California moves to expand water system for 21st century
California water officials approve modifications to the Northern California aqueduct project to enable future enlargement and cost savings. The Metropolitan Water District signs on, boosting its share by 8 million dollars as Tehachapi and Antelope Valley facilities are readied for population growth. First deliveries to Castaic in 1971 and Perris in 1972.
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California
State Department of Water Resources
Tehachapi
Antelope Valley
The
Metropolitan Water District
New York City
Feather River
Southland
Castaic Reservoir
Los Angeles
Perris Reservoir
Riverside
Colorado River
Deukmejian Faces Big Tax Bill Challenge
Long Beach lawmaker George Deukmejian is chosen to pilot the Reagan administration's $860 million tax package through the California Senate. As ranking Republican on the Revenue and Taxation Committee and head of the governor's task force, he must defend a complex package spanning income, sales, banks, corporations, cigarettes and liquor. Strongly backed by the administration, his performance could raise his stature within the California GOP and even edge toward a statewide nomination.
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Long Beach
George Deukmejian
Senate
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee
Assembly
Deukmejian
Sen. Déukmejian
California
Republican Party
Gambling as Education Abroad and at Home
Britain and the Bahamas expel gangland figures from legalized gambling circles amid reform talk. The piece warns California that expanded state gaming to fund education risks similar problems, noting ex‑stars and state leaders contest the influence of organized crime in casinos.
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Britain
United States
London
Bahamas
Lynden C. Pindling
Cosa Nostra
Questions and Answers on Religion and Birds
A series of concise Q and A items covering symbols in Christian art, definitions of altricial birds, Emma M. Nutt as the first female telephone operator in 1878, bird feet orientation in flight, and Bonsai history with a 1310 Japanese scroll reference.
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Emma M. Nutt
Boston
Mass
Town Meeting Letters on Budget and Community Concerns
Readers critique paper editing and typesetting while a 1967 California budget report highlights state borrowing and solvency questions. The letters cite state funds, security holdings, and fiscal policy amid claims of economic strain and measures like borrowing against securities.
State land holdings in California baffling officials
Sacramento report finds the state cannot determine the extent of its own land holdings. A legislative study reveals California owns land roughly equal to Connecticut, yet officials cannot specify the exact acreage or value. The piece notes bureaucratic gaps in title records and accountability for state-owned real estate.
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Sacramento
California
Connecticut
California land inventory crisis highlights vast state holdings
James McCauley outlines a breakdown of state owned land and minerals with billions at stake. Charles Baldwin notes agencies cannot map or value holdings, revealing a fragmented inventory. Chairman Jesse Unruh and lawmakers vow a deeper probe into land management and ownership.
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Sacramento
Charles Baldwin
Joint Tidelands Committee
Baldwin
Jesse M. Unruh
D-Inglewood
California Land Management
Diseases of Class War Spell Doom
A fragmentary essay argues against fatalism noting that history shows cyclical civilizations but claims a qualitative difference now. The author critiques the view that civilizations merely rise and fall, urging a more nuanced understanding of current peril.
Toynbee warns civilization faces final choice against war and class
Sydney Harris cites Arnold Toynbee arguing modern power over nature does not grant control over humanity. He warns that class and war threaten the Western world, with class erosion and potential global race suicide, urging united action to abolish both threats or civilization could end.
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Arnold Toynbee
Toynbee
Oman
Urat
Freshmen push moral reform amid party tensions
Freshmen representatives urge Congress to adopt a new morality as Nixon predicts a wide 1968 Republican convention. Richard Nixon notes concern over brain drain while Lyndon Johnson might seek the race, and George Romney discusses Maine and Vermont with AY Landon in a charged political frame.
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Richard Nixon
Lyndon
Congress
George Romney
AY Landon
Maine
Vermont
Senate Employee Dodd Deals Under Scrutiny
The Senate Ethics Committee probes Sen. Tom Dodd over campaign cash and private deals. Reports describe a Senate staffer named Gray Ed Sullivan coordinating fundraising, with early 1855 notes showing interest in small business loans, procurement fees, and stock shares.
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Washington
Senate Ethics Committee
Tom Dodd
D-Conn
Dodd
Senate
Gray
Ed Sullivan
Sullivan
Frank
S.B.L
Drafted schemes for money and influence in Hartford
The letter discusses arranging a name scotch and renting a Hartford warehouse, with options to take a fee, act as focal attorney on retainer, or share operation in a branch for steady income. It notes no local attorney and proposes coordinating with Jack for future plans and Washington income integration. It reflects attempts to align efforts with Senator Sullivan and span across March 1960.
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Mate
Harald
Hartford
Sullivan
Jack
Tom
Washington
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Paul Slavey
Eritor
Houston J. Flournoy
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Mike Cullen
Assemblyman
Bob Sanders
Elva Loraine Roberts
James McCauley
Valdivia
Ventura County
Ventura
State Highways Division
State General Services Department
State Lands Commission
Unruth
Sydney Harris
Harry
Drew Pearson
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