Oregon Prison Gas Chamber Bid Sparks Legal Debate
Denver based Eaton Metal Products Co. offers to supply gas chamber units for states as low as 35000 dollars amid ongoing questions about capital punishment legality and post 1930s construction of execution devices. The piece notes shifts since the Supreme Court's 1972 decision and states actions by 32 states.
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Denver
Oregon
Ie Inter
Horace Jackson
Eaton Metal Products Co
Jackson
Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Sanford Wallace clash tops North Carolina primary news
In Raleigh the clash between Terry Sanford and Alabama native Wallace dominated coverage as the Senate approved a bill to require candidates to petition to be on the ballot and to campaign actively in North Carolina. The measure shifts the primary to March and tightens qualification for ballot inclusion. Sanford’s campaign argues for a competitive field while Wallace supporters press for a fixed slate. The scene reflects North Carolina’s pivotal role in the 1976 Democratic presidential contest and the ongoing fight over ballot access and campaign rules.
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Raleigh
UPD
Tanner Gay
Terry Sanford
Alabama
Guy
Gauge C. Wallace
North Carolina
Senate
House
Mition Sanford
Wallace
Sandard
William Staten
Sen
Thomas Strickland
Sanford
Staton
Sardord
Man freed in star’s car case in Malibu theft
LA police charged Oliver Lyn Wade with stealing Flip Wilson’s sports car after balls and clubs imprinted with Wilson’s name were found in Wade’s garage. A district attorney refused to press the complaint, and Wade was released after an insufficent evidence ruling.
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Los Angeles
District Aftorey
Flip Wilson
Oliver Lyn Wade
Wilson
Wade
Malibu
Eh Lee
California CMA backed plan for catastrophic health insurance
A key Assembly committee approved AN18311 to create a statewide catastrophic health program. The measure sets protection against medical costs over 36010 or 7500 per year for a family of four, with shared premiums and six months post employment coverage. It requires no medical exam and aims to complement basic coverage.
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Sachamento Wuple
Assembly
California Medical Association
California
Amnett
CMA
Blue Shield
Ford kin to lose job in Ipswich school cutbacks
Gayle Ford, daughter in law of President Ford, faces job loss at Whipple Junior High School as federal funding cuts end support for reading lab positions. She planned to leave to pursue a master’s in social work, possibly at Hastings University, while her husband Michael Ford studies at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary.
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Ipswich
Mass
Ford
Sctoot
Gayle Ford
Michael
Whipple Junior High School
Wis
Gayle
John Huttunen
Whipple
Hasta University
Michael Ford
Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary
Hamilton
Phillips oil sells West Coast refining and marketing assets
Philips Petroleum Co. announced the sale of its terming, terminal and marketing properties in California, Washington, Oregon and western Nevada to The Oil Share Corp TOSCO for about 150 million cash, 15 million in notes, and 0 in stock. The assets include a Avon CA refinery, 10,000 bpd crude processing and 730 gasoline operations, with completion pending approvals and price rulings by authorities.
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Fartlesville
Okla
UPL
Philips Petroleum Co
California
Washington
Oregon
Nevada
Oil Share Corp
TOSCO
Avon
Cabl
Mhillige
Federal Energy Administration
Tidewater Uni Co
Phillips
TUSCQ
Philips
Economic development planner aims for targeted developer team approach
Epstein outlines a shift to a personalized, project focused process for major developers in Fremont, aiming to ease entry through the city’s planning division. He envisions expert project teams, market area studies, and a sales tax analysis to compare benefits across zones, while revising zoning to balance growth with prudent planning.
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Epstein
Fremont
Fstein
Lopethera
Fremonter Crash Victims and Growth Hearings Highlight Valley Memorial News
Injured Fremont residents reported after a night crash at Valley Memorial with head and internal injuries. A 4 year old, Brian Burch, suffered minor injuries. In a related incident a Tracy man hit a county fire truck heading to Vallecitos, car destroyed, but he escaped with facial cuts and bruises. Valley Memorial treated and released him. A city growth debate centered on expanding Fremont’s market area to reduce travel, energy use, and pollution, with plans for a larger business base and self sufficiency. Epstein, former planner and planning director with Lewiston, San Joaquin County, Stockton, and consultants Lampman and Associates, discussed his experience.
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Valley Memorial
Brian Burch
Tracy
Vallecitos
Fremort
Hayward
San Jose
Fremard
Eee
Epstein
Lewiston
Ida
San Joaquin County
Stockton
Lampman and Associates
California Highway Patrol
Fremont
Vallecitos Iload
Livermore
Constance Lucille Burch
Trenouth St
Valley Memorial Hospital
Clyde Harald Ashby
Mowry Ave
Utilities Kept From Including Political Mailings, PUC Rules
California Public Utilities Commission orders Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison to stop sending political material with utility bills. The rule targets material supporting or opposing candidates, propositions, appointments, or regulatory changes, stating such charges must not fall on rate payers. The decision follows complaints tied to Proposition 20 Coastal Conservation Act coverage in 1972.
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San Francisco
UPI
California Public Utilities Commission
PUC
Pacific Gas & Electne Co
Southern California Edison Co
PCC
Pg&e
Commission
Southern California Edison
City Rejects Tax Refund With Ball Costs Rising
The City halted a business tax refund affecting American High seniors as class members warned higher senior ball fees. Marlynn Dutra said losses could keep some students from attending, while Leon Mezerth urged compassion. Don Dillon Art Lampert Geoffery Steel urged denial, citing possible illegal city contribution. Mayor Gene Rhodes absent.
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Marlynn Dutra
Cass Prcni
Jmly
Leon Mezerth
American High
Cay
Don Dillon
Art. Lampert
Geoffery Steel
Steel
American
Gene Rhodes
Dial-a-ride changes eyed in transit plan
Fremont Newark Transit Advisory Board weighs dial-a-ride and demand responsive options under the existing 50 cent tax rate. AC staff need more time to price proposed changes as interim bus routes may be frozen. Lars on says tweaking starts once system operates to boost dial-a-ride reliability. June Oakland session aims to align with council views and maintain original service charge.
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Ince AC
Larson
Fremont-Newark Transit Advisory Board
Dave Ia Eiarees
Aes
Oakland
Fremont
Art Lampert
Fremont to hire finance consultant for budget talks
Everett Rolfe, a former Vallejo school system finance aide, to be hired tonight as a temporary finance consultant for Fremont schools. Trustees aim to fill the void after interim chief Oia Brooks and set groundwork for a permanent business manager role by August 1 as they scrutinize an $8 million budget item and avoid potential fiscal crisis.
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Fremont
Everett Rolfe
Valleja
Fremont Schout
Holfe
Wayne Ferguson
Oia Brooks
Ratfe
Brooks
Harold Alameda
Trusters
Hencks
Gictlere
Jade
Holle
Vallejo Undel
Brown vetoes tax bill election
Sacramento Gov Edmund Brown Jr vetoed a bill sponsored by Assemblyman William H Lancaster that would have allowed voters to approve increases to fund specific projects. Brown said the measure would create higher property taxes under a special fund.
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Sacramento
UIT
Edmund Gi. Brown Jr
Brown
William H. Lancaster
H-Covina
Tsa
Energy bill may raise gas tax by 23 per cent
The Hales Committee backed an energy tax bill that could lift gasoline taxes by 7 1/2 cents next Jan 1 with a 3 cent increase in 1977. Democrats criticized President Ford's TV attack on Congress and urged quick action. The Rules Committee allowed amendments and a mileage standard alternative was proposed by the Commerce Committee. Wells Fargo Bank announced a bond purchase for Oakland Unified School District.
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Washington
UPL
Ford
Hales
House
Grace Ford
Ose Commerce Committee
John Young
Texas
Congress
Carl Albert
Thomas P. O'Neill
Derry
Ike
House Democratic Policy and Steering Committee
San Francisco
UPI
Wells Fargo Bank
Oakland Unified School District
Wells Fargo
Blyth Eastman Dillon & Co., Inc
Chase Manhattan National Bank
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