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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1975
Page
3
White House spokesman Ron Nessen calls portrayals of President Ford as accident prone a grave misrepresentation. He defends Ford as healthy graceful and athletic citing ski skill at Vail Mountain resort and notes newspapers fixate on a tumble photo.
A Panamanian freighter a Filipino cargo vessel and four motor boats sank or ran aground in rough seas off Luzon as floods destroyed homes bridges and crops. Twenty five people were dead and 31 missing in the Bicol region amid heavy rains that damaged 82 houses eight bridges and 25 miles of railroad lines.
Roberto Quieto, a top Montoneros conspirator, was seized Sunday at Playa Grande near Buenos Aires while with his wife Alicia. Police declined comment as federal officers, some in unmarked cars, took him into custody. The incident comes amid intensified scrutiny of Argentina's leftist guerrilla activity and ongoing congressional probes into government funds and the Solidarity Crusade charity.
Sacramento reports Brown administration plans to train and equip 1200 California National Guardsmen as law enforcement officers for civil disturbances disasters or police strikes. Chief of staff Gray Davis says 800 would join the Law Enforcement Assistance Force with armed MPs trained in arrest rules search and seizure and handcuff use.
FDA Commissioner says sequential type pills may be pulled unless a specific group of women uniquely benefits. He notes safety and effectiveness concerns versus common combination pills and cites potential limited reintroduction of cyclamates only after clear health findings.
California Attorney General Evelle Younger urges legislation to ban sentence bargaining where a defendant pleads guilty in exchange for a promised sentence. He says such bargaining does not reduce trial load and harms public confidence, while distinguishing it from charge bargaining. He supports court information gathering but opposes prior discussions of probation or sentence before guilt is determined.
UPI report explains US District Judge John Sirica blocked temporary first class rate hikes. Postal Service sought 3 cent increase and others but failed to file a specific list with the Postal Rate Commission within the required 90 day window. The court deemed the increases invalid.
United States, France and Switzerland offered high capacity pumps and draining gear after Indira Gandhi appealed for help. About 372 to 900 miners were trapped in two flooded pits at Chawanla Colliery 180 miles west of Calcutta, with rescue crews working as waters filled the shafts and officials warned of long draining times.
The Information Ministry returned Radio Renascenca to its Roman Catholic owners after a leftist purge. Broadcasts were to resume January 1. The move aims to ease church relations as Soares advocates military power cuts and a democratic presidential system.
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