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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1973
Page
2
At Clark Air Base UPI reports POWs tell of torture in North Vietnamese camps including months in coffin like boxes, thumb severing, and repeated bone breaks. Accounts cite monotony and extreme solitary confinement as enduring hardships while authorities fear disclosing details.
Washington reports fresh pressure from labor and congressional critics after wholesale prices jumped in February. Ronald Ziegler dismissed food price controls while Earl Butz predicted a drop later this year. Herbert Stein hinted at potential mandatory controls if inflation persists. Proxmire decried Phase III as impotent and urged a tough price control program to curb wage demands.
Dade County health director Dr. Milton Saslaw warned residents of Miami Beach to boil all water used for drinking ice and brushing teeth after tests showed bacteria from human waste in the city water. City manager Frank Spence challenged the findings as based on six isolated samples.
Senate Post Office Committee hears a Nitro West Virginia resident paid by mail. a Dec 31 letter reached bank statement past due on Jan 31 while the check arrived Jan 15. Senators mock snail mail. officials blame central sorting centers for overconcentration delaying deliveries.
A 7-3 California ruling allows elementary texts to present human evolution as a theory rather than proven fact. It rejects inserting religious creation claims, aligning with scientific consensus and prompting nationwide impact on textbook choices. The decision drew opposition from fundamentalist groups and some board members.
Secretary of the Treasury George P. Shultz led a U S team at a Paris IMF meeting with finance ministers from the European Community plus Canada Japan Switzerland and Sweden to seek a fix for a dollar crisis that followed Nixon’s 10 percent devaluation. Shultz said he came to listen and had no proposals.
Moderate Republicans elected Assemblyman Robert G. Beverly as Republican leader over conservative Robert Barker by an 18 to 6 vote with two abstentions. Beverly, Manhattan Beach attorney and former mayor, will act as standard bearer and potential speaker if GOP gains a majority.
Sacramento GOP leader Robert G. Beverly said there is still hope for a redistricting agreement before the state Supreme Court weighs in. Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti accused Republicans of lying about voting for AB8, while Beverly said no solid commitment existed to back the measure. Negotiations could reopen with focus on Floyd Wakefield's South Gate district and Townsend's Torrance district.
The OEP says gasoline remains very tight with 24 million barrels less than a year ago east of the Rockies. Rationing is a contingency option but not yet planned or prepared for. no tickets or cards have been printed, and any rationing would be a last resort.
Sen. John V. Tunney criticizes Acting FBI Director L. Patrick Gray III for allowing White House legal advisers access to secret Watergate files. He calls the conduct unbelievable and says Gray acted under the aura of White House power during Senate confirmation hearings.
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