Nixon forms new drug abuse unit
President Nixon created the Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement and named Customs Commissioner Miles J. Ambrose to head it. The executive order enables a coordinated attack on street level heroin peddling using nine regional offices and grand juries, pooling intelligence for federal, state, and local agencies. The plan, praised as a balanced comprehensive approach, aims to cut drug traffic and support treatment and research with increased federal spending.
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UPI
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Miles J. Ambrose
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Serimer
New York
San Leandro weighs new noise control ordinances
San Leandro officials consider two proposed noise ordinances to curb disturbances without requiring victims to reveal their identities. City Attorney Glenn Forbes presents options as the planning commission schedules a February 14 work session to discuss replacing the current rule that forces sufferers to file complaints.
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City Alty
Glenn Forkes
Forbes
No loss of credential in pot case
San Francisco report: The California Court of Appeal ruled that a conviction for possession of marijuana is not sufficient grounds to revoke a teaching credential. The decision, tied to Arthur Comings’ 1967 case, concerns an Oakland teacher whose credential was revoked in 1969 after a guilty plea.
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Ohlone College
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Alameda County
Lilley
Arthur T. Comings
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San Diego
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Fuecoat
Hope for life to return through cryogenic preservation
A Montreal father seeks revival for his 6 year old daughter Genevieve who died after a long illness in Los Angeles. Experts at Cryonic Society of California packed her body in ice and replaced her blood with dimethyl sulfoxide before cooling to minus 220 degrees and storing in a cryogenic vacuum bottle.
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Guy de la Poterie
Montreal
Genevieve
Cryonic Society of California
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Los Angeles Area
Warm air ends brief South County snow spell
An influx of warmer air from the south was expected to quickly end South County's brief snow visit. As of midday, hills in Fremont and the Livermore Valley still showed new coats of snow from a Northern California storm. Forecasters predicted rising rain chances tonight and tomorrow with daytime highs in the 50s and statewide thaw continuing as Mt Tamalpais and Mt Diablo were forecast to receive more snow. Power outages and lines were reported across Marin, San Francisco, Las Gatos, the Santa Cruz Mountains, and Mt Diablo, with automatic systems restoring service in most areas by yesterday evening.
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Mt.Diablo
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Marin
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Las Gatos
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Lake and Mendocino
Pay price controls stay in place amid public confusion
Washington reports the Nixon administration will keep pay and price controls until they work, but public understanding lags. The Internal Revenue Service logged 117000 inquiries in the week ending Jan 18 mainly about rents, as rules grow more complex. A 40 page booklet from the US Superintendent of Documents outlines current regulations as of Jan 1, with further rulings continuing.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Gloomy Weekend Weather Forecast for South County
A gloomy weekend is forecast with cloudy skies and rain chances. Tonight the rain probability is about 40 percent and tomorrow about 4 percent. Temperatures will rise with tomorrow’s high around the mid 50s and tonight’s low in the 40s. More weather on page one.
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South County
Dumbarton roadblock looms over bridge rebuild plans
Peninsula lawmakers threaten new obstacle to the Dumbarton Bridge reconstruction. Division of Bay Toll Crossings officials, including chief engineer R Foley, say only preliminary design work is underway as they await Toll Bridge Authority decisions on traffic routing.
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Dumbarton Bridge
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Foley
Ram
Toll Bridge Authority
Paper Frankenstein haunts Hy Linn Brown Dear School Principals
A Fremont parent laments school papers, tests and drawings filling his home and seeks less clutter. He questions if schools should manage trash and notes the burden of commenting on every child’s artwork while balancing praise with restraint. Back page, section two.
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Fremont
Stevenger
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