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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1973
Page
4
United Press International reports no massive food shortages this year but notes potential shortages and higher costs for beef chicken fruit and feed. Producers warn 60 day price freezes hurt profits while government blocks chicken price hikes and soybean meal exports tighten supplies.
In Sacramento the Senate Finance Committee defeated AB7 amid a surprise move with no motion offered by Democrats or Republicans. The measure would have delayed the Sunday penny sales tax increase and offered a 30 percent income tax rebate with a $200 per couple cap.
The governor vetoed SB195 by Sen. George N. Zenovich reassigning Assembly Senate and congressional districts. Robert J. De Monte is named director of the Office of Planning and Research. Senate approved bike permit provisions using 10 percent of gas tax for bicycle paths with SB821 Mills moving to Assembly. SB827 Walsh bars front wheel recapped tires on camper trucks.
Marine Sgt Abel Larry Kavanaugh, 24, a former prisoner of war held in North Vietnam, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his in-laws home in Commerce City Colorado. A .25 caliber pistol lay beneath him as his wife Sandra and father-in-law Steven Garbo were nearby. His death followed another POW suicide by Air Force Capt Edward Brudno in New York.
California Secretary of State Edmund G. Brown Jr says the statewide special election to back Governor Reagan's tax ceiling proposal will cost taxpayers between 7 and 10 million dollars. He projects low turnout for November 6, with separate costs of 3.5 to 5 million for materials and counting and about 4.7 million for a state employee holiday on election day.
FTC official and Senator McIntyre clash with oil industry spokesmen over breaking up refining and retail tie ups. Critics warn forced sales would cut competition, raise prices, while proponents argue current structure stifles entry and fuels shortages. Exxon and others caution against divestiture.
UPI reports a 3,500 mile eclipse path crossing Mauritania to Kenya drawing hundreds of scientists and reporters. The event aims to test relativity and study the sun's atmospheric influence while local tribes fear intrusion during the rare spectacle.
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