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Newspaper

Lompoc Record

Location

Lompoc, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1977

Page

3

Nationwide drought drives multistate crop losses in 1977 heat

The drought battered farmers from Dawson Georgia to California with thousands of acres of corn and other crops burned by heat. States including North Carolina Alabama and Virginia declared disaster areas while California faced a 1.5 billion dollar hit to the economy as irrigation and well drilling surged and bankers tightened credit. Experts warned rain remained unlikely through 1978 and cities feared water shortages without rain.

United Press International Dawson Bobby Locke North Carolina Neuse Kansas Iowa California Stanley Bill Schermer Iowa Cattlemen’s Association Georgia Locke Alabama J.D. Hays Alabama Farm Bureau Federation Virginia Florida Gordon Snow State Food and Agriculture Department

Peking posters claim Teng Hsiao-ping back in all posts

The Kyodo News Service reports wall posters in Peking say Teng Hsiao-ping has been reinstated to all positions he previously held including vice chairman of the Communist Party and vice premier. The 75 year old former deputy premier has undergone multiple purges and returns to power amid China’s ongoing leadership struggles.

Tokyo UPI Peking Teng Hsiao-ping Chinese Communist Party Kyodo Teng China Chou Fn-lai Chou Ford Hua Kuo-feng T’ien Anmen the Armed Forces

Bergland seeks farm bill approval with no new supports

Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland urged House members to pass the $11 billion farm and food stamp bill without major increases to farm support or food aid. The measure faces House debate amid divisions over wheat and feed grain supports and broader food programs.

Washington UPI Bob Bergland House House Agriculture Committee Glenn English Oklahoma Tom Harkin Iowa Senate Carter Bergland David Bowen D-Miss Agriculture Department

Laos Joins in 25 Year Mutual Defense Pact with Vietnam

Vientiane Radio reports Laos and Vietnam reached a 25 year mutual defense treaty in which Vietnam would provide most defense and political leadership. The accord includes automatic 10 year extensions and a three year, interest free aid package.

Bangkok Thailand UPI Vietnam Laos Hanoi Vientiane Radio Hanoi Radio

Man gets life term for CIA paper sale

A federal judge sentenced Andrew Dalton Lee to life in prison for selling top secret CIA documents to the Russians. The Palos Verdes Estates cabinetmaker faces parole eligibility in 10 years after being convicted with accomplice Christopher Boyce for turning over microfilms from TRW Systems in Redondo Beach. Lee claimed they were misled into thinking they worked for the CIA.

CIA Paper Los Angeles UPI Andrew Dalton Lee U.S. District Court Robert Kelleher Lee Palos Verdes Estates Justice Department Christopher John Boyce Russia Mexico City CIA Boyce TRW Systems Redondo Beach Calif Kenneth Kahn Richard Stilz

Abortion Subsidy Issue Prompted for Reevaluation

President Carter faces renewed pressure from women aides and minority welfare groups to reverse his opposition to federal subsidies for abortion. An aide said the President is unlikely to change his stance, while First Lady Rosalynn Carter voiced agreement with the funding restriction for indigent women.

Washington UPI Carter Midge Costanza Constanza White House Executive Capitol Hill Senate Foreign Relations Committee Rosalynn Carter

Alaskan oil flow resumes after federal approval

Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus authorized reopening of the 800 mile trans-Alaska pipeline near noon in Washington. Pump Station No 8 was bypassed and Station No 9 took over. The blast on July 8 killed one worker and damaged the pump building near Fairbanks. Flow is expected to reach Valdez by month end with possible tanker loading.

Anchorage, Alaska Washington Andrus Alaska Pipeline Service Co Alyeska Alaska Valdez A Sur Jack Turner Interior Department

Rhodesian prime minister calls early elections in settlement bid

Prime Minister Ian Smith announced parliament will be dissolved today and general elections set for August 31. He supports an internal settlement excluding militant blacks and Britain and the United States, seeking a broad based government with a new constitution to be put to a referendum. The move follows a protracted guerrilla war and a collapsing economy as white Rhodesians seek to preempt majority rule negotiations.

Tel Aviv Israel UPI Likud Menahem Begin United States Carter Knesset Labor Shimon Peres Histadrut Trade-Labor Federation Ezer Weizman Poe Salisbury, Rhodesia Ian Smith Smith Rhodesia

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