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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1973
Page
6
At Pomerelle Ski Resort in Albion Idaho a lift failed and ran backward trapping 121 riders. About 22 people were injured and five seriously as skiers were thrown 20 to 40 feet into the snow.
Honolulu police will raid social gambling games despite a new penal code legalizing social play since New Year. A spokesman said raids will continue and defendants must prove the game was social. Critics fear legalization could invite organized crime and a Las Vegas like Waikiki.
President Nixon plans intensive consultations with national security adviser Henry Kissinger who will return to Paris for resumption of peace talks with North Vietnam. William H. Sullivan will reopen the technical talks with North Vietnamese representatives in Paris today.
A small group of new inmates at San Quentin prison urged a general work stoppage to demand the resignation of Warden Louis Nelson. Prison officials reported the strike appeared likely and warned a general lockup would be used if it occurred.
Syrian and Israeli aircraft fought near Syria and Lebanese airspace as Damascus reported one Syrian and one Israeli jet downed, while Israel claimed only a Syrian MIG21 was lost. Beirut confirmed air combat with claims of planes down and Damascus airport closed.
London reports government sources say Britain will use its new role in the nine nation European Community to prevent trade and monetary clashes with the United States and Japan. Prime Minister Edward Heath aims for a balanced framework in trade talks, monetary policy, and the Geneva talks tied to tariff cuts.
Mrs Catchings told how a Christmas Eve heater fire forced her family from their home at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Staff Sergeant Catchings, stationed in Thailand since August, is due home this week. The family, including Anthony 10 Truwina 9 and Terrance 8, are staying with friends and using base guest quarters.
Sergei N. Kourdakov, 21, a former Russian sailor who swam to Canada to escape communism in 1971, was found dead with a bullet wound in his head inside a rented mountain cabin in RUNNING Springs California. Deputies ruled out foul play and the death may be self-inflicted. A young American woman who rented the cabin with him for New Year’s was released.
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