Beirut fights near end as Solh urges calm
Beirut battles between Palestinian guerrillas and Phalangist militiamen continue with heavy shelling and casualties. Premier Rashid Solh said security forces are enforcing the law and that conditions are improving while a cease fire nears despite ongoing sniper fire at refugee camps on Beirut outskirts.
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Soviet Politburo Shakeup Elevates Brezhnev Backing
The Communist Party Central Committee ousted former KGB chief Alexander N. Shelepin from the 16 member Politburo in a Kremlin reshuffle seen as strengthening Leonid Brezhnev. The plenum set the 25th party congress for February 24 and left open Brezhnev’s potential retirement amid illness rumors.
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Restoration of Capitol Approved for 34.5 Million Plan
The Joint Rules Committee unanimously backs a three to five year restoration of the California Capitol, with costs around 34.5 million based on 1975 figures. Construction could start by June if lawmakers vacate by September, forcing sessions in temporary quarters for about three years. The west wing was evacuated in 1973 as an earthquake hazard, leaving the treasurer's office open.
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Deukmejian Calls Senate Probe Of Brown Campaign Tactics
Senate Republican leader George Deukmejian urged a Senate inquiry into reports of political blackmail tied to Gov. Edmund Brown's campaign. He asked delaying Tom Quinn's confirmation as Air Resources Board chair and adviser until disturbing allegations are clarified.
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School official recalls SLA ambush that killed Foster
SACRAMENTO APS A school administrator wounded in the SLA murder plot described hearing shots as cherry bombs before being critically wounded. Marcus Foster lay dying in the parking lot after ambush as Robert W. Blackburn, then deputy superintendent, recounted the Nov 6 1973 attack during the murder trial of Joseph Remiro and Russell Little. Blackburn testified two white men, slender, passed in an alley moments earlier.
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California Assembly rejects greyhound racing measure
A Government Organization Committee vote 4 5 defeats AB455 to legalize dog racing in California counties with 350000 to 700000 residents. Proponents vow a ballot initiative while opposition from horse racing interests and humane groups prevails.
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Chiang Kai-shek Buried In Taiwan Mausoleum Procession
Chiang Kai-shek was buried today in a Taiwan mausoleum near Lake of Mercy after a 40 mile hearse procession. Premier Chiang Ching-kuo and Gen. Chiang Wei-kuo led about 400 mourners in three bows, with Madame Chiang and Premier Chiang in attendance as a 70 car cortege accompanied the casket.
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Lawmakers Give Up Special License Plates
Several senators and assembly members abandon special license plates amid public backlash and concerns they invite trouble. Senate President Pro Tem James Mills and Assembly Speaker Leo McCarthy cite negative feedback and vandalism risks. many lawmakers now use regular plates. A string of drunken driving charges against some assembly members fueled criticism of the plates.
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Open records bill advances from Assembly committee
The Assembly Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved AB23 to require legislators and the governor to disclose annual office expenses. Judges would also face limited expense disclosures. The measure moves to the Assembly floor amid talks of bond requirements for civil suits seeking records.
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UPI
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Dsouth Gate
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Portugal Moves Toward Socialism Under Military Government
Portugal's ruling military government under Prime Minister Vasco Goncalves announces full state control of transportation, electricity, and petroleum and chemical firms. The Revolutionary Council had nationalized banks and insurers a month earlier. The cabinet plans land reform and imminent wage and price controls, with foreign investments possibly spared.
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Vasco Goncalvo
Revolutionary Council
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