Brown veto kills hospital staffing bill in California
Gov. Brown vetoed a bill to raise state hospital staffing, drawing strong critique from Robert Spiegel of the California State Employees Association. The measure would have set statewide staffing standards by 1980, trained psychiatric technicians, and created regional boards, but Brown cited limited funds and unresolved staffing questions, estimating a $46 million annual cost.
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Sacramento
Brown
California
Employer’ Association
CSEA
Alfred Alquist
San Jose
Robert Spiegel
State Department of Health
State Hospital Service Board
Troubleshooter named to run Stockton State Hospital
A state health troubleshooter was appointed to replace the acting medical director at Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk after deaths of three patients. Dr William Keating of Stockton State Hospital takes over from Dr Carl Ellis, who held the post since March. Autopsy showed Mark Halcomb died from a head injury and choking on vomit. two psychiatric technicians were suspended. The department seeks inquests into two more Norwalk deaths, while Ellis defends the hospital’s overall safety record.
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State Health Department
Metropolitan ‘State Hospital
Norwalk
William Keating
Stockton State Hospital
Carl Ellis
Keating
Stockton
Vacaville
Norwalk Hospital
Mark Frank Holcomb
Garden Grove
Halcomb
Ellis
Hearst resigns from UC regents after daughter’s kidnapping
Catherine Hearst quits the University of California board of regents amid the Symbionese Liberation Army crisis that gripped the state. Gov. Brown accepts the resignation with regret. Hearst had limited attendance since 1974. Patricia Hearst’s kidnapper demands once pressured resignations.
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Sacramento
Catherine Hearst
University of California Board of Regents
Patricia Hearst
Hearst
Regents
Symbionese Liberation Army
Regents Board
Ronald Reagan
Hearst Testifies Before Alameda Grand Jury
Randolph A Hearst testified before an Alameda County grand jury probing the kidnapping of his daughter Patricia. He spoke about a half hour and declined comment. A gun shop employee testified he sold weapons to William and Emily Harris and others tied to the Symbionese Liberation Army the year before the kidnapping.
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Oakland
San Francisco Examiner
Randolph A. Hearst
Alameda County
Patricia
Hearst
Wiliam
Emily Harris
Symbionese Liberation Army
Walter Rossi
Berkeley
Carroll Hewitt
Los Angeles
Miss Hearst
Stan Siedler
Losles
Bak Paddock
State
FBI
Richard Siege Hadle
Harrises
Angela Atwood
Russell Little
Joseph Remiro
Miss Atwood
SLA
Remiro
Little
Qaltland
Marcus Foster
John Costa
Daly City
John Mazzariello
Harris
Steven Weed
San Francisco
Teamsters sue mortuary for loan default
A Teamsters Union pension fund filed suit in Sacramento against Mount Vernon Mortuary and Cemetery in Orangevale for nearly three million dollars, alleging default on loans. The case names Mount Vernon Mortuary and Cemetery, owned by Foy E. Bryant, as defendant with several witnesses listed.
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Sacramento
Teamsters Union Pension Fund
Sacramento Area
Sacramento Safeat Court
Vid J. Spottiswood
Teamsters Union Central States Pension Fund
Mount Vernon Mortuary
Orangevale
Foy E. Bryant
Standard Oil Urged to Stand Against Israel Boycott
California officials delayed a decision on Standard Oil’s request for 32.9 million in air and water pollution bonds after an aide to Governor Brown raised the Arab-Israel boycott issue. Standard Oil assistant treasurer John Tate vowed to obey the law, while Tom Quinn urged the company to promise not to participate in any boycott against Israel. Jesse Unruh said the agency would seek guidance from the attorney general on the matter.
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Sacramento
California
Standard Oil
Brown
Tom Quinn
Air Resources Board
Israel
John Tate
Tate
Jesse Unruh
Trol Financing Authority
Standard
State Attorney General
Alty
Evelle Younger
Quinn
State Sues AMC to Recover Smog Fines
The California Air Resources Board sues American Motors in Los Angeles Superior Court to recover 4.3 million dollars in civil penalties for alleged emissions violations. Deputy State Atty. Gen. Gary Wexler said none of the penalties have been paid.
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American Motors
California Air Resources Board
Gary Wexler
Los Angeles
Law limits state access to bank data
SACRAMENTO AP Gov Brown signs a bill requiring court order or customer consent for agencies to inspect a bank customer's financial records. The measure by Assemblyman Alan Sieroty limits government access to personal, political, and business financial information, noting prior wide access.
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Sacramento
Brown
Alan Sicroty
Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
Sieroty
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Fred Brown
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David Saxon
Randolph Hearst
Goodwin Knight
Knight
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Eal Scheth
General Electric
Eater Seameiet
Seley
America
Long Beach
Maren
Odyser
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Wards
Optical Department
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Lakewood Blvd
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