U S and Soviet discuss halting nuclear production and test bans
State Department says Brezhnev’s speech proposal to halt nuclear material production aligns with U S goals. Vance notes partial alignment on a comprehensive test ban but cites differences on indefinite vs short term cancellation and timing. Britain joins talks as negotiations on a lasting nuclear test ban continue with France and China invited.
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Washington
Carter
U.S
United States
Vance
Soviet Union
Great Britain
France
China
Wholesale prices rise 0.8 percent in October
The Labor Department reports October wholesale prices up 0.8 percent led by higher farm goods and 1978 model cars. Farm prices climb 2.4 percent reversing a decline, while industrial prices rise 0.6 percent and finished goods gain 0.8 percent.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Athens Floods Kill Dozens After Four Hour Storm
A four hour freak storm caused Athens worst floods in memory. Police report 25 dead with death toll expected to rise as troops evacuate residents. A state of emergency is declared and about 200 people were trapped in vehicles when a landslide near Piraeus blocked the highway. Power failures affected 80 percent of the city and many telephones were down. Buildings collapsed and streets crumbled as the Kifissos River overflowed.
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Athens
Greece
UPI
Piraeus
Kifissos
Vandalism committee weighs city reward system plan
The City Vandalism Committee reconvenes to consider guidelines for a possible city wide reward program and to review a Record funded silent witness offer from the Ryan Park blaze. City Attorney Alan Davidson reviews reward prospects while Police Chief J D Smith discusses expanding the committee and patrols for Ryan Park.
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James P. Sweeney
Alan Davidson
Lompoc
J.D. Smith
Office of Criminal Justice Planning
E.C. Stevens
Senate okays neutron bomb funds and future bomber plans
The Senate approved a 476.4 million supplemental defense bill and a 2.6 billion energy authorization measure to speed cruise missile carrier development, study B 1 successor options, and boost B 52 penetration capability. Funds for the neutron bomb were increased to 22.6 million for fiscal 1978 amidst administration demand for deployment.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
White House
House
Congress
Energy Research and Development Administration
New Energy Department
Carter
Senate OKs higher SS tax on employers over workers
The Senate approved raising Social Security taxes more on employers than employees. The 49-41 vote rejected Curtis’s equal-tax substitute, while a second Curtis plan offered equal taxation via a different formula. The bill would lift the top employee tax to 2390 in 1987 and the employer tax to 5287.50, with House plans proposing equal 3024.60 in 1987. Curtis warned against harming growth and unemployment.
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Washngton
UPI
Senate
Carl Curtis
R-Neb
Curtis
House
University of Nebraska
LEA Members Only Vote on Teacher Contract
The Lompoc Education Association will allow only its members to vote on ratifying the upcoming teachers contract. LEA leadership notes the LEA represents all teachers in bargaining while rival LFT and non members are excluded from voting on agreements with the district administration. LEA President Ruth Hadley urges active involvement, stressing joining the LEA or other unions affects representation and care for students.
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Sue Edelman
Lompoc Education Association
LEA
Lompoc Federation of Teachers
LFT
Lompoc
Ruth Hadley
Weather and Local Contract Vote Tensions in Lompoc
The forecast calls for fair weather with coastal fog and low clouds Friday, cooler with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s. Friday tides include highs of 3.9 and 3.8 feet, and lows of 2.8 and 1.0 feet. In school news, Lompoc teachers vote 230 to 124 to approve a two year contract ratification for LEA as exclusive bargaining agent, while the LFT challenges the policy restricting non dues paying members from voting.
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Hadley
LEA
Lompoc
LFT
Dave Bickmore
Bickmore
Norman Larson
Senate backs limited federally funded abortions amid stalemate
The Senate approved a compromise allowing federally funded abortions in cases of rape or incest or when the mother faces severe health risk with a 59 to 29 vote. The measure moves to the House amid ongoing fight over a $60 billion appropriations bill funding two agencies.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Sen
Edward Brooke
R-Mass
Brooke
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Bayh
Girl in Slicker and Boots Spotted Ahead of Rain
A little girl walks along in a slicker and rubber boots in apparent anticipation of showers, capturing a small urban moment as clouds loom.
Lompoc arsonist Eddie Mitchell gets county jail and probation
Superior Judge Robert L. Trapp sentenced Eddie Dean Mitchell, 18, to one year in county jail and five years probation for arson that destroyed $50,000 worth of youth athletic equipment at Ryan Park. The July 2 fire gutted a youth concession stand and storage building. a burglary charge was dropped. Mitchell had pleaded guilty.
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Lompoc
Harry J. Crompe
Ryan Park
Crompe
Eddie Mitchell
Vaughn Proctor
Robert L. Trapp
Eddie Dean Mitchell
Trapp
Santa Maria
Mitchell
W. Cherry Ave
House approves 6.5 percent pension hike for veterans
The House approved a 6.5 percent increase for 2.7 million veterans or survivors, effective Jan 1 1978, at a cost of about 130 million dollars yearly. The raise targets total disability cases and widows and children, tied to economic need and offset by social security gains. The bill returns to the Senate after a voice vote and a minor amendment.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
House Veterans Affairs Committee
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D-Wash
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