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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1976
Page
3
Two Soviet cosmonauts on the Salyut 5 research station report ongoing adaptation to weightless life and reveal a grueling 72 hour work week as they pursue a program of complex scientific experiments. Officials have not stated how long the mission will last.
The Superior Court of California Santa Barbara County orders Steven Lyle Laub to appear August 19, 1976, at 9:00 A.M. for an official name change to Steven Marc Anders, with publication and notice steps specified by the court. The petition is under No. 113068 and dated July 12, 1976, by Judge John A. Westwick.
A House Democratic Caucus chairman, Burton, rejects claims of padding his payroll after Nina Coleman, a former secretary, accused him of employing nonworking staff. Coleman sought workers’ compensation alleging harassment and heavy demands that worsened her asthma. Burton did not contest.
Powerful thunderstorm systems swept from eastern Montana to northern Wisconsin causing road washouts toppled trailers and trees and heavy hail. Winds to 80 mph and 63 mph gusts caused power outages and damaged areas in North Dakota Wisconsin Minnesota and Utah Idaho and New Mexico also saw scattered showers. Temperatures ranged from 94 in Phoenix to 50 in Philipsburg Pennsylvania.
In Bloomington a 3-year-old girl, Michelle Percifield, was found in a locked trailer with her dead mother and infant sister. Michelle reportedly fed and tended to Angela for days before authorities found them. Angela died of dehydration. No foul play suspected. Michelle released to grandmother after evaluation.
Ford’s campaign says 16 more GOP delegates bring him within 11 of a first ballot win, while Reagan backers claim 1,140 delegates. Baker disputes the Reagan total, noting uncounted Hawaii and Mississippi. The race heads toward Kansas City with uncommitted delegates and possible seating battles.
Police describe a 48 hour tunnel raid into the Societe Generale vault in Nice. Thieves, drinking wine and eating bread, opened eight safes and emptied safety deposit boxes with minimal alarms and no guards on duty. Authorities estimate losses near 50 million francs with claims still pending.
In Lebanon, Christian militiamen struck at leftist positions east of Beirut amid mounting fears for 400 plus foreigners. The U.S. Embassy postponed an overland evac as fighting along roads to Damascus forced reconsideration of routes.
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