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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1971
Page
1
County Administrator Raymond D. Johnson warns the 1971 72 tax levy could rise sharply if past budget policies persist. He plans to present projections to the Board of Supervisors in an informal session to seek new policies, amid state cuts to mental health and rising welfare costs.
President Nixon sends Congress a 229.2 billion spending plan calling it a full employment budget aimed at pulling the nation from doldrums by 1972. The plan includes an 11.6 billion deficit, a 2.8 billion payroll tax hike, revenue sharing, and expanded defense and law enforcement.
Astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Stuart A. Roosa and Edgar D. Mitchell wrap up training with a last preflight drill for a moon landing between two ridges. Weather remains favorable for Sunday launch though Atlantic landing zones face winds and high seas. countdown resumes at T minus 48 hours.
Lompoc teachers and association president Don Lisle assert master contracts are legal and authorized by law. They key that assistant county counsel Robert Curiel’s opinion says otherwise, based on prior cases, and was released at a school board meeting.
The Labor Department reports December inflation at 0.5 percent, with the annual cost of living up 5.5 percent from December 1969. Analysts note six month inflation in 1970 ran at 4.9 percent, suggesting easing though still above targets.
UPI reports officials deny breach of an amendment barring advisers and troops while evidence shows American presence in Phnom Penh. Four GIs in civilian dress assisted with explosives and cleanup after the airport attack and a bomb at the South Vietnamese consulate. Nineteen others rigged damaged helicopters for recovery.
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