18 Feb 1977
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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1977
Page
1
The Labor Department reports a 0.8 percent rise in the cost of living for January driven by higher prices for food shelter and energy. It also notes workers’ spendable income fell 1.1 percent amid higher payroll taxes and weather related layoffs.
Weatherman reports no rain across the West with California jobs of Stockton and Sacramento breaking heat records. Oregon calls for a synchronous rain dance while Utah fears disaster areas and Nevada contemplates power cuts to ration water. The CPI shows inflation rising with food and energy costs while January wages fall under severe winter costs.
NASA records show the Shuttle Orbiter atop a modified 747 conducted a two hour 10 minute captive flight at 16 000 feet with inert systems. Pilot Fulton reported minor buffet and handled the test successfully.
Resident caretakers are urgently needed at Santa Rosa Park in Lompoc and LeRoy Park in Guadalupe to curb vandalism and criminal activity. Doree Webb, Hedlund aide, says permanent rangers are sought to repair and maintain parks as Hedlund pushes for budget funding and policy clarity.
The House weighs continuing large deck carrier programs amid Ford and Carter positions to halt work on a fifth Nimitz class carrier. Defense Secretary Brown backs rescinding 920 million in funding while Adm. Holloway urges at least one carrier in the budget, hinting at support for smaller ships. Beach campgrounds fill for a three day holiday as maritime policy sits unsettled.
Moscow defies Washington after President Carter sends a personal letter to dissident Andrei Sakharov. Tass notes Anatoly Dobrynin delivered a protest over U.S. support for Soviet rights activists and calls for consistent Soviet-American policy. Carter asserts human rights as a central administration goal and offers to use good offices to free prisoners of conscience.
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance met King Hussein in Amman amid reports that Jordan benefited for two decades from payments to allow CIA operations. Vance avoided commenting on the Post story as he continued his Middle East tour noting narrowings of positions on Israel Arab issues.
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