Southern California life style faces curbs on car use
Southern Californians must alter their mobile life style to cut energy use under President Carter's plan. FEA regional official Arntz notes sacrifices may be greater here due to high energy consumption, while Mayfield of the California Department of Transportation foresees inflation and shifts to airline travel. Officials see buses as a partial solution but doubt high speed rail will solve regional costs.
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Hayakawa Would Tax Gas Even More
California Senator Hayakawa criticizes President Carter's gasoline tax plan as too weak and urges a bigger levy to alter driving habits by 2 to 8 cents per gallon. He supports heating fuel conservation and alternative fuels but doubts natural gas price hikes spur new drilling.
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Carter pushes energy plan amid skeptical Congress
Washington AP Carter administration officials sought to sway public and lawmakers Thursday toward President Carter's energy package. White House aide Jody Powell defended a standby gasoline tax of up to 50 cents per gallon to curb consumption, while warning it may be avoided if goals are met. Powell said the tax would be a small penalty to motivate behavior and that a sixth news conference would air today. An Agriculture Department official warned full energy measures could raise food prices another 2 to 3 percent by 1980, depending on conservation success.
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Darkness Ends Night Game At The Big A
Power failure forced a postponement of the Thursday night A L game between the California Angels and the Chicago White Sox. Umpire in chief Bill Haller suspended play after Ralph Garr grounded out to short to open the game. Start had been delayed 20 minutes by a transformer blowout. One bank of lights in right field remained inoperative.
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Commerce chief urges restart of West Coast tuna fishing
Secretary Kreps pressed the West Coast tuna fleet to resume fishing, calling the current restrictions on porpoise bycatch reasonable. She spoke after Carter met with Western House members to discuss the tuna porpoise dispute. Star-Kist and Van Camp, major canners, announced shutdowns and layoffs, forcing reliance on foreign catch and cold storage.
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Life-term bill defeated in California Senate vote
California State Senate rejected 20 to 17 a bill to sentence murderers to life without parole. Senator Milton Marks touted hopes for a future vote, while opponent Senator John Briggs called the measure trash and warned it would turn prisons into jungles.
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Soviet bombers fly near U S coast in bold patrol
Soviet recon bombers crossed about 60 miles off the East Coast this week near the Saratoga and escort ships in international waters. U S F-4 fighters were scrambled from Seymour Johnson AFB but the Soviet TU95s veered away. Officials say the move unsettled some American officers despite no threat.
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Consumer prices ease in March but inflation lingers
Washington AP reports consumer prices rose six tenths of a percent in March, slower than February and January. Food and fuel pushes kept the annualized inflation near 10 percent for the quarter, with coffee and frozen orange juice leading price gains. economists say underlying inflation remains around 6 percent. Also, Gummo Marx, 84, died in Palm Springs, AP confirms.
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Watergate trio loses high court appeal
The Supreme Court declined to review the Watergate cover up convictions of John N. Mitchell H R Haldeman and John D Ehrlichman in a 5 2 vote last Friday NPR and court sources reported a reconsideration was planned at today s private session Burger Blackmun Powell voted to hear the case while Brennan Marshall Stewar t White and Stevens voted to refuse The Reuters NYT and NPR noted the presence of Nixon appointees shaping the split and the influence of Rehnquist s abstention due to prior friendship with Mitchell
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Weather outlook cloudy with 70s high
Cloudy conditions expected today with daytime temperatures in the low to mid 70s. Complete weather details are on Page C-10.
Social Security increases by 5.9 percent in July
About 35.5 million Americans on Social Security or Supplemental Security Income will see a 5.9 percent boost beginning July 1. The rise, tied to cost of living for the year ending March 31, will push the average elderly couple’s monthly benefit to 400 dollars and lift a retired worker living alone to 214 dollars.
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