Setback for defense in Hearst bank robbery trial
Thirteen documents seized by FBI were admitted as evidence despite defense objections. Items include a handwriting example labeled a "how to rob a bank" laundry list, an explosive device page, and notes on sexism and feminism found at the Harris apartment. Judge Carter ruled the materials could be shown to jurors and that Hearst could not challenge their admission.
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San Francisco
FBI
Patricia Hearst
US District Court
Oliver Carter
Carter
Miss Hearst
Harris
Sacramento
TLS. Atty
James Browning
Weather note hints at warmer conditions
Fragmentary weather line mentions warmer conditions and a date cue. The page header shows volume and issue details with a price of four dollars per month, indicating a newspaper issue packaging rather than a full forecast.
California Supreme Court upholds farm access rule
The California Supreme Court ruled farm labor unions may access growers premises to organize workers, upholding the ALRB regulation. The decision reverses lower court orders that had blocked the rule, which limits access to brief windows around work times. Cesar Chavez praised the ruling, while growers threaten federal challenge citing property rights.
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San Francisco
California Supreme Court
State Agricultural Labor Relations Board
ALRB
Fresno
Tulare County
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers
Don Curfee
Delano
Mansfield Quits Senate Reelection Not Sought
Senate Democrats pay tribute to Majority Leader Mike Mansfield after his surprise announcement he will not seek reelection. As talks begin on a successor, Deputy Leader Robert Byrd is the leading candidate, with possible contenders including Alan Cranston Fritz Hollings Hubert Humphrey and Daniel Inouye.
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Washington
Senate
Democrats
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
House
Robert Byrd
Weft
Virginia
Byrd
California
Alan Cranston
South Carolina
Fritz Hollings
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Hawaii
Daniel Inouye
Bayh withdraws from race amid campaign lull
New York Times report says Sen. Bayh of Indiana suspended his Democratic presidential bid to preserve federal funds and avoid jeopardizing support. He urged his 260 delegate hopefuls to back other contenders but did not endorse anyone. Sar gent Shriver vows to stay in the race despite doubts, saying he will press Illinois contest with renewed effort and a Daley meeting boosting his outlook.
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Sen
Bireh Bayh
Indiana
New York
Bayh
Sargent Shriver
Beeaie Fions
Eilnata Rina
Manehasels
Daley
Shriver
Eunice Kennedy
Adlai E. Stevenson
Chicago School Board
Long Beach Tops Nation in Senior Citizen Share
Long Beach, though 40th by city population, has the nation’s highest senior citizen percentage. Art Chapman of the Department of Human Resources told the City Council that HUD data show about 92 000 residents five years or older and 71 000 aged 60 or older. He cited HUD as the source and said the city seeks federal funds to hire public health nurses for senior areas to boost preventive care.
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Long Beach
United States
Art Chapman
Department of Human Resources
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Chapman
HUD
U.S
Congress opens Elk Hills oil sale compromise approved
Congress approves a compromise to allow commercial production at Elk Hills naval petroleum reserve while keeping it under Navy jurisdiction. Two smaller reserves Teapot Dome and Buena Vista would also open. Alaska's Reserve No.4 shifts to Interior. Elk Hills expected to reach 325,000 barrels daily in two years with a potential three year extension review after six.
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Washington
House
Senate
Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve
Secretary of the Navy
Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4
Alaska
Interior Department
Elk Hills
Navy
John D. Melcher
D-Mont
Congress
Teapot Dome
Wyoming
Buena Vista
California
Woman sues over arrest and jail strip search
Angela Giveins, a San Diegan, filed a $1 million claim against San Diego County and several deputies alleging she was arrested for public drunkenness and forced to the men’s side of the county jail where she was searched and stripped before being moved to the women’s side and kept overnight.
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San Diego
Angela Giveins
Misa Giveins
Inflation Dives as Wholesale Prices Fall Sharply
February saw the Wholesale Price Index drop 0.5 percent, the largest decline in almost a year, with food prices down for the fourth straight month. Analysts note easing inflation aids President Ford’s campaign and may push 1976 projections higher. Meat and dairy led declines, while resale prices for industrial commodities rose modestly.
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Washington
Ford
Florida
Alan Greenspan
Greenspan
Labor Department
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South Central Access Committee
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