Defiant Southlanders Defend Water Ways On Shortage
Residents waste water on a Belmont Heights street spraying a sports car as drought concerns rise. Mission Viejo area developers resist a State Water Resources Control Board order to halt filling a 1.25 billion gallon artificial lake, arguing moral and local duties. Philip Reilly, company president, initially refused then agreed to shut the pipes on March 3.
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Supreme Court rejects Manson bid for review
The U S Supreme Court refused to hear Charles Manson's appeal of his 1969 Tate LaBianca murder conviction. California's high court had upheld his conviction for seven murders and death sentence later commuted to life. Lawyers argued trial errors and media manipulation tainted the case. Manson remains in prison with parole eligibility not assured.
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Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Deukmejian fires at Brown and Marks over death penalty drive
In Sacramento Senate Republican leader George Deukmejian accuses Gov. Brown and Sen. Milton Marks of thwarting capital punishment by backing a life without parole measure. He says failure to enact a death penalty would reflect the will of the people and could block veto overruns. Marks’s bill narrowly failed in the Senate last Thursday.
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Gray Davis
Davis
County budget maintains property tax line for 1977-78
Los Angeles County supervisors received a 3.5 billion spending plan for 1977-78 that keeps property taxes unchanged, trims staffing, and avoids major program cuts. The package totals 3.1 billion for County General Fund, 110.9 million for Special Funds, and 256.6 million for Special Districts, up 6.7 percent from last year.
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County General Fund
Hufford
RTD to hike bus fares by five cents on July first
Associated Press reports Southern California Rapid Transit District plans a five cent fare increase to 40 cents for one zone to another and 80 cents for a two to three zone ride. Senior citizen fares would rise 10 percent and monthly passes would double from $4 to $8 and $44 to $16 under the deficit driven proposal.
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RTD
Jack Gilstrap
Gilstrap
Carter backs hospital cost controls amid health reform shift
President Carter urged Congress to curb hospital costs and backed a hospital cost proposal targeting about 6,000 general care hospitals. The move signals possible delay or abandonment of a costly national health insurance plan, with administration and Congress weighing long term prospects.
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Carter
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Carter Administration
GM to compensate 128000 owners over wrong engine in 1977 cars
General Motors offered credits toward new cars or long term warranties to about 128,000 owners after reports of Chevrolet engines placed in 1977 Olds Buick Pontiac and Chevrolet models. The plan follows lawsuits across multiple states and mirrors a New York agreement.
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General Motors
Elliott M. Estes
Chicago
California
New York
Weather outlook for beaches and inland areas
Fair and partly cloudy today with highs in the upper 60s at the beaches and around 70 inland. Complete regional forecast available on Page B4.
Pygmies Withdrawn From Zaire Campaign in Shaba
The government of Zaire pulled an estimated 150 to 300 pygmy bowmen from the southeastern Shaba Province operation against rebels. Army officers cited thick elephant grass and the pygmies’ preference for talking over fighting as reasons for the withdrawal.
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Shaba
Bell stands by FBI trial against Kearney amid morale concerns
Attorney General Griffin Bell asserted he will prosecute FBI man John Kearney despite FBI Director Kelley urging reconsideration. Bell said the ruling upholds the rule of law and noted the indictment stems from allegedly illegal mail openings and wiretaps. He spoke after a briefing with Kelley and agents who warned morale suffers from the prosecutions.
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Inmate author gets life.
An inmate has been sentenced to life imprisonment after a criminal case, reported on page A-4. The article details the conviction, courtroom outcomes, and the judge's ruling, with emphasis on the length of the sentence and charges. The report notes the defendant's identity and the party involved in the case as listed in the public record.
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