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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1971
Page
1
The five business members of the Pay Board said they will challenge all deferred pay raises exceeding 7 percent annually. They discussed delaying action on 12 percent first year increases for 250,000 aerospace workers while reaffirming a 5 percent retroactive raise for 11,500 railroad signalmen.
The Lompoc City Council approved a new electric rate schedule to take effect January 1 after correcting a clerical error that had excluded apartments. The average rise is eight percent, about 90 cents more per month for homes, with IRS permission received.
The White House promotes Richard Nixon's third year as a period of achievement with plans for more, citing a 1971 summary and remarks by Herbert Klein and Clark MacGregor. They point to bipartisan cooperation, pending welfare reform and revenue sharing actions, and discuss a wage price control extension and a Christmas pay boost for millions.
The Price Commission authorized a 2.5 percent rent rise to cover higher operating costs plus taxes. Landlords with rents above the 90 day freeze must roll back to freeze levels. Commission chairman C Jackson Grayson Jr denied the move is a windfall and urged restraint until Dec 29 when rules take effect.
Bangladesh President Syed Nazrul Islam and Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmed arrived in Dacca to a cheering crowd of about one million. Security with tanks and troops frayed the reception as chanting and clashes marked the scene. Indian and Bengali troops used weapons as clubs to restrain the rioting throng.
The United Nations Security Council recommends Kurt Waldheim of Austria as fourth secretary general to succeed U Thant. The General Assembly proceeds with a vote as Waldheim edges toward the post amid veto tensions and shifting support.
High winds and rain buffeted Lompoc Valley with a 35 mph gusts and .63 inches of rain raising the season total to 1.89 inches. A giant eucalyptus fell blocking Miguelito Canyon Road at 10 30 p m. A rock slide mildly blocked Highway 1 south of town while a tree fell on a car and a TV antenna toppled. No injuries reported and city crews cleared streets. council warned of possible power outages.
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