California pickup fee hike sparks state protests
Hundreds of pickup and van owners bombard DMV offices over a 1974 license fee increase. The new law adds $15 for pickups under 3,000 pounds, boosting revenue by about $4.5 million and ending eligibility for passenger car rates if used commercially. The change also raises fees on heavier commercial vehicles, including Larry Lowell’s 11,500-pound van.
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Nixon Impeachment Inquiry Gets Four Month Lead Aide
A Republican named to head a four month impeachment inquiry against President Nixon was selected by House Judiciary Committee Chair Peter W. Rodino Jr. Although Rodino withheld the name Doar, 52, former head of the Justice Department civil rights division, is a likely choice. Doar led civil rights efforts in the 1960s under Democratic presidents. Also Kissinger and Le Duc Tho met in Paris to salvage the cease fire of 1973 amid ongoing fighting. In Sacramento veteran Assemblyman Edwin L. Zberg faced a five day jail term for drunken driving under state law. And in Madrid Luis Carrero Blanco was killed by a bomb near the U S Embassy, with Vice President Torcuato Fernandez Miranda taking over as prime minister.
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Historic turning point in Mideast peace talks in Geneva
Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban and U.N. Secretary General Kurt Waldheim arrived for the first Arab-Israeli peace talks in 25 years. The conference drew in the Israeli and U.N. delegations while the United States and Jordan waited to join, with Soviet and Egyptian envoys arriving earlier. Eban called the gathering a historic moment for the Middle East destiny and Waldheim hailed the six nation talks as a turning point.
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Bobby Darin Dies After Second Heart Surgery
Bobby Darin a famed 1950s and 1960s pop idol died at 37 in Los Angeles less than seven hours after a second open heart operation at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. He had undergone valve surgery in 1971 after rheumatic fever and was nominated for an Oscar for Captain Newman M D. His marriage to Sandra Dee ended after six years.
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House and Senate agree on $2 billion railroad system
A House Senate conference panel approves a 2 billion plan to merge seven bankrupt lines into a coast to coast system with federal subsidies and state support. The plan creates two federal corporations to plan finance and operate the new railroad with final passage possible before Christmas and Nixon expected to sign.
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