Mayer abuse of trust rips judge gives him prison term
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gordon Ringer sentenced Ernest Mayer Jr. to 1 to 14 years in state prison for abusing a position of public trust after Mayer was convicted of taking money from architects in exchange for helping city projects gain approval. Mayer remains free on bail pending appeal.
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Mayer
Mary Neiswender Stalf
Ernest Mayer Jr
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Gordon Ringer
Ringer
Eastman
Byron
Standby gas tax proposal killed by House committee
The House Ways and Means Committee rejected a 50 cents per gallon standby gas tax tied to Carter’s plan while approving a 48-gain car tax in modified form. It also rejected a fuel efficient car rebate and narrowly voted to repeal the federal deduction for state and local gas taxes, as a subcommittee moved to deregulate new natural gas with potential higher bills for U.S. households. The vote reflected limited debate and a move to adjourn early.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Carter
Treasury
Senate approves compromise delay on auto smog standards
Senate rejects a longer delay and passes a two year postponement of auto exhaust standards. The plan moves the 1978 model tightening to 1980, with 10 percent of each maker’s cars meeting tighter rules by 1979 and all but AMC to comply by 1980.
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Washington
Senate
Howard Baker
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
American Motors
AMC
U.S
Vesco to Leave Costa Rica Says Oduber
President Oduber announced in a radiotelevision broadcast that financier Robert Vesco will depart Costa Rica soon. Oduber said he had told Vesco days earlier to leave and that Vesco intends to go.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Robert Vesco
Daniel Odgber
Radiotelevision
Vesco
Costa Fuca
Oduber
Jubilee Salute Marks Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee
London observed the silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II with a grand riverfront fireworks display costing forty dollars per minute. The queen and Prince Philip watched from Greenwich as a royal flotilla toured the Thames amid gun salutes, water jets, and cheering crowds.
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London
River Thames
Thames
Prince Philip
Greenwich
Royal Observatory
London Port Authority
Nore
Queen Elizabeth
Supreme Court blocks harsh teen contraceptive laws
The high court, by 7-2, strikes down New York statutes criminalizing minor access to contraceptives and restricting distribution and advertising. Justice Brennan warns states must show a compelling interest to curb sexual privacy, while Justices warn against broad regulation. The decision signals limits on laws aiming to deter teenage sex and puberty-era public health measures.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
John Paul Stevens
William Brennan Jr
Brennan
Califfraie
Idi Amin Returns to Kampala After London Gambit
In Nairobi three days of speculation over Idi Amin’s travel to London ended with a radio Uganda report that he remained in Kampala. The notice said Amin met top revolutionary officials from Tanzania and Zambia near the Uganda Tanzania and Rwanda border and that Uganda arrested a British subject on treason charges.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Idi Amin
London
Kampala
Radio
Uganda
Amin
Tanzania
Zambia
Fiwanda
Grand Prix reports $25,000 profit amid big deficit
The Long Beach Grand Prix Association says it netted a $25,000 profit on $1,571,000 gross receipts from this year’s race while carrying a cash deficit estimated between $100,000 and $150,000. Debentures may fund the shortfall as talks continue on a $200,000 city service contract amid political restructuring.
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Long Beach Grand Prix Association
Randall Verrue
Tidelands
New Promotion and Services Corp
Grand Prix Association
Promotion and Service Corp
Convention and News Bureau
Phillip Fife
Costa Mesa Crash Kills Two and a Dog
A man and a woman died in a Costa Mesa crash when their small station wagon struck a light standard on the overhead transition road from the southbound San Diego Freeway to the northbound Newport Freeway. The car and a small dog burned in the fire, delaying identification due to extensive burns, according to Orange County coroner investigators.
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Costa Mesa
Orange County
Highway Patrol
San Diego
Newport
Independent: No gas shortage this summer
Independent reports there will be no gas shortage this summer as officials cite adequate supply and steady distribution. Analysts note price stability may vary with regional demand and weather. no immediate shortages expected across major markets.
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Don Eastman
Tod Utter
Jim Luther
Raight-Hidder Service
Idi
Robert Franke
ToDars
Woo Brown
van de Kamp
FBI
Amovements
Sete
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