Bank blast targets Berkeley Bank of America building
Police sought two men for questioning after a small explosion in a underground stairwell beneath a six story Telegraph Avenue financial center. No injuries. damage included shattered apartment windows and doors. Witnesses saw two men flee in a dark compact station wagon.
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David Syistra
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Sylstra
Bob Miller
FBI
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PUC approves shorter minimums for California calls
San Francisco AP report says Pacific Telephone customers will see higher charges for three minute conversations but lower minimums for one and two minute calls within California. Daytime one minute to Los Angeles rises to 1.37 dollars, one minute 0.59, two minutes 0.98, with new rates taking effect within a week.
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Pacific Telephone Co
California
State Public Utilities Commission
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Los Angeles
Renba Lil Theater Wins Nudity Case in Long Beach
In Long Beach Superior Court Judge Norman Dowds ruled in favor of Renba Lil Theater owners against Police Chief Ralph Kurtz. The ruling halts further arrests of dancers, finding city anti nudity ordinances preempted by state law and un enforceable, recognizing the performances as artful and expressive.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Norman Dowds
Long Beach
Ralph Kurtz
Laser designator LWLD tests target pinpointing in Culver City
A 13 pound lightweight laser designator called LWLD by Hughes Aircraft is aimed by an infantryman in Culver City to pinpoint targets for laser homing missiles. Hughes has delivered 12 engineering development units to the U.S. Army Electronic Command for lab tests.
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Hughes Aircraft Company
U.S. Army Electronic Command
Berkeley Bank Bombing Eyewitness Account Emerges
Mike Johnson, assistant editor of the Daily Review's Outdoor Outlook, describes a Berkeley Bank of America bombing scene last night. He recounts fleeing in his underwear, the crater in the garage door, shattered windows, and crowds forming as police warned bystanders away. He recalls the eerie carnivallike mood before reading a New York airport explosion headline.
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Daily Review
Berkeley
Capbella
N.Y
Forty Miles Difference in Nevada Pot Penalties
Las Vegas sheriff Ralph Lamb warned California tourists that Nevada will strictly enforce its marijuana laws despite California’s new policy. Under California rules, possession under an ounce may result in a citation, while Nevada imposes 1 to 6 years in prison and up to $2,000 fines for first offenses. Lamb pledged identical enforcement for locals and tourists and said undercover narcs will continue on the strip.
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Nev
UPI
Ralph Lamb
Nevada
Brown proposal to limit statewide voter pamphlets draws fire
Sacramento officials denounced Gov. Edmund Brown Jr plan to mail voter pamphlets only on request as a major regression. Critics noted 2.2 million pamphlets cost 22.5 million last year and questioned feasibility of a broad, on-demand system. Deputy Secretary of State Michael Gagan called it a trial balloon and said no decision has been made.
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UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Michael Gagan
March Fong EU
She
Brown
Gagan
Ms. Fu
Ms. el
People For Voting Rights
Secretary of State
Prison gang leader pleads innocent in shooting case
Los Angeles UPI reports James Harold Doc Holiday, reputed leader of the Black Guerilla Family, and Michael Cowans pleaded innocent to charges of killing two men and wounding two others in an execution style shooting. Winston Dowling, 31, and Matthew Thompson, 30, were found shot to death.
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Los Angeles
UPI
James Harold
Doc” Holiday
Michael Cowans
Winston Dowling
Matthew Thompson
Southern California doctors threaten strike over malpractice costs
SACRAMENTO UPS Southern Califor nia physicians threaten to withhold all but emergency care from New Year’s Day to protest rising malpractice insurance rates. Gov Brown aides say talks with doctors continue while unions reject admin plans. Hospital costs rise, elective surgeries slow, and Santa Monica Hospital shifts to a four day week as concerns grow.
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Sacramento
UPS
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Robert Gnaizda
Brown
Union of American Physicians
United Physicians of California
UPC
Gnaizda
Santa Monica
Little oD Lady Was The Culprit In Phone Prank
Santa Monica reported that a widow in her late fifties admitted making repeated silent calls to a man who later called back. Investigators traced the calls to a neighborhood house. she explained she sought to disrupt visits she believed involved other women. No charges were filed.
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Santa Monica
UPI
Acto
Counties warn of state budget cuts burdening LA with costs
Los Angeles county officials warned that state agency cuts could add about 25 million dollars annually to Medi Cal and welfare expenses shouldered by counties. The Board of Supervisors asked to meet Gov. Brown and authorized intervention in a Tulare County suit over homemaker funding, noting a 140 to 20 million shortfall nationally and 9 million in Los Angeles.
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UPI
Board of Supervisors
Edmund G. Brown Jr
John H. Larson
Los Angeles
Tulare
Brown
Los Angeles County
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