Measles shot mandate shuts Long Beach classes
Long Beach officials will bar 100s to 1,500 unvaccinated students from school today as measles immunization efforts expand. Health officer Dr. Elton Blum notes 5,000 immunized at Saturday clinics, part of a county effort covering about 35,000 children amid 2,300+ measles cases and two deaths in the county. Clinics will run at schools or the health department from morning to afternoon.
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Key agreement reached on new U S crime code
Washington reports a tentative accord on a broad new federal crime code. Senators McClellan and Benant Atty Gen Griffin B lay will announce the plan aimed at standardizing penalties while preserving limited judicial discretion and appeal rights. Controversy centers on marijuana possession limits and expanded offenses.
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Nixon denies seeking to cover up Watergate on TV interview
Former President Nixon told David Frost in a television interview that he did not aim to cover up a crime in the Watergate affair but sought to contain the situation politically. previews in Time and Newsweek say he avoided admitting criminal intent. The program airs Wednesday on 145 stations in the U.S. and other countries.
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Weather forecast for the Southland predicts showers
The National Weather Service cautions that today will be cloudy with mild temperatures and a 10 percent chance of rain. Tuesday brings a 40 percent chance of rain as clouds persist, with mid 70s in Long Beach likely to drop to showers in coastal mountains and high deserts later.
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May Day violence and rallies across the world
May Day scenes include deadly clashes in Turkey with 33 deaths and bloodshed in other nations. In Moscow crowds cheered a wartime-free parade while China and Taiwan touted unity and calls for labor gains. Rome saw Pope Paul VI urge social progress, and in Greece France Spain and other areas violence and gunfights flared amid protests.
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V-8 engines doomed 1985 cars to be compacts
The piece discusses U.S. auto trends under a Carter administration plan to penalize gasoline wasters and reward savers. It notes a shift toward smaller engines, with V-8s fading and four cylinder and V-6 engines becoming common. Ford leads in potential penalties under the tax proposal, with 61 percent of its cars affected in early 1980s data, compared with GM 14.6 percent and Chrysler 123 percent. The transition years promise consumer confusion as manufacturers trim models differently while debates over policy continue.
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