California Acts To Avert Welfare Crisis Grants Boosted
California rushed a Democratic sponsored urgency bill to raise adult aid grants and transfer program administration to the federal system to ensure Jan 1 checks for 500,000 aged, blind, and disabled residents. Gov candidates absent due to a trip, Lt. Gov Reinecke signed as a pinch hitter.
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UPS
California
Ed Reinecke
San Francisco
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Social Security Administration
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Ronald Reagan
Australia
William T. Bagley
Assembly
Robert Burke
Huntington Beach
Senate
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San Jose
AMA Opposes PSRO Law for Medicare Oversight
The American Medical Association pledges a fight against a new PSRO law set to take effect January 1 under Social Security statutes. At the 1973 House of Delegates final session in Anaheim, officials urged repeal or amendment. Speaker Dr. Tom Nesbitt labeled PSRO an emotional issue reflecting AMA resistance to government interference.
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Calif
UPI
American Medical Association
PSRO
House of Delegates
AMA
Tom Nesbitt
House
Reagan Eyes Pool Heaters Ban To Save Fuel
Sacramento reports the Energy Planning Council urged a study on banning pool heaters to curb gas use. Lt. Gov. Reinecke called the move nearly approved. Separate issues include Prop 1 campaign spending and a 16 percent short weight finding in California flour packages prompting a public hearing.
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UPI
Reagan
Ronald Reagan
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Energy Planning Council
Council
Ed Reinecke
Los Angeles
California
State Food and Agriculture
C.B. Christensen
Christensen
Judge rules transplant caused girl’s death in crash case
A Santa Rosa judge ruled Colenda Ward 12 died from heart removal for transplant rather than brain injuries from a traffic crash. Jose Flores 23 was cleared of manslaughter in the Sept. 15 accident. Dr John Hanbery of Stanford Medical Center involved.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
UPI
Frank Passalacqua
Jose Flores
Colenda Ward
John Hanbery
Stanford Medical Center
Scientist debate on brain death in Colenda case
The Better Half reports three physicians testified Colenda suffered brain death and would have died within hours without life support. Flores's counsel argued death requires total blood circulation cessation and loss of vital functions. Passalacqua framed the key issue as who caused the death for manslaughter.
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Colenda
Passalacqua
Flores
Senate stalls plan to cut speed limit to 55 mph
In California lawmakers debate AB1969 to drop the limit from 65 to 55 to save energy. Senate Transportation Committee blocks SB1475, with a delay proposal to postpone effect until January 1. If passed, the reduction could run through June 30, 1975, aiming to save about 300 million gallons of gasoline annually.
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Sacramento
UPI
Senate
California
Bob Moretti
Moretti
Assembly
Public safety demo ends with car trunk gasoline fire
In Chattanooga the Tennessee Highway Patrol and city police staged a trunk gasoline danger demonstration. Two junked cars were used to ignite flames as a rolling car failed to trigger a blaze until flaming paper and gasoline were added. A fire truck extinguished the fire twice.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
UPI
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Chattanooga Police Department
SBA official tied to Vesco linked bank director role
SEC briefs show Arthur McZier former SBA associate administrator for minority enterprise resigned Dec. 1 served as director of Bahamas Commonwealth Bank. Vesco and associates allegedly used the bank to siphon IOS mutual fund assets into foreign ventures. Extradition efforts target Vesco as he faces securities fraud charges in New York.
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UPI
Small Business Administration
Robert Vesco
Securities and Exchange Commission
Arthur McZier
SBA
Minority Enterprise
New York
Bahamas Commonwealth Bank
SEC
Vesco
Investors Overseas Services Ltd
IOS
U.S
United States
Bahamas
House
Foster family sought for 39 year old inmate
Iowa officials seek a foster family to rehabilitate Robbie Ferguson a 39 year old inmate at Fort Madison who says prison is his home He asks Governor Ray for a life term to stay behind bars Ferguson born in a state reformatory has 18 prior crimes mostly robbery Ellandson says a foster home with supervision could help him while his 10 year robbery sentence ends in January 1975 he would then face new offenses if released to live outside.
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Des Moines
Iowa
UPI
Robbie Ferguson
Ferguson
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Robert D. Ray
Nolan Ellandson
Bureau of Adult Corrections
State Women's Reformatory
Ellandson
Bobbie
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