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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1977
Page
3
Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was released from custody after a magistrate found no ground to detain her. Crowds cheered as riot police used tear gas to disperse supporters at the New Delhi courthouse.
United States steelmakers and the United Steelworkers union welcomed a Treasury Department finding that five Japanese firms dumped carbon steel plate in the United States at below cost. Bethlehem Steel Chairman Louis W. Foy called the ruling a step toward fair trade and reducing imports. Carbon steel plate, used in ship hulls, bridges, and heavy structures, accounted for most Japanese steel imports last year.
The House Ways and Means Committee favors bringing 2.5 million federal citizens and 0.7 million state local and nonprofit workers into Social Security by 1982 to shore up finances. Senate plans differ on tax raises and coverage, while unions and governments clash over mandatory enrollment and withdrawal options.
Governor Edmund Brown plans to travel to Canada to secure ongoing natural gas supplies. He notes California depends on Alberta and other western provinces with contracts expiring, stressing urgency to avoid shortages and protect jobs in California.
The AFL CIO drafted reform to federal labor law endorsed by President Carter triggers a major House debate with filibuster likely in the Senate next year. The bill targets chronic violators, aims to aid unions, and has seen intense lobbying from labor and business including 400 corporations in a broad coalition.
President Leonid Brezhnev declared the Soviet Union in a stage of mature socialism and called for a new constitution reflecting gains, aspirations, and hopes during the opening of a four day special session of the Supreme Soviet in Moscow.
Former President Gerald R. Ford told 2,000 at Albion College that Carter's human rights push risks undermining Salt II talks and could spark a renewed arms race. He urged balance between welfare and rights, warning of a possible nuclear holocaust without a Salt II agreement.
HEW Secretary Joseph Califano warned that rising health care costs will force even affluent Americans to need national health insurance. He noted no details yet for a Carter plan, saying Congress will debate once proposals are sent next year.
After a two week filibuster the Senate moved toward a compromise on natural gas pricing. Sen James Abourezk and Sen Howard Metzenbaum led the withdrawal of delaying tactics while Sen Henry Jackson pushed a plan. The compromise would raise gas prices to 2.03 per thousand cubic feet immediately and to 3.48 by 1985 with deregulation extending to intrastate sales in 1987.
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