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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1976
Page
4
A defense-leaning psychiatrist who testified for Patricia Hearst urged probation for the convicted bank robber. Dr. Joel Fort said Hearst was a young first offender who did not commit violence and would benefit from probation and time served to aid rehabilitation and reintegration into normal life.
Patty Hearst, pale and thin, entered the San Mateo County courtroom for sentencing on her March 20 conviction. Judge Carter postponed final judgment, considering probation reports, psychiatric inputs, and possible cooperation with authorities. He urged Hearst to cooperate with federal psychiatrists as he weighs modifications to her sentence.
A five hour Los Angeles hearing led to a unanimous state board vote to take enforcement over refinery tank gaps blamed for hydrocarbon emissions at four Southland facilities. Officials dispute emission figures while outlining costly retrofit plans and potential tank phaseouts over months.
A Treasury probe found deference by Montoya and IRS officials in 1973 to block an audit of Montoya's 1972 tax returns while seeking to avoid appearances of punishing an IRS foe. The report notes no pressure by Montoya and cites good faith aims, with continued checks on disclosure of Montoya returns to the Washington Post.
The Fort administration has abandoned hopes of a nuclear arms agreement with the Soviet Union this spring. Officials say talks are not deadlocked but delayed, likely requiring another round and possibly Kissinger visiting Moscow to finish terms. A Brezhnev signing before November seems unlikely. In Sacramento, petitions for an initiative to relieve real property from most taxation were authorized. Karen Husemeyer of Pismo Beach is the proponent.
About 20 California state lawmakers received death threat letters Monday warning they would be killed if they did not vote for a bill. The letters, signed by the Black Tigers, referenced California blacks and an unaccredited law school measure. Capitol security suspects a Bakersfield writer with a history of rambling letters. investigators warned legislators not to ignore the threat.
California health director Jerome Lackner called Valium a described alcohol and urged stopping its Medi Cal prescriptions. He estimated about 152,000 prescriptions will cost roughly 1.4 million dollars this year, with 11.4 million pills for 2 million Medi Cal recipients.
The Ford administration invited Yugoslavia to submit a formal request to buy U S weapons including helicopters radar and navigation systems. Sources say the prospect of selling advanced antitank missiles to Yugoslavia has also been raised.
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