25 Mar 1976
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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1976
Page
1
County Employes Assn files notice seeking a 15 percent raise and an extra $60 per two week period plus enhanced fringe benefits. AFL-CIO Social Services Union Local 535 also proposes a 65 dollar monthly raise and a 3 percent increase, signaling broad wage pressure in the 1976-77 fiscal year.
Beirut endures a brutal 24 hours as President Suleiman Franjieh evacuates his hillside palace under heavy left wing shelling. Deaths top 200 with over 50 wounded. the toll climbs toward 15,000 dead in 11 months of civil war between Christians and Muslims.
Argentina's new military government bans political activity replaces officials and imposes press censorship. Isabel Peron was deposed and held under military custody as the junta led by Videla Massera and Agost promises crackdowns on terrorism while suspending congress and closing banks and schools.
UPI Washington officials announced that White House and Defense officials are reviewing possible actions against Cuba if Fidel Castro redeploys troops. The Joint Chiefs, under NSC order, participate in contingency planning amid warnings by Ford Kis singer and leaders in Congress. The discussion follows Cuba’s past involvement in Angola and Soviet arms support affecting Rhodesia.
Foot wins a surprise first round in the Labour leadership contest with 90 votes to Callaghan's 84 and Benn Crosland exits. Jenkins withdraws after the result as MPs prepare for subsequent rounds with ballots every five days until a majority is reached.
Sponsors toned down an anti Israel draft in the Security Council to avoid a U S veto and avoid condemnation of Israel or calls to end occupation delays. The revised text deplores Israel failure to end actions changing Jerusalem status and urges restraint toward Arab inhabitants pending termination of occupation. Benin Guyana Pakistan Panama and Tanzania sponsor. morning meeting postponed as talks continue.
PG E employee Richard P Davin urged at the Lompoc Chamber of Commerce that Proposition 15 would hurt California power supply by de-rating and phasing out nuclear plants. He warned taxpayers would bear a two billion dollar loss while alternative energy costs rise.
A bomb threat forced a partial evacuation of the US Embassy in downtown Moscow. Embassy officials said a search found no bomb and linked the warning to a campaign to retaliate against American diplomats for recent Soviet official attacks in the United States.
A car with a body inside was found early this morning in the El Jaro Creek bed about 102 miles south of Lompoc on Highway 1. Deputies and rescue teams responded after a motorist reported the crash. identity, vehicle details, and sex of the deceased were not released pending investigation into an old crash.
Lompoc Unified School District responds to parent group SOS questions about closures of La Mesa and Miguelito schools. The district notes the board action is final. SOS seeks background and cost-cutting alternatives. responses will run in 1B.
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