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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1973
Page
3
E G Waters applauds John P Kehoe Consumer Affairs director after months on the job for pushing greater public notice of 35 regulatory boards affecting over one million Californians. He urges centralized Sacramento meetings to aid accessibility and oversight by the department and press.
Space agency advances toward a May liftoff for Skylab the first manned orbiting laboratory after completing a five day readiness test and confirming all major systems. Officials expect a launch date within 10 days with Conrad Kerwin and Weitz aboard for a four week mission.
EPA faces a decision on delaying the 1975 auto emission standards after automakers push for a year’s postponement while Honda Mazda say they can meet the target. NAS backs feasibility and a device maker claims it can meet the standard. Ruckelshaus can grant a delay if good faith efforts are shown. decision due by mid April.
A government report shows beef prices rose to a record just over $1.30 per pound in February, up more than 8 cents from January and about 16 percent above three months prior. The Agriculture Department's market basket notes all cuts of choice beef averaged $1.30, vs $1.22 in January and $1.16 a year earlier.
The Agriculture Department reports the average American family spent 1409 annually on food in February, a record rate driven by beef and pork. Beef hit about 1.30 per pound, up 6.7 percent from January, with a 16 percent gain in three months. Prices overall rose 5.2 percent in the first two months of 1973.
In Sacramento this week the Assembly Criminal Justice Commission will hold the first public hearing on AB449 to reduce marijuana possession from a felony to a misdemeanor with up to six months in jail and a $500 fine for a first offense. Subsequent offenses carry one year in jail and a $500 fine. The measure echoes a prior proposal by Assemblyman Alan Sieroty that Governor Reagan vetoed last year.
Rain swept a wide East area from the Mississippi Valley to the Appalachians as a dying spring storm eased. Mississippi flood deaths rose to seven after a car was swept away in Crosby, while BART faces safety judgments and a top official urges corrective actions. Assemblyman Cullen warns on data bank privacy amid state security measures for a $1 billion computer center supervised by Verne Orr.
Advertises a weight loss pill Odrinex claiming rapid fat reduction without dieting or exercise. Promises thousands of users nationwide over 14 years with a money back guarantee if ugliness remains, priced at 3.25 for the plan and 5.25 for economy size.
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