Van Houten jurors deadlock. retrial ordered in murder case
In Los Angeles the Van Houten jury reports a 7-3-2 vote and is told to resume deliberations after seven jurors indicated possible agreement. Prosecutors say the seven vote favors first degree murder. the defense seeks manslaughter citing LSD and Manson influence. The retrial follows years after the LaBianca killings. In Florida, Lee Majors and Jenny Agutter film a Six Million Dollar Man episode in Skylab training suits at Kennedy Space Center.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Leslie van Houten
Superior Court
Edward A. Hinz Sr
Steven Kay
Chambers
Miss van Houten
Leno
Rosemary LaBianca
Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
Manson
LaBianca
Kay
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Lee Majors
Jenny Agutter
Kennedy Space Center
Utility valuation hike adopted by state board
California state Board of Equalization approved a 16 percent rise in the total assessed value of 173 privately owned utilities to 6.47 billion. Gas and electric firms led gains, with 470.7 million more in value, while telephone firms rose 342.9 million and other utilities posted smaller increases.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
State Board of Equalization
William Bennett
Bennett
Navy IG opens probe into Oakland Naval Medical Center deaths
Navy inspector general Rear Adm. Stanley Anderson announced a personal investigation into the deaths of three patients at the Oakland Naval Medical Center. He will review medical care and equipment adequacy and examine reports of an attempt to remove a protesting officer, Dr. David.
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Oakland
UPI
Navy
Oakland Naval Medical Center
Stanley Anderson
Admiral Andersn
David
Crane
Admiral Anderson
Chie Navale
Anderson
Joaquin Miner
Clifford Christian
Gene Raymond
Oak Knoll Hospital
Ronald Dellums
Fortney Stark
East Bay
Folsom Prison racial clash injures four inmates
Four white inmates were stabbed in a yard fight with black prisoners at Folsom Prison. guards fired three warning shots to break up the confrontation in the security housing unit. Three victims were hospitalized in satisfactory condition. one treated and returned to his cell. The disturbance followed earlier clashes and a lockdown in the yard, with inmates removed to the special security unit.
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Folsom
UPI
Folsom Prison
Stewart Potter
Potter
Fictitious Business Name Notice for Pfaff Sewing Center
Public notice of Pfaff Sewing Center at 621 North H Street Lompoc California 93436 with owners Smith Penney and Mary F Penney conducting as an individual. Filed with Santa Barbara County Clerk on July 18 1977. Includes certification by County Clerk Howard C Menzel and Deputy Laura Eaton. File No 16684. Publication dates July 22 29 and August 5 12 1977.
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Pfaff Sewing Center
North H Street
Lompoc
California
Smith Penney
Polaris Lompoc
Mary F. Penney
Santa Barbara County
Howard C. Menzel
Laura Eaton
Pesticide plant closed after workers sterility findings
In Lathrop California a small pesticide unit shut down as 10 of 23 employees were sterile. Union officials called it the first such case in a US chemical plant. Company officials listed new controls and sperm testing for workers while investigators review whether chemicals caused the sterility.
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Lathrop
Calif
UPI
San Joaquin County
Oil, Chemical, and Atomic International Workers Union
United States
Ed Duffey
James Lindley
West Coast
Occidental Petroleum Co
Farm Chemical
Lindley
California
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Michael Schneider
Schneider
Lesser plea agreement reached in Polanski rape case
Movie director Roman Polanski will plead guilty to a reduced charge in the alleged drugging and rape of a 13 year old, with prosecutors saying the plea changes to one of six counts. The deal awaits judge approval and could limit the trial's sensational aspects.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Roman Polanski
Polanski
Roger Gunson
California
John van de Kamp
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Frontera
Women’s Prison
Navy Hospital
Welame
Sale
Oxford
Jcpenney
Lompoc Record
Lompoc, Calif
Alisal
Solvang
MA Lisal
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