Welfare Queen loses mistrial bid in high publicity case
Linda Taylor 49 known as the Welfare Queen faced a court room packed with students on a civics outing as she lost a bid for a mistrial amid claims of excessive publicity. The defense argued juror prejudice, but Judge Mark E. Jones proceeded after juror interviews. The trial centered on Illinois Public Aid procedures and Taylor’s alleged $8,000 in welfare misappropriations between October 1993 and November 1974 with multiple aliases and fake identities cited by officials.
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Chicago
Linda Taylor
California
Ronald Reagan
Circuit Court
Mark E. Jones
Illinois
Army germ tests probe fuels private claim and Senate probe
Private investigator Nevin cites 1949 to 1969 Army germ test results and Army Senate material to support a claim the Army can be sued. Army witnesses say bacteria tests continued on unwitting civilians until 1969 and 1970 when harm was acknowledged, with dispersal disclosed across the Bay Area and beyond.
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Nevin
Army
Senate Subcommittee On
Senate
William §. Angerson
Schweiker
Bay Area
United States
Edward A. Miller
The
Army For Research Ad Development
Deukmejian death penalty bill faces Senate doubt
The Assembly override failed by three votes as five undecided lawmakers linger in each house. California's death penalty history shows 1967 last execution, two Supreme Court rulings against it, and multiple inmates sentenced to life by courts. The latest Deukmejian draft adds mitigating factors, while critics fear it still falls short of constitutional standards.
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Assembly
Senate
State Court
Deukmejian
State Supreme Court
Debate Over Death Penalty Legislation Advances
San Quentin’s gas chain has not been used since 1947. The judiciary committee spent over an hour Tuesday reviewing amendments to a death penalty bill. A proposed definition of torture was added and the panel limited prior felony convictions that could influence juror decisions. The panel again failed to remove a 150 day deadline for the State Supreme Court to decide death penalty appeals. Senator Milton Marks delayed voting on his life without parole measure and a constitutional amendment to bar governor clemency.
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San Quentin
Younger
Judiciary Committee
State Supreme Court
Milton Marks
San Francisco
Marks
Deukmejian
Tax cut package heats up House debate and plan details
The House weighs a $23 billion funding bill alongside a GOP tax cut substitute that would raise an extra $185 yearly for a four person family earning 315000 but was rejected 219 to 14. The package centers on $50 per person rebates and a higher standard deduction, with extensions for credits and incentives to spur hiring.
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House
Appropriations Committee
Carter
Ways and Means Committee
California Faces Drought Burden and Tight Federal Aid
Rep. Leggett warned California faces drought alone as Congress defers responsibility to states. He cited only 1.2 million dollars in federal drought aid over 13 years and outlined three economic scenarios from the State Department of Water Resources, ranging from 2.9 to 4.5 billion in lost output and up to 259,000 jobs, with farmers bearing the brunt through higher prices for agricultural goods.
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California
Bob Leggett
D-Suison
Congress
Leggett
Los Angeles
David Austam
State Department of Water Resources
Austam
Snowbound Cascades and Coastal Storms Hit Washington
AP reports deep snow in the Cascade Mountains with more snow and rain on the way for Washington two weeks before spring. Wind gusts exceed 70 mph at Stampede Pass and Pacific Beach, 50 mph in Walla Walla, 35 mph in Seattle, while storms threaten the coast. In Westport waves reach 20 feet as seawalls fail and waters flood the dockside motel, prompting sandbags and ongoing high water efforts.
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Washington
Cascade Mountains
Coast
Stampede Pass
Pacific Beach
Walla Walla
Seatle
Pacific
Westport
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