Convict Reappears After 12 Hour Holdout Kills Farm Wife
A convict who escaped from an Indiana State Prison open farm shot and killed farm wife Marian Napierala and her daughter Gayle after holding two others hostage for over six hours. Cindy, 17, survived with shock. The escapee, Riley Mosley Jr. or Riley Moses Jr., surrendered minutes after the killings as police sought charges and motive.
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California enacts 1129 laws including higher electricity taxes
California’s New Year brings 1130 laws, led by a $15 million yearly electricity tax to fund an energy commission with power to site plants and set efficiency standards. Other measures expand women’s rights, end pay toilets, regulate cremation, midwifery, insurance, and consumer protections while loosening turtle protections and redefining legal death for transplants.
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Pentagon urged 1958 atomic weapon use during Quemoy crisis
columnist Jack Anderson cites a 1968 Rand study alleging generals deceived the White House to tentatively approve tactical nuclear strikes against China’s defenses during the Quemoy and Matsu crisis. The report claims Eisenhower and Dulles planned to use nukes, but events cooled before an order was given.
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Hostage Crisis Ends at Lorton Prison After 20 Hours
Prison uprising at Lorton Reformatory began during a Christmas movie as inmates seized 10 hostages and held them for 20 hours. Negotiations with DC officials followed as U S Attorney David Hopkins refused immunity from prosecution, and the last hostages were freed after assurances were not to prosecute ringleaders.
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No growthers win State court about planning limits
State Supreme Court, in two 4 to 3 votes, upholds zoning measures enacted by initiative. San Diego height limits in a coastal zone and a San Jose housing moratorium aimed at preventing school overcrowding were sustained. Justices split on due process and travel rights implications.
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Cal holiday deaths light in 17 years on highways
California recorded 15 deaths on highways during the 30 hour Christmas holiday, the lowest since 1957. Eight of the fatal crashes involved drunken drivers and none of the victims wore seat belts. Officer arrests for drunken driving totaled 594.
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State GOP calls for PUC probe over rate hikes
Republican Assemblyman Jerry Lewis urged a legislative investigation into the Public Utilities Commission for alleged bias toward utilities when granting rate increases. He asked Speaker Leo T. McCarthy to review PUC performance and introduced AB348 to create an Office of Public Users Counsel within the PUC for consumer representation.
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