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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1977
Page
11
In San Francisco demonstrations pressed a federal rule banning discrimination against 35 million disabled Americans. Protesters urged swift action after HEW signaled procedures. in Oregon the 17 day occupation of a rehabilitation office ended.
LA witness Dianne Lake testified that Charles Manson described the best places to stab vulnerable areas and how to kill. Prosecutor Kay had Lake demonstrate knife motions as she described the so called murder course taught to several family members.
Miss Van Houten faces murder trial for the Los Feliz LaBianca killings linked to the same August 1969 weekend as the Tate murders. Judge Hinz Jr. adjourned court until Monday after tense exchanges. Manson remains imprisoned for life on multiple murder convictions.
In Beverly Massachusetts protesters marched on police HQ and displayed condoms to challenge a century-old chastity law. No arrests were made. Lt. William Cowles previously issued summonses last week against two discount drugstores for displaying contraceptives and selling sexual aids.
Two American Indian men, Paul Durant Skyhorse and Richard Mohawk, face court ordered physicals at County USC jail ward after claiming illness from Talwin given in jail meals. They are accused of the Oct 10, 1974 stabbing of George Aird near the LA Ventura line and have militant AIM ties.
A young Vietnam veteran pleads via videotape for a possible upgrade of his 30 day AWOL discharge. A five member Army Discharge Review Board in Washington will review the case within weeks and decide whether to grant a general or honorable discharge, or deny the request. Col. Murray Kleinfeld notes hearings seek extenuating circumstances and facts, not confrontation, under Carter era policy AWOL is not a compelling reason for undesirable discharge.
In San Clemente UPI reports Nixon aide Jack Brennan angrily disputed recent coverage and said Nixon called Carter once, not three or four times. The Philadelphia segment covers a flamingos killing by youths and a separate Brown FDA snacking bar remark.
Christopher John Boyce, 23, son of a former FBI agent, was convicted Thursday of espionage for filming thousands of classified TRW documents to sell to Russian diplomats. Co defendant Andrew Daulton Lee, 25, faces trial as the case unfolds in Mexico City liaison reports.
Sacramento reports Assembly Education Committee put AB490 on hold seeking state reimbursement to districts harmed by the 1976 Coastal Act. A parallel AB926 would exempt Humboldt Bay district from coastal rules to allow more development, with two-week delay on a vote.
Rep. Mike Hogan of Lake Charles introduces a bill to fine editors up to 500 dollars and jail them for six months for publishing unsigned editorials. He argues requiring bylines protects readers and does not violate First Amendment rights.
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