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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1973
Page
2
The Agriculture Department forecasts 1973 supermarket prices will average 6 to 6.5 percent above 1972, the largest one year rise in 22 years. Beef and pork surges drive much of the gain though price growth may ease as meat supplies rise.
California Governor Ronald Reagan promotes a state tax cap plan to cut taxes by about 20 percent over 15 years and permanently reduce income taxes by 10 percent. He says the idea could scale nationally and blames federal spending for inflation.
The Assembly Rules Committee approved a compromise to curb ghost voting used by absent members. A member may press another’s switch only within the chamber, and out-of-chamber votes require a checked out pass. The policy aims to improve attendance and prevent misrecorded votes while Senate voice rolls remain unchanged.
Former Labor Secretary Willard Wirtz told Congress that cutting federal employment programs is bad policy. He urged expansion of public employment and teen education programs, and proposed retraining and full-pay leaves to offset automation-driven job losses.
Navy Cmdr. Brian D. Woods, home from a 1968 Vietnam incident, lands at Miramar with Major Glendon Perkins. Woods visits his gravely ill mother in Coronado before joining his family, praising American service as anxieties ease over a landing flap issue.
Assemblyman Willie L. Brown Jr. says federal cutbacks could cost California about 635 million dollars in the coming fiscal year, narrowing the 852 million dollar surplus. He argues HR1 and Nixon budget proposals will slash education and welfare funds, prompting a rethink of returning the surplus and state funding responses.
President Nixon stressed that the antihijacking agreement with Cuba does not imply normalizing relations. State Department said basic pact reached. procedural details to be finalized in days. Secretary Rogers expected to sign for the U S with Cuba to prosecute hijackers and exiles, as U S-Cuba tensions over air piracy persist.
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