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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1972
Page
2
Oslo reports Prime Minister Trygve Bratteli concedes defeat as referendum shows 53.6 percent vote against joining the European Common Market. Bratteli, 62, states the Labour government will resign if trend holds. results reflect his administration since 1971 amid coalition tensions.
Los Angeles editor William H. Greene III was sentenced to 20 years for hijacking an airplane from Florida to Chicago. He pleaded insanity and said the crew overreacted, noting he had no real plan to complete the hijack.
Delegates at the State Bar convention endorsed decriminalizing marijuana and approved a Pro position 19 resolution backing legalization of prostitution, pimping, and brothels. The San Francisco Bar Association sponsored the measure to remove criminal penalties for marijuana cultivation and use.
BEA signs a contract with Lockheed to buy up to 19 Tristar airliners. Deliveries start in October 1974. The deal follows Lockheed's recent government bailout and uses Rolls Royce engines. Ken Wilkinson and Dan Haughton signed for BEA and Lockheed.
Entry notes the Lompoc Record as a second class mail paper in Lompoc California under a court decree. It lists corporate ownership by Lompoc Record Publications and names officers including Mrs Kenneth L Adam president and Harry J Crompe editor with Lawrence C Grossman as vice president.
Vatican sources note Pope Paul VI, turning 75, would not resign as Pope. A Vatican official said the rule requiring bishops to submit resignations at 75 does not bind the Bishop of Rome. L Osservatore Romano expressed prayers for the Pope to stay at the helm and see the fruits of his labor. The birthday is treated as a normal workday in Vatican City.
Three U S military POWs Edward Elias Markham Gartley Norris Charles arrived in Peking after Hanoi release amid travel planning upheaval. David Dellinger led antiwar group seekingChina route. officials urged silence as questions swirled about remaining prisoners and potential risks to broader releases.
A public poll shows McGovern narrowing Nixon’s lead as he campaigns with Humphrey through defense-heavy West Coast states. Nixon begins a brief second tour of Texas and California with fund raising events while McGovern tours Seattle and San Francisco.
Gov. Ronald Reagan weighs in on the planned anti Nixon rally set for Wednesday in Los Angeles when President Nixon attends a Century Plaza fundraising dinner. Reagan urges Sen. George McGovern to call off the protest citing potential violence. McGovern aides deny links to planners and say the party did not organize the event.
A car bomb outside St. Bernadette's Catholic church in Belfast shattered doors and stained glass but caused no casualties. The attack followed a day of bombings at Russell Court hotel Newry courthouse Strabane SS office Portadown pavilion, as IRA warned of continuing campaigns during talks in England.
President Nixon calls the congressional approval of the U S Soviet interim arms treaty a hopeful milestone. The House voted 306 to 4 to back a Senate initiated amendment demanding numeric missile equality in any permanent accord following the five year pact. SALT talks may resume in October.
State Senate President James R. Mills and 11 year old Emily Melcher led about 15 cyclists on a 600 mile journey from San Francisco to La Jolla to rally support for a coastline protection measure. A Sacramento suit aims to block the November 7 ballot item, Mills calls the action informative and predicts voter confusion can hurt support.
Rep. Robert N. C. Nix faulted the Postal Service bulk mail system, citing 52 cases of added travel time. He warned a parcel from Modena to Panaca would travel 2,309 miles via Salt Lake City Denver Los Angeles and Las Vegas before delivery, while a nearby one mile move in Chapel Hill Carrboro would travel 160 miles under the new system.
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