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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1971
Page
1
Alaska Senator Mike Gravel vows to stall the draft extension vote for weeks and argues the issue decides if the nation will stay peaceful or bellicose. Senate leaders threaten cloture as Stennis signals possible support to end delays and push a vote.
President Nixon ordered Gerard C. Smith back to Vienna for fresh arms negotiations with the Soviet Union based on a new understanding. Laird hailed the breakthrough linking offensive and defensive missile limits while Rogers urged cautious optimism for arms limitation and peace.
Cairo sources say Egypt shelved a high level envoy to Washington amid toughened positions after Sisco's talks with Sadat and Riad. Sadat's assembly speech outlined non negotiable terms for Egyptian troop crossings and a limited cease-fire, while Rogers and officials warned against overoptimism in Washington.
UPI reports the Labor Department shows a 0.3 percent April rise in the consumer price index driven by higher food and clothing costs. Food up 0.9 percent, clothing 0.4 percent, with mixed moves in vehicles and mortgage rates and a 2 percent rise in average hourly earnings improving purchasing power.
Stanley R. Resor resigns as Army Secretary after nearly six years in the Johnson and Nixon administrations. He cites family reasons and will stay on until a successor is chosen, with Defense Secretary Laird praising his service. Resor plans to return to New York to resume law practice.
Senator Birch Bayh launches a campaign swing in California denouncing Gov. Ronald Reagan and vowing to block what he calls illegal federal waivers in Reagan's welfare reform plan. Bayh links Reagan with Nixon as aging powers and vows legislation to curb waivers. He presses for support ahead of next year’s primary.
Local youths aim to gain summer work with help from the Junior Alpha Club and the California Department of Human Resources. Dana Wahlers leads members staffing the Youth Employment Office at Work Experience Office, Lompoc High School. Call RE 6-2371 Ext. 281 for details on jobs such as bus bays, car washing, window washing, yard work, newspaper routes, and more. The office operates five days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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