Hollyweed sign prank marks lenient pot law debut
An anonymous caller says pranksters altered the Hollywood sign to read Hollyweed New Year's Day to celebrate California's new marijuana possession law. Police removed muslin sheets but reported no damage as the law took effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, reducing penalties to a traffic-ticket fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spranksters
Hollywood
Moiieland
California
Associated Press
Parks and Recreation Department
Reagan tax plan worries backers in New Hampshire
Reagan proposes cutting 90 billion from federal spending and transferring programs to states. In New Hampshire the idea fuels fear of state tax increases even as supporters urge careful selling of the plan during the February primary campaign. Authority figures acknowledge possible shifts in funding and tax policy while defending the broader goal of federal program reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Josef Hebert
Concord
N.H
Ronald Reagan
New Hampshire
Reagan
Ford
William Loeb
Joeb
Manchester Union
Gay
Meldrim ‘Thomson
Thomean
Thomson
Washington
Sacramento
Chicago
Congress
George McGovern
Lyn Notziger
Hugh Gregg
Loeb
Fishermen near port dispute 1976 tuna prices
In San Diego and nearby ports fishermen and canneries remain without a contract as bids for 1976 tuna prices falter. The American Tuna Association rejected top offers, with bids around 663 per ton for yellowfin and 523 for skipjack, still below 1974 levels. Pan Pacific Seafoods led despite rising operating costs, while most boats stay in port until a deal is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SSAN
San Diego
Pan. Pacific Seafoods
Skipjack
John Mauriscia
Tuna Sales Association
Mauricio
Marine shell kills two boys at base near Aliso Rest Area
Two Orange County boys, Andrew O'Toole and John Erickson, ages 14 and 14, died Thursday in an explosion on an old Marine base weapons range near the Aliso Rest Area while their families camped nearby. Investigators could not yet identify the munition involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Shell
Pendleton
Imping Aces
Marine
Cairps
Saith
Andrew Tinio- Eo'tooe
Aliso
O'Toole
San Diego
Also Mentioned on This Page
ESSGN
AP Wiverhore
Ociated Press
Hart
Oimark
Gustom
Agit
Perce Sparatay
Navy
Sgarland' AP
Naval Weapons Station
Fort Chicago
Gakid
The
San Francisco Examiner
Port Chicago
Peedivetse
Tretorn
Peninnsylvania
Cross Court
Dey
Ageve “Remurst
Avnes Am
Rio
Meade
Aarts
Decigand
Faerlais
Sosa
Baery Rio
Polarert
Bror Blvd
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!