31 Mar 1973
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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1973
Page
1
Three hospital jets carried 48 ex POWs from Clark Air Base in the Philippines toward family reunions in the United States. A second day left 69 POWs at Clark awaiting tests while officials aimed for four more flights Sunday, though medical issues could delay.
UPI report notes Judge Sirica orders G. Gordon Liddy to testify before the grand jury under immunity and delays James McCord Jr sentencing to allow further testimony. Nixon aides also ordered to testify as probes into the Watergate burglary continue.
Farm and meat industry leaders vented anger over President Nixon’s meat pen ceiling. Nebraska Farmers Union President Elton Berck accused the move of siding with Wall Street cowboys and labor czars. Housewives and women’s groups dismissed the plan as a grandstand, while some groups canceled boycotts. Beef prices held steady, pork rose, economists expect little price impact. industry spokesmen warned the controls will worsen problems for retailers and processors.
The Lompoc Education Association Representative Council endorsed Richard Jacoby and Gail Steiger for the two school board seats in the April 17 election. The action, debated by about 30 teachers from 18 district schools, followed concerns over using LEA dues for political mailing paid by ABC funds. Aimed at district employees and select community members, the letters urge support for the two candidates though other contenders are acknowledged.
Lompoc Valley’s flower fields will produce color this summer despite heavy rainfall and late planting. Seed companies are one to 1½ months behind schedule, with hearty and tender annuals planted across a shifted timeline. Sweetpeas sowed in December are set to bloom at the Flower Festival in late June, though overall bloom may come later and yield could be lower.
Preserve Lompoc's Unique Surroundings PLUS has filed a violation claim with the Board of Supervisors asking a reconsideration of the Brisby subdivision approval six miles west of Buellton on Santa Rosa Rd. The group argues the 5 acre parcels are wrongly designated for residential use being surrounded by agriculture preserves.
Los Angeles UPI Tom Hayden called returning American prisoners of war liars hypocrites and pawns. He and Jane Fonda, who visited Hanoi during the war, argued the POWs were well treated and exploited by President Nixon to cast the war in a favorable light.
Chamber committee works late on welcoming ex POW Commander Everett Southwick to Lompoc. Sidewalk supervisors view cement pouring for the new Record building. Weekend weather shows showers possible Saturday, then partly cloudy. Temperatures near 40s at night and 50s to 60s by day with 10 to 20 mph winds. Tidal data shows high tides near 8:27 and 8:49 a.m. and 9:10 and 9:16 p.m. with varying low tides.
President Nixon flew to California for a two day talks with South Vietnam leader Nguyen Van Thieu at San Clemente’s Western White House. They will discuss military economic and diplomatic support as negotiations continue in Paris with Viet Cong and Saigon seeking a path to normalcy amid cease fire violations.
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