California Death Penalty Initiative Backed By Governor Reagan
The piece discusses California voters facing a November ballot on restoring the death penalty after U S Supreme Court rulings and the California Supreme Court deeming it cruel and unusual. It notes opposition efforts to remove the issue from the ballot and a 1972 attempt to replace capital punishment with life without parole, plus an opinion from Senator George Deukmejian’s office confirming restoration would reinstate prior death penalty laws.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Georgia
Texas
Reagan
California
Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
George Deukmejian
Legislative Counsel
California Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Police test alarm fails. noodle shop lunch distracts responders
In a rural Thai town a bank employee allegedly used a police alarm to order lunch from a nearby noodle shop. A boy with a bowl of noodles was the only responder as the system triggered nearby police.
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Bangkok
UPI
California Ballot Numbers Drawn To Avoid Superstition
California Secretary of State Edmund G Brown Jr held a public drawing in the Old Capitol Building to determine the numbering order for 22 ballot issues. He used two mustard jars and ping pong balls to separate bond issues constitutional changes and initiatives, aiming to avoid unlucky numbers and improve voter perception.
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Sacramento
California
Edmund G
Jerry” Brown Jr
Capitol
Pat’’ Brown
Brown
Col Wynne’s VAMP boosts Atlas ops and saves millions
Col Hugh Wynne oversees the Vandenberg Atlas Modification Program moving refurbishment of Atlas boosters from San Diego to SAMTEC at Vandenberg. The plan increases efficiency, consolidates work near launch pads, and earned a Resources Conservation Certificate of Achievement. Credit goes to the Air Force Industry team including Lt. Col. John Jackson and Roger C. Lynch.
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Hugh Wynne
San Diego
Vandenberg Afb
Col. Wynne
6595Th
Vandenberg
Space and Missile Systems Organization
SAMSO
Los Angeles
Space and Missile Test Center
Samtec
VAMP
BMRS
Roger C. Lynch
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Las Vegas
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