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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1971
Page
1
Family and friends report Nikita Khrushchev died this morning in a hospital after a third heart attack. He will be buried at Novodevichy Cemetery, likely Monday, capping a rise from peasant origins to Soviet leader and a turbulent era of reforms, crimes denouncements, and international crises.
Tass reported the Soviet Luna 18 unmanned probe failed during descent in rugged Appolonius Mountains near the Sea of Fertility after 54 lunar orbits. Communications ceased at 10 48 Moscow time as experts weigh possible aims of soil return or Lunokhod rover.
A military judge refused a directed verdict of acquittal in the My Lai murder court martial of Capt. Ernest L. Medina. The ruling allows defense to present its case next week with Lt. William L. Calley, a key defense witness and former platoon leader, among those expected to testify. Calley was convicted of murdering 22 Vietnamese villagers. his life sentence was reduced to 20 years.
Mayor Art Scott will represent Santa Barbara County at a California space shuttle briefing in Washington next week. The task force, led by Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke, includes U.S. Senator Alan Cranston and leaders from state commerce and the California Space Shuttle Task Force. Site selection for the project is expected next month.
Chairman George H. Mahon of the House Appropriations Committee warned Nixon’s economic plan could push the nation’s debt beyond 80 billion dollars in three years. He urged Congress to avoid further tax cuts while supporting some aspects of the plan but opposing rushed cuts. Mills signals possible temporary income tax rate reductions and earlier tax benefits.
The school board on Tuesday is expected to approve a payroll under Nixon wage price controls with general fund expenditures over 162000. Classified staff receive raises granted last July while teachers keep June pay rates. The panel will also review repairs to school swimming pools.
Lompoc Planning Commission will discuss abandoning Hickory Avenue between C and D Streets to aid a hospital expansion and improve street circulation. The first phase construction is slated for early 1972 as officials review broad community goals and committee considerations. The panel also weighs permitted uses in the commercial manufacturing zone.
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