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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1975
Page
5
Sacramento UPI reports joint hearings by Assembly Judiciary and Health committees on AB1 by Barry Keene address medical malpractice crisis. Measure imposes sliding attorney fees, caps awards, and permits periodic payments with arbitration. lawmakers clash over panel referral and process.
The House passed a 1.35 billion antirecession housing measure to aid builders buyers and owners with cash subsidies and foreclosure relief though it lacks veto override support. Forty four Democrats voted no as lawmakers voiced skepticism about pushing bills likely to be rejected by President Ford. The same session approved a five percent rail freight rate hike to offset wage and benefit costs, set to begin no earlier than June 20 with nationwide applicability.
In Nuneaton England the overnight Night Caledonian Sleeper derailed in a track section under repair. Seven people died including two children, thirty eight were hospitalized, and Agriculture Minister Fred Peart was among the injured. Police said speed may have caused the crash, with witnesses placing the train at 70 to 80 mph before leaving the rails.
Senator Byrd said the best path to Middle East peace is another Kissinger mediation effort with Egypt and Israel, favoring shuttle diplomacy over a Geneva summit. He spoke after a breakfast with President Ford, who endorsed NATO ties and Mideast talks with Sadat in Salzburg.
Four Weather Underground figures including Bernadine Dohrn were reported posing as a TV news crew interviewing striking doctors at a hospital. Subpoenas against moviemakers led by Haskel Wexler were withdrawn, with a grand jury investigation ongoing and a planned ACLU press event featuring Hollywood stars.
In a historic return to commercial shipping, the Suez Canal opened to toll-paying northbound traffic for the first time since 1967. President Sadat presided as Iranian destroyers Zaal and Saam led a nine-vessel convoy, with Egyptian, Sudanese, Pakistani, Japanese, and Italian freighters following. Crowds cheered as the ceremony marked the canal’s reopening.
Early returns from the referendum indicate Britain has voted about three to one to remain in the European Common Market. Opponents concede defeat as counting continues with an expected final Yes share near 68.6 percent and No at 31.4 percent per ITN computer forecast.
A line of severe storms swept across Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri and Pennsylvania with 90 mph winds at Point Lookout Missouri. Lightning sparked fires in Michigan and a medical clinic was ripped by winds in Poplar Bluff Missouri. Trailers damaged and power lines downed as crews assess injuries and outages in Knoxville Tennessee.
California traffic deaths reached 384 in May, up 61 from a year earlier, as the Highway Patrol Commissioner Glen Craig disclosed. The report highlights worsening roadway fatalities despite efforts to curb accidents statewide.
Cessna Pilot Education announces a new program to help aspiring aviators gain training and certification. The initiative targets hobbyists and professionals seeking flexible courses, simulator sessions, and hands on flight experience through partner flight schools.
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