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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1976
Page
1
The House passed a sweeping tax revision 383 to 26 after three years of work. The measure, to the Senate then the president, expands breaks for working parents and alimony, raises revenue, limits shelters, and cuts favored tax advantages for the oil sector while benefiting railroads and airlines.
Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda told Henry Kissinger time is running out and threatened to fight if negotiations fail to end white rule in Rhodesia and Namibia. Kissinger, meeting in Lusaka, urged peace while coordinating with frontline African leaders to defuse southern Africa tensions.
Militiamen from Franjieh's Marada Brigade clashed with Phalangist forces in Chekka north of Beirut in a widening split within Lebanon's Christian factions. Reports said as many as four may have died. Across other fronts in Beirut and around Tripoli, shelling and sporadic fire continued as tensions rose after Franjieh stripped Premier Rashid Karami of two posts.
In Indianapolis Jimmy Carter argued that Gerald Ford's biggest opponent is his own record calling Ford a recluse afraid to face voters. He criticized Ford's opening speech for backing programs Carter said the administration has vetoed and said the race will hinge on what he can do for the country versus what Ford has done.
UPI reports United Auto Workers President Leonard Woodcock refuses to estimate the strike length affecting 170,000 Ford workers in 102 plants across 22 states. He notes no negotiations are scheduled as the walkout, the largest since 1970, continues with no violence reported and billions in impact on production and wages.
The Senate Ethics Committee voted 5 to 1 to take no action against Hugh Scott and most senators suspected of Gulf Oil campaign fund gifts. The panel did not publicize its secret ruling, while Sen. Daniel Inouye’s case remained open and several receivers denied or repaid funds.
Commerce reports personal income for August rose 0.4 percent, the smallest gain in over a year, with wages and salaries up 4.5 billion and transfer payments up 1.6 billion. Farm incomes fell, rents and farm incomes declined, while factory payrolls rose 1.1 billion amid shorter work weeks. Mostly cloudy with mild temperatures and a few showers tonight. Local note: Joe Carlin, Lompoc Unified School District business manager, is on part time duty after hospital treatment for burns.
Mint director Mary Brooks said the Treasury may scrap the penny as costs rise and usage falls. The plan could also phase out the Kennedy half dollar and replace the Eisenhower dollar with a lighter one. An RTI study found pennies often hoarded and costly to produce, with alternatives including an aluminum penny or a two cent coin.
John Mulligan 33 arrives to lead Lompoc Fire Department after returning from Foothill Fire District. He plans to grow volunteers from eight to 18 and considers funding options for a new South G Street station, with no staff changes planned immediately.
District Attorney Stanley Roden says his office studies the feasibility of a countywide Welfare Fraud Task Force. He notes potential cost effectiveness, possible supervision by a deputy district attorney, and possible Board of Supervisors funding at budget hearings next June.
The county's split feasibility study led by Supervisor Harrell Fletcher of Santa Maria found undercharging for certain federal prisoners. Auditor-Parsons recommends a renegotiated contract raising day rates to 23.49, up from 18.03, yielding about 8000 extra dollars this year and 9600 next year.
A Southern Pacific freight train and a school district lawnmower collided at Olive Avenue and C Street. No injuries were reported. Locomotive engineer Jerry Waltman, 34, and mower owner Jacob Dachtler, 61, were identified. crowd gathered as workers disengaged the vehicles.
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