Lynch Seeks Court Action to Halt California Death Stay
Atty. Gen. Lynch said he will petition the U S Court of Appeals to dissolve the federal court halt on executions at San Quentin. He urges a hearing Monday to possibly free Tuesday’s scheduled execution of Edward Arguello, a San Diego carpenter who killed an 82 year old woman.
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Thomas CG. Lynch
U.S. Court of Appeals
San Quentin Prison
Lynch
Court of Appeals
Edward L. Arguello
San Diego
Robert Peckham
Execu
Peckham
California
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
U.S. Supreme Court
Colleges Face Cuts as California Sees Tuition Strains
Faculty pay hikes were trimmed by state action, with 8.5% now and 5% next year reduced by Reagan to five percent this year. Dumke warns admissions may be limited in September if recruitment lags, while UC enrollment projections show declines and the state weighs funding for higher education. The governor cites a need to maintain minimum support despite budget gaps.
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Dumke
California
Duake
University of California
Theesident
Reagan to Aid Mental Health Bid Reported
In Sacramento UPI reports nine mental health and medical group representatives said Governor Reagan pledged to back improved care for the mentally ill and mentally retarded. He met with spokesmen to discuss the impact of an 11.6 million dollar cut in the Department of Mental Hygiene budget.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Department of Mental Hygiene
Cloudburst Floods Close Roads in Twenty Nine Palms and Yucca Valley
An hour long cloudburst Thursday caused flash floods and power outages in Twenty Nine Palms and Yucca Valley. No deaths or injuries reported, but blowing sand damaged homes. California 62 and Amboy Road were closed to traffic and deputies reported several stranded cars.
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Twentynine Palms
Yucca Valley
California 62
Amboy
HUD Boosts Watts Bus Subsidy to Prevent Fare Rise
The HUD plans to raise subsidies for the Century Boulevard Line 100 serving Watts to maintain a 25 cent fare. The route, begun with a 2.7 million HUD grant in 1966, connects Watts residents to jobs in Los Angeles and nearby centers. Ridership rose from 800 to over 2,600 daily, prompting the subsidy after a 5 cent fare increase was announced for all SCRTD buses.
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HUD
Watts
South Gate
St. Francis Hospital
Southern California Rapid Transit District
Strong Quake Jars Aleutians
A moderately strong earthquake rattled the Aleutian Islands on Thursday. Cal Tech reported no likely structural damage or seismic waves. Dr Charles Richter recorded the temblor at 6 49 58 a m with magnitude 6 6 on the Richter scale, centered about 3000 miles northwest of Pasadena.
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Pasadena
API
Aleutian Islands
Cal Tech Laboratory
Charles Richter
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Arsonist's Motives Scrutinized by Psychiatrists
Psychiatrists from UCLA and Whittier weighed the Long Beach arsonist's motives. They cited sexual frustration, retaliation against parental figures, and a desire for punishment as driving factors, noting variability in views and general cautions about conclusions without direct examination.
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Br. Schrutt
Schrutt
Independent
Press-Telegram
Schrul
Long Beach
Roderic Gorney
UCLA
C. Warmer Johnson
Whittier
Orange County
Reagan's 1 Billion Tax Hike Bill Clears Senate Intact
The bill would raise the sales tax to five cents, boost personal income taxes by at least 350 million, and lift cigarette taxes to ten cents, with limited property tax relief for elderly homeowners and increased funding for public education. Other increases target banks and corporations, cigars, tobacco, liquor, and repair services, while several California legislative actions proceed in related sectors.
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George Miller, Jr
D-Martinez
Reagan
George Deukmejian
Long Beach
Cullen’s Tax Appraiser Reform Bill Stalled in Assembly
In Sacramento, Assemblyman Mike Cullen failed to gain permission from the Assembly Rules Committee to introduce an 11th hour compromise bill on inheritance tax appraiser reform. State Controller Houston J. Flournoy plans to push legislation next session to end political appointments of appraisers, while Cullen seeks to cap existing appraiser fees at a reasonable sum.
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State Transportation Committee
California
Assembly
Assembly Criminal Procedure Committee
Sacramento
Mike Cullen
Dlong Beach
Assembly Rules Committee
Houston J. Flournoy
Cullen
Flournoy
Israel Repeats Stand Over Holy City Access
Israel pledged to protect holy places in occupied western Jordan and Jerusalem and grant free access for Moslems and Christians. A minister called the Old City annexation irrevocable while UN and Vatican pressure mounted. Jordan’s King Hussein met the Pope as Israel celebrated Air Force Day with a MIG2 flyover. UN moves included a refugee inquiry and Jericho’s displacement. Israel paves a new footbridge over the Jordan River as return of refugees looms.
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UPI
Israel
Jordan
Old City
Zerah Warhaftig
Levi Eshkol
U.N
Vatican
Warhaftig
Hussein of
Tel Aviv
Charles de Gaulle
Red Sea
Elath
Suez Canal
Suez
Mediterranean
Negev Desert
Abba Eban
New York
U.N. General Assembly
Thani
Nils-Goran Gussing
Jericho
Jerico
Dead Sea
West Bank
Fiery arson spree hits multiple Orange County sites
A serial arsonist struck early morning fires across Orange County from Shadow Lane to Youth Way and Carhart Street. Dozens of cars and garages burned as residents fled. authorities note the fires began individually with paper stuffed seats. The suspect boasted during the spree, claiming travel between Fullerton Anaheim and Garden Grove.
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Johnson
James Manning
Manning
Shadow Lane
YMCA
Youth Way
N. Carhart. St
Fulerion
Orange
Fullerton
Annaheim
Anaheim
Garden Grove
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