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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1973
Page
2
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller announced his resignation set for December 18, 1975, to devote full time to two national commissions. Lt. Gov. Malcolm Wilson would be sworn in the same day as Rockefeller, who tied the move to potential GOP presidential considerations.
Second class mail in Lompoc California under Superior Court Decree No. 47065. Lompoc Record Publications publishes at 126 North I Street with staff including publisher Mrs A James McCollum editor Harry J Crompe and various department heads and editors.
The County Board revisits its 24 000 annual pay raise after a grand jury push to reconsider. Some supervisors urge reclassifying posts as full time while others push for public approval and tighter limits. Critics urge voter involvement before any increase becomes effective.
Syria reports intensified tank duels with Israel on the Golan Heights as 12 to 15 Israeli casualties are cited. A Syrian spokesman says fighting began after Israeli engineers altered terrain. Egypt and Israel discuss troop pullbacks while Kissinger preps Geneva talks.
Graveside services for Marvin Leslie Moore 67 will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery with military honors. He served 28 years in the United States Air Force retiring as tech sergeant in 1963 from Vandenberg AFB. Esther Gertrude Young 64 dies Saturday at Lompoc District Hospital with funeral at Starbuck Mortuary Chapel Wednesday at 10 a.m. and interment in Cemetery. She lived in Lompoc 23 years and is survived by husband James H. Young, son James H. Young Jr., daughter Betty Walker, siblings and grandchildren. Friends may call Starbuck Mortuary until 8 p.m. tonight.
The Lompoc Public Library Board plans its regular meeting for Tuesday December 18 at 8 p.m. in the library. Two Buellton men face court action on various charges after arrests at the Highway 246 intersection. Guadalupe Martinez 19 is charged with drunk driving and brass knuckles, Manuel Lopez 33 with brass knuckles and drunk in auto. Bail pending. Community announcements include a Christmas decorating contest, Centennial Calendars and an Art Alley sale, with Grange Christmas buffet plans and gift exchanges.
The House passed a sweeping trade reform bill by 272 to 140, granting Nixon expanded power to negotiate world agreements and allowing lower tariffs on Soviet goods only after Moscow certifies free emigration for Jews and other minorities. The measure, attached to the reform bill, includes a ban on U.S. loans to the Soviet Union until emigration is permitted and faces a Senate vote.
Interior Secretary Morton is expected to authorize exploratory drilling on 35 leases in the Santa Barbara Channel as part of boosting fuel supplies. Production drilling will await an environmental impact study due to the 1969 Santa Barbara spill that led to a halt in production. Morton plans a decision within three weeks on Exxon Corp. developmental and production drilling in the Santa Ynez area.
CHP says a dispute between 20 year old Venutius Bradshaw and his 15 year old girlfriend led to a collision with a school bus carrying nine students on L Street near North Avenue in Mission Hills. No injuries. damage minor to moderate. The teen girl will be referred to juvenile authorities.
Wahlers outlines voluntary reduction targeting business and residential sectors with interior and sign lighting cuts and possible shorter hours. PG&E says no immediate shortage but prepares for mandatory controls if needed. City Hall lights dimmed to set an example, saving about 2500 dollars yearly though bulbs wear sooner.
Special Watergate Prosecutor Leon Jaworski gains two subpoenaed tapes from Judge Sirica as part of a White House handover. The Dean led recordings cover Nixon's March 13 and March 22 meetings with top advisers related to the cover up.
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