Reagan urges keeping 55 mph limit amid energy crisis
California Governor Ronald Reagan says the 55 mph speed limit should stay in effect while the energy shortage persists. A State Energy Planning Council report notes gasoline supply will improve after the embargo is lifted but remain below unconstrained demand, supporting the case for a permanent 55 mph limit on many highways.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Advisory
State Energy Planning Council
Robert Badham
Newport Beach
San Quentin Violence Surges With Hostage Attempt
Protestant chaplain Harry Howard was held at knifepoint in the San Quentin chapel as a 28 year old inmate Vladimir Zatko wrestled him before guards disarmed him. Earlier, William Jackson was knifed six times in the yard. Labrum was found dead with 25 stab wounds in his cell.
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SAN Quentin
UPI
Harry Howard
Vladimir Zatko
Howard
Zatko
Labrum
San Francisco
BART May Halt Passenger Service By July If Funding Lails
Bay Area Rapid Transit District may suspend all passenger service within three months unless massive state financing arrives. Goelz said federal aid could extend the window by a month or two. Stokes defended dropping a 30 million E and O insurance policy, while Kopp warned future suits from Westinghouse and Rohr could leave the system uninsured.
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Oakland
UPI
Bay Area Rapid Transit District
B. R. Stokes
Stokes
Bart Finance
William F Goelz
BART
Quentin Kopp
San Francisco
Westinghouse and
Rohr Corp
Kopp
Bechtel Corp
George M. Silliman
Newark
Body painting studio sparks city dispute in Kansas City
D J Simuel, manager of Mon Petite Gallery, says stroking paint on bare skin is therapeutic. City officials fear prostitution and may require a $500 license, while Simuel argues painting is creative expression and relaxation.
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Kansas City
UPI
D. J. Simuel
Lawrence Dennett
Bennett
Simuel
Poison Pied Piper kills rat siege in Carpentersville
In Carpentersville Illinois the Orkin Exterminating Co crew pumped cyanide gas into rat burrows to control a suspected 250000 rats versus 25000 residents. Harvey Dominick said the state would monitor results while crews continued for another day.
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Carpentersville, Ill
Carpentersville
Piper
Orkin Exterminating Co
Harvey J. Dominick
Springfield
Orkin
Chicago
East Dundee
West Dundee
Sleepy Hollow
Ken Hughes
Carpetersville
George Shaw
Reagan proposes anti-spending bill to curb legislative waste
Governor Ronald Reagan introduces a package to require a balanced state budget and only approve expenditures with a tax increase or budget cuts. It would force bold tax notes for any bill raising taxes, and mandate revenue forecasts. Supported by Sen. John Stull and Assemblyman William Bagley, the plan seeks constitutional changes and statutory tweaks in a Democratic legislature.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
John Stull
R-Leucadia
William T. Bagley
San Rafael
Million offer for Patricia Hearst story rights in Hearst kidnaping case
Robert Spitzer chief of Science & Behavior Books offered 1 million dollars for the rights to Patricia Hearst story of her kidnaping by the SLA. He said proceeds would go to a charity of Hearst’s choice and stressed not funding violence. Preliminary talks with Bantam Books on paperback rights were noted.
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Ben Lomond
Calif
UPI
Science & Behavior Books
Patricia Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
Robert Spitzer
Spitzer
Santa Cruz County
Bantam Books
Miss Hearst
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