking Committee
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Congress
Gray whale migration begins off Catalina in late season
Marineland curator reports a 30 foot adult male sighting moving south through the Catalina Channel signaling the annual gray whale migration. The run is late this year. gray whales now number about 10 000 and breed at Scammon's Lagoon before returning to the icy waters between Alaska and Siberia.
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Palos Verdes
UPI
Pacific
Bering Sea
Mexican
Marineland of the Pacific
John H. Prescott
Catalina Channel
Prescott
Scammon’s Lagoon
Baja California
Alaska
Siberia
FTC issues rules to inform consumers on gas octane and clothing care
The FTC ordered gas stations to post octane ratings starting March 15 and told clothing makers to affix permanent care labels by July 3. Officials noted octane formulas differ from industry norms, warning consumers may see confusion but promise clearer guidance.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
William Dixon
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Dixon
Robert Pitofsky
Pitofsky
Nixon veto kills 2.1 billion child care plan
President Nixon vetoed a 2.1 billion program to fund government child care for poor children as part of a larger 6 billion antipoverty package. Supporters faced unlikely override chances in Congress, with concerns about family weakening and fiscal cost.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
Senate
House
Office of Economic Opportunity
Ronald L. Ziegler
Lompoc Record Admits Publication Details
Entered as second class mail in Lompoc California under Act of Congress. Adjudicated legal newspaper under Superior Court Decree No 47065. Publisher Lompoc Record Publications California Corporation. Key staff include Mrs. Kenneth L. Adam president Harry J. Crompe editor and vice president Lawrence C. Grossman J Donald Adam Gaylen Jackson. Subscription $2.25 per month. Home delivery or mail published daily except Sundays and Christmas Day.
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Lompoc
California
Lompoc Record
Lompoc Record Publications
Kenneth L. Adam
Harry J. Crompe
Lawrence C. Grossman
J. Donald Adam
Gaylen Jackson
Tax relief bill at a glance with personal and business cuts
The measure outlines personal tax exemptions rising to 675 for dependents and 750 for 1972, a 2 050 low income threshold for 1972, and a 15 percent standard deduction with a 2000 cap in 1972. It repeals auto and light truck excise taxes and creates DISC tax detours, plus child care deductions, welfare work credits, and political contribution credits with alternative deduction options.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
DISC
Pay Board tentatively approves 46 percent raise for rail signalmen
The Pay Board splits 4 3 to approve a 46 percent 42 month pay and benefit boost for 11 500 railroad signalmen amid concerns over high wage settlements. They also back 1970 71 rises above 25 percent and near 20 percent in 1972 73 with a right to revisit future increases.
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Washington
UPI
Construction Industry Stabilization Committee
CISC
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89Th Srch
Allan Hancock
Queen of Angels Parish Hall
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Chamber of Commerce
Companions of the Forests of America
Alpha
Council of Catholic Women
la Purisima
Diane Seminiski
Baldwin Organ Club
Fred Ortman
Lompoc High School
Baldwin Music Store
North H Street
Robert G. Lancaster
Los Padres National Forest
Lompoc Valley
Golda Meir
David Rubinger
Israel
West Los Angeles
John Shriver Gwynne
Debbie Dwyer
Gwynne
San Rafael
Sacramento
Robert B. Carleson
State Supreme Court
California Welfare Rights Organization
Bill
Tim Conner
Pete Lunny
Wesley A. Huffman
Cir
Ray McCuen
Betty Laurent
Scott Ostler
Trudy Schoenfeld
Steve LaRue
Vaughn Proctor
Dan Duffy
California Newspaper Publishers Association
Nited Press International
International Press Institute
Inter-American Press Association
National Newspaper Association and
California Press Association
Member Audit Bureau of Circulations
Iy Ail Theatre
H” Street
Ees Sat. UN
Cinema Center
Pichwes
Panevan
Technocokx
Charlie Brown
Renevsion
Tec oPancolor
Heston
Warner Bros A Kinney Leisure Service
Lompoc Theatre
Sat
Sun
Santa Maria
Peppertree Theatre
Evelyn’s Conn Organ
East Ocean Ave
mFee
Isaac Hayes
Aaa
Mar
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