Policemen and judges clash over drug case sentencing
Police and prosecutors defend tough sentencing while judges critique dismissals and plea bargains in narcotics cases. They discuss bail practices, informant protection, and the impact of marijuana and pills on youth, with County officials noting rising arrests and varied rehabilitation ideas.
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Galicéman
California Youth Authority
San Leandro
Purehio
Jeffrey Sail
Alameda County
District Attorney's Office
Purchia
Sai
Jeffrey
South County
Capt Kelly
Comet Sightings Promised For January Skies
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory reports a bright naked-eye comet, Tago Sato Kosaka, visible mid January across the country after Christmas. Located near the Scorpio cluster, its southern position delays U.S. visibility until after the holidays and it stays through February. Named for three Japanese discoverers, it was found Oct. 10.
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Cambridge
Mass
UPI
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Tago-Sato-Ko- Saka
Smithsonian
United States
Manson in Secure Isolation Ahead of Trial
Charles Manson, leader of the cult linked to Sharon Tate murders, is held under maximum security in an isolated cell at Los Angeles County Central Jail. He is due back in court December 22 to enter a plea while remaining separated from other inmates for safety and to prevent communication. The transfer from Inyo County followed auto theft charges, with proceedings tied to the Manson Family case including Susan Atkins set to plead next Tuesday.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Charles Manson
Sharon ‘Tate
Iso
Old Manson
Mets
Manon
Jall
Inyo County
Independence
Calif
Manson
Tate
Lena LaBlanca
Susan Denise Atkins
Pro-Nixon Rally Fizzles in Boston Coldly Attended
A veterans rally in Boston drew about 100 people instead of the hoped 50 000 to 70 000, despite clear weather and holiday shoppers in the Common. Organizer Homer Ford of Gardner said the turnout fell short of expectations while noting supporters traveled from southern Maine and central Massachusetts.
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Boston
UPT
Nixon
Boston Common
Homer
Ford
Gardner
American Legion
Veterans of For
Eign Wars
Vietnam
Maine
Massachusetts
Massive California storm floods coastline as three men die
Twenty foot breakers devastate a three unit beachfront home and a $50,000 house at Mandalay Beach while high seas claim three lives in separate boating accidents. Rescue crews distribute sandbags as water covers basements and walls buckle along Rincon Point and U S Highway 101.
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Oxnard
Calif
UPI
California
Mandalay Beach Road
Pacific Ocean Highway
U. S. Wl
Rincon Point
Santa Barbara
Fire Department
Civil Defense
Nicholas Bratses
Richard G. Miller
San Diego
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