Court ruling opens polls to million young Californians
The Supreme Court decision allows about one million Californians aged 18 to 20 to vote in federal elections while restricting state and local races. California lawmakers vow to push legislation to extend voting rights, with debates on dual ballots and potential election costs.
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End of aid to unwed pregnant girls as immorality incentive
The Reagan administration proposed halting welfare and Medi Cal benefits for unmarried pregnant girls, claiming the state should not finance immorality. The plan targets minors whose families or the father can support them, aiming to save funds and reduce Medi Cal abortions. A Jan 22 hearing would set rules to identify the parents and putative father, with denial of aid if information is withheld.
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Mills College Graduate Joins Marines for Liberty Fight
Nancy York of Mills College has joined the Marines citing interest in women's liberation. She notes equal pay and promotion opportunities, plans to return for an MBA, and will train at Quantico after Christmas. Her family in San Francisco traces kinship to Sgt Alvin York.
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Death verdict for slayer of coed in California
Michael Kenneth Parks, 22, of Torrance, was sentenced to death by gas chamber for the 1969 mutilation slaying of 26 year old Patricia Pierson of Englewood. Jury deliberated 90 minutes then returned the death verdict after convicting him of the Jan 27 1969 murder.
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Charges added in rock incident on California freeway
A Keithville Louisiana man, James Horton Jr., already jailed for allegedly dropping a rock that killed Charlotte Sprague in Del Mar, was charged Monday with three counts of throwing rocks and bottles at motorists. The incidents occurred before and after the fatal rock strike on the Golden State Freeway, plus a fourth incident in December.
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Fresno City Manager Dies at Home in Apparent Heart Attack
Fresno City Manager Nel Goethard, 45, died at his home Monday from an apparent heart attack. Found by his wife Gloria, he was pronounced dead at a local hospital after an autopsy was planned. Goethard became city manager in May 1968, previously holding degrees from UC Santa Barbara and USC. He led Fresno as its fourth city manager and served in professional associations. He is survived by four daughters.
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Bank manager sees improved national economy
Arch D. Handyment of Security Pacific National Bank forecasts a national upturn in 1971 with slower California gains. He notes 1970 will be among the worst years for the state, unemployment near 7 percent, and personal income growth slowing. National output expected to rise to 976.8 billion with under 3 percent real growth.
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Workers return to faulty nuclear blast location in Nevada retreat
Six hundred workers evacuated from Area 12 at Yucca Flat return to duty after a radioactive dust leak from an underground nuclear test. AEC notes Christmas hols delay in resuming operations while surveys confirm no lingering radioactivity.
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Draft Dodgers Dinner Draws Montreal Crowd
Lee Milligan a U S Army deserter and his wife Priscilla join about 150 others at the 2nd Annual Dinner for Draft Dodgers and Deserters in Montreal They share a wish bone from a chicken hoping for better fortunes next year as a local committee aids war resistors and deserters from the United States.
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Scientists warn of environmental crisis in a year of inaction
Riverside report cites a global panel of ecologists and physicians at the University of California conference who say an ecological crisis exists and air pollution harms health. They urge practical pollution controls, heavier burden on polluters, and expanded environmental training and research.
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Switzerland
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Department of Environmental Pollution
James N. Pitts Jr
California
James Lodge Jr
National Center For Atmospheric Research
Boulder
Colo
James Wittenberger
School of Public Health
Harvard University
United States
California Drug Arrests Surge in 1960s Report
The California Justice Department report highlights dramatic rises in felony drug arrests from 1960 to 1969, with drug cases jumping near 300 percent. Hashish and heroin seizures rise while overall nondrug offenses grow slowly, signaling a growing narcotics shadow in crime statistics.
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