Farm bill uproar at Capitol in California
Gov Brown’s plan to end farm labor strife clears the Assembly Labor Relations Committee but sparks clashes between Teamsters and Cesar Chavez supporters. About 2,000 agricultural workers gathered as eight were arrested for disturbing the peace during the daylong protest at the Capitol. The measure moves to Ways and Means with a similar bill in the Senate.
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Robert E. Sweet
Sacramento
UPI
Brown
California
Teamsters Union
Cesar Chavez
Capitol
Assembly Labor Relations Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Brown signs adult sex rights bill in California
Governor Brown signed a new sexual bill of rights repealing long standing private sex conduct laws for consenting adults in California. The measure removes criminal penalties for adultery and homosexual acts while preserving laws covering minors and public sex acts. Homosexual groups backed the repeal as a broad reform, though supporters said it mainly benefits private conduct among adults.
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Sacramento
Brown
Foes
John Miller
Oakland
Assembly
U S vows action after Cambodian seizure of Mayaguez
The United States labels the Mayaguez seizure an act of piracy and orders Coral Sea and other ships toward the Gulf of Thailand. Ford warns of serious consequences if the vessel and crew are not released, while Pentagon sources say force is not imminent. Washington focuses on freeing the crew.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Coral Sea
Gulf of Thailand
Ford
Pentagon
U S Pleads With China Over Mayaguez Seizure
The United States asked China to intervene with Cambodia to release the American merchant ship Mayaguez seized in the Gulf of Thailand. Kissinger had staff seek help from Beijing to influence the Phnom Penh government, citing China’s leverage with the new rulers.
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Washington
United States
China
Cambodia
Gulf of Thailand
Mayaguez
Henry Kissinger
Peking
Phnom Penh
State Department
Vietnam
White House
Norodom Sihanouk
Mayaguez Seized. Ex-Long Beach Skipper Led Crew
The U S merchant ship Mayaguez was captured by Cambodian forces with 39 crew aboard. Captain Charles T Miller of Fountain Valley and residents include Thomas LaRue of Temple City. The vessel based in Wilmington Del carried mostly household goods and possible small arms, and was fired upon in international waters 85 miles from shore. Sea Land chief Paul Richardson urged President Ford for swift action to secure safe return of the crew and ship.
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Ron Nelsen
Mayaguez
Kompong Som
Congress
U.S
Long Beach
Charles T. Miller
Slater Ave
Fountain Valley
Sea-Land Services, Inc
California
Southeast Asia
Thomas LaRue
Temple City
Paul D. Lindstrom
State Department
Lindstrom
Miller
Woodrow Wilson High School
Fontain Valley
Ann
Wilmington
Del
Sea Land
Edison, N.J
Hong Kong
Thailand
Sea-Land Edison
Sea-Land
Paul F. Richardson
Ford
Laos Crisis Deepens as Pathet Lao Gathers Power
Rightist troops desert camps while Premier Souvanna Phouma concedes Pathet Lao victory and calls for calm. U.S. says no evacuation plans for Americans in Laos, with about 1000 Americans in the country as the situation is closely watched.
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Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
Senate panel OKs Indochina refugee aid with $405 million cap
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee moved quickly to approve refugee relief for Indochina, capping the program at 405 million dollars. Officials say they can operate within the limit despite Ford’s 507 million request, after a 13 to 0 vote on a three hour hearing.
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Washington
Nyts
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Appropriations
Ford
Senate
Seventeen More King Doctors Fired In Prolonged Strike
Seventeen more interns and residents at Martin Luther King Jr. General Hospital in Willowbrook were fired as a patient care strike entered its seventh day. Total firings reach 38 since Saturday, with four more doctors facing termination if they do not return.
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L.A
Martin Luther King Jr. General Hospital
Willowbrook
Anthony Tripi
County Department of Health Services
California doctors move to end runaway malpractice crisis
Sacramento reports talks among physicians legislators and hospital officials aimed at pausing work boycotts and capping malpractice premiums. Senator Mills announced agreement to draft three month premium limits while Gov Brown considering a special session this week. Senate passes bill to create insurance pools ensuring coverage and probes hospital beds fees and unnecessary procedures amid rising layoffs from Northern California walkouts.
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Sacramento
UPI
James R. Mills
San Diego
Brown
Mills
Assembly
Leo. T. McCarthy
Senate
California
San Mateo
Santa Clara
San Francisco
Independent Assembly to Revisit Marijuana Penalty Bill
Todax Assembly agrees to reconsider a bill to liberalize marijuana penalties in a move signaling potential policy shift. The plan aims to reduce penalties while preserving public safety standards and is set for debate on the floor.
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