McCarthy laments publicity over lawmakers drunken driving arrests
Sacramento Assembly Speaker Leo McCarthy says the defense of lawmakers in drunken driving cases distracts from solving economic problems. He urged an end to the feud between legislators and police after officers allegedly targeted lawmakers, with one officer facing scrutiny and another placed under watch for evaluation.
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Lawmaker Reneges on Helmet Law After Lessons From Angels
Sacramento freshman Assemblyman Paul Carpenter alters course on helmet mandates. He will push for tougher licensing tests and safety programs for students, arguing helmets save some lives but may cost others. He notes 500,000 Californians hold motorcycle licenses and many may be unlicensed.
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Army helicopters spray millions of blackbirds
Army pilots sprayed an eight acre area with a detergent to remove protective oils from disease carrying blackbirds at Fort Campbell Kentucky. The birds died after exposure in subfreezing temperatures as water was sprayed on the trees and birds fell to the ground. Environmentalists condemned the operation citing ecological harm and the plan to bury thousands of dead birds in a landfill.
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SLA soldiers go on trial for Marcus Foster assassination
Two Symbionese Liberation Army members Russell Little and Joseph Remiro go on trial in Sacramento charged as assassins of Oakland school superintendent Marcus Foster. Prosecutors plan to introduce documents found in a Los Angeles house last May showing SLA kidnapping plots and assassination plans targeting San Francisco area executives.
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Alabamans evacuate floodwaters as Pea River crest looms
National Guardsmen work to sandbag dikes while hundreds flee lowland homes in Alabama. Officials fear losses but aim to save belongings as the Pea River rises toward a 38 foot crest, the highest in half a century, with at least 300 displaced. Georgia declares Fort Valley a disaster area after a deadly tornado, while snow blankets Norden California.
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