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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1974
Page
5
President Nixon plans a general Watergate discussion in his State of the Union address to Congress. He drafts a half hour speech at Camp David amid seclusion, aiming to appeal for national focus on energy and the economy while releasing a 100 page domestic policy report.
A bill to guarantee that workers will receive their anticipated pensions advances to the House for approval. The Ways and Means Committee completed drafting, while the Senate passed a similar measure 93 to 0 last September. The plan covers 350000 private plans and 25 to 30 million workers with vesting starting at five years and full vesting after 15 years. An insurance fund would pay pensions if employers go bankrupt.
California faces the destruction of more than 1,500 historic and cultural sites each year. The Archeological Historical and Paleontologist Task Force notes 1,400 archaeological sites and 200 historic places are obliterated by urban growth water projects highways and vandalism, while Indian cemeteries’ fate remains undetermined.
Republicans plan a House Judiciary Committee vote by April 30 on continuing the impeachment inquiry into President Nixon. The panel will seek a formal mandate and subpoena powers while Special Counsel Doar and GOP counsel Jenner brief members. Jenner says he does not advocate the subordinates theory.
Democratic Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti announced his candidacy for governor from his San Fernando Valley home as part of a jam packed Democratic field. He cited returning state government to the people after leading the fight against Reagan Prop 1 and described his net worth as 39747 dollars while highlighting conferences in San Francisco and Sacramento.
Houston UPI reports Skylab 3 crew Gerald Carr Edward Gibson and William Pogue achieved notable firsts from space. Instruments studied a comet from space and its solar approach, observed a comet before and after perihelion, and gathered data on geothermal deposits for potential clean energy. They captured a full solar flare sequence aiding weather science.
The report spans appointments to the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training and veto overrides on mental hospital closures. It lists bills AB855 SB1497 AB1828 ACA71 Nunchaku ban and oil depletion allowance repeal, with sponsor names and chamber votes.
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