Assembly committee rejects anti SST subsidy measure
Sacramento Assembly Rules Committee rejected a resolution urging the federal government not to subsidize SST development. Speak- ers questioned private industry viability and costs, with chair John Burton noting mixed signals among members and industry critics saying private funds could not cover the expense.
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Sacramento
UPN
Assembly Rules Committee
Wiliam Ketchum
R-Paso
Rob Jes
John Lb. Burton
San Francisco
Burton
Ketchum
Bribe Penalty Bill Rejected by Assembly Panel
In Sacramento a bill to bar firms that bribed public officials from doing business with public agencies for five years was rejected by the Assembly Criminal Justice Committee. Ken MacDonald D Ojai sponsored the measure, arguing such firms deserve denial of future contracts, while members warned penalties might hit firms when only individual officials acted without company knowledge.
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Sacramento
UPI
Assembly
Ken MacDonald
D-Ojai
Criminal Justice Committee
Latinos occupy campus lounge in demand for meeting
A small group of Mexican American students occupied a San Bernardino Valley College faculty lounge for two days. After talks with the administration, four Chicana representatives agreed to revise their demand to a room available to all groups. A meeting is set for March 10 off campus to include more community members.
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San Bernardino
UPI
San Bernardino Valley College
Police Shoot Robbery Suspect in Los Angeles
A police officer shot and wounded a robbery suspect after a tense exchange in a parking lot. Store owner William Mazin, 53, was wounded in the leg during the struggle for a bag of cash. The suspect John Draper, 24, fled in a pickup as a pursuit ensued. he was later shot in the leg and side by a second officer. Both men were listed in satisfactory condition at UCLA Medical Center.
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Locs Angeles
UPI
William Mazin
William Maizn
John Draper
Loseles
David Atkins
Ucla Medical Center
Fresno bank bombing probes deepen in investigation
Police probed a Bank of America branch blast in Fresno that tore off a rear door and shattered streetward windows. No injuries were reported and damage value was undetermined. The Monday night explosion occurred within 20 seconds of a separate blast in town, marking a string of unexplained detonations over four months.
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UPI
Bank of America
Tuesay
Freano
Army Induction Center
Feng Guide
Last Ov. 1
Credit union sues investment firm in Portland
The Safeway Portland Em ptyes Credit Union sues in US District Court seeking the return of 250000 dollars invested through Massachusetts firms H. Wagner & Co Wagner Corp and Wagner Funding Corp. The suit alleges violation of the 1933 Securities Act and 1934 Exchange Act over CDs in Sharpstown Bank of Houston. The credit union says two one year CDs bearing 8.25 percent were purchased and demanded on demand payment, but the defendants refused.
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Portland, Ore
UPI
Safeway
Portland
Sharpstown Bank of
Houston
L A quake toll climbs to 65 in hospital collapse related death
The 65th victim from the three week old quake died Tuesday in Los Angeles. Ysidro Marrufo, 43, died from injuries suffered when the hospital building collapsed. He had been a patient at Olive View Hospital in the San Fernando Valley for observation after a heart attack.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Ysidro Marrufo
L A transit warns of fare rise to 9 cents
Southern California Rapid Transit District officials warned that basic bus fares may jump from 20 to 9 cents in 1972 unless new revenue arrives. District president Herbert Krauch said current funds will run out in 1972, forcing a hike that would burden riders without cars.
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LS Angeles
UPI
Southern California
Herbert Krauch
Tors
CSEA
Edward Ward
California Highway Patrol
California
Walter Huckaby
The
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Halramento
APT
Asemblyman Witliam Ketchum
R-Pasa Robles
Lax
Demand pay hikes angered California state workers rally
More than 10 000 members of the California State Employes Association gathered in Sacramento and on the streets to protest Gov Ronald Reagan's refusal to include salary increases in the 1971 72 budget. The rally aimed to gauge member sentiment and potential sanctions, with a July meeting planned to decide next steps if the budget is adopted.
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Sacramento
UPI
California State Employes Association
Csea Board of
Ronald Reagan
Csea Board of Direc
Terville State Hospital
Reagan
Huckaby
California and the West rally criticizes Reagan civil service plan
At a rally the California schools and state employees association leaders condemn a Reagan administration push to replace civil service with a political spoils system. Speakers from Stockton to San Francisco denounce budget cuts, urging top‑level cuts and warning against wartime morale harms.
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Reagan
Harald ‘Liden
State Division of Highways
Stockton
Bud Spiegel
Golden Gate
SEA
Ray Berkeley
San Francisco
CSBA
Unon
Bay draft offices blocked in San Francisco Bay Area
Scores of demonstrators blocked the entrance of draft offices in the San Francisco Bay Area in an antiwar protest that led to at least 30 arrests. Oakland police Capt. John Lothrop advises a group of 12 of their rights prior to arrest in front of the Oakland Induction Center. They were charged with unlawful assembly on federal property.
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San Francisco Bay Area
Oakland
John Lothrop
Expense pay hike approved by board amid GOP protests
California legislators and other state officials won a permanent $5 daily, tax free expense increase after a Board of Control vote, despite opposition from Assemblyman Floyd Wakefield and other Republicans. The increase, supported by most lawmakers, follows a study on inflation and costs, with a $121,085 budget request for the board's 1971-72 operation also recommended.
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Sacramento
UPI
State Board of Control
Floyd Wakefield
South Gate
Wakefield
William Ketchum
Pase Robles
Clark Bradley
San Jose
John Nejedly
Walnut Creek
Howard Way
Exeter
John Holmdahl
Doakland
Albert
Rodda
Walter W. Stiern
Bakersfield
Evelle Younger
Wilson
West
General Services Department
Senate Finance
Board of Control
Assembly proposes women rights bills in California
Sacramento Assemblywoman Yvonne Brathwaite unveils a legislative package to guarantee equal rights and opportunities for women. Proposals include equal graduate slots for women at UC and state colleges, free full-time day care at campuses, protection against credit denial, open housing sex discrimination ban, and tax head of household status for women without children. Also calls to balance higher education staff and limit manual lifting thresholds.
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Sacramento
Yvonne W. Brathwaite
California
Los Angeles
University of California
Brathwaite
Berkeley
Coordinating Council On Higher Education
Computer robbed via telephone in California case
Garland police say a computer theft valued at 925000 occurred by telephone. Hugh Ward, 19, a computer expert, faces grand theft charges and will plead Thursday. Victim is Information Systems Design of Oakland, which detected unauthorized data removal dating back to 1970. The theft involved coded access and a known customer data punchout.
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Garland, Calif
UPL
Hugh Jeffrey Ward
University Computing Co
New York
Green
Oakland
Police snooping alleged in antiwar group files burglary
Downtown Peace Coalition says police intelligence operatives rifled its San Francisco offices after a January burglary. Files including membership and past action plans were stolen and later returned. an envelope marked Xmas cards 1970 contained 32 thank you notes from police departments and J Edgar Hoover. The group demands a full chain of custody report and says the perusal of its files by intelligence units is unjustified.
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UPL
Medgar Hoover
Downtown Peace Coalition
Peace Group
Shout
Inetelligence
United States
Canada
J. Edgar Hoover
DPC
Inteligence Division
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Charles Dixon
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Vern W. Cartwright
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