California bingo and lottery measures win Assembly committee approval
California moves closer to legalized gambling as a 5-2 vote in the Constitutional Amendments Committee advances ACA18 for a state lottery and AB88 with related bingo legislation. supporters forecast revenue around 170 million dollars. opponents warn of social costs and increased gambling.
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UPI
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Assembly
Gnat
Leon Ralph
Los Angeles
Leroy F. Greene
Harvey Chinn
Council of California Churches
Bradley in improving condition after surgery at UCLA
Gen Omar Bradley, 80, once listed in serious condition after emergency surgery, has begun walking and expresses a wish to go home. UCLA Medical Center said he is progressing excellently and can move about, though doctors want him to gain strength first.
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Omar Bradley
Ucla Medical Center
Bradley
New peace proposals presented to Syria amid Middle East talks
U N Secretary General Kurt Waldheim, on a five nation tour, submits new peace proposals to Syria aimed at ending the crisis. In Damascus he meets Foreign Minister Khaddam who will brief President Assad. Egypt reports Sadat ends oil diplomatic tour of Gulf states.
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Doctors marvel at stamina of King Gustaf VI Adolf
Sweden's 90 year old monarch Gustaf VI Adolf remains in critical condition after a gastric ulcer operation followed by pneumonia and internal bleeding. The personal physician Prof Gunnar Bioerck called him a physical phenomenon as his heart lungs and kidneys respond to post operative stress.
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UPI
Gustaf VI Adolf of
Sweden
Gunnar Bioerck
Gustaf Adolf
Indian leader shot sparks AIM violence on Rosebud
Clyde Bellecourt cofounder of the American Indian Movement was shot and critically wounded on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation. AIM national chairman Carter Camp was arrested in Nebraska and charged with the shooting as federal warrants name Craig Kelly Camp and Leroy Cadados as suspects still at large.
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American Indian Movement
AIM
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Sioux
AIM Heirarchy
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Ponca City
Oklo
Nebraska
Camp
Craig Kelly Camp
Leroy Cadados
Alliance
Neb
Bellecourt
Troops Break Through Roadblock Near Phnom Penh
Government forces pierced a Highway 4 ambush about 15 miles from Phnom Penh easing supply pressures. Heavy rains swollen the Mekong aided river convoys while a convoy carrying ammunition and fuel reached the city during a 90 minute downpour flooding streets.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Mekong
Rebozo Mystery Investor Ties to Nixon Estate Purchase
White House discloses Charles G. Rebozo, Nixon's Florida banker friend, joined Robert H. Abplanalp in paying 1.249 million to buy 23 acres of Nixon's oceanside estate. Nixon bought the remaining 5.9 acres for 340 thousand, with loans written off. Coopers and Lybrand prepared the third version of the deal to be made public.
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Calif
UPI
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Florida
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Bebe’’ Rebozo
New York
Robert H. Abplanalo
Oceanside
Abplanalp
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Coopers and Lybrand
Gerald L. Warren
New York Times
Lybrand
Ross Brothers
Montgomery
the Times
California
Warren
Nixons
Bluff Top
Moscone denounces death penalty as vengeance
Senator George Moscone argues the death penalty fails to deter murder and represents government vengeance. He also challenges the ballot measure authorizing the legislature to reopen the gas chamber as a response to a 1972 state Supreme Court ruling.
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Sacramento
UPS
George Moscone
San Francisco
Mourners Not At Funeral For Insulin-Deprived Boy
Wesley Parker 11 was buried in Barstow with only a gravedigger and mortician present after his parents withdrew insulin claiming diabetes was caused by devils. District attorney reviewing police reports to decide on criminal charges. Father Lawrence Parker, NASA tracking station technician, held to faith healing as burial occurred privately at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Lawrence Parker
NASA
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