Lawman's Tombstone Epitaph Sparks Libel Suit in Weaverville
Judge Harold Underwood ordered removal of a cemetery stone in Weaverville until libel questions resolve. Trinity County Grand Jury had ruled Sgt. John Howard justified in the 1944 shooting of jail escapee Leon Whitfield, after Whitfield's father placed the epitaph.
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Harold Underwood
Weaverville
Reding
Trinity County Grand Jury
Sgt
John Howard
Leon Whitfield
Howard
Whitfield
College bargaining bill advances in California Assembly
SACRAMENTO (UPI) A bill to grant collective bargaining rights to employees of the University of California and the state university and college systems advanced in the Assembly Ways and Means Committee by an 11-7 vote. The bill would extend existing rights from kindergarten through junior colleges to most state higher education employees, with the Educational Employment Relations Board administering the process.
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UPI
University of California
Howard Sermon
Beverly Hills
Berman
Educational Employment Relations Board
Vicencia
D. Beltawer
ULC
Thy State University
State land board probe ties Shapell to land deals
Sacramento reports detail Nathan Shapell, Little Hoover Commission chair, leading a lengthy inquiry into the California Department of Transportation while his firm Shapell Industries engaged in land purchases and condemnations totaling about 4.1 million dollars since 1965. Shapell insists his company involvement does not affect his official duties as chairman. The commission faces a conflict of interest code decision amid court fights and calls from Gov. Brown to disclose economic interests.
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UPI
Little Hoover Commission
Nathan Shapell
California Department of Transportation
Large Bore Construction
Department
Shapell Industries
Shapell
Mie
Nate Shapell
Commission
Fair Political Practices Commission
Edrard G. Bown Jr
Lille Hoover Commission
Regents Appoint Four To UC Board And Other Actions
The Governor appoints John Henning Stanky Sheinbawr and Yamtada Wada to the UC Board of Regents. Nine Native American Heritage Commission members named with Stephen Riis named executive director. Senate no major action. Assembly committees approve mansion funding and extend collective bargaining rights for UC and state systems. The U.S. Senate is asked to modify a treaty on unitary tax. Los Angeles voters gain say on a $1 billion downtown redevelopment project.
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Governor Regents
John Henning
Stanky Sheinbawr
Yamtada Wada
University of California Board of Regents
Heritage
Native American Heritage Commission
Stephen Riis
San Juan Capistrano
Senate
Ansembly
U.S. Senate
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