Edison seeks 128 million yearly rate hike for 2 billion expansion
Public Utilities Commission hearings begin on Southern California Edison proposed rate increases totaling 128 million dollars annually. The increases would fund a 2 billion expansion over five years to meet rising power demand, adding about 2 dollars per month to the average residential bill. Edison serves a 450 000 square mile Southern and Central California area including numerous LA suburbs. Opponent Tom Carrell cites impact on wage earners during an economic stagnation, with over 20 hearings set through April.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Public Utilities Commission
Southern California Edison Co
Jack Horton
Commission
Edison
California
Seo
Tom Carrell
D-San Fernando
Nuclear test leak probe at Nevada site under shaft drill
Atomic scientists at the Nevada Test Site drilled a shaft to sample radiation from a 20 kiloton nuclear blast on December 18. Radiation was detected across 13 western states and near the Canadian border. Six hundred workers were evacuated near Yucca Flat as the AEC investigates the cause while underground testing remains suspended.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Nevada Test Site
Yucca Flat
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Court blocks autopsy on 74 year old Sufi leader
San Francisco authorities cannot perform an autopsy on Samuel L. Lewis after a Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order. Lewis, 74, died last Friday after a fall. He led a Sufi sect that teaches the body should not be opened. A hearing is set for Friday while followers guard the body. Services are planned for Thursday with burial in New Mexico.
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San Francisco
UPI
Henry Turkel
Samuel L. Lewis
Superior Court
Francis McCarthy
Lewis
New Mexico
Bank of America Lowers Prime Rate to 6 Percent
Bank of America cut its prime lending rate from 6 ½ percent to 6 percent and reduced time deposit rates to 5 percent. President A W Clausen cited national market conditions and a rapid decline in prime loan rates as reasons. New accounts will earn 4 ½ percent. 3 and 5 percent passbook rates are eliminated.
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San Francisco
UPI
Bank of America
Bank
A. W. Clausen
Clausen
Cal-Vet loan funds boost sought in California
Sacramento California bills seek a $500 billion bond issue to fund Cal-Vet farm and home loans. Assemblyman Edwin Berg introduces measures to lift loan limits from $20 000 to $25 000 if voters approve the June 6 1972 bond. Inflation and high rates have strained bond sales and left many applicants unfunded.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Edwin Bk
Berg
Osacramento
Cal-Vet
CRLA Joins CMA in Suit to Halt Medi Cal Cuts
CRLA joined CMA in suing the Reagan administration to stop Medi‑Cal cutbacks. Attorneys filed to intervene in the CMA case in Superior Court where Judge Gallagher had set February 18 for a hearing. CMA leaders said the reductions must be wiped out to save the health and lives of the state's poor.
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Sacramento
UPI
California Rural Legal Assistance
California Medical Association
CRLA
CMA
Superior
William M. Gallagher
Health Care Services Department
Medi-Cal
Ralph W. Burnett
Bakersfield
Roberta Fenlon
San Francisco
Primary Bill Aims August Elections and Campaign Commission
Assemblyman Paul Priolo introduced a bill in Pacific Palisades to move the primary from June to August and create a 15 member Fair Campaign Practices Commission. The measure seeks shorter campaign periods to let officials focus on duties and reduce costs while guiding campaign conduct.
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Sacramento
UPI
Paul Priolo
Pacific Palisades
Fair Campaign Practices Commission
Coit
BSWU
Co ot shooting authorized in 23 California counties
The federal government has authorized the shooting of coots in 23 California counties. The California Fish and Game Department said the shooting begins Saturday and ends May. Counties listed include Alameda, Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, Fresno, Glenn, Imperial, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tulare, Yolo and Yuba.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
State Fish and Game Department
Alameda
Butte
Colusa
Contra Casta
Fresno
Glenn
Imperial
Kern
Kings
Madera
Merced
Placer
Riverside
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Joaquin
Solano
Stanislaus
Satter
Tatare
Yolo
Yuba
Reagan abandons own tax reform plan seeks bipartisan path
Gov. Ronald Reagan said he will not sponsor his own tax reform bill this year and will work with Democrats on a bipartisan plan. He opened to considering off track betting within tax reform but ruled out broad gambling liberalization. He urged avoiding partisan fights and noted a potential $750 million deficit next year, while advocating payroll withholding and the forgiveness concept to balance finances.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Democratic Legistors
Senate
Capitol
Democratic Assembly
Bob Moretti
William T. Bagley
San Rafael
Bagley
Need for Cancer Therapists Highlights Treatment Gaps
UPI report cites Dr. Henry Kaplan of Stanford noting 100000 Americans die yearly from cancer due to lack of specialized therapists and facilities. UCSF news conference links funding boosts in Nixon budget to research needs, while Lederberg warns of uncertain allocation and ongoing budget constraints.
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San Francisco
UPI
Henry Kaplan
Stanford University
United States
White House
Joshua Lederberg
Kaplan
California and the West Fremont Newark 1971 brief
California and the West section dated Wednesday January 20 1971 highlights regional news from Fremont and Newark with local events and notices captured in the era’s newspaper style. A compact snapshot of civic and community happenings reflects the period’s daily life in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Fremont - Newark
California
Judge Denies Damages in Marin Shootout Case
U S District Judge Samuel Conti rejects Ruchell Magee’s bid for 430000 in damages from Marin County officials and an attorney over the Marin shootout case involving Angela Davis. Magee claimed civil rights violations and asked for various motions including habeas relief and a three judge court. Conti called the petitions frivolous and refused all requests.
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San Francisco
UPT
Ruchell Magee
Angela Davis
Marin
Magee
San Quentin
Marin County Superior Court
Joseyh G. Wilson
Warren Mcguire
Atttorney
A. Leonard Bjorklund
Court of Appeals
Winslow Christian
Hiar Self
Miss ‘Davis
U.S
Samuel Conti
Miss Davis
Reagan presses Nixon to uphold CRLA veto in California
Governor Ronald Reagan reiterated his demand that the Nixon administration sustain his veto of 141 million dollars for the California Rural Legal Assistance program. He questioned federal willingness to fix the alleged wrongs and signaled no viable middle ground that preserves legal aid for the rural poor.
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Sacramento
UPL
Ronald Reagan
Nixon
California
Washington
Federal Office of Economic Opportunity
Hevelo
GALA
Reagan Administration
CRLA
QEO
Frank Carlucci
Reagan
Lewis K. Uhlee
Assembly
Senate
Abler
Democratic reform panel backs publicly funded national primary
A blue ribbon commission urged a publicly financed national presidential primary and free broadcast time for major candidates. It called for tighter campaign contribution reporting, open primaries, and stricter enforcement, with measures to be presented at the Democratic Central Committee convention in Sacramento.
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Sacramento
UPI
Democratic Party Reform
Democratic Central Committee
George R. Moscone
San Francisco
Tom Bradley
Los Angeles
Stooge
Ronald Reagan
Democratic Special Commission
Reagan
Congress
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
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