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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1973
Page
3
UPI reporter Doug Stanglin was arrested while covering the Oklahoma Texas game prelude in downtown Dallas. A judge acquitted him, ruling he was engaged in a lawful news discussion with an officer at the time.
Gerald R. Ford defended his fitness to be vice president during a measured hearing before the Senate Rules Committee. He detailed the costs of his son's orthodontia and a Vail condo bought on a congressman's salary, stressing he has nothing to hide and aiming to be a conciliator between Nixon and Congress. The session was calm and complimentary, lacking Watergate drama.
Raymond Laddie Wallender 32, a Sacramento drifter, waived extradition to Louisiana to face 32 murder charges over a barroom fire he says he ignited in revenge. Wallender, homeless and country wandering, was arrested Aug. 31 in Sacramento after allegedly attempting to shoplift a $200 leather coat from a department store.
Two lawyers Fitzgerald and Kanarek sue William T. Farr claiming their reputations suffered from a leaked story during the Manson trial. They seek 24 million dollars from Vincent Bugliosi Dayne Shinn Farr and five others amid perjury accusations and a gag rule violation.
California farm leaders warn a diesel fuel shortage could halt farming activity and raise consumer prices. Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke cites a new federal allocation plan as a cause, warning of school closures and crop spoilage while naming Wesley Bruer energy coordinator to mitigate the impact. The No. 1 industry faces risks to harvests from rice to sugar beets and winter plowing for spring planting.
The Pentagon abandons a proposal to force conscientious objectors to remain in the military noting it may seek reimbursement from those who leave for their training costs. In 1972 two thousand two hundred eighty five service members applied for CO status with twenty five percent denied ten percent reassigned to noncombat roles and sixty five percent allowed to exit.
AEC scientists announced a potential super-clean nuclear reaction requiring 3 billion degrees and major tech advances. The same day an enrichment centrifuge accident at Oak Ridge released uranium hexafluoride with no personnel exposure.
The article reports widespread physician shortages in Lompoc with many doctors declining new patients, trouble offering house calls, rising malpractice costs, and burdens from state and federal aid rules. It notes doctor comments on personal tolls, potential solutions, and a citizen committee led by Mary Mires and Sara Flinkingshell forming to address the crisis.
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