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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1974
Page
3
Kissinger says a new embargo would require unanimous approval and likely won t occur after the Arab bloc reviews the June 1 decision. He notes consensus argues any reimposition would need broad agreement, limiting chances for a renewed embargo this spring.
Governor reports major oil firms will keep more than 900 California stations open Sundays starting this weekend. Legislature assigns planning leaders for Lake Tahoe area. AB2758 eases marijuana penalties for first time offenders to misdemeanor. Other acts cover nutrition for elderly and coroner authority in crib death cases.
Los Angeles Supervisor Baxter Ward, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, charges Secretary of State Edmund G. Brown Jr. is soliciting business influence and hiding donor connections. He cites S. Jon Kreedman and Robert J. Beaumont as examples tied to Century Towers Association, the Alexandria Hotel, Beverly Financial Services, and related firms. Brown says disclosure is not required.
GAO told Congress deterioration in mail service in 1972 and early 1973 came from manpower cutbacks and cost cutting as the Postal Service pursued pay as you go funding. It urged faster mechanization as labor costs rise and productivity stalls. The report notes postal salaries jumped about 60 percent 1956 to 1967 while output stayed flat.
Saigon reports North Vietnamese troops plan a March or April attack on Kontum city 260 miles northeast of Saigon. Brig. Gen. Phan Hoa Hiep says the plan was uncovered long ago and Viet Cong were warned. Earlier fighting saw two North Vietnamese regiments and three Viet Cong battalions clash with two government Ranger battalions in a bloody encounter since the January cease fire.
State Controller Houston Flournoy reported counties for 1972 73 drew 51 percent or 2.85 billion from state federal and other sources, the highest share in 19 years. Revenue sharing and tax relief reimbursements drove aid, while total county revenue exceeded expenditures by 368.6 million.
UPI reports Harris Poll finds only 26 percent approve of Nixon's job performance, down from 29 percent in February and 60 percent in February 1973 before Watergate. While 47 percent oppose resignation, 44 percent favor it, and 42 percent would respect him more if he quit for Ford, 39 percent disagree.
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