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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1976
Page
8
Federal health officials said the 135 million swine flu immunization drive will not resume due to significant evidence linking vaccines to Guillain Barré syndrome. About 41 million people were vaccinated before suspension. 496 GBS cases reported, with 160 deaths linked to heart events after vaccination.
The FTC says National Account Systems will stop oppressive debt-collection practices under penalties. The agency notes NAS used illegal information and threatened jail, while Diners Club is not charged but liable for its subsidiaries. The Fed also requires written credit denial reasons to curb discrimination and protect consumers, effective March 23.
A UPI summary notes the Agriculture Department reports 620 billion cigarettes consumed in 1976, driven by higher incomes and population growth. Despite anti-smoking campaigns, production and consumption rise globally with low tar options likely. U.S. output reaches 700 billion, with exports and overseas distribution detailed.
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury found Vaughn Orrin Greenwood, 33, guilty on nine counts of murder tied to the Skid Row slasher killings. He faced a possible life sentence already for prior violent crimes. The trial linked ritual blood drinking and distinctive shoe arrangements to the nine victims, most derelicts, beginning December 1, 1974 with Charles Jackson.
Self admitted SLA chief William Harris and the Chowchilla kidnap suspects joined a prison protest at Alameda County Jail on December 15. Harris and Percy Williams urged inmates to refuse cell returns during a court appearance, prompting punches and mace use before others were subdued. Woods and co defendants were present but not active participants, his lawyer says.
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