San Francisco Archbishop rejects antiwar group at Stanford
Western briefs report Archbishop McGucken of San Francisco rebuked 250 Newman Chapel Catholics at Stanford for seeking peace activism. He warned against positions aiding aggressors in Indochina and argued the church must oppose war without aiding extremist groups. spokesman for Newman Chapel called the reply a nothing answer.
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Bill to end ad gimmick games moves in California
Sacramento proposition aims to curb gimmick contests in advertising. The bill by Assemblyman John Vasconcellos requires operators to publish contest odds and send winners and prize lists to entrants. It also bans use of an individual's name or likeness in ads without permission.
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UPS
John Vasconcellos
San Jose
Vasconcellos
Inland rail route urged by four San Joaquin reps
Four congressmen from the San Joaquin Valley urge Railpax to choose the inland route over the coastal Los Angeles to San Francisco path. Reps. McFall Sisk Johnson and Mathias cite 3,267,582 potential valley riders versus 2,759,479 coast route riders and note fog hazards and reduced area services.
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UPT
San Joaquin Valley
Los Angeles
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National Railroad Passenger Corp
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D. B. Sisk
Harold T. Johnson
Bob Mathias
Railpax
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TWA hijack warning error triggers false alert in SF
A Trans World Airlines jet landed under security precautions at San Francisco International after a faulty partially transmitted hijack warning. Sheriff Whitmore said there was no hijack and no problem on Flight 4 from New York. The pilot cited a malfunction of some type in the initial phase of the warning sequence.
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Overpass screening bill wins Senate committee passage
The Senate Transportation Committee approved a measure by Sen Lawrence Walsh to require screening of all freeway overpasses to stop rocks and objects thrown onto cars. The bill, sent to the Finance Committee due to costs, cites three LA area deaths as motivation. officials note screening must be partial, not continuous, to prevent encouraging dangerous acts by youths.
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Tuntington Beach
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Los Angeles
Gerald L. Russell
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CHP sergeant faces sex charge in Santa Cruz
A veteran highway patrol sergeant, Eldon P. Allen, 42, was charged Monday with sex perversion and indecent exposure after a college coed alleged he forced her to commit an unnatural act at gunpoint. Deputies linked Allen to the incident after she noted the license number of a small foreign car. An 8-year-old waitress reportedly reported a prior exposure by a man fitting Allen's description. Allen has 14 years with the patrol.
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Mlen
Bill to curb child abuse reported in Sacramento
Assemblyman Leo J. Ryan introduced a bill to make it a misdemeanor for medical or school officials to fail to report suspected child abuse. A three member county panel would investigate and report to juvenile court, with abused children made wards and parents required to undergo counseling. The bill aims to end tolerance of abuse and protect children.
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Leo J. Ryan
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California
Patricia Hallinan
Crippled Children’s Services
Marin County Department of Public Health
Absent fathers urged to pay child support reform
Sacramento report from the Absent Parent Child Support task force calls for tougher enforcement in welfare and nonwelfare cases. It cites that only about 15 percent of the nearly 230,000 absent fathers in California are paying, with potential recovery of about $100 million if recommendations are enacted, including shifting enforcement to district attorneys and prioritizing child support over creditors.
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Robert G. Mighell
Aid
Mitchell
California and the West Tuesday, March 9, 1971
California and the West page highlights regional news and events for Tuesday March 9 1971. Includes brief items on politics economy society and cultural notes affecting California Arizona Nevada and surrounding areas.
Soviet Union could reach computer parity in a decade
Rand Corp scientist Dr. Barry W. Boehm says the USSR has the technical potential to match U S computer capability within ten years if it achieves centralized planning and strong leadership. He visited Moscow Kiev and Tbilisi last October and reports the findings in the Soviet Cybernetics Review.
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Rand Corp
Barry W. Boehm
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Kiev
Tbilisi
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Principal Finds Temporary Office After Campus Quake Damage
Four campus buildings were condemned after the February 9 earthquake leaving the principal with a new temporary office in the girls shower room at the gymnasium. Carbaugh said it was the only place suitable for operations.
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Robbery suspect arm amputated after Salinas shooting
A five year old girl held two people at gunpoint during a burglary in Seaside and shot a man and his mother. The wounded man’s right arm was amputated above the elbow at Salinas General Hospital. The girl, Nancy Bryan of Pacific Grove, is under custody on burglary and robbery charges.
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Pacific Grove
Monterey
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Nee Ie
Park Peni
Ver
Dor
Salinas General Hospital
Miss Ryan
Alioto Libel Suit Ties Fee Splitting to Look Magazine
San Francisco mayor Joseph Alioto broadened his libel case against Look Magazine by raising questions about fee splitting with John OConnell and other officials. The probe hints at possible government involvement and references a Seattle grand jury examining the fee arrangements tied to Alioto’s antitrust settlements. The first trial ended hung with a split verdict. a second trial was planned for December.
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UPI
Joseph L. Alioto
Washington
Look Magazine
Allata
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Look
Alinta
Cowles Communications
Alioto
John O'Connell
Qcannell
Alioth
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Alito
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Henry Petersen
Justion Deyriment
William Hundley
Justion Department
Mian
Bry
Department of Histier
Rural judge rapped over jail for fines dispute
Judge Fred L. May of Elk Grove faces criticism from fellow jurists and a public defender after a Galt court jailed four speeders for unpaid fines. They argue Supreme Court rulings prohibit jail for nonpayment, urging alternatives and highlighting potential constitutional issues.
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Elk Grove
Galt
Thomas Wallner
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