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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1976
Page
8
The Harris case returns to court as defense attorney Weinglass seeks a mistrial with prejudice. Juror No 6 faced questions over alleged bias after a juror built a noose in the jury room. Judges note the matter is personal and will be dealt with during deliberations.
SAN FRANCISCO AP A man imprisoned nine years for rape and murder asked the California Supreme Court to free him while the state argues to cancel his parole. William Archie Fain seeks a writ of habeas corpus claiming a Court of Appeals stay is unlawful. He was convicted of first degree murder and related counts for a 1967 Stanislaus County case. A parole date was set but reconsideration hearings followed. A stay was granted July 26, and Fain argues amended 1978 law provides for release pending appeal.
A flash flood along a 30 mile stretch of US 34 obliterated roads and washed away mountain homes motels resorts and camps near Rocky Mountain National Park. Governor Lamm said 200 to 410 people remained in the canyon with more than 800 rescued on Sunday. The disaster marked Colorado statehood day and could cost about 10 million to rebuild the vanished highway.
Influenza like illness linked to a Legion convention in Philadelphia killed several attendees and sickened many others. Victims ranged 39 to 82, with officials noting rapid onset after returning home. Authorities ruled out food poisoning and described the outbreak as flu like, urging hospital care for those showing symptoms.
Jeannie Barton said she was shocked and saddened when Judge Mark Brandler questioned her credibility after she testified about juror impartiality. Barton criticized the jury selection as biased and said Brandler and prosecutor Sam Mayerson feared mistrial and defended their actions.
A special team is formed to test a theory that gas from a Viking Mars soil sample results from unique photochemistry. Scientists seek explanations between Martian life and nonliving reactions as gas emission plateaus after rapid initial rise and ongoing nutrient tests.
Assemblyman Mike Cullen pitched coastal protection legislation as imperfect yet similar to two other bills, urging a Senate Assembly conference committee and compromise. The measure faced strong opposition from the Coastal Zone Conservation Commission, the Planning and Conservation League, Sierra Club, PACE, and Realtors, who argued over balance between environment and economy and compensation for property impacts. The Brown administration backed bill by Sen. Jerry Smith faces a Monday vote in the Assembly Committee on Resources, Land Use, and Energy.
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