State car pollution tests show imports under scrutiny
Los Angeles Basin figures for 1971 model cars show Volkswagen and other brands flunking state pollution limits in hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides. California tests, conducted by engine size, reveal higher readings for underpowered and older vehicles, with CHP poised to enforce roadside checks while a loophole allows failure to be attributed to worn engines rather than faulty equipment.
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State Air Resources Board
Volkswagen
Californa
California Highway Patrol
USC
Ex-Beret recounts atrocity allegations against U S helicopters
Former Green Beret Steve Noetzel testified before antiwar lawmakers about a 12 Viet Cong prisoners killed when dropped from U S helicopters in the delta. He said Americans flew the helicopters while South Vietnamese guards protected the prisoners and that the Army was investigating the case.
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Washington
UPD
Green Berets
House Committee
U.S
Army
Noetzel
Delta
U.S. Reagan Rift Over CRLA Compliance Details
The article outlines a dispute between the Reagan administration and CRLA over compliance with OKO statutes and guidelines. It notes Reagan’s statements on funding program status, a commission to study CRLA and rural legal aid, and letters between officials including Williamson, Lee, Currie, and California state representatives regarding investigation roles and witness access.
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Richard Franzen
OKO
Washington
Carlucci
Reagan
Commission
Robert B. Williamson
Maine Supreme Court
Robert B. Lee
Colorado Supreme Court
George R. Currie
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Lettucecott moratorium extended in farm labor dispute
The United Farm Workers Organizing Committee extends the five day moratorium on lettuce boycotts in Salinas and King City as talks continue with Bud Antle Lettuce Farms. Some growers already signed with Chavez union while others rely on Teamsers Union contracts.
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Salinas
UPI
Cesar Chavez
Farm Workers Union
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
Afl-Cio
UFWCC
King City
Jerry Cohen
Delano
Cohen
UFWOC
Chavez
Teamsers
Los Angeles County budget faces welfare driven tax rise
County budget totals to 2.64 billion dollars with welfare costs rising 54 percent and state health cuts squeezing services. Will cites inflation and downturn as limits on trimming, predicts one in six residents on welfare by July 1 and welfare funding dominating the tax increase.
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Will
Los Aneles County
Wills
THE
Black Admiral Gravely’s Career Highlights and Family Life
The Navy’s first Black wartime ship commander since the Civil War, Admiral Gravely, commanded the destroyer escort Falcon and the destroyer Taussig. He rose from World War II service to lead in Pearl Harbor and Korea, and his life philosophy centers on living for today. He and his wife Alma reside in Chula Vista with sons Robert and Novid.
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Long Beach Naval Shipyard
J. PT
Navy
Paul Green
Thomas Parham
Air Force
Daniel James
Army
Frederick Davidson
Gravely
Toledo
Korea
Salgent
Pearl Harbor
Virginia Union University
Richmond
Naval Reserve
Columbia University
Chita Vista
Gravelys
San Diego
Tracy
Alma
Robert
Novid
Hundreds of National Guard Ordered to Fort Meade for May 3 5 Protests
The District of Columbia National Guard will deploy about 1400 troops to Fort Meade Maryland next week at the request of the Justice Department to handle potential disruptions during the May 3 to 5 protests by the People’s Coalition for Peace and Justice. Demonstrations continued in Washington with several arrests and acts of protest in Congress and at National Draft Headquarters as participants urged opposition to the draft and called for amnesty for draftees. Names of demonstrators and specific actions varied across scenes in Capitol Hill offices and government buildings.
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District of Columbia National Guard
Ft. Meade
Washington
Justice Department
People’s Coalition For Peace and Justice
Congress
Interior Department
Rawling Park
Capitol Hill
Senate
Hugh Scott
Virginia
William Spong
D-Va
Spong
Barry M Goldwater
R-Ariz
Leonard Killgore
Goldwater
Capitol Police
National Draft Headquarters
Tarr
Selective Service
Nixon
Merle Snyder
Goshen
Ind
Jeff Fox
Grinnell College
Janet Alexander
Marlene Simon
Chicago
Ky favors Reds joining in elections
Harold Willens, a businessman who accompanied Rep. Paul McCloskey to South Vietnam, said in Los Angeles that Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky told him he favors Communist participation in the October 3 elections. Willens reported Ky also believes a military victory is no longer possible.
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Paul McCloskey
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Harold Willens
Los Angeles
Willens
Hhe
Saigon
Deputy slain in mountain traffic stop and motorist wounded
Trinity County Sheriff Deputy Bill Jackson was shot and died en route to a Redding hospital after stopping a motorist in a mountain community. The motorist was wounded by a CHP officer. suspect name not released.
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Salyer
UPD
Trinity County Sheriff's
CHP
Bill Jackson
Redding
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OLO
California
CRLA
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