Kunstler urges law students to reject unidentifiable clients
Stanford speech by William Kunstler argues the legal system is a tool or fraud, condemns equal justice under law as a sham, and accuses the profession of hypocrisy. He says workers’ law careers are more meaningful than serving big firms and corporations.
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Stanford
UPI
William Kunstler
Stanford Law
Kunstler
Law Forum
New York
Concpt
Bill would lift gasoline tax exemption for transit funding
Sen James R Mills introduces a bill to remove gasoline sales tax exemption to raise about 150 million dollars annually for rapid transit. Revenue would go mainly to transit districts with portions for state and local agencies. rural areas could use their share for property tax relief if no district exists.
Law seeks registration for snowmobiles and trail use
Sacramento bill by Assemblyman Leo J. Ryan requires registration of snowmobiles rimibikes and all-terrain vehicles not licensed for highway use with an 11 dollar fee to the state Parks and Recreation Department. The measure confines off-road riders to specially marked trails on state and county lands with a 50 dollar fine for off trail use and excludes motorcycles over 15 horsepower.
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Sacramento
UPI
Leo J. Ryan
D-Burlingame
Ryan
Regis
State Department of Parks and Recreation
Oscar Race Nods for Documentary Films Announced
The Academy announced nominations in two documentary categories. Feature nominees include Chariots Of The Gods Terra Filmkunst, Jack Johnson The Big Fights, King a filmed record Montgomery to Memphis Commonwealth United, Say Goodbye Wolper, Woodstock Wadleigh Maurice. Short subjects include The Gifts Richter McBride, Interviews With My Lai Veterans Lassiter Films, A Long Way From Nowhere Robert Aller, Oisin Aengus, Time Is Running Out Gesellschaft Fur Bildende film. Entertainment features nominations will be announced Feb 22.
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Hollywood
Academy of Motion, Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy Nominations
Chariots of the Gods
Terra- Filmkunst
Jack Johnson
King
Montgomery
Memphis
Commonwealth United
Duction
Wolper
Woodstock
Wadleigh-Maurice
State board urges $203 million cost of living hike
The California Board of Equalization called on the legislature to add 203.24 million to Governor Reagan's budget for state employee pay raises. Chairman Richard Nevins said state workers are unfairly subsidizing other obligations and should not bear a pay reduction. The appeal was sent to Senate leader James Mills and Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti.
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UPI
State Board of Equalization
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nevins
Senate
James R. Mills
San Diego
Assembly
Bob Moretti
van Nuys
Neving
Reagan
Quake insurance study planned by California lawmakers
Assembly Finance and Insurance Committee chair Jack B. Fenton said the panel will study earthquake insurance availability for property owners. He noted many are unaware such coverage exists and said findings could prompt legislative action if cost or availability imposes financial burdens. The hearing was set for March 1 in the Capitol.
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Sacramento
UPI
Assembly Finance and Insurance Committee
Jack B. Fenton
D-Montebello
Fenton
Capitol
Gambling loans probe called
Nevada Gaming Commission chair Jack Diehl urged a state inquiry into loans to five resorts Circus Circus Four Queens Jackpot Kings Castle Las Vegas Lake Tahoe Pussycat A Go Go. Resorts allegedly failed to report loans within four days. violations could trigger show cause hearings and penalties up to 100000 dollars or loan rescission. King Castle loans reportedly equal 20 percent of Northern Nevada resort investment. Amounts not disclosed but each loan was under a few hundred thousand dollars.
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Las Vegas, Ney
UPI
Jack Diehl
Nevada Gaming Commission
Nevada
State Gaming Commission
Diehl
Circus Circus
Las Vegas
Kings Castle
Lake Tahoe
Cal-Vet quake relief bill introduced in Sacramento
Assemblyman Robert Cline of Canoga Park introduced a $1 million bill to fund repairing quake damaged Cal-Vet farm and home loan houses. He said the Department of Veterans Affairs indemnity fund is too small to cover property damage from the February 9 quake, noting 24 cases of structural damage and 170 cases of complete destruction.
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Sacramento
UPI
Robert Clina
h-Canoga Park
Cline
Department of Veterans Affairs
Democrats push state methadone plan for all addicts in California
Assembly Democrats unveiled a 90 million package to provide methadone to every heroin addict in California, phase out Corona Center, and allow parolees into methadone programs. The plan links crime costs to drug addiction and argues methadone aids treatment while critics warn of dependence.
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Sacramento
UPI
Assembly
Democrats
California
State
Correction Department
John Vasconcellos
San Jose
Bob Moretti
California Rehabilitation Center
Corona
Moretti
Ronald Reagan
Department of Corrections
UC Berkeley AC Transit design contest for bus shelters
Planning department officials from Hast Bay cities narrowed 45 student designs to four finalists for final judging in a joint UC Berkeley architecture class and AC Transit competition. The aim is to select one or two designs to prototype as classroom projects, with budgets under 3000 dollars and potential advertising to offset costs. Federal funds support AC Transit to build 100 shelters over the next decade.
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Lawrence Leong
AC Transit
UC Architectural
Planning Department
Hast Bay Cities
University of California, Berkeley
Alga
University
AC. Transit
200 mile fishing limit urged by Alaskan fishermen
More than 190 fishermen and industry representatives met to urge a moratorium on all foreign fishing within a 200 mile coastal limit. George Johanson will present the request in Washington next week as congressional leaders consider extending the 12 mile limit permanently. The meeting follows a U S Soviet accord granting Russian fishermen port privileges in Portland and Seattle.
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UPI
George Johanson
Upton
Washington, D.C
Portland
Seattle
California to Allow Weekend Conjugal Visits for Inmates
California plans a wide scale conjugal visitation program allowing inmates to spend weekends with wives and children in private housing on prison grounds. San Quentin starts the program modeled on Tehachapi and Soledad pilots with six to eight inmates per weekend, expanding to six days a week, and aims to include other facilities including Folsom.
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San Quentin
Calif
UPI
California
James Park
Park
Tehachapi
Soledad Prison
Department of Corrections
Sacramento
Folsom Prison
Louis Nelson
Soledad
Corrections Department
Secrecy battle plan sparks calls for openness
Sacramento Assemblyman Robert W. Crown warned of secret files on private citizens and a growing secrecy problem in government. As chairman of a new Select Committee on the Administration of Justice, he refused to reveal specifics, saying hearings would determine remedies and that much information gathering risks misuse by those unconcerned with public welfare.
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Sacramento
UPS
Robert W. Crown
Crown
Select Committee On the Administration of Justice
Alameda Democrat
Sald. Crown
Solon residents to air Asia war views at public meeting
U S Senator Alan Cranston will lead a public meeting Monday at 7 30 p m in Gunn High School Palo Alto to discuss ways to end the Indochina war The event features Ira Hall Henry Mayer Hijinio Rangel Peter Knutson Helen Emmerich and Peter Barber as speakers with Rev B David Napier John Lewis and Banning Garrett as resource experts The Emergency Committee against Escalation of the War in Southeast Asia sponsors the program with Rev Robert Hertinid as moderator.
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U.S
Alan Cranston
Mid- Peninsula
Indochina
Spangenberg
Gunn High School
Amastradero Road
Foothill Expressway
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Cooper Church
San Jose
Peter Knutson
Senate Armed Services Committee
Helen Emmerich
Vietnam
Peter Barber
B. David Napier
Stanford
China
John Lewis
Southeast Asia
Banning Garrett
Ramparts Magazine
Brandeis University
Emergency Committee Against
Robert Hertinid
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