09 Jul 1976
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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1976
Page
1
Christians regained Chekka and Amroun driving leftists from the two mountain towns. Reports say Chekka civilians were massacred and bodies lay in the streets amid a broader Lebanon conflict that neared 600 dead.
UPI reports Ronald Reagan privately floated former Texas Governor John Connally and Treasury Secretary William Simon as potential vice presidential picks during a meeting with delegates from Illinois Missouri and Indiana. He also agreed that Tennessee Senator Howard Baker would be a strong choice. Reagan, after a North Dakota setback, aims to improve his Colorado showing with 25 delegates at stake.
Aides say Prime Minister Aldo Moro will resign to President Giovanni Leone at 12:30 p.m. EDT triggering a crisis after June elections that boosted Italian Communists. The Christian Democrats remain the largest party, but coalitions may bring Communist posts in Italy's 39th government.
Long Beach doctors said former first lady Patricia Nixon remains in serious condition after a right cortex hemorrhage stroke. She shows weak motor function and left-sided numbness but is in excellent spirits and making brief movements with assistance.
Labor Department reports June wholesale costs up 0.4 percent led by metals and fuels. Food and farm prices eased though the April to June quarter posted a 6.6 percent annual inflation in wholesale goods. The index stands at 183.1, with $100 in 1967 equaling $183.10 now.
The amendment to the City of Lompoc LEDA contract signals official concern over the failure to attract large industries in the valley. City officials plan quarterly funding instead of yearly blocks, review the program, and seek measurable results within 30 to 45 days after July 1.
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