Chicano Parties Loom in California Politics
California Chicano leaders press to build a purely ethnic party after weak Romo bid in the last election. They insist the effort is a start, not a failure, and will hinge on voter registration and Democratic Party positions on reapportionment. Some leaders back two-party tactics, while others push Las Raz Unida and a Chicano Revolutionary Party as alternatives.
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San Francisco
UPI
California
Ricardo Romo
Peace and Freedom Party
Romo
Democratic Party
Abe Tapia
Mexican American Political Association
Tony Salamanca
el Dorado Distributors
Chicano Lterature
Jose Raza
la Raza
Eat Los Angeles
Romeo
Las Raz Unida
Pete Chacon
San Diego
Oregon road head urges out of tourist promotion
Glenn Jackson, head of Oregon's highway commission, urged Portlanders that the agency may drop tourist promotion to protect livability. He warned that residents should settle issues caused by growing tourism, criticizing reservation systems as insufficient for park crowding. The state spends about $800,000 annually on tourist promotion with proposals to raise to around $1 million for the next biennium.
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Portland, Ore
UPI
Oregon
Highway Commission
Glenn Jackson
Portland
ISO Date Standardization Sparks Global Debate
A dated European vs American ordering clash prompts ISO effort to standardize date notation. Twenty five nations, including the United States, agreed on a year month day format for unified filing and computing. Some countries remain undecided or veto the plan.
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Geneva
United States
Europe
International Organization For Standardization
ISO
Day of quake reshaped Los Angeles with fear and aid
On the day of the 6.0 magnitude quake centered near San Fernando Los Angeles faced widespread damage. Hospitals, homes, and freeways suffered as residents helped neighbors amid fires, gas leaks, and collapsed structures. The event prompted insurance questions and tax considerations as authorities stabilized the battered region.
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San Fernando Valley
U.S. Veterans Hospital
Mission Hills
Sylmar
San Fernando
Los Angeles
Jakarta racecourse to host modern $10M racing complex
A new multi million dollar racecourse rising in Pala Mas Jakarta will seat 10 000 spectators and feature computer controlled parimutuel machines. Australian firm DRC Investments Ltd will fund about 10 million Australian dollars over three years and hold management and financial rights for 15 years before local authorities take over. More than 80 Australian bred horses have arrived and Indonesian jockeys will ride when races start in June.
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Jakarta
UPI
Pala Mas
Golden Island
DRC Investments Ltd
Australia
Indonesia
Ali Sadikin
Jensen Defends Heredity Link To Intelligence
NEW YORK UPI Dr. Arthur Jensen of UC Berkeley rejects the claim his work rests on racism. He argues both genetic and environmental factors influence intelligence and that scientific proof is incomplete. He warns ignoring genetic differences may block essential questions and misdirect efforts to aid Black Americans.
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UPI
Arthur Jensen
University of California At Berkeley
Jensen
Linan SM
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