Bird Nomination Hearings Draw Heated Questions and Scrutiny
The hearing featured Robert Younger questioning Rose Bird while she defended her record with the Santa Clara Public Defender's Office and declined to discuss her separation from state service. Former Chief Justice Phil Gibson testified as the first witness, highlighting long service and concerns about judicial philosophy.
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Onan
I S Sypreme
Santa Clara Divnity Public Defender's Office
Vininger
Bird
Agriculture Labor Relations Board
Tohmer
Wood
Stanford Law School
Younger
State Service
Department of Agriculture
Tim Wallace
Hayirsi
Chambers
Phil Gibson
Concorde Prospects Blamed on Spiteful U S Motives
A Paris press roundup questions Concorde prospects amid American jeers and possible New York bans. Reports note a 31.4 billion dollar supersonic program from 1971 and test flight rights in Washington while costs climb for British Airways and Air France as they push to recoup with new routes.
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Ase
U.S
Paris
Frange-Soir
New York
Washington
British Airways
Air France
Britain
France
Clarifications at Bird Judicial Nomination Hearing
The hearing featured criticisms of Rose Bird lacking prior judicial experience and praised her temperament by supporters, including Ralph Gampell of the State Bar. Gov. Brown faced questions over alleged pressure on board members as witnesses, many detailing Bird’s qualifications and service.
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Ralph Gampell
San Jose
State Bar
Bar
Board of Governors
Ms. Bird
Gov. Brown
Tobriner
Manuel
Rescuers in futile hunt for mine survivor in PA
At Tower City Pennsylvania rescuers hoping for a miracle search a Kocher Co mine shaft five days after Ronald Adley’s rescue. Crews probe a tunnel cluttered with timber and rock using a giant drill and camera gear while officials weigh chances of life.
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Tower City
Reseuers
Ronald Adley
Adley
Kocher Co
Slain Woman Found in Vacant Santa Ana House
Police said Josephine Zambrano was found dead in a vacant Santa Ana home at 42 N Bewely St after being stabbed in the neck and upper torso and possibly strangled. Her parents reported her missing after she did not return home by 10 p.m. Sunday.
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Santa Ana
Josephine Zambrano
N. Figueroa St
N. Bewely St
Dave Salazar
Professor Harvey Kirk Murdered in Manhattan Beach
Police and homicide detectives investigate the stabbing death of 47 year old zoology professor Harvey Kirk of 2603 Laurel Ave Manhattan Beach. He died at the scene after staggering to a neighbor’s home at 12 45 a m Sunday claiming he was attacked by a young man. Kirk taught at Santa Monica City College and formerly at UCLA.
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Manhattan Beach
Cottege
Harvey Kirk
Laurel Ave
Putiie
Kirk
Santa Monica City College
UCLA
Fire destroys Glendale thread factory causing $500000 loss
Glendale fire fighters battled flames and toxic fumes at Western Filament Inc. factory. Captain Elmer Spraker said the blaze damaged more than $500000 in contents, including fishing lines, sawed threads, and knitting yarns, producing clouds of hydrogen chloride gas.
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Glendale
Elmer N. Spraker
Western Filament Inc
Man Held Boycott Hostage Demands TV Set Amid Shootout
In Cleveland Warrensville Heights, Cory Moore, 4, seized a 17 year old girl at the traffic bureau, held her for nearly 10 hours, then released her unharmed in exchange for a television set. He had also spoken with reporters and officials, warned of a curse, and expressed anger at whites while demanding narcotics and missiles be addressed. Moore, a former Ford employee and veteran, talked with police and said he was willing to die for his people as authorities urged surrender.
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Cleveland
Warrensville Heights
Craig Merchant
Cory Moore
Charles Tuttle
Moore
Traffic Bureau
Tuttle
Lea Keglovic
Kispans
Keglovic
Carter
Merchant
Marge Banks
Ford Motor Co
Veronica
Carter to put Latins in key jobs
The Carter administration plans to name about 40 Hispanic Americans to major roles including immigration and naturalization commissioner. Reported selections include Leonel Castillo as immigration regulator, Fabian Chavez as assistant secretary of commerce, Alex Mercure as assistant secretary of agriculture, Abelardo Valdez for Latin American affairs, and others across agencies.
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Washington
Carter Administration
Immigration and Naturalization
Edward Roybal
D-Calif
White House
Houston
Texa
Leonel Castillo
Castillo
Roybal
Fabian Chavez
New Mexico
Jerry Apodaca
Commerce
Alex Mercure
University of New Mexico At
Albuquerque
Abelardo Valdez
Floresville
Tex
Breau of Latin American Affairs
Agency For International Development
William Medine
Office of Management and Budget
Graciela Olivarez
Independent Comunity Services Administration
Arabella Martinez
Oakland
Calif
Werfare
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Rose Bird
Thbeiner
Gibson
Nano
Hose
State Judicial Council
Ray Bell
Sheldon Portman
Feinberg
Bishop Mahory
Philip C. Favre
Franchise Tax Board
Martin Huff
Leonard Grimes
State Department of General Services
Melvin S. Witt
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board
Franklin D. Grady
Division of Indusrial Accidents
Donald Vial
Department of Industrial Relations
Jack Brito
California Highway Commission
Asst
Edwin W. Beach
Civil Service
Davis
Big Lick Mountain
John B. Shutack
Shutack
U.S. Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration
Sheriffs
White World
Black
Patrick Apedaca
dAnna Maria Martel
Los Angeles
Jim Kine
Ann Gutierrez
California
Joe Aragon
Lresident
Juan Rodriguez
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Aid
Pacific Coast
May
Long Beach
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