08 Mar 1973
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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1973
Page
1
Tension rose as the U.S. government extended its final offer for the Wounded Knee encampment to 6 p.m. MST. AIM militants fortified the siege with trenches while holding hostages and opposing tribal and federal demands amid possible government action.
Ed Mehren of Santa Ynez testifies before EPA hearings on LA air pollution and smog drift toward Santa Barbara County He cites emissions from cars and basin power plants and urges 15 20 percent LA gas rationing year round stronger stationary source controls and accelerated transit He notes a Pollution Victims group and calls for underwritten research on smogless fuels and hydrogen cars.
More than 2,000 people crowded Honolulu today to greet 56 Freed POWs arriving on ambulance planes completing Phase II of Operation Homecoming. Screams and kisses greeted each former prisoner as a nurse carried off a legged officer on crutches.
A series of powerful car bombs ripped through central London injuring many and damaging key sites including the Old Bailey and Ministry of Agriculture. Hospitals treated over 100 casualties as other blasts and evacuations spread through Whitehall and Westminster amid a Northern Ireland referendum context.
The 230th Selective Service lottery assigns priority numbers for men turning 19 in 1954 with June 27 births at No 1 and Oct 19 births at No 365. Acting director Byron Pepitone notes the shift to an all volunteer force by July 1 and warns manpower will be below Korean War levels.
Forecasts for a major storm failed to materialize as light rain fell on the central coast. Cachuma Dam water releases lowered the surface to 750.01 feet, near spill level. Lompoc Watertreatment plant recorded just under half an inch, boosting the season total to 19.76 inches, well above last year’s 6.52 inches.
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