Ray Claims Lawyers Sought Movie Rights
James Earl Ray says he was pressured into pleading guilty to kill Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to protect life story and movie rights worth millions. He asks a federal court to void contracts with Percy Foreman and William Bradford Huie, claiming Foreman planned not to let him testify.
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Job Corps centers cut as Shultz reshapes program
Labor Secretary George P. Shultz announced the closure of 59 Job Corps centers, part of integrating the five year old program into the Labor Department. The move, costing about 65 million, aims to shift training focus from conservation to a broader Comprehensive Manpower Plan while ensuring current trainees finish.
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Nine State Centers to Be Closed
Labor Secretary George P. Shultz announces the closure of eight California Job Corps centers and the lone remaining Los Angeles women’s center as part of a broader plan to consolidate by creating 30 in city or near city centers. He cites high costs, poor outcomes, and low urban reach, noting 28 percent of enrollees came from metro areas and that dropout rates remain high.
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GOP Names Ex Newsman Al Donner Public Information Officer
Former Fairfield Daily Republic editor Al Donner was appointed public information officer for the Republican State Central Committee of California. The committee met in Newport Beach. Donner previously covered city hall politics in Solano County and worked for the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
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Kennedy Lands Alaskan GOP Team and Publicity Critique
Senator Edward Kennedy praised Alaska Republicans Howard Pollock and Ted Stevens during a bus tour of Eskimo villages. Three GOP senators left the trip calling it a publicity stunt paid by taxpayers, while Kennedy and Mondale continued with the Alaska visit addressing education and native issues.
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UPI
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Okla
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Ohio
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Bellmon
Saxbe
IRS Warns Taxpayers to Avoid Haste in Filing
The IRS warns about eight million Americans rushing to file before the April 15 deadline. By April 4 about 45 million returns had been filed, with 27.5 million refunds totaling 5.4 billion. Common errors include math mistakes and omitting items, plus many forgot their Social Security numbers or signatures.
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UPS
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
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Democrats Face Shakeup as Coalitions Reconsider
California Democrats debate abandoning old coalitions for a new coalition focused on life quality. Key figures include S I Hayakawa of San Francisco State College, with insiders saying he might seek US Senate or governor as a Democrat amid party restructuring and next year’s elections.
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Joe) Holsinger
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California
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Malnutrition Found Across Income Groups in Survey
Washington UPI reports Dr. Arnold E. Schaefer of the U S Public Health Service says obesity affects about half of adult women across all income levels and poor diets drive weight gain. The nationwide nutrition survey also notes severe dental decay iron and vitamin deficiencies in children and teens, with anemia rates stable in recent years.
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UPI
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U.S. Public Health Service
Schaefer
Man Hurt in Campus Bombing at UC Santa Barbara
Devar O. Sharp, 55, a maintenance man living at the faculty club, was critically injured when a home made time bomb exploded as he picked it up inside the UC Santa Barbara campus. The blast caused about 1000 dollars in club damage and left glass doors shattered and walls charred.
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University of California
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University
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Self-inflicted Gas Explosion Kills Fremont Man
Police say a predawn blast at a two bedroom stucco house killed 62 year old Leslie Worcester and injured a neighbor child. Chief Earl McDaris reports Worcester attempted to asphyxiate himself by disconnecting the main gas line and filling the home with fumes.
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