City Council eases debt load for Long Beach Grand Prix
The Long Beach Grand Prix Association gains financial breathing room as the City Council, in a 5 to 1 vote, allows deferred city debt payments and backs a plan to have the convention bureau manage the event. A separate measure seeks amendments to pay off $400,000 from private sources, with city revenue shares replacing fixed guarantees.
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Manson followers sentenced for death threats
Sandra Good and Susan Murphy, linked to the Manson circle, received prison terms of 15 and five years respectively after being convicted of conspiring to mail threatening letters to business and government leaders. The cases reference the 1969 Tate killings and Fromme's 1975 gun incident.
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Patricia Hearst undergoes lung surgery in jail
In Redwood City Patricia Hearst, 22, said to be convicted of bank robbery, suffered a collapsed right lung in her jail cell and had minor surgery at Sequoia Hospital. Undersheriff Harold Barker reported she is stable and resting, with attorney Albert Johnson citing the event as life threatening yet resolved.
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Hearst recites 18 months underground in bank robbery case
Combined News Services reports Patricia Hearst described to FBI agents in San Francisco 18 months underground. She named SLA members William and Emily Harris and recounted a Sacramento bank robbery in which a woman was killed. Her statements raise questions about witness cooperation and potential further trials.
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Ford and Carter clash over 'ethnic purity' housing term
President Ford rejects the phrase ethnic purity while criticizing how federal housing law is applied. Carter defends his past use, apologizes, and gains support from MLK Sr at a Atlanta rally as both campaigns contend over open housing and integration. Ford reiterates he would never use the term and urges focus on practical policy.
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House panel backs curb on Saturday Night Specials
The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill to outlaw cheap handguns and impose jail terms for crimes using pistols. The measure would raise dealer license fees and require a 14 day waiting period for new pistol purchases, not affecting privately owned handguns. Chairman Redino said some Republicans pledged cooperation with Democrats.
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Senate passes new jobs bill in public works plan
The Senate approved a $5.3 billion public works jobs bill by a 54 to 24 vote, sending it to the House after Democrats increased the cost from the initial $2.5 billion version. Republican leaders warned of another likely veto by President Ford, who had rejected an earlier $1.1 billion measure.
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Ford says Kissinger remains top secretary of state
President Ford defended Henry Kissinger as one of the finest secretaries of state and said he would keep the post despite criticism. Ford urged patience on SALT talks with the Soviets, insisting negotiations would continue and that Kissinger remains an effective leader and popular in the country.
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San Francisco Strike Talks End Abruptly. Transit Pickets Rise
In San Francisco, municipal employee talks reached a definite impasse after a four minute meeting between hostile labor leaders led by Joseph Mazzola and the city negotiator. Meanwhile Golden Gate Transit bus drivers struck and set up picket lines at the ferry terminal in an unrelated dispute.
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Ferry
Clock Line Game Heard as Chance Based at Pike
Long Beach hearing on the Clock-O-Line game, once named Fawn, reviewed whether it is mainly chance or skill. Bank of America, executor of Kenneth Mumm’s estate, sought a license reapplication after Mumm’s 1973 death. license expired days after his 1978 passing. Experts testified that chance dominates the play, with a minor skill element, while a university study supported the same conclusion amid debates over enforcement and nearby competing games.
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Carson City
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Brugger
A. Langer
George Appleton
Long Beach State University
Independent Justice Department Probe on Sinatra Ties
The article notes the department ignored recommendations to probe Frank Sinatra’s alleged Mafia associations. It appears as the final piece in a series on Page A-8.
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