Speed limit and welfare actions head to California lawmakers
After a two month recess California lawmakers meet in Sacramento to cut the speed limit from 65 to 55 mph and approve a $123 million welfare plan boosting elderly and disabled grants. Gov. Reagan and leaders Moretti Mills back both moves as the session aims to address energy and welfare concerns.
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Mediator stalls as Egypt and Israel clash in ceasefire talks
U.N. Cairo reports Maj. Gen. Ensio Siilasvuo failed to restart ceasefire discussions between Israel and Egypt. Kissinger planned Geneva tour eyed as last-ditch effort. Egypt demands Israeli withdrawal from 625 square miles before talks, while Israel rejects preconditions. Both sides previously halted talks at Kilometer 101 on the Cairo Suez road.
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Krogh to be key witness in Ehrlichman Liddy Ellsberg case
In Los Angeles UPI reports Krogh will testify for both sides in the Elisberg burglary trial of Ehrlichman Liddy and Young. Prosecutors asked to drop conspiracy and burglary counts. Krogh had pled guilty to civil rights violations in the Fielding case.
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Former Mexican President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines dies at 83
Veracruzan reports confirm Adolfo Ruiz Cortines died of a heart attack at age 83. The 1952 58 president guided reforms including women’s suffrage and denounced one party rule while expanding highways and railways and backing the Falcon Dam meeting with Dwight Eisenhower.
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Commission OKs 71 Home Demolitions for State Beach
The South Coast Regional Coastline Commission voted 7-1 to demolish 71 Topanga Beach homes owned by the state to create a new state beach. The Topanga Beach Renters Association, about 150 residents, plans an appeal to the state Coastline Commission and has filed suit seeking a temporary restraining order to halt evictions and destruction. A Dec 19 Superior Court hearing will decide on a preliminary injunction.
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Slayings of Five Young Women Linked to Oakland Area
Detectives face difficulty linking five young women found dead over two days in Oakland and Livermore. Victims include Micaela Crandall and Sylvia Pauley, both 16, beaten in Oakland. Wendi Martin, 17, stabbed in her east Oakland home. plus Michael Shain 30 and Judy Plate 20 found near Livermore. An unidentified 17-year-old is in custody for Crandall and Pauley murders.
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Liberals Abandon Plans for Campaign Financing
Senate liberals halted efforts to fund presidential campaigns from the public treasury after a filibuster they could not break. With a vote promised early next year, the campaign spending amendment was stripped from a bill raising the national debt limit to 475.7 billion dollars.
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Bleak Christmas expected for California shoppers amid supermarket strikes
Northern California butcher and clerical walkouts close many chains with lockouts extending south. Industry leaders warn of shortages and higher prices while unions and management cite a widening stalemate. Consumers face limited brands and occasional stockouts as the labor dispute drags on.
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Parliament weighs five man energy board for wartime rationing
Ottawa reports Canada plans a five member panel to regulate all fuels, set prices, and impose wartime style rationing if a national petroleum emergency exists. The board can review company records, curb waste, and extend to coal and gas. Offenses carry fines up to 20000 dollars and two years in prison.
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Winter Weather Hits Plains with Snow and Winds
A nationwide weather summary reports heavy snow across the Plains including Nebraska Kansas South Dakota Minnesota and parts of Iowa. Blowing snow strong winds and freezing rain affected Oklahoma Nebraska Kansas Iowa and Wisconsin with gusts up to 45 mph.
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