20 Jan 1972
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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1972
Page
1
Highlights cover foreign policy defenses and deterrence tools. It vows limited military action, war prevention, postwar aid, and global diplomacy with China and the Soviet Union. It notes defense budget growth and links to full employment through expanded trade and tax policy.
South Vietnamese troops backed by American air power launched a 45 000 man operation around Saigon to blunt Viet Cong attacks that rose 72 percent last week. US Air Force B 52s bombed base area 609 near the Laos Cambodia Vietnam tri border as Tet looms, while casualty totals climb with 45 637 U S troops and 390 South Vietnamese killed.
California Secretary of State Edmund G Brown Jr alleged more than 100 million dollars in waste by insurers administering Medicare in the state. He warned the total could reach 265 million with duplicate payments and unconnected expenses charged to the federal program. He named Blue Cross Blue Shield Occidental Life California Physicians Service and Hospital Service of California as responsible. He called for new audits and repayment if improper practices are found.
President Nixon delivers a televised State of the Union urging action on more than 90 administration proposals, touts science driven prosperity, notes unemployment concerns, and calls for a new federal program to boost research and development while backing higher defense spending. A Titan 3-D space booster launched from Vandenberg amid public interest.
City Beautification Commission outlined a 1972 plan to beautify the Wye north entrance with low lying Trailing African Daisies and clumps of Bishop pine and California Live Oaks. Landscape architect Jim Heiner estimated $5 000 for irrigation and $2 000 for plants with weekly watering initially. Awards honored several homeowners for 1971 efforts as Mayor Art Scott pledged City Council support for 1972 programs.
California Assembly Speaker Moretti urged delaying reapportionment until after the November elections to gain bargaining leverage as lawmakers consider the Supreme Court ruling requiring districts. Senate leaders oppose the move, fearing a repeat of the 1971 rush, with Reagan's signature still a factor and broad opposition from both chambers.
West Coast shippers withdraw the embargo on military cargo after a Defense Department appeal. PMA president Ed Flynn says the ban aimed to deny income to striking longshoremen and not imperil national interests. Flynn and ILWU president Harry Bridges planned to resume talks January 31. weather outlook shows fair to breezy conditions with high 50s to 60s.
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