California Gov signs bills fixing definite prison terms
Gov Brown signed SB42 ending indeterminate sentences for most felonies and making life without parole mandatory for torture with intent to kill. He called the reform honest, citing the De Kaplany case and noting plans to build more prisons if needed. Critics fear early releases of dangerous prisoners.
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Brown
California
de Kapleng
Geza de Kaplany
San Jose
Rodney J. Blomien
California Peace Officers’ Association
Ronald Reagan
Santa Clara County
Brown signs tax relief for poor elderly in California
Gov. Brown signed a 381.6 million measure delivering income and property tax relief to low income and elderly Californians. The plan raises exemptions and expands property tax relief for aged, blind, and disabled homeowners, increases renter aid, and cushions taxes for those under specified income thresholds. Officials call it a major step toward broader tax reform and incentives to stay employed.
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Brown
Daniel Boatstright
Boatwright
Heatwright
Assembly
Ways and Means
California
Navy seizes Glomar Explorer spy ship from government control
The Navy takes custody of the Glomar Explorer, a Long Beach salvage vessel once used by the CIA to recover a Russian sub. Worth about 65 million, the ship will be mothballed and kept ready for potential Navy salvage use after private bids failed. GSA had sought private leases but received no acceptable offers, ending the charter bid.
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Pacific Ocean
General Services Administration
GSA
Navy
CLA
Howard Hughes
Pier E
Long Beach
National Reserve Defense Fleet
Suisun Bay
Ford Carter debate nets OK coverage on tax policy
The campaign features Ford pushing tax cuts for middle income families while Carter campaigns in the Northeast. Three networks agreed to televise with reservations. CBS NBC and ABC will provide live coverage with a panel including James Gannon Elizabeth Drew and Frank Reynolds.
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Carter
Associated Press
Jimmy Carter
James Gannon
The
Wall Street Journal
Elizabeth Drew
New Yorker
Frank Reynolds
ABC News
Carter on Adultery in Heart Struck by Faith
CHICAGO AP Jimmy Carter says strict Baptist standards are hard to maintain and admits he has committed adultery in his heart. He says God forgives him for it and discusses his beliefs in a Playboy interview. Rosalynn Carter says she never worried about his infidelity and trusts him completely.
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Chicago
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Rosalynn
New York
Playboy
Jimmy
Cloudy Morning Weather Clears This Afternoon
Forecast notes a cloudy start with clearing by afternoon. Highs reach the mid 70s with a low near 65. Complete regional forecast appears on Page C-7.
$17 Million Southland cattle swindle indictments
Artesia resident Robert Tedlock and Grant Andahl stand charged in a 21 to 24 year probe into a cattle tax shelter scheme. Tedlock faces a 17 count indictment for conspiracy grand theft and corporate securities violations. Andahl is sought on a bench warrant. Victims totaled over 5,000 investors in Los Angeles area.
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Artesia
Department of Justice
Sai Robert Tedlock
S. Rosejon“Ave
Tedlock Cattle Co
Pioneer Blvd
Grant Andahl
Palm Springs
And
Andahl
Pritikin
County Grand Jury
Dist
John van de Kamp
Tedlock-Andahl
Los Angeles
Rockwell
Kissinger Forecast Talks on Rhodesian Rule
In Lusaka Henry Kissinger told President Kaunda that Rhodesia's white rulers may clear the way for talks leading to black majority rule by weekend. He raised questions for Smith through Kaunda, relayed via Vorster, with ongoing discussions on a final settlement. Smith said concrete results emerged and a settlement could come soon. Kissinger plans to visit Tanzania to meet Nyerere as a constitutional parleys may start in November.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Henry Kissinger
Kenneth Kaunda
Rhodesia
Kaunda
Ian Smith
Kissinger
Pretoria
South Africa
Smith
John Vorster
Salisbury
Vorster
RTD negotiations stall as mechanics push for pay rise
Striking RTD bus mechanics and district officials met late Monday but failed to reach a tentative agreement, stretching the dispute into day 29. Meanwhile 5,000 RTD drivers planned to vote today on a three year contract offering a 19.47 percent raise, with board ratification due Wednesday and service to resume only after both sides return to work.
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Rapid Transit District
Los Angeles
Ate
Ratifica
Tion
RTD Board of Directors
RTD
Jerry Long
Mechanics' Union
Parents Boycott Compton Schools Over Unsafe Conditions
Parents protest at Compton schools charging unsafe unsanitary conditions. Page B-1.
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