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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1971
Page
1
Riots and firebombings rocked Saigon and the Long Binh base near Saigon as anti American demonstrations escalated. Police used teargas on Buddhist protesters at An Quang and a bus collision injured civilians after clashes with a US Army truck.
Look magazine will suspend publication after its October 19 issue due to mounting operating losses. Cowles Communications chairman Gardner Cowles cites higher postal rates as a major factor and notes the 35 years of journalism. Weather forecast follows with fair to partly cloudy conditions and coastal fog.
California leaders led by Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke urge NASA to base manned shuttle operations in the state. A 200 page report argues Vandenberg and Edwards AFB offer optimal site, promising 45,000 jobs and billions in growth. a decision is expected next month.
Hurricane Edith lashed Cameron Louisiana with 100 mph winds and floods as it made landfall. Coast Guard tried to assist disabled boats while evacuees fled inland and a Vermilion Parish group was compelled to evacuate. The storm followed a path from the Caribbean across Honduras and Nicaragua.
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield predicted Congress would approve a draft extension in some form while demanding a rewritten bill. He opposed Pentagon moves to postpone a vote on tabling the measure and urged restoration of his amended provision calling for withdrawal from Vietnam by spring.
Lompoc aims to set community goals under guidance of Community Development Director Nicholas Bevilacqua. Seven committees review residential, commercial, and industrial uses, housing standards, density rules, and transit plans to balance growth with area needs.
Secretary of State Edmund G. Brown Jr warned 134 unsuccessful candidates they face prosecution if they fail to file required campaign statements and a detailed list of contributions over 500 dollars. Among those named is Kenneth Palmer, defeated Democratic assembly candidate from Santa Barbara, and former U.S. Senator George Murphy. Palmer serves as press aide to Assembly Speaker Robert Moretti. Brown gave until Oct. 15 to file.
Sacramento Californians remain obligated to pay 1971-72 property taxes despite the state supreme court ruling scrapping the school finance system. State Board of Equalization Chairman Richard Nevins said the decision did not stop tax collection or issue an injunction, sending the case back to Los Angeles County Superior Court for trial. The supreme court had ruled the system unjustly discriminated against poorer districts.
Two noted pathologists Dr. Henry Siegel and Dr. Michael Baden affirmed that nine hostages killed in the Attica prison revolt died from gunshot wounds after re autopsies. Monroe County medical examiner Dr. John Edland had conducted the original autopsies. A undertaker had earlier said one hostage showed no visible bullet wounds.
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