California tackles death penalty and coast development
The 1972 session faces tough votes on restoring capital punishment and a coastal development control plan. A key bill would lower marijuana possession penalties from felony to misdemeanor, while a welfare reform measure would cut required support from adult children to elderly parents. Senate debates loom on reapportionment and a state utilities enforcement bill as coast protection measures collide with regional commissions.
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Sacramento
UPI
Senate
George Deukmejian
A-Long Beach
Assembly
State Supreme Court
California
Ralph Dish Gardena
Robert Carleson
D-San Jose
State
Public Utilities Commission
Natural Resources Committee
Donald Grunsky
R-Watsonville
Sierra Club
Dennis Carpenter
Newport Reach
Alsat Sleroty
Beverly Hills
Reagan
Catholic War Stand Protest Arrests at Cathedral
Eight men were arrested inside the cathedral after protesting a Catholic war stand. They were charged with disrupting a religious service, a misdemeanor carrying up to six months in jail or a $500 fine.
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Mnn
New York City
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Indochina
Davis trial judge weighs 18 page diary as evidence
SAN JOSE The judge in Angela Davis murder and kidnapping trial considers admitting an edited 18 page diary described as a love diary sent to George Jackson. The ruling could affect testimony from letters by the two year old child expressing affection for Jackson, who died last August.
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Davis
San Jose
Angela Davis
Richard FE
Amazon
Migs Davis
George Jackson
Herrial
Albert W. Herris Jr
Tiilant
Jackson
San Quentin
Arnason
McGovern accuses Nixon of military use in Columbus speech
Senator George McGovern told a Methodist congregation in Columbus Ohio that the Nixon administration uses the military for political deception and ambition. The primary in Ohio is set for tomorrow as legal actions unfold over a seven page document detailing a romantic relation and possible collaboration between Miss Davis and Jackson tied to the Marin County case.
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George McGovern
Columbus
Ohio
Nixon
McGovern
Don Grant
Epworth Methodist Church
Youth to air views about recreation in Fremont
Fremont recreation commissioners prepare a rap session with local youth to hear wants and needs. Senior supervisor Allen Box invites all Fremont youths to attend the 7 20 p m event at the Fremont Community Center on Pase Padre Parkway.
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Fremont
Allen Box
Nixon hosts Texas dinner at Connally ranch during campaign move
President Nixon visited Floresville Texas for a social dinner at Treasury Secretary John Connallys ranch the first sign of a Texas campaign push. The gathering drew 200 guests from business and political circles while Nixon and Connally framed their ties as friendship and shared policy goals ahead of the November election. The trip included a ranch tour and a later welcome at Randolph Air Force Base with about 1500 personnel and families.
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Floresville
Tex
UPL
Nixon
Texas
Treasury
John B. Connally
Connally
White House
Connallys
Nettie Connally
Pat
Key Hiscayne
Fla
Randolph Air Force Base
San Antonio
Air Force
Randol Ph
Picosa Ranch
Ken
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Soinaty
Ment
Picosa
Hawaii bill limits number of cars in islands
Hawaii lawmakers approve a bill to create a Transportation Control Commission with four members to set a ceiling on vehicles allowed in the islands and to advise the Legislature, which could set annual limits per island. Gov Burns’ position is undecided as auto interests threaten court challenges.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
John A. Burns
Islands
Transportation; Control Commission
Sen
Nadao Yoshinaga
Legislature risked subverting independence says Moscone
State Senate leader George Moscone warned the California Legislature faces a grave risk to independence after last year’s closed door talks with Governor Reagan on welfare, medical and tax reforms. He argued open meetings are essential to protect Californians from a drift away from democratic process.
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Reagan
San Francisco Bar Backs Marijuana Initiative Vote
The Bar Association of San Francisco supports a state marijuana initiative to end criminal penalties for adult personal use and growth. President Charles H. Clifford announced a 1,133 to 902 vote amid ballots mailed April 13. Sponsors claim over half of 320,000 signatures needed to place the measure on the November ballot.
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San Francisco
UPI
The
Bar Association of San Francisco
Association
Charles H. Clifford
Man faces manslaughter charge in Eureka shooting
California motorist Robert Buril Hahn, 42, of Bayside, is set for a Superior Court arraignment on manslaughter charges for the fatal shooting of motorcyclist William Smith, 37, of Westhaven. Smith’s body was found near Highway 101 after his bike lay on the opposite shoulder. Hahn, held on 10090 bail, was moved from Arcata to Humboldt County Jail following arrest after a combined Arcata Police and California Highway Patrol investigation.
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Eureka
California
Pattaman
Robert Buril Hahn
Bayside
Superior
Hahn
Arcata
Humboldt County
William Smith
Westhaven
Mer Marine
Simpson Lumber Co
Gary Bales
Habri
417 Department
California ‘Highway Patrol
William Arroggiaro
University of the Pacific halts campus rock concerts after fatal shooting
Stockton police say Gary Lemmons was killed by a single 31 caliber bullet during a rock show at UOP football stadium attended by 26 000 fans featuring Ten Years After Tower of Power and others. Fletcher Todd, 24, was arrested. UOP President Stanley McCaffrey vows no more campus concerts saying crowds are too large.
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Stockton
Calif
UPI
University of the Pacific
UOP
Gary Lemmans
Modesto
Tower of Power
Turkey
Fletcher D. Todd
Lemmons
Todd
Flying Skulls
Bill Graham
San Fran
Stanley
McCaffrey
Drownings Reported In Northern California Waters
Two drownings occurred in separate weekend mishaps in Northern California. Westey Snider, 24, a Navy man at Moffett Field, disappeared while fishing and was not found after searches on the Consumnes River. Sgt. Olle Mayo, 45, Beale Air Force Base, drowned in Dry Creek during a rescue attempt. his son DeWayne Mayo was saved and his father’s body later recovered near Beale. Patricia St. 5, of East Nicolaus, was recovered from Feather River on April 2.
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United Press
California
Feather River
el Dorado County
Consumnes River
Westey Snider
Moffett Air Force Base
Sacramento
Hin
Olle Otis Mayo
Beale ‘Air Force’ Base
Dry Creek
Fis
DeWayne E. Mayo
Beale Capehart
Patricia St. 5
East Niccolaus
Exciting river trip ends in death on Indian River rapids
Two young men rafted the Indian River Rapida from Indian Lake Dam toward North River. One, David Oujerd, 23, of Passaic NJ, died after exposure and a companion was hospitalized in Glen Falls NY. The survivor aided in a dawn search and recounted waking at daybreak to reboard. An autopsy was ordered to determine the second death.
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Glen Falls
UPI
Indian River Rapida
David Oujerd
Passaic
Glen ‘Falls
W Hospital
Oujero
North River
Urey
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