Supreme Court limits death penalty to murderers
The Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment for rape is unconstitutional, signaling potential future limits on death sentences for other crimes with no homicide. Justice White penned the majority opinion, while Chief Justice Burger dissented joined by Justice Rehnquist. California Senator George Deukmejian said Senate Bill 155 remains unaffected.
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Nursing home workers march for wage hike in California
About 500 nursing home workers demonstrated outside the Capitol in Sacramento seeking $15.9 million to raise wages to hospital levels. Organizers and disabled advocates urged Gov Brown to sign the budget, highlighting Medi Cal rate constraints and job training funds.
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Brown signs bills to hike jail terms and lock up offenders
Sacramento reports Brown signed two bills expanding prison terms and extending detention for some sex offenders in state hospitals. Assemblyman Boatwright’s measure adds years for violent or prior crimes and removes a limit on increases, while Senator Presley’s bill allows a one year extension for dangerous sex offenders, with inmate challenges possible.
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Oil nations scrap nine percent price hike plan
OPEC announced nine of twelve members abandoned a July 1 price rise, with Saudi Arabia and the UAE opposing earlier increases and Libya and Iraq wavering. The move aims to steady unity within the cartel after a split last December over multi-step price hikes.
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U.S. Pledges Stronger Ties With China
Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance announced a policy to strengthen relations with the People's Republic of China while maintaining a strong military presence in the Far East. He stressed there is but one China and noted Taiwan will influence future relations. Vance plans a late August trip to Beijing, and the Taiwan question should be settled by Taiwan itself.
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Carter to announce B1 bomber decision today
President Carter faces a decision on the B1 bomber with a 7:30 am news conference to broadcast nationwide. He has met with Defense Secretary Harold Brown and will inform Congress of his choice after sessions, weighing options from canceling the program to producing all 240 aircraft at an estimated 24.8 billion dollars.
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Girl Scout abducting ends with call of safety
Sarasota report says a Girl Scout, 11, was abducted from a camp when a man dragged her from a tent. After a 17 hour ordeal, a telephone call to her father confirmed she was safe, location Braden ton, and she would be released at a phone booth. Her sister Eleanor, 11, screamed during the attack as the suspect fled in a blue car.
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Tuna captains probed in porpoise protection cases
Several U S tunaboat captains face federal investigations for unlawful killing of porpoises. Gerald V Howard of NMFS said few details could be discussed as delegates at the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission meeting in San Diego considered observer programs and science driven management. If convicted in federal court, penalties include fines and jail.
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Independent Supervisors Approve RTD Subsidy
Public policy page note reports that the county supervisors approve a subsidy for the regional transit district. Other items list Senate action broadening an abortion bill, public support for Carter's Africa policy, and a feature titled A Time to Live across later pages.
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