California leaders urge year delay on offshore leases
California's two senators and a congressman urged a halt to federal offshore oil lease plans. Los Angeles County Supervisors passed a motion asking for a one year delay while a nationwide energy policy is formed. They prefer tapping Elk Hills and Alaska North Slope reserves to meet immediate needs.
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Alan Cranston
John Tunney
Alphonzo Bell
West Los Angeles
Elk Hills
Bakersfield
Alaska
Ford
James Hayes
Hayes
Beverly Hills
Interior Department
Cranston
Tunney and
Bell
Western Oil and Gas Association
Harry Morrison
WOGA
U.S
Dana Point
Wrigley kin slain nurse held in Atwater homicide
Nancy Atwater 50 wife of A G Atwater 65 a Corona del Mar resident and Wrigley family heir was found bludgeoned and stabbed in her home. Daniel Bedelian 40 Glendale male attendant hired to care for the invalid Atwater was arrested after detectives traced the murder to a Pacoima wrecking yard where the body was recovered in a cement filled drum. The case centers on a court hearing and a family dispute over Atwater's mental condition.
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Wrigley Family
A.G. Atwater
Corona del Mar
Perham Road
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Glendale
Atwater
Bedelian
Newport Beach
Pacoima
Mrs. Atwater
the Atwater
Jacobson
Unemployment forecast points to 8 percent in 1975
Greenspan tells Congress the jobless rate could average about 8 percent in 1975 and stay near 8 percent into 1976. He warns against inflationary stimulus and says deficit expansion would not quickly reduce unemployment. He notes January data expected higher than December’s 7.2 percent.
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Ford
Congress
Alan Greenspan
Council of Economic Advisers
Joint Economic Committee
Ford Administration
Greenspan
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Congressional Committee
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Treasury
William Simon
New prisons chief opposes death penalty in California
California's new director of corrections Jiro Enomoto says he personally opposes the death penalty but will enforce it if required by law. The longtime official, 48, told reporters he believes punishment and deterrence are flawed yet will follow the system's rules while serving.
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Sacramento
California
Jiro
Jerry” Enomoto
Gov. Brown
Enomoto
House panel OKs a $100 per person tax rebate plan
The House Ways and Means Committee gave preliminary approval to an antirecession tax reduction bill totaling about $20.2 billion in cuts for individuals and businesses. The rebate scheme targets at least $100 per person, with a May lump sum for 1974 taxes and minimums to ensure no rebate falls below $100 or the taxes owed, whichever is smaller.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Little rainfall expected as new storm reaches Southern California
A new storm front moved into Southern California but forecasters expect little rain. A National Weather Service spokesman in Los Angeles says cloudy skies with a less than 30 percent chance of showers. Highs around 65 in Long Beach, 50 in LA-Orange County, 38 to 48 in the mountains with 28 to 38 overnight. Snow depths range from six inches to three feet in the San Gabriel and San Bernardino ranges as roads remain majorly open. Clearing and a mostly dry Saturday anticipated.
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Los Angeles
Southland
Orange County
Southern California
San Gabriel
San Bernardino Ranges
Long Beach moves to curb liquor store robberies with stakeouts
City Manager John Mansell announced a new war on liquor store holdups. A volunteer plainclothes detail with shotguns will stake out inside stores while a uniformed patrol rate increases surveillance. The effort targets late night and isolated shops, with Deputy Chief Maurice Wishon supervising pairs of officers moving from store to store on rotating nights.
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Long Beach
Mansell
Dep
Maurice Wishon
Pay as You Drive Insurance Proposed for California
California lawmakers proposePay as you drive auto insurance charging motorists three cents more per gallon at the pump to fund coverage. The plan would insure all motorists for basic limits and curb uninsured driving while using state or private contracts with added fees tied to a driving point system.
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California
Assembly
Maryland
Z’berg
Department of Motor Vehicles
Independent machinists strike at McDonnell Douglas plants
Independent machinists announce a strike at McDonnell Douglas facilities across the Southland. Pentagon aims to develop a new submarine capability to target Soviet missile silos. Senator Jackson enters the Democratic presidential race.
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Southland
Pentagon
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