GOP convention plans face cost and union contract woes
National GOP convention planners in San Diego acknowledge escalating costs and construction delays threaten the August event. Robert Knowles urges considering moving the convention, while Dick Herman defends San Diego and President Nixon is said to favor the city.
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Surprise Baby Shower on Bus for Blind Mother
Myra Metz a blind expectant mother boarded bus No 25 to a surprise shower. Passengers and driver Ken Kjellberg packed the bus with gifts and money while Bronnie the seeing eye dog received cookies. The event drew about a dozen celebrants as Myra faced embarrassment and a planned work deadline.
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Telephone number evidence in Angela Davis trial
Items seized from Jonathan Jackson and a yellow slip with a San Francisco airport phone number were entered as state evidence in Angela Davis's murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy trial. The number tied to a San Francisco airport telephone linked to Davis's August 7, 1970 flight amid the Marin County shootings and the deadly courtroom siege.
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Amtrak expands Metroliners and adds coast to coast route
Amtrak's summer timetable adds more Metroliners in the Northeast Corridor and launches a coast to coast route via Kansas City. Some long distance cuts occur in the East and a route appears to violate current Amtrak law. Most changes take effect April 30 in the Northeast and June 11 nationwide.
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Move on Corona mass murder trial shifts venue request
California seeks Supreme Court review after a lower court moved the case of Juan Corona from Sutter County to an urban site citing voluminous pre trial publicity and community involvement. Corona faces charges for murdering 25 migrant workers and burying remains in fruit orchards along the Feather River.
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Yuen Ordered Committed After Chinatown Slayings
Carter Paul Yuen, 22, former San Francisco State College student, found guilty of second degree murder in the campground killings of Russel Woong 22 Wendell Lee 21 and Daniel Yen Woo 21 all of San Francisco Chinatown after an all night party Four psychiatrists testified he was insane The judge found malice but not premeditation and ordered commitment to a mental institution
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Bomb threat halts Pan Am jet and delays London flight
A 23 year old Saudi citizen, Jameel Adnan, was arrested in Los Angeles after a telephone bomb threat forced a Pan American World Airways Boeing 747 bound for London to return to LAX. The plane, with 300 passengers, was searched by police and bomb squad but found to have no explosives. After a four hour delay, the jet resumed its journey.
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Ulster bombing intensified by IRA campaign across Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland bombings intensified with at least 24 blasts using 1000 pounds of gelignite causing one death and 12 injuries. Targets included an oil complex near Londonderry a County Antrim golf club and a Mourne mountains rescue shack. Security officials cited Provo strength and urged a tougher IRA crackdown.
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Governor cites possible higher raises amid budget surplus
In Sacramento on Thursday Governor told a conference of 850 civil servants that some state employees may receive a bigger salary increase than the proposed five percent due to an unexpected budget surplus. Senate actions include approving a TV station KQED beer and wine auctions for fundraisers and bills on reapportionment and ticket scalping limits.
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Reagan meets chilly California state workers at institute
Governor Ronald Reagan faced a cool reception from about 850 state employees at a California State Employer Association event in Sacramento. He defended his veto of a 5 percent pay raise, cited potential budget surplus, and proposed using any surplus to address pay inequities beyond the existing raises for civil servants and higher education faculty.
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