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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1972
Page
2
Senate Democratic leader George Moscone unveils a $7.5 billion Consumers Health Protection Act to cover 95 percent of Californians health costs. A nine member Health Commission would run a single Health Trust Fund funded by payroll withholdings from workers and employers.
President Nixon has settled on a plan to address the busing issue and will disclose his decision within 10 days in a written message to Congress. Aides have not released the specific proposals, and the choice may involve a constitutional amendment or legislative action to end forced busing.
The Senate approved welfare aid retention and a raft of bills including AB734 on young adults in school, AB392 on a $250 million parks bond, a prohibition on selling dead whale byproducts, and tax shifts reducing local property taxes by 1.5 billion. Also measures require recreation land study for off highway vehicles and aim to curb outstanding parking violations.
Democratic candidates Gary Hart and Kenneth Palmer will face questions at a June primary forum in Knights of Pythias Hall hosted by the Lompoc Valley Democratic Club. Moderators include Harry Crompe, Dick Anderson, and Doug Carlson. The event opens at 6 with a 7 dinner, 8:30 forum start. dinner costs $2.75. Reservations at RE 6-8713.
Governor Reagan proposes Paul McCloskey switch to Democrat as he faces a GOP renomination bid. McCloskey and aides say he remains a Republican to rebuild the party and attract young voters. Reagan comments follow McCloskey’s Friday bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
Lon Nol 58 takes oath as president after dissolving parliament and seizing power in Phnom Penh. He pledges to defend the motherland and uphold the constitution while diplomats and MPs are absent from the ceremony.
In Sacramento Gov. Ronald Reagan signs an urgency measure to retain 18 to 20 year olds on AFDC who meet school attendance and progress standards, averting immediate welfare terminations and saving an estimated 30 million dollars. Beilenson accuses the administration of creating the crisis. Carleson defends the age of majority law and promises new rules to define eligibility.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced a well about a mile deep will be drilled near East Mesa ten miles east of Holtville in the spring. The plan seeks a spout of hot underground water and steam to be desalinated for irrigation in Imperial Valley and possibly used later for electricity and mineral recovery.
In Londonderry two men were killed and three British soldiers wounded after IRA and British forces clashed as the IRA truce ended. The battle, lasting four minutes, followed attempts to enter the Bogside Brandywell area with intense gunfire and hundreds of rounds.
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