Congress OKs campaign reform bill
The House passed a sweeping campaign finance reform bill by 364 to 24 and sent it to President Ford. It caps presidential spending at 20 million with treasury funding options, tightens primary and general election limits, imposes donor caps, and sets spending ceilings for Senate and House races to curb big-money influence.
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UPI
Ford
House of Representatives
Treasury
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Chicago
W. Clement Stone
Nixon
National Committee
Senate
House
George S. McGovern
D-N.d
McGovern
National
State Committee
Stop sign installations begin Monday in Lompoc
Motorists in Lompoc's southside are warned of Monday stop sign installation by city crews. New signs on Locust Avenue and Olive Avenue will protect hazardous intersections and steer traffic toward Olive. Temporary signs at Locust E and Olive H will guide drivers for two months during the adjustment period.
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Lompoc
Locust Avenue
Olive Avenue
Olive and
Locust
Olive
Locust and
Kissinger narrowly escapes as Uzi discharges on plane
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger faces no injury after an Israeli made Uzi on his Cairo to Damascus flight discharged two shots. Secret Service agent Walter Bothe was wounded slightly in the right arm and forehead but Kissinger remained unharmed. The incident occurred minutes before takeoff amid Kissinger’s seven nation Middle East mission and may not derail talks with Sadat, Assad, and other leaders. Weather forecasts accompany the report with coastal winds and tide schedules for the weekend and upcoming days.
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UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Secret Service
Walter Bothe
Kissinger
Cairo
Bothe
Middle East
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Henry
Sadat
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Algeria
Morocco
Issinger
Hafez Assad
Assad
Soviet Union
U.N
Golan Heights
Navarro bribery case lists county and state figures as witnesses
Prospective jurors in Raul Navarro’s bribery trial faced a list of over 100 potential witnesses including Attorney General Evelle Younger and gubernatorial candidate Houston Flournoy. Judge Westwick excused 37 of 65 jurors as vigil against pretrial knowledge. Trial could run 15 days or more with a weekend break for Columbus Day.
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Raul Navarro
Board of Supervisors
Charles F. Catterlin
John A. Westwick
James Lindsey
Pat McKinley
Lindsey
Evelle Younger
Houston Flournoy
Floyd C. Dodson
Frank Frost
Charles Catterlin
James M. Slater
Francis Beattie
Curtis Tunnell
Tunnell
Ford Tax Plan Defends Business Relief Amid Inflation Debate
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon defended Ford's tax package arguing business tax cuts spur investment, raise output, and lower consumer prices. Senator Proxmire warned the plan shifts taxes to individuals, while inflation outlook shows mixed signals from the Administration and economists. Oil pricing and decontrol plans add to the policy volatility as farmers report lower crops and prices trend higher.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
William E. Simon
Ford
Herbert Hoover
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Congress
Joint Economic Committee
Proxmire
Simon
Russia
Grain harvest slump to spur meat prices
Washington UPI reports that bad weather will cut corn and soybean harvests in 1974, pushing up retail meat prices for two years. Agriculture chief economist Don Paarlberg notes a 16 percent drop in corn production from last year and a 19 percent fall in soybean harvests, forecasting higher feed costs and inflation.
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U.S
Agriculture Department
Paarlberg
Paar
Lompoc High adds drive training simulator for students
Local counselor Dick Humble directs driver education at Lompoc High School where about 1000 students enroll yearly to earn a license ready ride. A new 20 place driver training simulator in a city block trailer costs about 14000 annually to expand realistic lessons including snow driving.
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Vaughn Proctor
Dick Humble
Disneyland
Lompoc High School
Humble
Lompoc Unified School
Cabrillo High School
Columbus Day Holiday Hours and Closures
County offices at Cypress Avenue E Street and South D Street close Monday in observance of Columbus Day while the Post Office and the DMV close. Lompoc City Hall the Housing Authority on West Ocean Avenue and banks stay open and schools and other government offices operate.
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Department of Motor Vehicles
Cypress Avenue
E Street
South D Street
Lompoc City Hall
West Ocean Avenue
Banks
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Solvang
Royce Lewellen
Santa Barbara Tvana
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Henry Rodriguez
Frederick Kling
Bob Norton
Guadalupe
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Wanda Bruington
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Pam Miller
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Flournoy
Santa Barbara
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Hot Springs
General Motors Board
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Council of Economic Advisers
Labor Department
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve System
Burns
White House
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James Cooper
Jonathan Alan
Santa Ynez Hospital
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