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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1971
Page
1
The cost of living rose 0.2 percent in September under Nixon's wage price freeze, driven by unaffacted goods and services. Food and auto prices fell, while clothing, household services, and tuition rose. weekly earnings edged down and hours shortened.
UPI reports nearly 200 U S troops were withdrawn from Fire Base Pace near Tay Ninh leaving the base to South Vietnamese control. Pace had endured 27 days of Communist fire and stood close to the Cambodian border eighty miles north of Saigon.
Federal authorities ruled the county pay hike ordinance affecting more than 2300 workers valid despite a wage freeze. The measure, tied to a July 5 effective date, faces a sheriff deputies suit while the CBC outlines plans for a Dec 5 community party and plant upgrades at Northside Shopping Center.
Lompoc High School’s weather bureau sits underused with instruments idle. Earth science head Dave Smith laments staffing and budget limits that block meteorology courses, noting prior ties to Vandenberg Air Force Base offered timely data and inspiration.
Demonstrations by 18 European nations along Kosygin's Canadian tour escalate with nightly protests and attacks on the Soviet consulate in Ottawa. Riot police guard the venue as organizers vow further actions along the route despite security measures.
Local and federal offices will close Monday for Veterans Day while markets and banks stay open. Schools citywide will be closed, along with City Hall on West Walnut and the county building on South D Street. The Post Office will be closed with no home delivery, though the Kammerer’s substation at 137 S H St remains open. DMV on East Walnut will close. The Planning Commission meeting scheduled for Monday is canceled.
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