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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1973

Page

2

State-banned firm on California bridge job sparks clash

Sacramento Democrats accuse Pulich Benedict of circumventing a state ban after a Pasadena bridge collapse left six dead and 31 injured. Assemblyman Jack Fenton says the firm, cited over 100 times for unsafe practices, is now on a Southern California interchange project via Steve P. Rados Inc. The licensing board may act, and the committee will seek legal guidance to curb such activities.

Sacramento Los Angeles Foothil Simi Valley Fenton Assembly Sam Montebello Pulich Benedict Pasadena Division of Highways Polich Benedict Steve P. Rados Boar Los Angles Steve P. Rados Inc

Tax plan seen as political ploy critics say

Governor Reagan faces attack from Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti who calls the tax initiative a politicized move. Moretti says Reagan does not understand the plan, lacks equity, and terms it the worst tax proposal to the people of California. The measure would cap state expenditures as a share of personal income and is set for a November 6 special election.

San Francisco SA Reagan Assembly Bob Moretti California

Corpse Found in Car Trunk in Belmont

Belmont police find the bound and gagged body of 48 year old Ruby June Valentine in the trunk of her car, two blocks from her house, after neighbors report the vehicle parked for two weeks. Her estranged husband Ray Valentine reported her missing two weeks earlier. The case marks a grisly murder with the vehicle tied to the residence and the timeline suggesting several days of death.

Belmont UPI Ruby June Valentine Ray

Doctor On Trial Admits Sexy Talk To Patients

Plastic surgeon Dr. Robert C. Kelleher testified in a rape trial that he used flirtatious phrases to relax patients before surgery. He described saying I wouldn’t kick you out of bed for all the tea in China and other terms to post operative patients, while offering details of sedation and local anesthetics. Trial resumes today before Judge D. Sterry Fagan.

Robert C. Kelleher Superior Court China Department C Albert Ramsey Guage D. Sterry Fagan

California Medi Cal aid reimbursement could reach 30 million

In Sacramento the Reagan administration faced a court order to reimburse Medi Cal recipients for reduced aid. Judge Irving Perluss ruled the state must cover medical expenses for as many as 50 000 former beneficiaries, potentially totaling 30 million dollars, with the attorney general deciding on any appeal.

Sacramento UPD Superior Court Irving H. Perluss Perluss Public Health Department Attorney General

Fisherman Fatally Shot Aboard Betty L Off Santa Cruz

Robert E. Sanchez 42 of Moss Landing was shot in the chest Wednesday night on his commercial fishing boat the Betty L near the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf. Police did not disclose if the shooting was accidental. On board with Sanchez was his wife Betty Leu.

Santa Cruz Robert E. Sanchez Moss Landing Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf Sanchez Betty L Betty Leu

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