Oil Slick Threatens Catalina Island Coastline
4000 barrels of heavy mud are to be pumped into a well to contain a spill. Weather permitting the operation could end in 24 hours. Doug Bombard reports wind moving oil northward away from shore while Catalina Island Company installs syro foam booms to shield Cat Harbor and Fishermen's Cove as the slick advances toward USC marine research facilities.
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Urge Prots to Strike Statewide Over S F State firings
California 18 state colleges were urged by the State College Academic Senate to strike on February 21 to protest the firing of 199 San Francisco State College faculty members for unexcused absences. The move follows a senate executive committee meeting and a prior union-led strike that many colleges did not back.
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Cranston urges tighter oil curbs and more
Sen. Alan Cranston calls for halting drilling in the federal domain until safer methods are found after the Santa Barbara offshore oil gusher. He backs California standards for drilling, criticizes Vietnam peace talks, supports a grape workers boycott, and cites Delano farm workers as underserved in negotiations.
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Unruh calls halt to oil drilling in state waters
Assembly Democratic Leader Jess M. Unruh urged California to stop all oil drilling in state waters off Santa Barbara to align with a federal suspension. He said protecting beaches and ocean wildlife outweighs state oil revenues, noting state authority within three miles of shore while beyond is federal.
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Fred Hartley
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Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
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Los Angeles
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Jess M. Unruh
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Inglewood Democrat
Disaster aid requested after Redwood City tornado strike
Assemblyman Carl A. Britschgi urged Gov. Reagan to declare a disaster for a peninsula area hit by a Wednesday night tornado. Damage was about 500000 with 200000 to Klik lok Corp where a 50000 square foot roof was torn off. Plant planned to resume full operation next week.
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Carl A. Britschgi
Ronald Reagan
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Kliklok Corp
Muskie Prods for Popular President Election in L A Conference
A Democratic Issues Conference in Los Angeles applauded Senator Edmund S. Muskie as he urged nationwide popular election of the President and argued for other reforms. The event highlighted Muskie’s push and drew supporters from diverse groups.
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Rehired after firing patrolman in California
SACRAMENTO California highway patrolman Sgt Bob L Mitchell 38 who was fired for inexcusable neglect of duty last summer was ordered reinstated by the state Personnel Board He may return to duty Feb 15 but loses more than six months pay The board hearing officer found him too able and dedicated to fire and noted the patrol failed to prove charges that he staked out bars for drunken driving arrests or patrolled Santa Maria against orders He has taught at a school near Santa Maria since his firing and said he will return to the patrol
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Bob L. Mitchell
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Robert L. Hill
Highway Patrol
Santa Marian
Don. M. Thobe
Groundbreaking for Los Angeles Criminal Courts Building
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Friday for Los Angeles County’s new $32.8 million, 19 story Criminal Courts Building at Temple Street and Broadway. It will house 60 courtrooms and offices for the district attorney, public defender, marshal and public administrator, with adjacent facilities for municipal and county offices. In Los Angeles the Muskie campaign spoke to about 600 at Rodger Young Auditorium praising healthy protest and urging youth political commitment as Apollo 8 astronauts highlighted earth’s fragility. The conference continues with a 1968 California Democratic convention delegation reunion breakfast and a luncheon with Daniel Walker, author of the rioting report.
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Rodger Young
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California
Daniel Walker
Chicago
Smuggling Bust in Indonesia Reveals $5 Million Silver Cache
Jakarta customs officials report finding five million dollars in silver bars hidden for shipment to the Riau Islands near Singapore. Government provides few additional details on the seizure or suspects.
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Rogers Reveals Major Global Role for State Department
Washington report details Nixon plan to empower the State Department with lead authority for interdepartmental overseas activities under a revived National Security Council. Rogers rejects claims of Kissinger dominance while outlining the new review groups and lines of authority for global coordination and execution of policy. A second item notes British trade group canceling Flying Scotsman tour amid a longshoremen strike in the United States.
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England
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Burma nationalizes 24 shipping agencies in Rangoon ports
Burma announced the nationalization of 24 foreign and Burmese shipping agencies including two British firms operating in Rangoon and at Moulmein Bassein and Akyab ports.
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UPI
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Moulmein
Bassein
Akyab
Tax Reform Hopes Rise as Kennedy Signals Change
Washington AP reports Treasury officials expect major federal income tax changes this year as public uproar grows. Secretary Kennedy vows reform and fair administration under Nixon, with proposals anticipated before Ways and Means hearings beginning February 18 led by Rep. Wilbur Mills.
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Wilbur D. Mills
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