California lawmakers begin 1972 session amid tax and school funding fights
Legislators returned to the Capitol to tackle unresolved issues from the 1971 session and launch the 1972 regular session. Key topics include school financing, property tax relief, coastline protection, state worker salaries, and no fault auto insurance. Reagan's vetoes loom as a potential override in a brief 179 minute session.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Capitol
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Moretti
Winter Storm Wreaks Havoc Across Western States
Strong winds and heavy snow trapped a Montana family in an isolated cabin near Big Horn Canyon Recreation Area while rescuers planned a snowshoe effort. Interstate 15 and U S 191 were shut between Idaho and western Montana as up to 0 inches fell. A 14 car pileup north of Mont left the road closed for hours with no injuries reported.
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Osied Press International
Big Horn Canyon
Itana
Robert Hartte
Interstate 15
U.S. 191
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Vientana
Bour
Mont
Plateau
Rockies
Plains
Montana
Tvona
Ind
Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
GOP keeps same Assembly officers
Sacramento United Press International reports Assembly Republicans chose to retain all officers for the 1972 legislature. Bob Monagan of Tracy remains minority floor leader, John Stull of Leucadia elected caucus chairman, Frank Murphy Jr. of Santa Cruz as party whip, and Ray Johnson, Robert Burke, and Ernest Mobley were renominated. A separate petition challenged reapportionment actions filed with the state supreme court.
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House
Walter Karabian
Monterey Park
Assembly Republicans
Bob Monagan
Tracy
John Stull
Leucadia
Senate
George Moscone
San Francisco
Moscone
Karabian
Richard Alatorre
Sacramento
UPI
Assembly
Monagan
Frank Murphy Jr
Santa
Lompoc Record Staff and Publication Details
The Lompoc Record is a daily California newspaper published by Lompoc Record Publications a California corporation under Superior Court Decree No 4170685 with staff including Editor Harry J Crompe and Publisher Mrs Kenneth L Adam. It prints daily except Sundays and Christmas Day and offers home delivery or mail subscriptions in advance at 2.25 per month.
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Lompoc Record
Lompoc Record Publications
Kenneth L. Adam
Harry J. Crompe
Lawrence Crossman
Donald Adam
Avien Jackson
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Gasoline spill prompts precautionary action in Midland
A truck driver accidentally pumped 4000 gallons of gasoline into Midland sewer lines injuring no one but causing residents on the northwest side to flee their homes. Police said fumes reached the Tittabawassee River near Dow Chemical plant, with no explosion risk. Fire officials flushed the system and urged people to open windows and run water to minimize fumes.
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Midland, Mich
UPI
Midland
Northwest Side
Tittabawassee
Dow Chemical Co
James Kolevar
Youngest mayor in nation takes office in Ayrshire Iowa
Jody Smith, 19, becomes mayor of Ayrshire Iowa defeating E B Swanson 85 to 35 and vows to fix streets. His mother argues voters sought change not a youth movement as Ayrshire, a 243 person farming town, remains unchanged. Smith attends Emmetsburg Junior College and is a freshman.
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Ayrshire
Iowa
UPL
Jody Smith
Smith
Emmetsburg Junior College
E. B. Swanson
Jody
Elmer Smith
Chevalier Dies at 83 in France. Close Friends Guard Body
Maurice Chevalier died of heart failure after a 20 day kidney illness at his home in Marnes-la-Coquette near Paris. Impresarios Felix Paquet and Francois Vals kept vigil as the nation mourned with President Pompidou noting his image of France.
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Paris
UPI
Maurice Chevalier
White House
Marnes-la-Coquette
Jay Chevalier
Felix Paquet
Francois Vals
Chevalier
Georges Pompidou
France
Pompidou
Rene
Josephine
Maurice de Paris
Tax Reform Falls Short as Rich Avoid Taxes, Nixon Jewel Heist
Reports show 112 high earners paid no income tax despite the 1969 reform act. Rep. Reuss cites Treasury figures while Rep. Dowdy faces potential censure after a bribery conviction. Four thieves robbed the Pierre Hotel in New York, stealing over 1 million in jewels and 5,000 in cash as victims refrained from public identification.
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Washington
UPI
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Reuss
Treasury Department
New York
Pierre Hotel
Richard Nixon
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