California study eyed for fencing storm drain projects
In Los Angeles a feasibility study was ordered after the rescue of 20 year old Alycia Hernandez who fell into a foot deep piling shaft in Lomita. Firemen and workers pulled her free after more than five hours of effort. The measure would assess fencing for large mood control projects near schools or parks and in residential areas.
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UPI
Alycia Hernandez
Lomita
Alycia
Funeral rites pending for UCLA pioneer Charles Tompkins
Los Angeles UPI Charles 2B Tompkins UCLA mathematician and computer pioneer aged 58 was found dead in his office. funeral arrangements were pending. He helped build early computing facilities and cofounded Engineering Research Associates later linked to Ty-Rand and Control Data. Survived by Mary and four children. Price Daniel Mortuary arranging services.
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Shara Dean Gottlieb
Byram,Conn
Brooke Schroppel
Malibu
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Caltech
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Rabid coatimundi sighting warns tourists in Mexico
UPI reports California health officials caution visitors after a rabid coatimundi bit several tourists near Ha cienda Del Lobos in Puerata Vallorda Mexico. The animal died January 2 and was found rabid. About a dozen people are under Pasteur treatment as authorities contact others who played with the animal.
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UPI
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Puerata Vallorda
Mexico
California Department of Health
Hacienda del Lobos
Reagan job plan draws welfare work wary chorus
A spokesman for California social workers warned Gov Ronald Reagan's plan to place welfare recipients in jobs should not dragoon the able bodied into work. Coleman Blease said people want to work willingly and objected to tying welfare to a forced labor style program.
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Sacramento
UPI
Social Workers’ Union
Ronald Reagan
Coleman Blease
Reagan
PGT seeks additional 280 million cu ft daily gas import
Pacific Gas Transmission Company filed with the Federal Power Commission to import 280 million cubic feet of Canadian gas per day. Deliveries would go to Pacific Gas and Electric at the Oregon California border, with PG&E distributing to customers in Northern and Central California. Start date targeted for November 1, raising total Canadian gas deliveries to PG&E to about 1,180 million cu ft per day.
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San Francisco
UPI
Pacific Gas Transmission Company
Federal Power Commission
Canada
Pacific Gas & Elec
Tric Co
Oregon-California
Pg&e
California
PGT
Student editors clash at Cal Poly Pomona campus
Student judges halted two editors named by the student government from running the Poly Post amid a campus newspaper controversy. The dispute began when the government ousted the editor and installed its own editor, leading to dual papers for six days. President Kramer ordered suspension, says college can only afford one student newspaper. A trustee was appointed to supervise publication until the student court rules.
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Robert C. Kramer
Poly Post
Reagan tax and welfare ideas split California lawmakers
Sacramento reports show Senate Democrats split over Reagan's plan to shorten the primary and abolish tenure with merit pay while backing voter eligibility changes for 18 year olds. Mills praised the primary shift. Moscone called it outrageous. lawmakers warned of rising campaign costs and fiscal strain.
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Reagan
Moscone
California and the West Fremont Newark News Brief
Fremont Newark brief highlights regional happenings in California and the western states dated Wednesday January 13, 1972. Includes local events, government actions, and community notices shaping the Bay Area and surrounding communities.
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Fremont - Newark
California
Student ordered to write essay on flag display
William J. Mellberg a 20 year old Chico State College student was sentenced by Municipal Court Judge Eldred Walford after pleading guilty to malicious mischief He must complete a year probation pay a 385 fine and write an essay on the proper manner of displaying the American flag The arrest followed his Dec 16 act of taking a flag from a drive in restaurant and offering it to a fraternity as a souvenir
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Mellberg
Wolford
Waterbed warning issued by San Jose fire chiefs
The San Jose area fire chiefs warn of waterbeds hazards including electrocution from leaks contacting electric cords and dangers from heating units. The advisory urges caution for sleepers and households using waterbed systems.
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San Jose
UPI
Santa Clara
Reagan Proposes Voucher Plan and Merit based Tenure Reform
Governor Ronald Reagan urged California to adopt an experimental voucher system for school funding and phase out tenure to reward merit. He called for tuition charges at state colleges, more school economies, and targeted vocational education while urging pilot tests to inform policy.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
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Commission On Educational Reform
ENOL
CTA Challenges Reagan Tenure Plan in State of the State
The California Teachers Association rejected Gov. Reagan’s address and urged phasing out tenure. CTA argued tenure protects independent thinkers while noting some incompetents may be shielded, blaming administrators for granting tenure. Reagan called for ending tenure and adopting a merit pay system.
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Max Rafferty
Riles
Theegislature
Sacramento
UPI
California Teachers Association
Ronald Reagan
CTA
Reagan
State addresses welfare reforms and elections push
The Governor calls for broad changes in welfare Medi Cal education and elections in the State of the State address. The Senate considers new vehicle ownership compliance with smog rules and the PUC weighs factors for utility construction permits. Public meetings urged by reform bills.
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Assembly Chambers
Reagan
Nejedly
Walnut Creek
Abio
Soledad stabbings probe in maximum security wing
Soledad State Prison investigated two guard stabbings in separate incidents on Monday. Guard Perry D Settlement was cut in the chest and ear but released. Guard Alan L Jones was slashed while distributing razors. Richard Galaviz questioned. Six prisoners and two guards have been killed at the facility in the past year.
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Soledad
UPS
Soledad State Prison
Perry D. Settlement
Madison Flowers
Alan L. Jones
Muirora
Richard Galavit
Galaviz
Immigrant killed on first day on Bay Bridge
Kai Wah Lan, 21, who arrived from Hong Kong last week, died early Tuesday when a car carrying him struck a guard rail on the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge. A crash investigation was under way.
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San Francisco
UPI
Kai Wah Lan
U.S
Hong Kong
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
California dollar shrinkage cuts retail sales in 1970 third quarter
California taxable sales fell about three percent in real terms during the third quarter as inflation outpaced growth. The state reported 10.9 billion dollars in taxable sales versus 10.7 billion last quarter, with nondurable goods rising about 3.5 percent while autos slumped. Los Angeles and Orange counties accounted for a smaller share of state sales, and apparel purchases lagged across the sector.
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Sacramento
UPL
California
Los Angeles
Orange
San Francisco Bay Area
Skiwest
General Motors Corp
Sleeping pills may hinder insomnia relief warns Stanford expert
Stanford sleep expert Dr. William Dement cautioned that several prescribed sedatives suppress REM sleep and can make it harder for insomniacs to sleep naturally. He noted young mothers post childbirth are especially prone to needing higher doses and withdrawal programs, urging drugs that promote normal sleep instead. He warned misdiagnosed cases may hide underlying conditions and stressed the need for more sleep research information.
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UPI
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Dement
Stanford
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