Los Angeles imposes water rationing amid drought
The Los Angeles City Council orders a 10 percent water use cut beginning May 1 amid a dry spell and warns of further restrictions. The Department of Water and Power says curbs are needed to avoid deeper cutbacks if the drought lasts into next rainy season. Irrigation along sidewalks and water to Long Beach are restricted, with Owens Valley supplies cited as the main issue.
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Carter says Nixon violated the law amid summit praise
President Carter stated he personally believes Richard Nixon did violate the law in Watergate and committed impeachable offenses though Nixon may not think so. He spoke after watching a portion of Nixon's Frost interview and highlighted his London Geneva summit experiences and hope for Western bloc competitiveness. He also labeled McGovern's critique of his economic policy as mistaken and defended his welfare proposals and re election prospects.
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Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
David Frost
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Ford
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Gov. Brown
Kissinger
Nixon lauds Kissinger yet calls him moody genius
Former President Nixon in a Frost interview praises Henry Kissinger as an intellectual giant while labeling him moody secretive and fiercely protective of prerogatives He recounts preferring Connally over Kissinger for State in 1973 and notes he often acted without Kissinger in key decisions including Cambodia invasion in 1970.
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Jon Gh
Kew
Washington
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Moody
John B. Connally
Kissinger
Cambodia
Connally
Secretary of the Treasury
Soviet Union
Carter plan would end tuna war with porpoises
President Carter proposes legislation to allow killing 67,200 porpoises this year to end the tuna porpoise dispute. The plan aims to reduce marine mammal mortality, while environmental groups attack the proposal as insufficient. San Diego fishermen vote to end their boycott and most of the 140 boat fleet goes to sea as hearings begin.
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Washington
Carter
San Diego
John Murphy
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Aterde
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Murphy
Romantic trip turns to snow-filled nightmare
A couple, Karen Lehrbach and Eddie Bland, got stranded in a remote campsite after a winter trip, enduring four nights without food as knee-deep snow blocked their rescue. Lehrbach, 22, was hospitalized after the ordeal, recalling freezing conditions and a painful hike for help.
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Dick Howland
Karen Lehrbach
Eddie Bland
Ms. Lehrbach
Lakewood
Kaluer
Bland
Downey
House votes to bar US trade with Cuba and Vietnam
The House approved a 1.7 billion foreign aid measure and added an amendment barring U.S. trade or aid to Cuba and Vietnam by a 233 to 119 vote. The measure funds food development and population programs while preventing U.S. money from being used for sterilization. Senate action followed a separate committee vote allowing Cuba limited access to medicines and food but not sugar.
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Senate
House
U.S
Cuba
Vietnam
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George McGovern
D-S.c
Ashbrook
McGovern
Alf the Foreigh
Witness ties Long Beach gambling push to Ringo trial
Former California bookmaker Kobey testified in a Los Angeles federal court that he and co defendants sought to use the Ringo setup as a gateway to expand gambling in Long Beach. He said partner Robey planned to introduce card games like Panguine after securing a location, tied to Bert Bond and others facing conspiracy charges.
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California
Long Beach
Ringo
Bert Bond
Gardena
Sharp
Kobey
Los Angeles
Nixon
Bond
Edward Hagen
Las Vegas
Douglas vies for Canada pact
Independent party items mention musts and deportee topics as the page references indicate A-11 and A-16. The summary notes Douglas pursuing a Canada pact with brief allusions to party lines and civil matters described on the indicated pages.
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Canada Pact
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