MIT and Caltech Electric Cars Reach Halfway in Race
MIT and Caltech cars struggle toward the halfway point in the trans continental electric car race. MIT towed 22 miles into Joplin for a recharge as both teams report battery and motor troubles. The contest aims to prove feasibility of non smog producing vehicles.
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Pasadena
UPI
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joplin
MIT
Caltech
Weatherford
Okla
Amarillo
Tex
Here
Cambridge
Mass
Kidnapped GI Fugitives Searched In Coalinga Hills
An 18 year old soldier who hijacked a police pickup fled into rugged hills south east of Coalinga. Fresno County Sheriff says David Chaverria of Klamath Falls Ore is wanted on AWOL charges. The officer John McCarter escaped unharmed. A helicopter from Lemoore NAS and CAP planes aided the search in 120 degree terrain.
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John McCarter
Greenfield
Fresno County
Lemoore Naval Air Station
Civil Air Patrol
Fresno
Five Day Row Ends in Slaying
A five day argument over food at a Los Angeles birthday party ended in a shooting. James Riley, 22, died on arrival at Morning Side Hospital after a gunshot to the chest. His wife Mitchell Riley, 21, was booked on suspicion of murder after witnesses said the couple argued since the party for their year old son Andre. Mitchell said Riley threatened her and she fired once in self defense with a .22 revolver.
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Los Angeles
James Riley
Morningside Hospital
Mitchell
Sybil Brand Institute
Andre
Riley
Foster Home Pay Increase Is Vetoed
SACRAMENTO CA Governor Reagan vetoed a bill to raise foster home payments from 80 to 115 dollars monthly, calling it too costly. He signed a separate measure boosting institutional and foster care payments from 80 85 to 100 dollars per month where federal funds cover part of the support.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
76, Lost, He Saves Himself
A 76-year-old deer hunter missing since Wednesday in rugged terrain walked out Friday. He scrambled roughly 20 miles after losing bearings then followed the Eel River to a ranger station near the Tehama Mendocino border. Temperatures ranged 102 to 105 in the shade as a 100-man search team worked Friday.
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Ukiah
Wiley Brooks
Brooks
Eel River
Tehama- Mendocino
Nine Day Bay Area Strike Ends as Workers Ratify Pact
In Martinez California a nine day strike by about 1000 Contra Costa County employees ended when the workers ratified a contract and returned to work. The agreement provides a 21 percent raise for all employees earning 53 dollars per month or less, in addition to a 5 percent raise approved earlier by the Board of Supervisors. Local 1 675 of the County Employes Union AFL CIO had sought a $50 across the board salary increase.
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Martinez
Contra Costa County
Edmund Linscheid
Board of Supervisors
Afl-Cio
Power's On Heat's Off in Sacramento
SMUD officials gave the go ahead for residents to turn air conditioners back on as 105 degree heat returned after a 48 hour crisis. Repairs on a large substation transformer were completed about 3 p.m. Wednesday. Authorities had urged conserving power.
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Sacramento
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
SMUD
Salary Law Exemption Sought for School Workers
Finance Director Caspar Weinberger said he will ask the federal government to exempt about 200 employees at the state schools for the blind and deaf from overtime pay rulings. He said misunderstandings caused fears of budget cuts, and officials aim to reverse Supreme Court and Labor Department rulings. A spokesman noted staff work six days a week on regular salaries even during vacations.
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Caspar Weinberger
Weinberger
Finance Department
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Labor Department
Yorty Signs Expanded Parade Control for L A
Mayor Sam Yorty signed a revised ordinance giving the police commission power to regulate parade routes sizes and speeds citywide. The measure expands control from downtown only, requires parade applications 40 days before events, and sets uniform rules for signs used along parade routes.
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LOS Angeles
CNL
Sam Yorty
Police Commission
UAW Cancels Mutual Aid Pact With IAM
The UAW voided its mutual assistance pact with the IAM citing repeated violations. In a telegram to IAM president P L Siemiller four senior UAW officers claimed IAM failed to cooperate in McDonnell Douglas talks and made a substandard settlement with Lockheed before a contract ended, risking lost wages for aerospace workers.
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International Association of Machinists
UAW
IAM
P. L. Siemiller
Walter Reuther
Emil Mazey
Leonard Woodcock
Pat Greathouse
McDonnell-Douglas
Los Angeles
Lockheed
California Expands Public Access to State Records
New law broadens access to documents held by state and local agencies. Assemblyman William T. Bagley says it ensures the publics business is conducted in public while exemptions protect certain records of the Legislature and governor. Governor Reagan supports broader openness but notes exemptions remain for pending lawsuits and governor office documents.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
William T. Bagley
San Rafael
Reagan
Bagley
California
Tom, Dick and
Harry
Richard J. Colwig
P. Atherton
Reagan vetoes Mr. X welfare incentive bill in California
Sacramento report states Governor Reagan vetoed the Mr. X proposal that would have aided AFDC families whose members earn less at full time work than on welfare. Assemblyman Eugene Chappie noted a Sacramento case where a man loses 100 dollars monthly by taking a job. Reagan cited a prior AFDC work incentive law as enough to remove the need for the demonstration project.
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Sacramento
UPS
Ronald Reagan
Eugene Chappie
R-Cool
AFDC
Chappie
Sac
Ramento County
Santa Clara
Reagan
Reagan Eyes Relocation Funds for California
Gov. Ronald Reagan proposes California to join a federal program that pays cash bonuses to families displaced by highway construction. The plan, echoed by a state bill he sponsored, aims to bridge gaps between compensation and the cost of a comparable replacement home and to cover higher moving costs.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Court Reporters Accused of Fraud in West Covina
A group of veteran court reporters at the Citrus Municipal Court in West Covina are suspended from their duties amid fraud accusations. The action involves multiple reporters and centers on alleged misreporting and related misconduct at the court.
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West Covina
CNS
Citrus Municipal Court
Employe Ordinance Nears Ok by County Supervisors
A three member Employe Relations Committee outlines ground rules for collective bargaining and grievances as 24 technical revisions are finalized. The measure, approved by personnel, counsel, the CAO and the County Federation of Labor, could be adopted Tuesday. Municipal Court Judge Winthrop Johnson suspended staff after an audit suggested payroll padding, including duplicates and fictitious cases, with reporters paid $50 daily.
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Los Angeles County
Benjamin Aaron
Board of Supervisors
Department of Personnel
County Federation of Labor
Winthrop Johnson
Johnson
Pomona
Roland Brownsberger
Citrus Court
Brothers Admit Firefight Near Beach Menace
Two San Pedro brothers, Joseph Brennan aged 21 and Donald Brennan aged 19, were fined 100 dollars each after pleading guilty to discharging firearms within city limits. Police said they fired more than 200 rounds toward a Cabrillo Beach area from their Bluff Place apartment, injuring no one, with initial charges reduced from assault with a deadly weapon to a misdemeanor.
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San Pedro
Cabrillo Beach
Joseph Edward Brennan
Donald
Bluff Place
Brennan Brothers
California YAF Opens Weekend Convention in Los Angeles
Members of California Young Americans for Freedom opened a weekend convention at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Dr. Max Rafferty, Republican senatorial nominee, addressed a YAF banquet Friday night. Speakers today include Gov. Ronald Reagan in the morning and U.S. Senator George Murphy who will keynote an awards banquet tonight at the Cocoanut Grove.
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Los Angeles
CNL
California
Young Americans For Freedom
Ambassador Hotel
Max Rafferty
Ronald Reagan
U.S
George Murphy
Cocoanut Grove
Cal Expo Eliminates Exec Officer
The California Exposition and Fair executive committee Friday eliminated the job of Executive Officer Stanley B. Fowler to boost efficiency. Attendance and revenues at the State Fair were cited as disappointing. The committee plans a September 30 session on personnel problems. Woodrow Miller noted the new site is pioneering while Andrew Lolli cited lower than projected betting on horse races.
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Sacramento
Stanley B. Fowler
State Department of General Services
Woodrow Miller
Andrew Lolli
General Services
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