Obledo vows to resign over execution issue in California
In a broad briefing Obledo, head of Health and Welfare, said he would resign rather than allow the state prison system to execute an inmate. He noted a pending bill to split Corrections from his agency and joked it would leave him “an out” on the death penalty. He indicated he would challenge the law if forced out. He also commented on Indian unemployment, Laetrile, discrimination against gays, local control of welfare, and prison morale criticisms.
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Van Houten says she is not sorry for murders in Manson case
Leslie Van Houten told a Los Angeles Superior Court jury she no longer feels the killings were necessary to trigger the race war but testified that she previously believed the murders were needed. The 71 year old defendant faced questions on her role in the La Bianca slayings and the Tate case as her retrial continued.
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Arles Manson
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Ronald Hughes
Manson
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Brown says Legislature stalls on California LNG terminal
Governor Brown accused the Legislature of dragging its feet on approving a natural gas terminal for California and where it should be built. He urged swift action before September, noting LNG may be needed by the early 1980s as gas supplies run tight. The scene followed a bill proposals restricting offshore or nearshore sites and directing a PUC decision by September 1978, with Coastal Commission and offshore options shaping the final choice.
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Brown
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Coastal Commission
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Dispatch
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Pat” Brown
PUC
Andrus seeks Redwood pact at San Francisco breakfast
SAN FRANCISCO AP Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus pledged to seek an amicable solution to the Redwood National Park expansion controversy. He supported adding 48,000 acres to the 54,000-acre park, saying the ecosystem must be protected for future generations.
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Redwood National Park
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