California selects first woman attorney general
UPI reports in California that Elizabeth Pattenar will hold the attorney general post while Evatia Younger is away. Acting Atty Gen Palmer, a longtime state servant from Oakland, hails the milestone as a temporary yet historic step, noting the department has boosted female attorneys from 10 years ago.
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Sam Taramcisco
UPI
California
Bintery
Elizabeth Patenar
Atty
Evatia Younger
Charles Barrett
Haman
National Association of Attornays
Gen
Palmer
Siyear
Oaklam
State Justice Gepectrrant
Younger
Department of Justice
Aude
Departnach
Women rescued after Fremont collision at Mowry and Farwell
Four or five bystanders and three firefighters lifted a 1964 Chevrolet by hand to free Linda Joy Dunsfield 21 from beneath the dashboard and Pearl Faulkner 70 from the seat after a crash with Rheba Lee Jaramillo 51 in a 1977 Ford. All escaped with minor injuries.
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Fremont
Mowry Avenue
Farwell Drive
Pearl Faulkner
Lawler Ave
Linda Joy Dunsfield
Ford
Rheba Lee Jaramillo
Gawain St
Ms. Dunsfield
Accident victim guarded after convertible crash in Fremont
Jerome B. Romero, 20, was in guarded condition at Highland Hospital after a Sunday crash in Fremont. The white 1962 Triumph overturned on Porter Street near Sundale Drive, ejecting Romero who suffered a gash and a severe liver injury. He was taken unconscious to Washington Hospital, then operated on at Highland and showed slight improvement. Two passengers escaped with minor cuts and bruises.
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Fremont
Highland Hospital
Jerome B. Romero
Fremont Blvd
Sundale Drive
Porter Street
Romero
Washington Hospital
Highland
Charges dropped in Fremont case on alibi attempt
In Fremont municipal court Mary F. Cassidy and Rosalie M. Silva had charges of obstructing justice dismissed yesterday for allegedly aiding two men in creating alibis related to the Oct. 25 death of Margaret Ann Evans. Evans, 42, was shot at her home on Ardo Street after a dispute over money. Randy Evans testified that James Weir and Joseph Chapman demanded a loan and tried to seize pink slips from two cars when she refused. The hearing continues Thursday.
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Joseph Paul Chapman
PUC to appeal air fare order in California
The California Public Utilities Commission said it will ask the Civil Aeronautics Board to reconsider an order that would raise California air fares to interstate levels. The CAB order becomes effective Feb. 1 and applies to United, Western and Hughes Air West as they submit new fares for CAB approval. PUC president David W. Kolmnes said the ruling effectively raises California fares rather than lowering CAB fares.
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SAN Sprancisco
California Public Utiliies Commission
Civil Aeronautics Board
California
Federal Board
CAB
Interstate Airlines
Washington, D.C
United, Western
Hughes Air West
Fang of
PUC
David W. Lolmnes
Irish minister in Russia on six day visit
Irish Foreign Minister Garret Fitzgerald began an official six day visit to the Soviet Union to discuss expanding trade between the two countries. The trip is the first official Irish government mission to Russia and aims to boost Irish exports. Officials say the trade imbalance favors the Soviet Union by about 25 million dollars. Fitzgerald will meet Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and other leaders.
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Hublin
UPD
Garret Fitzgerald
Soviet Union
Russia
Fitzgerald
Andrei Gromyko
Stanford to hike admission 9 percent
Stanford University will raise tuition 9 percent next fall. General tuition climbs from 1,275 to 4,695 dollars, while basic room and board increase from 1,841 to 1,970 dollars. About 49 percent of undergraduates receive financial aid totaling 12 million dollars annually.
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Stanford
UPI
Stanford University
Bill would end card charge in California
UPI reports Sen. John F. Dunlap of Napa introduced a bill to ban charges by financial organizations for using credit cards. The measure would stop issuers from imposing service fees when cardholders pay the full balance due on time each month.
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Sacramento
UPI
John F. Dunlap
D-Napa
California
Governor Brown Eyes Business Climate With Investment Leaders
Gov. Edmund Brown Jr met with two top New York investment firms in a frank exchange aimed at improving California’s image among business leaders. The visitors called the session satisfactory and praised Brown’s efforts to foster a healthier business climate while addressing unemployment and environmental standards. They noted the state’s regulatory environment and utility issues as factors in attracting firms and jobs, and observed the Public Utilities Commission’s positive stance on long term energy solutions.
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Sachamends
UPI
Edmund Brown Jr
New York
Brown
California
York
Gotfreund
William S. Baugh
Miller, Anderson and Sherred
State Public Utilities Commission
Fire destroys garage full of pianos in Fremont
Fire wiped out a garage at 418 Posada Way the home of War H. Johnson a music store owner in the Hub shopping center. Scott Sheppard 9 and companions Susan and Karen Young 9 alerted neighbors. Roofes and fences scorched embers splashed into pools and roofs of nearby homes burned. Johnsons house heavily damaged. Otto a Raiders center. four fire units fought blaze. Damage estimated at 310 000 to structure and 25 000 to contents.
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Fremont
Posada Way
War H. Johnson
Scott Sheppard
Susan
Karen Young
Johnson
Joseph Markovich
Iit Oud
Otto
Montecito Drive
Oakland Raiders
Coal dust engines and a dreamer in San Leandro
The inventor Owen argues coal dust could power engines, potentially replacing petroleum. He recalls early crude tests with fast torque and notes a nine-engine team at his San Leandro facility while contrasting a gasoline Subaru and a Mercedes project car. He envisions a plastic engine component able to withstand 8000 degrees and a future where coal redefines global power dynamics.
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Owen
San Leandro
Subaru
Maserati Grand Pri
Disneyland
Berry Farm
Los Angeles
England
Carter expands cabinet as New Year approaches
President-elect Carter plans a full cabinet by Christmas and a pre‑inauguration meeting. Jane Pfeiffer withdrew from consideration for commerce. Vance and Kissinger press diplomats to head off oil price hikes while Young may become UN ambassador and Brown eyed for defense. Carter seeks job creation over deep tax cuts while pledging to balance the budget in four years.
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Jane Cahill Pfeiffer
International Business Machines
Carter
Vance
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Andrew Young
U.S
United Nations
Charles Schultze
Johnson
Brookings Institution
Washington Post
Council of Economic Advisers
Harold Brown
California Institute of Technology
Henry Kissinger
Scientists urge federal rules on gene transplant research
A panel of four scientists urged government regulation of gene transplant experiments with mixed views on NIH safeguards. They called for a law applying to all labs in the United States while acknowledging current NIH rules as prudent but not sufficient.
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Washington
UPI
Congressional
Congress” Environmental Study Conference
Scientists’ Institute For Public Information
National Institutes of Health
NIH
Maxine Singer
National Cancer Institute
Robert Pollack
State University of New York
Stony Brink
United States
Shoppers pay more for meat as beef prices rise
In December shoppers paid slightly more for beef across 19 cities with average per pound at 1.38, up from 1.37 in November. The American National Cattlemen's Association notes prices remain far below a year ago while foreseeing a potential rise in 1977 as producers cut feed and tighten herds.
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San Francisco
American National Cattlemen's Association
Beef Producers's Organization
Association
Wray Finney
New fines in Leningrad for public disturbances
In Leningrad and suburbs new fines regulate noise in public places and other offences. Under Mayor Lev Zaikay orders violators face up to 10 rubles for traffic rule disobedience and up to 12.50 dollars equivalent for disturbances such as loud singing and street music.
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Leningrad
Ussr
UPI
Vecherny Leningrad
Anly
Lev Zaikay
Saudi oil price freeze urged at OPEC talks in Vienna
Saudi Arabia, a key OPEC member, backs a six month price freeze amid weaker economic recovery, opposing a 10 to 25 percent rise. Yamani says the position may shift, seeks June next year decision after Paris North South meeting and Carter inauguration.
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Tila
OPEC
Vienna
Saudi Arabia
Yamani
Qatar
Abdel Aziz Khalifa al Thani
Yameni
Paris
Jimmy Carter
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