Women Drivers Rise as California Auto Registrations Climb
In California the DMV reports rising auto registrations and a growing share of female drivers. Total registrations reach 17.1 million with 11.8 million passenger cars, a 58 percent jump from last year. Men remain ahead, but women now hold 6.42 million licenses versus 1.38 million for men. The surge mirrors greater labor force participation and is expected to continue toward 1985. </S>
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Sacramento
California
State Department of Motor Vehicles
DMV
Court seals Tucson murder case as jury selection nears
In Tucson a Superior Court judge sealed the courtroom as jury selection begins in the second trial of John Harvey Adamson, 33, charged in the car bomb slaying of Don Bolles, an Arizona Republic reporter who investigated land fraud. The trial site was moved from Phoenix after a mistrial and venue fights.
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Tucson
Ariz
Don Bolles
Superior Court
Ben C. Birdsall
John Harvey Adamson
Phoenix
Adambon
Bolles
Arizona Republic
Birdsall
Kansas City
Pima County Sheriff's Deputies
Arizona Supreme Court
Adamson
William J. Schafer I
Schafer
G. Eugene Nell
Bollés
Poller
State road toll over Christmas rallies 23
SACRAMENTO AP Twenty three persons died in traffic accidents during the Christmas holiday, five fewer than in 1954. CHP credited patrols and fair weather for the lower toll, noting 11,000 overtime hours and 1,365 drunken driving arrests this year versus 2,065 last holiday. Milton cited improved safety and longer work hours as factors.
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Sacramento
California Highway Patrol
CHP
Kent Milton
California
Milton
Brown makes surprise Christmas visit to Norwalk hospital
Gov. Brown spent about four hours on Christmas Day at Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk talking with nearly a hundred patients who had no other visitors. He visited five wards and spoke with patients while his staff noted the trip was unpublicized.
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Sacramento
Gov. Brown
Metropolitan State Hospital
Norwalk
Gray Davis
Brown
Davis
Metropolitan
Camarillo
David Greenfeld
Lou Simpson
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Dac
Nears
San Diego
Minneapolis
Henry Landry
John Adamson
Norwalk Hospital
State Hospital
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Great Western
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America
Great Western Savings
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