Power hike increases city electric budget in Lompoc
The 1973 74 Lompoc budget shows a 7.4 percent rate rise for residents and 9.9 percent for businesses after PG and E hikes. The city aims to raise 158 000 annually for a 734 000 northeast substation, while total electric budget grows by 183 060 to 1 712 975. Council debates restoring 50 000 in lieu taxes to the general fund.
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Lompoc
PG and E
Electric Department
Federal Powers Commission
City General Fund
Art Scott
City to set public nuisance hearings in four Lompoc properties
Lompoc City Council plans a public hearing Tuesday to consider abatement actions at four parcels 437 North E Street 306 South E Street 734 North Second Street and 416 and 420 South First Street. A nuisance bill cites abandoned vehicles weed growth and dangerous hillside caves as issues prompting action by the Community Development Department.
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South E St
Second St
S. First St
South B St
N. Second St
First St
Price hike rolls back amid Nixon price freeze effects
President Nixon’s 60 day price freeze prompts rescission or postponement of planned increases across industries. U S Steel and Bethlehem postpone sheet steel hikes while automakers curb or delay 1973 model price rises. Major papers Goodyear and Dow also pull back announced increases.
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Nixon
American Motors
General Motors
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Chrysler
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel
U.S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Armco
Kaiser
Wheel
Pittsburgh
Republic
National Stee
Inland Steel
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Akron
Ohio
Midland
Mich
Dow Chemical Co
Dollar Plunges on Panicky Overseas Trading In Frankfurt
The dollar fell to record lows in panicky trading on exchanges in Frankfurt and Amsterdam with gold rising as fears over Nixon’s anti inflation program spread. Dealers noted Friday’s weakness as weekend factors and unexpected economic news weighed on demand, with gold trading around $121 an ounce in London before settling near $120.
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UPI
Frankfurt
Amsterdam
Europe
Nixon
U.S
Lompoc Council Considers Budgets Grants and Parks Plans
The Lompoc City Council will review the 1973-74 municipal budget energy crisis reports and the Drop-In Center for youth counseling. They may recognize Marjorie Thomas with a plaque and discuss a law enforcement grant application and land for the Santa Ynez River Park Project.
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Lompnoc
Marjorie Thomas
Parks and Recreation Commission
Santa Ynez River
Linda M. Cox
Lompoc
Watergate probe shifts to presidential aides
The Senate investigation moves from the break in to focus on White House figures Haldeman and John Dean III as key players in the cover-up. Magruder's testimony links them to high level intrigue alongside Mitchell and Ehrlichman, with Dean set to testify next and potential implications for President Nixon.
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UPI
Senate
White House
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John W. Dean III
Haldeman
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Dean
Magruder
John N. Mitchell
John D. Ehrlichman
Nixon
Ehrlichman
EPA proposes drastic clean air plan for New York and Los Angeles
EPA approved New York City clean air measures including cab and downtown parking curbs and proposed a Los Angeles plan that could ban all cars by 1977. The agency warned gas sales could halt in 1975 if violators persist.
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UPI
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
New York City
Los Angeles
Newersey
Agpety
New York
Alabama
Kansas
Missouri
Louisiana
Robert W. Fri
New Jersey
Fri
Heaviest Cambodian Raid Since Vietnam War Opens
UPI reports waves of American fighter bombers struck Communist positions 16 miles south of Phnom Penh as ground troops clashed on Highway 3. Rebels attacked while a besieged garrison tried to break, with casualties mounting on both sides. The 101st straight day of bombing followed a Senate vote to ban all U.S. military activity in Indochina.
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Knom Penh
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Suc
Cambodia
U.S. Senate
U.S
Indochina
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