Reagan signs disqualification law for write-in noncandidates
Gov Ronald Reagan signs a measure by Assemblyman Frederick James Bear blocking counting of write-in noncandidates such as Mickey Mouse and Snoopy unless a declaration of candidacy is filed five days before the election. The bill also raises a horse race distance limit from 550 yards to a half mile.
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Sacramento
Mickey Mouse
Snoopy
Ronald Reagan
Frederick James Bear
San Diego
Santa Ana Officer Dismissed Again
A Santa Ana police lieutenant, once fired in 1964 amid Birch Society turmoil, was dismissed again by Chief Edward J. Allen for similar reasons. Lt. Loran Norton plans a charge statement and hearing. previous reinstatements followed lengthy reviews.
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Santa Ana
John Birch Society
Loran Norton
The
Birch Society
Edward J. Allen
Norton
City Personnel Board
Frederick Hopper
Allen
Carl Thornton
Hopper
ABC Teachers Demand May 20 Deadline for Talks
At a 300 member meeting at Tetzlaff School in Cerritos the ABC Teachers Association urged negotiations by May 20 or risk a good faith bargaining charge. They approved a salary review by the California Teachers Association and rejected the district’s wage schedule with a proposed range from 6800 to 14355. The board earlier set a minimum of 6500 and maximum 13812, with interim minimum 6300 before last June.
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ABC Unified
ABC Teachers Association
Tetzlaff School
Cerritos
Artesia
California Teachers Association
Judges win round in San Pedro court room redesign
Los Angeles judges push to replace rectangular courtrooms with circular arena style rooms in the 1.1 million San Pedro County Building. Officials approve extra 8 000 to 8 753 for redesigns to improve efficiency, potentially delaying opening and increasing costs funded by the County Retirement Fund.
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Los Angeles
Square Courts
San Pedro
Lindon S. Hollinger
San Pedro County
Fresno
Dontanville Molest Trial Set May 28
Anthony David Dontanville, 35, was ordered to face arraignment May 28 in Pomona Superior Court on a charge of molesting a 6 year old girl last July 31. Municipal Judge Edward C. Nitsch set bond at $6,250 after a five hour closed hearing. Dontanville, a former Pasadena parks department employee, was acquitted last month by a Los Angeles Superior Court jury of raping and strangling two Altadena sisters.
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EL Monte
UPS
Anthony David Dontanville
Pomona Superior Court
Edward C. Nitsch
Dontanville
Pasadena Parks Department
Los Angeles
Sheriff Seeks Higher Rates for Federal Prison Lodging
Los Angeles County Jail aims to raise lodging rates for federal female and male prisoners from 12.16 and 6.55 to a range of 7.53 to 14.35 dollars per day. Sheriff Pitchess urged supervisors to approve a one year contract with the U.S. marshal's office, noting the spread reflects proposed pricing and that Pitchess Plaza offers medical care and meals with strong security.
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L.A
Los Angeles
Peter J. Pitchess
Long Beach
Pitchess Plaza
YMCA
Pitchess
U.S. Marshal’s Office
Men in Dresses Rob Santa Fe Springs Bank
Two men dressed as women robbed the Santa Fe Springs branch of the National Bank of Whittier of more than $6,000 on Friday. They entered through different doors, waved revolvers, and took cash from tellers before fleeing in a getaway car. Witnesses saw them dive into the car as police described wigs and stretch pants.
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Santa Fe Springs
National Bank of Whittier
Pickets Win Round in Borax Ship Tieup at Los Angeles Harbor
ILWU Local 13 members refuse to load the Stadt Wolfsburg, a Borax carrier, halting cargo and delaying departure for Germany. An emergency mediation session failed to break the impasse, with a new meeting set for Monday.
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U.S. Borax and Chemical Co
Ilwu Local 13
Germany
Stadt Wolfsburg
San Pedro
U.S. Borax
Los Angeles
U.S. Mediation and Conciliation Service
Richard Hughes
Los Angeles Harbor
ILWU
Chemical Company
Bill Piercy Jr
Borax
Terminal Island
Harry Bridges
International Longshore
Southland
Piercy
Strike at Borax plant idles 800 workers as tensions rise
The 10 day walkout idles 300 workers at the Wilmington plant and 500 more at Boron source. A Los Angeles officer at Berth 169 says the ship should go to ease tensions. Also a Longshoreman is fined $125 for uncoupling a freight car. A Newport Beach woman reports a $200 car stereo theft on Alamitos Avenue.
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Los Angeles
Borax
Wilmington
Boron
Mojave Desert
San Pedro
Michael Yelovich
John F. Mattul
Ford Foundation Promises $5 Million Grant for NYC Reform
New York reports a five million dollar Ford Foundation grant to boost city government effectiveness. The funds will support training for new officials and related reforms.
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New York
Ford Foundation
New York City
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Constate-Beswick
Robert K. Williams
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Newport Beach
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