Lompoc Record Opens Columns to Public Expressions
The Lompoc Record notes its columns welcome all opinions within good taste and legal bounds, inviting readers to express themselves openly in future pages.
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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1974
Page
9
The Lompoc Record notes its columns welcome all opinions within good taste and legal bounds, inviting readers to express themselves openly in future pages.
The Record states its purpose is to present factual reporting in news columns while reserving opinions for editorials. It emphasizes separation of news and opinion and adherence to journalistic standards.
State lawmakers hear renewed calls to replace the two house system with a single unicameral body. Proponents tout efficiency and economy while opponents warn of reduced checks and balances and risk of executive domination by a single leader and governance.
A California senate committee hears a bill by Assemblyman John Burton to fund a job training program for Vietnam veterans. It would reimburse private employers for 50 percent of training costs for up to 18 months, with estimates showing hundreds of thousands of veterans in need and debate over whether state or federal responsibility applies. The measure, amid energy crunch and unemployment concerns, questions if $5 million suffices.
A quirky column mocks local retail jargon and department quirks. It jokes about middle men in fashion and miniaturization, notes a passenger pigeon analogy for flight deals, and lampoons spring galoshes piling up as a big snow hits. It ends with a quip about freebies altering costs and staff recycling.
Hollywood titan Samuel Goldwyn dies at 91, famed for malaprops and sharp wit, with anecdotes about include me out and impossible phrases. California CHP reports 1973 drunken driving stats including nearly 26,000 suspected offenders refusing tests and a 0.22 percent average BAC.
Steve La Rue argues menu language misleads readers by turning ordinary dishes into grandiose claims. He recalls military meals where bland stew and scraps hid behind fancy phrasing and warns that menu rhetoric shapes expectations as strongly as stock quotes.
The Lompoc Rotary Club met last Wednesday to discuss county school affairs. Anita Robinson hosted a birthday gathering for a friend after school at her south end H Street home.
A note from Eugene McAllister calls attention to a doctor shortage facing the city and links it to public health habits while urging residents to eat daily apples.
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