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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1972
Page
8
Voters show enlightment on controversial issues including death penalty reestablishment and school assignment measures likely to face court review. Prop 20 coastline initiative and marijuana decriminalization received attention, while farm labor law remains a priority for lawmakers to resolve without disenfranchising workers.
Opinion column argues the 1972 campaign shows McGovern failed to widen his base while urging a future revival for the Democratic coalition. It predicts organized labor may realign, notes Wallace’s disappearance, and contrasts ethnic voting dynamics with Nixon’s party.
Berry's World notes Sen Edward M Kennedy of Massachusetts reorganizing Democratic ties with labor backing. He aided civil rights and campaigned with McGovern, signaling loyalty amid post primary tensions. McGovernites face disillusionment as Kennedy's old politics reasserts influence for 1976.
A witty musing on telling stories about the boss and arriving home late wit. It contrasts the boss as the teller of jokes with a sleeper wife and notes the staff at used-car lots perform a song and dance routine. It ends with a bite on poker for amateurs.
In a clash with longtime tax power, reformers led by Reuss Aspin and Patman blocked secret committee bills in the Senate and House. Mills and Long faced floor battles over undisclosed “Christmas tree” tax benefits totaling over 200 million, including 100 million for Lockheed and 70 million for banks. The defeat of the remaining bill signals rising momentum for fundamental tax reform in 1973.
A column mixes media opinions on Nixon's landslide, early TV forecasts, and tire myths. The writer recalls Cronkite, predicts how news shapes voters, and notes personal vignettes from family life and journalism research. The piece also mentions a San Diego State College editor residency invite and a nine year old's bicycle project.
Rain drenches the Lompoc valley as 14 inches fall in a long drought period. The Lompoc Boy Scouts district committee meets at La Purisima Inn Monday night. Highway contractor William J. West advances the San Julian canyon cut and fill for Section 2A. A 1940 water study joins flood control efforts, while 98 000 bags of beans wait at Southern Pacific Milling as harvest winds down and 1362 carloads of sugar beets depart local farms to Union Sugar and American Beet Sugar plants.
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