Proposition 9 foes spark debate over campaign disclosures
Riverside assemblyman Walt Ingalls fights Common Cause over campaign contributions tied to Proposition 9. He argues disclosure oversteps rights while supporters note 72 percent of his $32 000 funding came from outside his district. The columnist comments on public financing and disclosure while noting Watergate era sentiment.
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Driverside
Common Cause
Joan Patton
Riverside
Ingalls
California
Common Catge
Kissinger contempt citation dropped amid briefing
The House intelligence committee dropped its contempt citation against Secretary Henry Kissinger after an oral briefing from White House aides. The panel said it had received substantial compliance on details of covert action recommendations spanning a 14 year period. Rep Otis Pike called the move moot and described the briefing as a compromise.
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Washington
Pike
White House
State Department
Mansfield says Stevens could win Senate confirmation soon
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said the chamber may confirm John Paul Stevens to the Supreme Court before adjournment. He cited no opposition and noted the Judiciary Committee already approved Stevens after two days of hearings. If a senator requests a hold, Mansfield expects only a short delay of a few days.
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UPI
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Mike Mansfield
John Paul Stevens
Congress
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Mansfield
Soliah Freed as Death Penalty Not Sought in Bank Robbery Case
Sacramento district attorney John Price announced no prosecution of Steven Soliah in the fatal Symbionese Liberation Army linked bank robbery. He cited insufficient evidence to identify the triggerman who killed Myrna Opsahl and said the case will be referred to federal authorities.
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Sacramento
UPI
John Price
Steven Soliah
Myrna Opsahl
Loch Ness Monster photos claim new reptile species Nessiteras rhom bopteryx
Dr. Robert Rines and Sir Peter Scott present three photographs and two drawings in Nature claiming a 46 to 62 foot largh reptile with a 9 to 12 foot neck and a small horned head. They suggest Nessie could be a landlocked ice age survivor with a possible population of 30 monsters.
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UPI
Robert Rines
Boston
Peter Scott
Nature
Scotland
David Davies
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Rines
Nessie Ting
Amittee
British Museum of Natural History
Loch
English boy ends Israel stay to be adopted by uncle
12 year old Lee Barrett returned to Britain after rejection by his mother and stepfather in Israel. Actor Chaim Topol helped him on the flight to London where his uncle Christopher McArdle awaited at Heathrow to discuss adoption. Barrett had lived with his grandmother after his father left and questioned why no one wanted him.
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UPI
Israel
Britain
Lee Barrett
Chaim Topol
Christopher McArdle
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Barrett
Smuggling Ring Busted In Baja California Seizure
Nine people arrested as authorities seized 34 million benzedrine pills with a $1.6 million street value along with three rifles a shotgun three pistols 231 rounds of ammo seven cars and $18000. The operation was led by Tijuana figure Leonardo Garcia Gutierrez. Suspects include Sanzo Ochoa and three Californians Daniel Lepper Felix Beltran Leon and Federico Garcia Chavez.
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Ensenada
Mexico
Luis Ramirez Garcia
Tijuana
Leonardo Garcia Gutierrez
Sanzo Ochoa
Daniel Lepper
Chula Vista
IRA gunmen hold couple as siege enters fourth day
Irish Republican Army gunmen continue to hold Mr. and Mrs. John Matthews in their downtown Dublin home. Police search for a possibly escaped gang member as the captors refuse food and any communication, maintaining a stony silence through the siege.
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London
UPI
Irish Republican Army
John Matthews
Matthews
Teens Injured After Car Crash on Temescal Avenue
Two 15 year olds Bradley Price and Kim Cassel were walking to Norco High when a driver with a shaken grip hit the gas after fishtailing. Price pushed Cassel away to shield her as the car struck, dragged him and fence, then he was freed and hospitalized with serious injuries. Carl Gallardo Jr. faced no citation. Local residents urge more stop signs and police presence.
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First Street
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Bradley K.price
Corona
Kim S. Cassel
First St
Norco
Norco High
Temescal
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E. Gay
Coplen
Price
Copten
Corona Community Hospital
City Hall
Gerri Taylor
Norco Elementary
Norco Junior High
Taylor
Norco Elementary Pta
Corona Planning Commission Sets Hearing for Beer at Shell Service Station
At a January planning meeting the Corona Planning Commission scheduled a similar use hearing for a Shell Service Station at McKinley and Riverside Freeway to sell beer and packaged foods with gasoline. The M 1 zoned site seeks a commission ruling permitting the off sale of beer alongside automotive items. The hearing was granted without debate after Shell Oil Co proposed the plan citing customer convenience and precedent at other stations.
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Shell
McKinley
Riverside Freeway
LeMoyne S. Badger
Riverside
Shell Oil Company
Freeway
Car Wash for Musketeers Fundraiser at YMCA
The Musketeers Jr Hi Y Club plans a Saturday car wash at the YMCA from noon to 3 PM. The seventh grade boys meet weekly to plan activities and fund a trip to Yosemite scheduled for January.
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Musketeers Jr. Hi
Yosemite
Vapor Control Law Extended To Riverside As Board Acts
The State Air Resources Board moves to expand gasoline vapor control procedures from San Diego to Riverside and other urban areas. The plan requires 90 percent fume capture at service stations using vacuum assisted systems, with full operation expected in major cities within 18 months.
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San Diego
Riverside County
State Air Resources Board
Tom Quinn
San Diego County
San Diego County Air Pollution Controls Board
Atlantic Richfield
Union Oil
Mobile Oil
Minister seeks 125000 for false arrest in Corona case
John Mercurio an ordained minister who visits Corona filed a 125000 claim against the city alleging false arrest after a wakeful night in a parked home built camper at Corona’s East Sixth Street city park. A Corona Municipal Court judge found insufficient evidence and Mercurio says police harassment followed.
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Corona
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East Sixth Street
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