California education funding bill proposed by Assemblyman MacDonald
Sacramento brief reports Assemblyman Ken MacDonald proposed a reform of education financing. The plan would base state and local school support on a statewide property tax and require the state Board of Education to publish a comprehensive education program for various grade levels.
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Ken MacDonald
Dojai MacDonald
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Moon rock gauges in quake okay after Pasadena quake
Caltech scientist says two lunar spectrometers used to date Moon rocks from Apollo 14 survived Tuesday's earthquake in good shape. Final checks on two one-ton electromagnets will finish Friday. Scientists aim to confirm whether Apollo 14 carried 4.5 billion year old moon samples. oldest rocks dated so far are 3.8 billion years. The quake shifted magnets inches but did not impair analysis prospects.
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Patrolman Beckstead dies after returning wrench
Arizona highway patrolman Don Beckstead, killed in a shootout with a Los Angeles area murder suspect, had sent back a small Navy wrench he once kept, in a final act of conscience. Chaplain Rev. A L Dominy said Beckstead mailed the tool to his SeaBee unit, then noted his conversion to Christianity and duty to protect the public before dying.
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UPI
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Los Angeles
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Houck
Ariz
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Bertram Greenberg
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Workmen's benefits hike proposed in Sacramento
Assembly Finance and Insurance Committee Chairman Jack R. Fenton introduced a $60 million increase in employer financed workmen's compensation benefits. He noted current levels lag inflation, raising temporary disability pay from 87 to 106 weekly and permanent disability, death benefits for widows, and widows with dependents. Disability coverage would extend from 49 to 28 days for a six week benefit period. Assemblyman Leon Ralph urged adding pregnancy to disability definitions for unemployment and temporary disability insurances if hospital confinement occurs.
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UPI
Jack R. Fenton
Assembly Finance and Insurance Committee
Montebello Democrat
Asserblyman
Leon Ralph
Los Angeles
Bond issue defeat linked to UC facility plans
Robert Monagan of Tracy proposed a voter bond for University of California construction. Teale backed a law mandating project by project review to control spending. He argued the measure would keep California from lagging in health care staffing funding.
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Teale
California
Reagan day appoints Davis physician to Cancer Advisory Council
Governor Ronald Reagan named Dr. Neil C Andrews a thoracic surgeon and heart specialist at UC Davis Medical School to the Cancer Advisory Council. Andrews succeeds Dr Edward Zalta of Glendora as physician representative. Zalta did not seek reappointment. Also named were Dr Ralph J Thompson Jr of Loma Linda Mrs Marvel L Brenner of San Bernardino and Dr George S Sharp of Pasadena.
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UPI
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Neil C. Andrews
University of California Edical School
Davis
Cancer Advisory Council
Andrews
Eward Zalta
Glendora
Zalta
Ralph J. Thompson Jr
Loma Linda
Marvel L. Brenner
San Bernardino
George 5. Sharp
Pasadena
Marine named to California Veterans Board
Governor Reagan named Michael J. Neil a 30 year old decorated Marine veteran of the Vietnam era to the California Veterans Board. He is the first Indochina conflict veteran on the panel, a former 1st Marine Division captain and air medal recipient, UC Berkeley law graduate, San Diego law partner, Republican from La Jolla. Reagan also reappointed Wing Kaft to the board, both pending Senate confirmation.
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Whittier
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San Diego
la Jolla
Reagan
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Man Hangs Self in Santa Cruz City Jail
Douglas M. Greene, 20, of South San Francisco, was found dead by hanging from a blanket in his Santa Cruz City jail cell on Thursday. Police said he had earlier returned to the home of Theron Jameel and attacked his estranged wife, Pxlores, before the incident.
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Oakland skills center two thirds success story
Washington says a GAO report on the East Bay Skills Center in Oakland found about two thirds of trainees completed courses and two thirds of graduates gained employment, with most earning higher pay post training. The center, under the Manpower Development and Training Act, spent 14.9 million dollars on 3,900 people from 1986 to 1969 and faced funding, counseling, and utilization flaws, prompting corrective steps by Labor and HEW officials.
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Nixon impeachment talks seen as way out of war
Rep. McCloskey at Stanford rally proposes three routes to end U.S. involvement in Indochina. He cites impeachment as a possible path if House votes, plus a cut in Southeast Asia funding and a nationwide dialogue on impeachment. Campus protests turn violent with a professor’s son among those injured.
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State awards 217 million contract for Stanislaus science building
The General Services Department awarded a 217 million contract to Harris Construction of Fresno to build a two story science building and adjacent greenhouse complex at Stanislaus State College in Turlock. McCloskey criticized Nixon's Vietnam War plan, calling it failed and describing U.S. actions in Laos as a crime. He argued people want out of the war but will not challenge the President, a sentiment he says fills Congress.
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Medi Cal bill to restore care approved by Assembly
In Sacramento the Democratic Assembly Health Committee backed a Burton bill to restore Medi Cal services to pre cut levels. The measure aims to force the Reagan administration to return eyeglasses dental care and nonemergency treatments to prior coverage, despite budget pressures and provider fee reductions.
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Geologist warns of great Bay Area earthquake risk
Bay Area seismologist George C. Gates says the San Francisco region and a 60 mile Los Angeles fault stretch are prime sites for a future eight or higher Richter quake. He notes ongoing strain since 1906 and warns many schools and hospitals lie near fault lines, with potential for severe damage.
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Carrizo Plain
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Hayward
East Bay
Volume of phone calls to quake area zooms
AT and T said 1.7 million long distance calls were handled Wednesday to the Los Angeles quake area. Emergency and special circuit calls from soldiers in Vietnam were included. Volume dipped about 100,000 from Tuesday and is expected to peak again Thursday night as families try to reach loved ones.
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Los Angeles
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Long Lines Department
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Long Lines Dept
Oakland
Vietnam
California Board of Education elects Gunderson president
Henry T. Gunderson, 62, San Jose electrical industry executive, was unanimously elected president of the state Board of Education. The board discussed a proposed statewide property tax of 3.75 and a $397 million increase in state aid to local schools, drawn up to equalize tax burdens and support districts with lower wealth. The plan, prepared by a long-range finance council, will be reviewed by Superintendent Wilson C. Riles and the legislative committee and returned in March for potential legislative action.
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