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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1973
Page
2
A national walkout by 220000 non medical hospital workers disrupts more than 750 hospitals and thousands of patients including emergency cases. Officials warn real chaos by weekend as rail and gas strikes widen disruptions and infection risk grows from unwashed linen.
The Senate endorses a federal withdrawal from child care cuts affecting 28 000 California children. A select committee would study legalizing marijuana. Three state colleges rename. A crackdown targets shady massage parlors. Assembly Education keeps day care open to avoid Nixon era funding losses. Liquor age debate 18 proposal to ballot. Judges election proposal debated.
The occupation of Wounded Knee by AIM militants a standoff with federal authorities over tribal governance. UPI reports say Washington has limited options and militants will decide if a peaceful conclusion without bloodshed is possible. Winds shift as ceasefires are rescinded and talks continue.
In Sacramento a constitutional amendment to drop the drinking age to 18 cleared the Assembly Judiciary Committee by 6 to 2. Author Assemblyman Robert P. Nimmo urged extending a final right to young people if the measure passes the legislature, then to voters for final decision.
Senator Sam J. Ervin Jr. proposes a new shield law granting reporters qualified immunity for sources and extending protection to state courts. Debate includes campaign timing moves and opposition from concerns over youth voting impact and public safety issues raised by J. Wesley Farr of the California Council on Alcohol Problems.
President Nixon eulogizes Pearl S Buck as a human bridge between East and West. The author of The Good Earth died at her Danby Vermont home at age 80 with private funeral plans in Buckingham Pennsylvania prepared for later in the week.
In two days of hearings, Los Angeles leaders, including Mayor Sam Yorty and councilman Tom Bradley, warn gas rationing could trigger chaos, black markets, and even calls for National Guard intervention. EPA tests public reaction to cutting fuel to 18 percent during smog season May to October across several Southern California counties.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee voted 6 to 2 against ACA7 saying the measure would politicize elections and court rulings. Assemblyman Floyd Wakefield defended the proposal, arguing courts suffer from judicial legislation and should be more responsive to the people. The plan would have cut appellate and Supreme Court judges' terms from 12 to six years.
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